HP on Boxing Day

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 6213

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Simon" <simon.branford at h...> wrote:
> Heidi wrote: "It goes on to say that BBC radio will feature an 
eight-hour
> reading of ``Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' on December 
26.
> 
> "Comedian Stephen Fry is to read the book which will dominate the 
airwaves
> on Boxing Day on Radio Four."
> 
> Stephen Fry did the books on tape of the UK version - will he be 
doing this
> live or will they just be airing 8 hours of the book on tape?
> 
> And how can we listen to this outside the UK?"
> 
> Radio 4 broadcast some of their programs on the net, but I am 
guessing that
> this will not be one of those programs. I guess they have got the 
rights to
> broadcast the UK version of the book to the UK. I would be very 
surprised if
> the rights in any way extended to broadcasting the books to the 
world in
> general (as would be the cast if they did it over the internet as 
well).
> 
> Also Radio 4 has two frequencies (one on FM and one on long wave). 
The one
> on FM is being used for the story, while the long wave is being 
used for
> their regular schedule. So I guess they will be broadcasting their 
normal
> service over the Internet.
> 
> I would also be pretty sure that it would be broadcast off one of 
the
> recordings. This seems to be confirmed on the BBC's news online 
website
> article
> 
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/newsid_1046000/1046779
.stm).
> 
> Simon


I just ordered the tapes of Stephen Fry reading...I'll be interested 
as to how he compares to Jim Dale....I just love how Dale does Albus 
Dumbledore..."I must write to Az-ke-ban...."