Results tagged “1968” from Birmingham Post - Lifestyle Blog

OK, I am about to out myself: I am a huge fan of BBC Radio 4.

Before you start thinking "But I thought she was supposed to be a young professional?", I am fully aware that I probably lower the average listener age by at least a decade, but for those of you not yet hooked I would urge you to tune in and listen before you mock. It is my broadcast news provider of choice, and would be a hot contender for my luxury, were I ever to be invited to be on Desert Island Discs.

However, even I have been struggling with Radio 4 recently. They've been running an extended series of programmes around 1968, including 1968 - Day by Day which has been compiled and hosted by the eminent broadcaster and former Managing Director of the Barbican Centre in London, Sir John Tusa.

Being born in 1972, it's hardly surprising that I didn't 'get' 1968, and I felt it was a bit of an own goal for Radio 4 which is trying to lower its listenership to include 30-somethings. Why, then, run a series of reminiscences which are most likely only of interest to those aged 55+?