The Swinging Sixties
dimanche, novembre 16th, 2014Watch the trailer of « The Boat That Rocked »:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXu0mC38SE[/youtube]
Archive for the ‘Television/the radio’ Category
Pirate radios of the sixties
mardi, mars 25th, 2014Watch the trailer of « The Boat That Rocked »:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyXu0mC38SE[/youtube]
The War of the Worlds
mardi, décembre 6th, 2011
photo credit: Dallas1200am
On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles and his theatre group performed a radio play based on a science fiction novel: The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. The 60-minute broadcast consisted in a series of news bulletins which announced that a meteorite had crashed on a New Jersey farm and New York was under attack by Martians, creating panick among the listeners. The programme’s news-bulletin format was highly criticized but the episode launched Orson Welles to fame.
Watch this documentary in which you will hear some extracts from Orson Welles’ radio play:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol3NRuMOEGk&feature=related[/youtube]
On this link, you will see the cover of the New York Times which was published the day after Orson Welles spread all that panic, the complete article which was published on that day and a link to the script of the radio play.
Watch your favourite series with subtitles
mardi, mai 24th, 2011
Vous avez décidé de regarder vos séries favorites en V.O.? Très bonne initiative! Si vous voulez être sûrs de ne rien rater, voici un LIEN vers un site qui vous propose de télécharger les sous-titres des séries les plus populaires, et ce, dans plusieurs langues. Essayez l’anglais, bien sûr!
1STG – Consumer society: The Simpsons
mercredi, novembre 3rd, 2010On a beaucoup parlé du générique très engagé de la série ‘The Simpsons’ du 20 octobre où Banksy, artiste anglais de street art, a donné sa vision de la société de consommation, le thème que l’on étudie. Si vous ne l’avez pas vu, je vous laisse le découvrir ci-dessous:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJTo[/youtube]
Et voici un lien vers un article du Guardian (journal anglais).
Vote for your hero on the CNN website
mardi, octobre 26th, 2010
Watch this video which shows you how to vote:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gRGHfauSuM[/youtube]
To discover the top 10 CNN heroes, read their stories and vote for your hero, click HERE.
The results will be announced on a TV show broadcast on Thanksgiving Day (November 25th) but I am sure you will also find them on the CNN website.
BBC Radio
vendredi, septembre 17th, 2010
photo credit: Up Your Ego
Why not listen to the BBC on your computer? Here are links to a few radio stations, with the description of each one (found on Wikipedia).
– BBC Radio 1: youth oriented, mostly contemporary pop and rock music (including Top 40 singles), plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries.
– BBC Radio 2: adult oriented entertainment, wide range of music—specially adult contemporary and middle of the road, also talk, comedy, plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries.
– BBC Radio 3: arts and high culture, special-interest music (classical, jazz, world music), plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries.
– BBC Radio 4: news, current affairs, arts, history, original in-house drama, original in-house first-run comedy, science, books and religion.
– BBC Radio 5 Live: news, sports, talk.
– BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra: a companion to Radio 5 Live for additional sports events coverage.
– BBC Radio 6 Music: an eclectic mix of alternative genres including rock, funk, punk and reggae, plus news, original in-house live music sessions, original live music concerts and music documentaries
– BBC Radio 7: classic comedy, drama, books, science fiction, fantasy and children’s programmes.
Watch live TV broadcasts
vendredi, juin 4th, 2010
Photo credit: cloudzilla.
Watch live TV broadcasts on Veetle.
Youth radio
jeudi, avril 8th, 2010
Youth Media International or Youth radio is an internet and public radio station located in Berkeley, California, presented by young people. It has won several awards. It trains young people to develop competencies in the radio, video, news and music production and web page design. Click HERE to have direct access to Youth Radio.
