Born on St Valentines day in 1940s Ireland, Flan O'Connor lived a life that fitted in with the romantic ideas of both the day and the grim era of his birth. A combination of drama, poetry, and the voices of family and artists.
Connor Walsh, AD, London
Playtime: 41 minutes 18 seconds
The history of underground music in China – with a skip through classic pop to today's rap, rock, and avant-garde. Mixing the music, interviews, and the perspective of a Beijinger, a British music journalist, and old China-hands. Episode one of a new series takes you safely to somewhere new. Also available for stations to buy on PRX.
Connor Walsh, AD, London
Playtime: 58 minutes 58 seconds
An engaging insight into the grim world of rural life and whaling in the mid-20th century. In the late 1980s, New Zealander Dan Bergin recounted his tough working life, to producer Jack Perkins. Perkins has himself recently retired, and this story is part of a retrospective on his work.
Connor Walsh, AD, London.
Playtime: 26 minutes 41 seconds
A short item that encompasses its message though all the sound, not just the speech. The text, here, likewise talks about audio (the production) and audio (the rhythm). The story is from a master tabla player.
Connor Walsh, AD, London.
Playtime: 5 minutes 52 seconds
PC Mag review's the NPR radio:
"With access to more than 800 NPR stations, 20,000 Internet radio stations, and Pandora, Livio's Radio isn't your dad's table-top radio"
Do you really need 800 NPR stations, though? 8... Hundred... If you are in an iron lung, this is the radio for you.
David Maxon AD - Hanoi