The opening solo on 'Once in Royal David's City' is still the most dramatic radio moment of the year. David Hepworth More Quotes by David Hepworth More Quotes From David Hepworth The age of the rock star ended with the passing of physical product, the rise of automated percussion, the domination of the committee approach to hit-making, the widespread adoption of choreography, and, above all, the advent of the mystique-destroying Internet. David Hepworth riserock-starinternetage History is written by the victors. The victors in daily life tend to be those who live longest. David Hepworth livedailylifehistory Christmas is a time for slipping into familiar patterns. David Hepworth patternsfamiliarchristmastime 'Twenty Thousand Hertz' investigates the role of audio professionals in our daily lives, from the engineering that ensures a car door closes with that reassuring finality to the Foley artists of Hollywood who synthesise the sounds of marine life using old kitchen equipment gathered at the pound shop. David Hepworth dailykitchencarlife 'Spectator Books' is presented by the genial Sam Leith. Leith has a little catch in his delivery that quickly becomes addictive. It's things like this that give podcasts their charm. David Hepworth thingslikedeliverycharm All political careers end in failure, but few did it so quickly as David Cameron's. He came to power promising not to 'bang on about Europe' and ended up having the continent's name chiselled into the lid of his political coffin. David Hepworth namefailurepoliticalpower Mongolia is a country of only three million souls. One million of them live in Ulaanbaatar, where, despite the skyscrapers, half the population sleep in tents. One of the few Mongolians to become famous outside his home country is Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar, who won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World prize. David Hepworth livehomesleepworld 'The Canon' is a film podcast that also has much in common with books podcast 'Backlisted.' Both suggest you can get a lot of pleasure out of things that aren't new. David Hepworth newthingsyoupleasure The podcast most likely to encourage you to fully appreciate your food is the episode of BBC World Service's 'The Food Chain' in which Antonio Carluccio talks to Emily Thomas about his life in five dishes. David Hepworth serviceyoufoodlife Karina Longworth, the genius behind 'You Must Remember This', has quite correctly spun off her series about the Sharon Tate murders as a separate podcast called 'You Must Remember Manson' to mark the passing of the man who unleashed hell because he couldn't get a recording contract. David Hepworth youmanhellremember The neurologist calls it 'Non-REM parasomnia'. For the sufferer, it might mean rising in the middle of the night, getting your motorbike out, going for a ride, and waking in the morning with no memory of the experience. David Hepworth rideexperiencemorningnight 'Athletico Mince' started life as a football podcast but has dropped the football, unless the latest on the state of the 'hair island' atop Steve McLaren's head is your idea of football coverage. David Hepworth yourhairfootballlife If you don't work near a water cooler and hanker for the company of fellow natural history enthusiasts, 'The Blue Planet II Podcast' has Emily Knight and Becky Ripley enthusing infectiously about and delving deeper into the most recent episode. David Hepworth youworkwaterhistory 'Podcasting House' is pivotal to the BBC's plan to scatter the seed of its various non-broadcast audio products beyond the narrow silos of the people who happen to listen to the programmes from which they arise. David Hepworth seedlistenhousepeople In 'The High Low', in some respects an audio version of 'Grazia,' Pandora Sykes and Dolly Alderton wonder whether they missed something in their survey of the Harvey Weinstein story. Maybe they did, they decide. David Hepworth highsomethingstorywonder Podcasting is a personal medium, and I savour those moments where details of the podcasters' lives glint through. David Hepworth personalthroughdetailsmoments When Shanthi Ranganathan was the featured turn on 'Hip Hop Saved My Life With Romesh Ranganathan,' we learned she didn't allow him to have a girlfriend until he'd finished university, and she learned - to her unfeigned horror - that he used to sneak girls into the house when she was out. David Hepworth my-lifeuniversityhouselife 'How I Built This With Guy Raz' asks entrepreneurs to tell the story of how they made their name and, in some cases, their fortune. Whether they're in the business of selling burritos or dating apps, there's inevitably something you can learn from their stories. David Hepworth nameyoudatingbusiness Songwriters often seek the company of fellow songwriters to help finish what they've started, and these days, many do it at songwriting camps. David Hepworth daysfinishhelpcompany According to the producers of gripping podcast 'Death, Sex & Money', these are the three things we think about a lot but need to talk about more. David Hepworth thinkmoneydeathsex
