Genome鈥檚 global reach: links to thousands more World Service programmes
Marsha Dunstan and Emer O'Reilly
主播大秀 Genome
More than 2,000 World Service radio programmes dating back to the 1990s can now be accessed directly from their programme listings on 主播大秀 Genome.
These programmes were among the thousands digitised by the World Service when it moved out of its old headquarters, Bush House. and, in coming months, more and more of these will be linked directly to 主播大秀 Genome listings, via the familiar pink iPlayer arrow.
Matching a single episode of a long-running series to an exact date, time and title in 主播大秀 Genome can involve considerable detective work, because the dates on the newly digitised World Service Archive programmes sometimes refer to the date . As the World Service has many channels worldwide, extrapolating the date of broadcast to find a match in Genome often means extra research is needed, but the quality, variety and reach of the content make it all worthwhile.
Wherever you are on the planet now, the stories and voices in these programmes will take you to times and places you might never otherwise reach.
Our favourites
(1999) is a global history of the 20th Century, a mosaic built up of five-minute, first-person stories by an astounding range of men and women, some well-known, others we’re probably meeting for the first time. Inventors, record breakers, scientists, survivors of war and natural disasters are interspersed by farmers, artists and astronauts.
Many tell of being centre-stage at great events, others witnessing them by chance or feeling their impact in distant places. Big questions, such our beliefs, and ways of living and working, are cleverly sampled through personal experience. Moving, exciting, sad, curious, different: other people’s lives are endlessly fascinating.
My Century featured an interview with Bob Geldof, reflecting on the 1984 Live Aid concert
Hundreds of different voices tap into the simple power of “My name is … and I’m going to tell you about ” 潭 being a , the , witnessing , resisting , being a member of , being the , the , going , being a or a or a , , … What would be your My Century story?
There are iPlayer links to 117 episodes of in 主播大秀 Genome. Once you have followed any one of these, you can click on the tab marked Episodes to find many more in the series.
From horse to combine harvester... one of the programmes available in My Century
Another highlight is the international discussion series . It examines ideas and trends shaping the world. 主播大秀 Genome directly links to 18 episodes and once you are at the World Service Archive pages there are a total of 159 programmes from Agenda available. The collection touches on questions that still feel relevant, such as and whether (2002)
For music lovers, 主播大秀 Genome links to a great programme from 1995 about the music and musicians of Kenya called . From that programme page, the rest of the series can be heard as the presenter visits local traditional musicians in Ethiopia and Senegal.
We would also recommend the fascinating series , exploring cinematic interpretations of history. Topics range from John Wayne Westerns to the cult classic The Vikings, and includes contributions from Hollywood greats such as . In one episode about cinema and big cities, there is a reconstruction of a deleted scene from the film Things to Come, and archive of writer HG Wells discussing the , his science fiction story written in 1933. Definitely worth a listen!
主播大秀 Genome listings come from the pages of Radio Times, which only began to list World Service programmes from 1989, and then only those available to British audiences. Before this time, many World Service programmes were also heard on Radio 4, so you may find WS programmes linked to their corresponding 主播大秀 Radio 4 listing in 主播大秀 Genome. (You will also find many other programmes broadcast in other parts of the world on the .)
We hope you enjoy browsing these newly released World Service programmes. Don’t forget to tell us your own favourites…
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