- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Chris Andrews Publications (31 Oct 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905385986
- ISBN-13: 978-1905385980
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,230,555 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Heinstein of the Airwaves" is a late-in-life coming of age story about pushing the boundaries when that's no longer innocent. It's a portrait of a place - Oxford - and the nightmares that lurk among the dreaming spires. It's a picture of a very private person who has a very public shark sticking out of his roof. If you like contradictions, read it. 'Heinstein' is an area where the main character has to dodge virtual bullets from both sides. In twenty years on BBC Radio Oxford Bill has met a fascinating mix of people from world-famous celebrities to passionate local campaigners. Here he brings us the highlights of these meetings.The book is an insight into how a good broadcaster treads the line between challenging his listeners and interviewees and keeping their trust - and that of his employer. It's also an up-close look at the underside of a city more often eulogised than criticised. Bill's view: 'Phillip Pullman created a parallel universe outside of Oxford, I've looked at what we have right here inside Oxford and found it.'
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Bill Heine shot to fame, literally overnight, when a 25ft shark fell through the roof of his terraced house in the well-heeled Oxford suburb of Headington. OK, so maybe the shark had some help. Either way, the jobsworths in the local planning department were on the case quicker than you can say "shark fin soup". Not one to flinch from a fight, Bill stood his ground, became a local hero and got a job on BBC Radio Oxford.
Twenty years later, the shark's still on the roof and Bill's still on the radio.
This is a fascinating scrapbook of some of the people and events that have crossed Bill's path over those 20 years. Entertainment is supplied in the form of light hearted observations of some of the odder aspects of Oxford as well as encounters with local celebs such as Roger Bannister and Philip Pullman.
But it is the less famous such as Matt (a homeless Glaswegian who once took the job of co-presenter on Bill's radio show) that lie at the heart of this book. Beneath the banter, Bill takes time to reflect on the role that local radio can play in the lives of its listeners, as in the case of the housing estate that found itself under siege from thugs and ignored by the authorities.
Local without being parochial, this is a book to be enjoyed and pondered beyond its natural audience. This is because, beyond its medieval finery, Oxford is an ordinary British town whose streets are no strangers to drugs, homelessness and teenage gangs. At a time when social policy is seen as the natural territory of central government, this book serves as a timely reminder that local difficulties may have local solutions.
Twenty years later, the shark's still on the roof and Bill's still on the radio.
This is a fascinating scrapbook of some of the people and events that have crossed Bill's path over those 20 years. Entertainment is supplied in the form of light hearted observations of some of the odder aspects of Oxford as well as encounters with local celebs such as Roger Bannister and Philip Pullman.
But it is the less famous such as Matt (a homeless Glaswegian who once took the job of co-presenter on Bill's radio show) that lie at the heart of this book. Beneath the banter, Bill takes time to reflect on the role that local radio can play in the lives of its listeners, as in the case of the housing estate that found itself under siege from thugs and ignored by the authorities.
Local without being parochial, this is a book to be enjoyed and pondered beyond its natural audience. This is because, beyond its medieval finery, Oxford is an ordinary British town whose streets are no strangers to drugs, homelessness and teenage gangs. At a time when social policy is seen as the natural territory of central government, this book serves as a timely reminder that local difficulties may have local solutions.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are loads of spaces, commas and full stops in this startling book. It is fun and challenging. The editor is a true hero.
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