Ed Reardon's view of R3

[Dave2002]

A couple of brief mentions of R3 here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09fy5xg and the R3 voices are authentic.

Seems Ed doesn't like pointless chatter - though no doubt he contributes to it. Indeed, in another episode he was writing on msg boards.

I hope the announcers got paid extra for input to R4.

[eighthobstruction]

....has anyone else noticed that in Gissings : New Grub Street....the characters are Ed Reardon and Jasper Milvain....

[vinteuil]

....has anyone else noticed that in Gissings : New Grub Street....the characters are Ed Reardon and Jasper Milvain....

... the radio prog is of course a homage to that classic work - and certainly in the earlier episodes the impoverished-seeing-himself-as-serious writer vs the successful-sold-out-to-market writer was an important element in the comedy.

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[eighthobstruction]

....I've listened from the beginning.....but only read New Grub Strret last month....

....since he went to university I have not enjoyed....suggest he becomes a Travel Writer - plenty of chances of exotic places and NEW CHARACTERS .....

[Dave2002]

....has anyone else noticed that in Gissings : New Grub Street....the characters are Ed Reardon and Jasper Milvain....

Interesting ....

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/31/100-best-novels-new-grub-street-gissing

[vinteuil]

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... some pleasing swipes at Radio 3's Carol Competition in today's Ed Reardon's Week

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