The Sounds of Victorian London: BBC Radio Series:

[Archaic]

Hi everyone.

Here's an interesting BBC radio series devoted to "Soundscapes of the Past." This one presents "the acoustical world of Dickens' London."

There are 5 sub-programs at the link below. They present the sounds of:

1. The Victorian Street,
2. Victorian Occupations (such as Billingsgate fish auctions, musical butchers, & costermongers)
3. The Victorian Home,
4. The Docks,
5. Victorian Entertainment.

BBC Radio 'Sounds of Victorian London': http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/...our_ears.shtml

Now I need to check out their other 'soundscapes'.
- Enjoy!
Archaic

[bolo]

Hi Archaic,

thanks for sharing, quite interesting, even though I wish they would talk less and come up with more sounds/soundscapes. Still enjoyable to listen to.

Regards,

Boris

[Rubyretro]

I wish they would talk less and come up with more sounds/soundscapes.

I quite agree !

[Archaic]

Other Soundscapes Programs In the Series?

Hi guys.

The webpage says this is the third show in a series of "soundscapes of the past" presented by Fiona Shaw. I've tried searching for the others using various search terms, but haven't been able to locate them. I'm wondering if they aren't still in the archive due to their age.

Have any of you had any luck locating them? If so, could you post a link?

- By the way, how'd you like the Victorian Cleaver & Marrow Bone Orchestra?

Thanks,
Archaic

[Ozzy]

I find I can't PM you archaic. Maybe because I rarely post here? Or maybe because of some setting on your side? I don't know.
I can't find the other 2 series but have something you might be interested in. Can you PM me?

[Ozzy]

I forgot to add, and I can't edit the first post now, some info on the other 2 series.
The first was set in Shakespeare's time and the second in the time of the Roman Empire.

This site in the link is missing a lot of stuff but it still has thousands of entries and is very handy. Here's the page on the Lend me your Ears series.
http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/progr...your_ears.html

[Bridewell]

The Magic Number

I find I can't PM you archaic. Maybe because I rarely post here? Or maybe because of some setting on your side? I don't know.
I can't find the other 2 series but have something you might be interested in. Can you PM me?

Hi, Ozzy,

I've just checked and I believe your PM account activates after you have posted 25 times. If it doesn't work at that point, I suggest you contact Admin in case the rules have changed.

Regards, Bridewell.

[Ozzy]

Thanks Bridewell. I tend to be a lurker here since I found the site around 2000. I probably haven't posted more than 10 times. At this rate it will be around 2030 that I reach 25 posts!

[Archaic]

Hi Ozzy, I just saw your post.

I'm not sure if I can PM you when you have less than 25 posts, but I'll give it a try.

Thanks for posting that link. I'd love to listen to the shows it lists! But that webpage doesn't have live links; do you know where I can find the live links?

Sometimes it's hard to access BBC stuff from the U.S., but it's usual video that is blocked; radio seems to be more accessible.

Thanks very much for your help,
Archaic

[Archaic]

Hi Ozzy.

I was unable to PM you.

Do you have more information about the radio programs that you can post?

Thanks,
Archaic

[Ozzy]

The radiolistings site is just a list. If you're like me, a collector of such shows, the site is a wonderful resource.
I'm only on 15 posts so I have just set up an email account. If it gets spammed so be it. Send me an email so I can reply to you, if you're OK with that.
After all this I just hope it's worth your while.
ozzyATlinuxmailDOTorg