Re: [Swprograms] Audio for BBCWS 80th Anniversary is available

[Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>]

The situation, thankfully, isn't as dire as Jonathan portrayed it, but
nonetheless that's why I captured the audio for much of this output
today - thankfully much of it remained available 8 days later, though
it could disappear at the drop of a hat.  I have converted it to MP3
audio for my own use.

That 7-day availability policy is not uniform.  Some material is
maintained for longer periods.  I have suggested in times past that
key stories from the news magazines (World Today, Newshour) should be
individually indexed and archived because they are often
mini-documentaries unto themselves.

And the John Tusa audio is elsewhere because it was not aired on the
80th Anniversary itself.

The Attenborough program must have been a special, and did not air in
the usual "One Planet" program slot...so that is likely one reason it
isn't available as part of the MP3 podcast series for One Planet.

And while the MP3 archive is only 4 weeks long, there are 184 editions
of One Planet available through the BBC Radio Player.

Lest I sound like a Bush House apologist, the BBC has cut way back on
the level of effort that is put into maintaining the World Service
website.  As a result, special programming like that done for the 80th
Anniversary gets caught between the cracks...and you have to then get
creative in looking for it.

Where this is most problematic nowadays is the general lack of
upcoming program information -- in the good old days of "London
Calling" and "BBC On Air", you knew more than a month in advance what
subjects and themes were likely to air on the specialist programs.
The on-air advance publicity for the 80th Anniversary programming was
reasonably comprehensive, but the online publicity was middling at
best.

As for that Newshour special, I'm roughly 40 minutes into the first
hour, and what's alarming is that their distinguished panel consists
of TV news brands, such as CNN, Russia Today, and Al-Jazeera, with no
regard for the unique specifics of radio newsgathering.  Humbug.

RC in PA

On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Daniel Say <say@xxxxxx> wrote:

>
>        And Jonathan Marks laments the loss ob BBCWS audios
>        after seven days of the event.
>
> Disappearing before your eyes (and ears)
>    http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com/2012/03/disappearing-before-your-eyes-and-ears.html
>
> It's a week ago since the BBC World Service broadcast from a special tent inside Bush House. 7 days is a magic time in UK public broadcasting, because after a week a lot of content expires and is no longer available. And that's started to become the case already with the programmes from the tent. Yes, they are still up there as streams, but the Mp3 version of the interview with Attenborough has gone. And why is the two part programme on Bush House with John Tusa on a different page altogether, mixed with the infamous announcement of the drastic cuts to World Service in January 2011? BBC World Service has great content. But you have to really consume it on the day of transmission. Finding stuff, in context, especially a few months later is difficult, if not impossible. In fact a lot of useful stuff (like extended news bulletins are not available as an archive). That's where a rewind button on the digital radio is rather useful.
>

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