Re: [Swprograms] Serendipity on BBC World Service

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On the larger point, however, I would argue that serendipity (or at  
least the opportunity medium offers for it) is one of radio's  
strongest attributes.  If one lacks appreciation for serendipity, he  
or she lacks full understanding of the unique potentials for the  
medium itself.

John Figliozzi

P.S.:  Yes, I guess you could say that I've taken exception to Ms.  
Green's comment.


On Mar 15, 2006, at 9:18 AM, Mike Barraclough wrote:

> In the last Private Eye we reported how BBC World
> Service commissioning editor Harriet Green had
> justified the axing of Off The Shelf, the station's
> literature programme, by assuring worried listeners
> that "all the information we have indicates that
> serendipity is not what people want".
>
> But do all Ms Green's colleagues agree with her? At
> least one does not. In a speech to the "Oxford
> Inspires" group last October, he opined that "one of
> the BBC's greatest strengths in culture has been the
> power of serendipity, the potential for a general
> audience to bump into something unexpected or
> intriguing, something which could be the start of a
> new journey, a new discovery."
>
> His name? Mark Thompson, director-general of the BBC.
>
> (Private Eye, March 17th)
>
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