I'm a regular listener to Radio Four, so was really looking forward to reading this book. Unfortunately, I rapidly became very frustrated, and after about a hundred pages abandoned it altogether. Too often, familarity with incidents was assumed and insufficient background provided to make them understandable to anybody but those with either an excellent memory or already extensive knowledge of the history of Radio Four. Equally, whilst the idea of working through the day as a framework for telling the story is initially attractive, the result was an incoherent mish-mash, with sequencing of events difficult, and bits and pieces scattered all over the place.
All in all, a potentially fascinating book, that assumed too much - as my partner commented (having also abandoned in spite of being an avid Radio Four fan), the target readership seemed to be other radio producers or very long term listeners. I was tempted to give one star, but give two as for those, it will almost certainly be a worthwhile read.
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