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  • oddoneout
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    • Nov 2015
    • 9131

    Originally posted by LMcD View Post

    I'm not sure whether today's guest is 'notable', but he came across as a 'fun guy' with a genuine interest in, and exhaustive knowledge of, magic mushrooms.
    Given the increasing interest in fungi I think he may in due course become notable - beyond the academic.I wanted to hear this but plans had to change this morning. His book is still on my list to get from the library, so this is a useful reminder to actually get it off the "to do" and onto the "done" list!
    More here
    The study of fungi has long been overshadowed by more glamorous scientific quests. But biologist Merlin Sheldrake is on a mission to change that

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    • Serial_Apologist
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      • Dec 2010
      • 37545

      Originally posted by oddoneout View Post

      Given the increasing interest in fungi I think he may in due course become notable - beyond the academic.I wanted to hear this but plans had to change this morning. His book is still on my list to get from the library, so this is a useful reminder to actually get it off the "to do" and onto the "done" list!
      More here
      https://www.theguardian.com/science/...is-on-the-rise
      You'll be inviting a mushroom to your next party, I presume.

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      • LMcD
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        • Sep 2017
        • 8396

        Today's 'Private Passions' is proving to be a triumphant vindication - were one needed - of the decision to give Michael Berkeley and his guests an extra 30 minutes. Forensic scientist Professor Sue Black's insights are sometimes almost unbearably moving, often upsetting, but also strangely comforting.

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        • Ein Heldenleben
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          • Apr 2014
          • 6724

          Originally posted by LMcD View Post
          Today's 'Private Passions' is proving to be a triumphant vindication - were one needed - of the decision to give Michael Berkeley and his guests an extra 30 minutes. Forensic scientist Professor Sue Black's insights are sometimes almost unbearably moving, often upsetting, but also strangely comforting.
          Was this re-edited to make it longer because I’m sure I heard this episode some months ago ?

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          • LMcD
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            • Sep 2017
            • 8396

            Originally posted by Ein Heldenleben View Post

            Was this re-edited to make it longer because I’m sure I heard this episode some months ago ?
            First broadcast today, according to the BBC Genome. However, I suppose it's possible that this was the first broadcast in this version, and I did wonder whether future repeats might comprise original broadcasts expanded to fill the new, longer slot.

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            • Ein Heldenleben
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              • Apr 2014
              • 6724

              Originally posted by LMcD View Post

              First broadcast today, according to the BBC Genome. However, I suppose it's possible that this was the first broadcast in this version, and I did wonder whether future repeats might comprise original broadcasts expanded to fill the new, longer slot.
              I’ve definitely heard the interview before - difficult to forget - bit cheeky saying it’s a new programme.

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              • oddoneout
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                • Nov 2015
                • 9131

                Originally posted by Ein Heldenleben View Post

                Was this re-edited to make it longer because I’m sure I heard this episode some months ago ?
                There was a forensic soil scientist on a while back... I didn't listen to this episode so I can't comment, but I did do a double check when the word "forensic" caught my eye in the listings.

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                • french frank
                  Administrator/Moderator
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 30186

                  Originally posted by Ein Heldenleben View Post

                  I’ve definitely heard the interview before - difficult to forget - bit cheeky saying it’s a new programme.
                  Good memory? She was on Desert Island Discs in 2015. DID for the non-classical, PP for the (mainly) classical lollipos.
                  It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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                  • AuntDaisy
                    Host
                    • Jun 2018
                    • 1591

                    Originally posted by french frank View Post
                    Good memory? She was on Desert Island Discs in 2015. DID for the non-classical, PP for the (mainly) classical lollipos.
                    ... and Woman's Hour in December 2022. Or The Life Scientific in 2014. I wonder if any of her programmes have been repeated on 4extra?

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                    • Ein Heldenleben
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                      • Apr 2014
                      • 6724

                      Originally posted by french frank View Post

                      Good memory? She was on Desert Island Discs in 2015. DID for the non-classical, PP for the (mainly) classical lollipos.
                      It’s definitely an extended repeat as I remember all the incidents and I very , very rarely listen to Radio 4.
                      An extended repeat counts as a new programme so it’s a good way of adding to your origination hours.

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                      • kernelbogey
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 5734

                        I found the programme with the writer Olivia Laing today very rewarding. Her. music choices included Handel and The Pet Shop Boys, Brian Eno and William Basinski.



                        Edit: She's the author of seven books (six non-fiction), a former assistant literary editor at The Observer, trained as a medical herbalist, and dropped out of university in order to live in a tree protest. I can't wait to read one of her books.
                        Last edited by kernelbogey; 24-06-24, 05:26.

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                        • Philidor
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                          • Feb 2021
                          • 14

                          The episode with Thomas Ades was excellent. A guest with passionate enthusiasm for and deep knowledge of classical music.

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                          • oddoneout
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                            • Nov 2015
                            • 9131

                            Originally posted by Philidor View Post
                            The episode with Thomas Ades was excellent. A guest with passionate enthusiasm for and deep knowledge of classical music.
                            Yes, and a good example of the value of extending the time slot to 90 minutes. The only good thing to come out of the April hash, sorry refresh?

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                            • Ein Heldenleben
                              Full Member
                              • Apr 2014
                              • 6724

                              Originally posted by Philidor View Post
                              The episode with Thomas Ades was excellent. A guest with passionate enthusiasm for and deep knowledge of classical music.
                              You can say that again . But more than a “deep knowledge “ - arguably our greatest living creative exponent of the art . Just about everything he said was worth mulling over and that’s a rarity these days.

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                              • Serial_Apologist
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                                • Dec 2010
                                • 37545

                                Originally posted by Ein Heldenleben View Post

                                You can say that again . But more than a “deep knowledge “ - arguably our greatest living creative exponent of the art . Just about everything he said was worth mulling over and that’s a rarity these days.
                                Thanks for this pointer, folks.

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