Oodles of Radio

[wshaffer]

BBC Radio 7 has been pulling lots of interesting stuff out of the archives this week (enough that I've been recording some of it, because I don't think I'll get a chance to listen to all of it before it falls out of iPlayer availability.) Some highlights:

• There's still a couple of days left to listen to this 2 part radio adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. It's a good faithful adaptation, though I'm afraid this radio Holmes will sound a little colorless if you've got Robert Downey Jr.'s portrayal in the recent film in mind.


• Available until the 9th of January: The Radio Life of Geoffrey Perkins. One of Radio 7's mammoth 3-hour retrospectives with episodes from various shows Perkins produced. I only know Perkins from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so I'm quite curious to hear some of his other work.


• Available until the 10th:The Legend of Robin Hood. I know nothing about this, but I always love a good Robin Hood retelling.


• And starting tomorrow, a dramatization of Terry's Pratchett's Mort in four parts, with Wyrd Sisters, Small Gods, and Guards! Guards! to follow at some point.

Comments

[wshaffer.livejournal.com]

I hadn't heard them before, but just listened to the first episode of Mort. If they're all as good, I really hope they do more as well.