I want to find a way to 'listen again' to radio programmes that I've missed when originally broadcast.

In an ideal world, I'd switch Radio 4 on when I wake up and switch it off when I go to bed. But when real life gets in the way, I miss some of my favourite programmes - especially the News Quiz and I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. I think they are both on the BBC listen again website, but I also think that I need to listen to them on my computer.

Is there any other way to listen again if I've missed a prog (ie, if I've forgotten to listen or record). We don't have cable/freeview/digital radio/ipod/fancy mobile phones!/mp3 players/that pretty much covers any new technology other than computer I think! And our computer is old and slow and matched by slow dial up connection.

Please can you help?

Look in the Radio Times to find the times of the repeat broadcast .... otherwise "No". :)

Perhaps you can play sound files on your computer?
Get a friend to download from "Listen Again" and copy the files to you.

Are you restricted from Broadband for any reason?
Basic Broadband is now as cheap as most Dial-Up.

Do they do a podcast?

BBC do listen again, podcasts and things like that so you just need to go on to their website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/listenagain.shtml

Hi

Am very intermittent internet user these days so broadband not really worth it (except for speed and being able to open large files this year - seethe!)

Thanks for link to BBC website - I got as far as podcasting and mp3 and gave up with my head spinning. That's about as far as I got last time I looked. Some programmes are podcasts and some are on the listen again page, and I honestly don't know what the difference is. I think you have to listen to both/either via an internet connection but was rather hoping someone could tell me to go and spend a not unreasonable amount of money at John Lewis and I wouldn't have to worry about the technology. Perhaps not, I can dream...

Hi

Am very intermittent internet user these days so broadband not really worth it (except for speed and being able to open large files this year - seethe!)

Thanks for link to BBC website - I got as far as podcasting and mp3 and gave up with my head spinning. That's about as far as I got last time I looked. Some programmes are podcasts and some are on the listen again page, and I honestly don't know what the difference is. I think you have to listen to both/either via an internet connection but was rather hoping someone could tell me to go and spend a not unreasonable amount of money at John Lewis and I wouldn't have to worry about the technology. Perhaps not, I can dream...

Actually you wouldnt catch me telling you to spend any money at John Lewis after the last time I went in intending to buy anything, was to be advised by my techies, that the advice and recommendations were not suitable for my needs.

You can download podcasts on to your desktop or anywhere else on your hard drive or even sign up to have them sent automatically to your email inbox. In either case you can listen to them at your leisure. Unfortunately, however not everything is podcast and listen again programmes are only available for about 7 days after the programme went on air.

........ listen again programmes are only available for about 7 days after the programme went on air.

No.
There is a lot of old stuff available as well.
... and some of the 'listen again' is only there for 24 hours.

BBC's own take on the difference between podcasts, downloading and 'Listen again' is here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/help/podcasting.shtml#question1

Did you catch the 'whoosh' sound as your possibly only vaguely technical explanation whizzed passed my head without making any impact whatsoever?

Can I download a podcast onto an old laptop and then transfer to an as yet unpurchased mp3 player and then listen to said programme?

Am I right in thinking that the listen again facility on BBC only allows me to listen via computer as it is 'streamed' - ie I can't save it and play it on another piece of kit?

Does anyone out there actually listen again?

Does anyone out there actually listen again?

Yes, I do occasionally. I listened to an afternoon play via 'Listen again' yesterday morning. I'd half heard it a few days previously and it was lovely to be able to give it the attention it deserved.

Can I download a podcast onto an old laptop and then transfer to an as yet unpurchased mp3 player and then listen to said programme?

Absolutely correct.

Am I right in thinking that the listen again facility on BBC only allows me to listen via computer as it is 'streamed' - ie I can't save it and play it on another piece of kit?

Essentially .. Yes, but there is free software that will let you record the 'stream' and save it for listening on any machine.

Does anyone out there actually listen again?

Almost daily.



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ooh - so if my computer/dial up connection are up to downloading the software (do you mean the real player stuff?) and the listen again broadcast/podcast, then an mp3 player might be the answer that lets me actually listen to broadcast/podcast? I can feel a visit to John Lewis coming up! Maybe quickly search this topic to find recommended mp3 player first?!

Real Player is just for listening to the live stream.
A word of advice would be to try and avoid downloading/installing the extra crap that often comes with RealPlayer.

An easy? way of recording a live stream, while it is playing, is to use 'Audacity':

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

In my experience it is impossible to listen again or to download, without broadband. If you are on dial up it will start downloading, but take literally hours for a half hour programme. Also in my experience, broadband is now actually cheaper than dial-up, so in that way it would be "worth it" for you to upgrade, as you would actually save money!

Thanks Code13, I really appreciate that advice. Tried to download the (real player?) software last night but got nowhere, perhaps because of slow dial up connection.
Now to decide on a broadband supplier!