07/10/2016
Roger Bolton finds out about iPlayer personalisation with the director of myÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Gillian Reynolds discusses new boss of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio James Purnell, plus binaural Beckett on Radio 3.
Roger Bolton hears listener views on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ radio programmes and developments.
From next year, users will need to login and give their postcode to access Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ iPlayer, iPlayer Radio and some mobile apps. The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ says the move will enable it to offer a more personalised service - tailoring content to individual preferences. Some Feedback listeners and concerned the information gleaned will be used to crack down on the non-payment of the licence fee. The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Director of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµpage and myÄ¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ, Phil Fearnley, explains the Corporation's thinking.
We find out more about binaural Beckett. Radio 3's Head of Speech Programming, Matthew Dodd, talks to Roger about why he commissioned new productions of five plays Samuel Beckett wrote especially for the Third Programme and how they were recorded binaurally - with voices and sounds in 360 degrees, coming not just from left and right but also from behind and in front of the listener.
The Daily Telegraph's radio critic, Gillian Reynolds, gives her thoughts on the appointment of James Purnell as the head of a new Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ division - Radio and Education.
And the Radio 4 Documentary A Casual Clearance explored the practical and emotional difficulties involved in clearing out a parent's house when they have died. It struck a chord with a number of listeners. Producer Clare Jenkins explains why and how she made the programme.
Producer: Kate Dixon
A Whistledown production for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Radio 4.
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