Blogging is dangerous - it's official. I started blogging a few weeks ago with the intention of keeping a personal diary with perhaps a few observations on the world around me. It's turning more and more into a comment column on selected events and political happenings. Not content with letting loose with my blog I finally did what I thought only "armchair politicians" do and responded to a current affairs programme on national radio!
The programme in question is on BBC Radio 4 on Friday evenings (repeated Saturdays) called Any Questions in which politicians, thinkers and celebrities are questioned by the audience on various topical subjects in the news. There is a corresponding programme on the Saturday afternoon called Any Answers to which members of the listening public are invited to contribute their own views by phone or e-mail. I frequently listen to these programmes if I am near a radio at the right time. In fact you could listen to them on the web by going to www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 and clicking on the listen again link. You can listen to almost any programme that they air until the next one in the series supersedes it. Remember all times listed are in British local time.
One particular subject got me sufficiently agitated to actually e-mail a comment and - surprise, surprise - my e-mail was aired in full!
The distinguished chairman actually made it sound quite intelligent and cogent.
It lasted a full 40 seconds. My 40 seconds of fame . . .
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