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Friday, February 24, 2006
Bluetoothing
In Syria, where strict social codes control how young people interact, Bluetooth has become a social world of its own. Young adults use it to flirt, to meet, and then take it from there. The World's Aaron Schachter reports from Damascus.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Radio gets out of Dodge
Gunsmoke was arguably the best ever radio drama series. In 1959 it moved to television, signalling the beginning of the end of network radio in the US. Unfortunately, William Conrad was thought too fat to play his character Marshall Matt Dillon on TV, as Ed Walker explains on The Big Broadcast on WAMU, Washington DC.Wednesday, February 22, 2006
Guarding against raven flu
Legend has it that if the six ravens Branwen, Hugine, Munin, Gwyllum, Thor and Baldrick, ever leave the Tower of London, the Kingdom will fall. In these days of bird flu that's a bit of a worry, says Ravenmaster Derrick Coyle on The World.Monday, February 20, 2006
Teenager repellant
Howard Stapleton demonstrates his Sonic Teenager Deterrent to BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine. Nicknamed Mosquito, it emits an 80dB 16kHz sound that only young people can hear. Drives them crazy, in fact...