I
noticed that in the last few days BBC WS is again using Lilliburlero before a
number of their newscasts at the top of the hour. I must say I liked the
earlier version with more of a brass sound than the one they are using
currently, but it is nice to see an older tradition being revived. Now
if we could just get them to say "This is London" before they play the
tune!
That
was sad news about the death of BBC OnAir. Again it shows that the
thinkers at the BBC have misjudged their audience and just assume that
everyone always has ready access to the internet.
Sandy Finlayson
Philadelphia, PA