Hi,

I missed this and the BBC website won't let me listen to the content I have 
already paid for, so is there any way of getting hold of a transcript or 
recording?

hmmm, I guessed he must be a megaceleb in someone's universe: wtf is he?


"Schrodinger"  wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> I missed this and the BBC website won't let me listen to the content I 
> have already paid for, so is there any way of getting hold of a transcript 
> or recording?
>

Oxymel of Squill wrote:
> hmmm, I guessed he must be a megaceleb in someone's universe: wtf is he?
> 
> 
> "Schrodinger"  wrote in message 
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I missed this and the BBC website won't let me listen to the content I 
>> have already paid for, so is there any way of getting hold of a transcript 
>> or recording?
>>
> 
> 

Quite an odd chap. Only about 35 or so, but has already lived a few 
lives, by all accounts.

"Oxymel of Squill"  wrote in message 
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> hmmm, I guessed he must be a megaceleb in someone's universe: wtf is he?
>
>
From DID's web page:

"Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the former diplomat, traveller and 
writer, Rory Stewart.

His life has been part establishment convention, part wild adventure. He 
went to Eton, Oxford and then joined the Foreign Office - but along the way 
spent part of his childhood running wild in the jungles of Malaysia, was 
based in Kosovo during the Nato campaign and, at the age of 29, turned up in 
Iraq and volunteered to help in the rebuilding work - he ended up running 
one of the provinces. He remains fiercely critical of the war and has 
written a well received book about his experiences there.

The event that has changed his outlook on life was the decision he made to 
walk 6,000 miles across Asia. It took the best part of two years and 
throughout the journey he relied on the hospitality of villagers to give him 
food and shelter. Now he spends most of his time in Kabul where he has set 
up a charity to support traditional Afghan crafts, but he says his next move 
is to return to Britain where he wants to understand more about how our 
society works and attempt, he says, to 'normalise' himself."

"Schrodinger"  wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> I missed this and the BBC website won't let me listen to the content I 
> have already paid for, so is there any way of getting hold of a transcript 
> or recording?
I don't think they're doing it just to annoy you; it's probably to do with 
rights on the music in the programme (or possibly it's Roy Plomley's estate 
being awkward).  Having said that, for me DID is more about the words than 
the music, so perhaps you could suggest they strip out all the music (as 
they do with other programmes) and make it available as a podcast.
-- 
Hungerdunger
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"hungerdunger"  wrote in message 
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> "Oxymel of Squill"  wrote in message 
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>> hmmm, I guessed he must be a megaceleb in someone's universe: wtf is he?
>>
>>
> From DID's web page:
>
> "Kirsty Young's castaway this week is the former diplomat, traveller and 
> writer, Rory Stewart.
>
> His life has been part establishment convention, part wild adventure. He 
> went to Eton, Oxford and then joined the Foreign Office

Obviously a poof who does not want his unnatural proclivities broadcast to a 
wider audience.

-- 

Anton Chigurh (Say "sugar")

"I get a really good laugh when I think of how much of their time we are
wasting.  It only takes an off-the-cuff one liner from any one of the
intelligentsia in u.l.s and the passed-its-sell-by-date Chief Collard and
his ADC (Another Dozy Cunt) DribblingBuffoon01 spend hours thinking up a
response, and even then they can only come up with mindless bollocks.   It's
like having radio controlled muppets at your disposal.  Push their little
buttons and watch them go.  Too funny!" - Dave The Fat Sarge in uls.

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> "Schrodinger"  wrote in message 
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I missed this and the BBC website won't let me listen to the content I 
>> have already paid for, so is there any way of getting hold of a 
>> transcript or recording?
> I don't think they're doing it just to annoy you; it's probably to do with 
> rights on the music in the programme (or possibly it's Roy Plomley's 
> estate being awkward).  Having said that, for me DID is more about the 
> words than the music, so perhaps you could suggest they strip out all the 
> music (as they do with other programmes) and make it available as a 
> podcast.
> -- 
> Hungerdunger
> To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address
>
>

I agree - I don't understand why they haven't done it like this already?  I 
suppose that does suggest it's Mr Plumley's estate being difficult - not 
unusual if there's a few trustees.

> "Schrodinger"  wrote in message 
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>> Hi,
>>
>> I missed this and the BBC website won't let me listen to the content I 
>> have already paid for, so is there any way of getting hold of a 
>> transcript or recording?
>>

"Oxymel of Squill"  wrote in message 
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> hmmm, I guessed he must be a megaceleb in someone's universe: wtf is he?
>
>

I read a couple of books by him:

Occupational Hazards: My Time Governing Iraq

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Occupational-Hazards-Time-Governing-Iraq/dp/0330440500/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/203-0725503-5906342?ie=UTF8&qid=1201449474&sr=8-1

and

The Places In Between

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Places-Between-Rory-Stewart/dp/0330486349/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201449474&sr=8-1

They were both amongst the best books I've ever read.

He seems a rather enigmatic character and I was hoping to hear him speak; I 
get the impression he might not be very likeable in some ways, but can't put 
my finger on why.  It might be my natural resentment of Eton alumni.

In article <01f31c38$0$4634$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com>,
hungerdunger  wrote:
>I don't think they're doing it just to annoy you; it's probably to do with 
>rights on the music in the programme (or possibly it's Roy Plomley's estate 
>being awkward).  Having said that, for me DID is more about the words than 
>the music, so perhaps you could suggest they strip out all the music (as 
>they do with other programmes) and make it available as a podcast.

A minor point: sometimes they overlap words and music, as in
this morning's DiD with Lady Natasha Spender (who didn't seem
to want to stop talking!). If they stripped out the music, some
of the speech would be missing from some podcasts and I don't
think the BBC would be too keen on that (though imho that would
be better than nothing).

Francis

"hungerdunger"  wrote in message 
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> "Schrodinger"  wrote in message 
> news:hHCmj.127831$A62.78782@fe06.news.easynews.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I missed this and the BBC website won't let me listen to the content I 
>> have already paid for, so is there any way of getting hold of a 
>> transcript or recording?
> I don't think they're doing it just to annoy you; it's probably to do with 
> rights on the music in the programme (or possibly it's Roy Plomley's 
> estate being awkward).  Having said that, for me DID is more about the 
> words than the music, so perhaps you could suggest they strip out all the 
> music (as they do with other programmes) and make it available as a 
> podcast.
> -- 
> Hungerdunger
> To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address
It's unlikely to be the music rights that's causing the problem as pure 
music shows are available on listen again

In article ,
Budstaff <budstaffdotusegroupatbtinternetdotcom> wrote:
>It's unlikely to be the music rights that's causing the problem as pure 
>music shows are available on listen again 

Maybe it is costly and/or difficult to secure rights to
broadcast music in easily downloadable form (i.e. podcasts),
and the BBC has only a limited budget for this.

Francis