Category Archives: radio

CoolPlay for MacOS X

Posted on April 5, 2015 by blogmywiki

What is CoolPlay? A Coldplay tribute band? Well, yes it is – but it’s also a piece of Windows audio play out software written for BBC News between 2000 and 2010. At its simplest, it allows you to load audio … Continue reading →

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Updated list of BBC network radio URLs

Posted on April 3, 2015 by blogmywiki

Update March 2021 Please note this is a VERY old blog post and the BBC is closing the streams listed below. I mainly listen online to Fip which is not affected. Have a look here for new streaming addresses and … Continue reading →

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J’accuse: Apple killed the podcast

Posted on February 1, 2015 by blogmywiki

Okay, this isn’t exactly scientific. It’s based on a sample of precisely… 1. Me. But I can’t believe I’m alone. (Okay, my Morrissey A-Level studies tell me that we are all alone and shall be for ever, but you know … Continue reading →

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2 cool RaspberryPi projects

Posted on January 4, 2015 by blogmywiki

Here are two insanely cool Raspberry Pi projects I spotted this week. First up, turn a rotary dial phone into an MP3 player. This seems really simple and do-able. James West points out that some telephone EQ on the audio … Continue reading →

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Thoughts about Serial

Posted on November 16, 2014 by blogmywiki

It seems as if everyone in my Twitter timeline is raving about Serial. Serial is an American podcast about a possible miscarriage of justice. Episode 1 describes itself thus: It’s Baltimore, 1999. Hae Min Lee, a popular high-school senior, disappears … Continue reading →

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