As someone who grew up with speech radio so much that I was compelled to work in it, I tend to listen to a large number of programmes and consequently appear much better informed than I really am.
If you're interested in keeping up with Big Ideas, there's a lot of stuff available, courtesy of the BBC. Radio 4's Science programmes are often available on podcast which means you can cram a lot of dense information into a tiny space until your head explodes. Then there's www.bbc.co.uk/science/ plus a lot of very high mental fibre on Radio 3's Night Waves for example a long interview with oceanographer Sylvia Earle
Radio 5 Live carries podcasts from the Naked Scientists, and The World Service has Science in Action, also Digital Planet carried an interview with Sheffield University's Professor Robertus von Fay-Siebenburgen, who's recorded the sound of the Sun. Plus the discussion programme The Forum frequently brings artists, philosophers and scientists together to talk about parallels with each other's work. Another bonus is that many of these factual programmes have a longer shelf life on the BBC i-player than the usual seven days.
If you happen to be in York, Susan Stockwell's Flood is currently on at York St Mary's - it's a waterfall of discarded computer parts pouring down from the ceiling vault and if you want to know how it was built, there's a five minute time lapse video tucked away behind it. You can read about it in the York Press or see more about Susan Stockwell at www.susanstockwell.co.uk
Now if you'll excuse me, I've at least seven podcasts to listen to...............
Guy Morgan
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