Re: BBC in Canada?
 

Hes obviously an acquired taste!
I like him, but I know loads of people dont.

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Cool - sounds like a great idea.
Do you subscribe to something to get access to these shows?
Nik

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He comes on the radio here just as I'm getting to work. I did hear the first twenty minutes of his show one morning but it was all about how famous he is and that just seemed kind of odd as I'd never heard of him before.

What does he do?

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I am not a pop/rock fan but had to become one with the children growing up- hence the listening to Chris Moyles when I was in the UK with them but then listening to the pop/rock radios over here made me go off it all over again- very bland and boring radio show hosts and of course a lot of ads to listen to:ohmy:
Most of the radio shows over here are equally boring. Anyone heard the CBC overnight Radio 1 shows from around the world? Only BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle interesting on a regular basis in my opinion.
I think I shall go for the Sirius - it seems as if that might bring some fun into my life:lol:

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Not sure if you are aware or not but it is already possible to download channel 4 programmes onto your PC.... www.channel4.com/4od

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This morning I listened to Radio Romania on the house price boom in that country, the BBC World Report and then a station called Africa Central on which 2003 is pronounced twenty-oh-three. Last night I listened to OutRadio on the Christian Conservative campaign to halt the passage of the Hate Crimes Bill through congress and then Mojo Nixon, the redneck hero.

Enjoyment of Sirius is helped by a willingness to experiment!

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Ah but check the first item in the 'are you ready to use this service' page http://www.channel4.com/4od/how2use4od.html which is are you a resident of UK or Eire? If no then do not pass go and collect your on demand TV!:frown:

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surely you could type in a family members address.

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Don't they recognise us by our IP addresses?

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I rather suspect it's not so much your mailing address as your IP address. Not sure of the technical details but it is possible to identify where geographically you are located from your IP details. UK based broadcasters are not going to allow you to access content if you are not in the UK due to licensing/legal issues IMHO.

EDIT: Copy and paste from the 4OD website FAQ page:

Can I still watch your programmes if I live outside the UK?
Category: 4oD | Sub Category: Who can access 4oD

No. 4oD programming is only available to residents of the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The programme rights we hold are limited to these geographic regions and it is illegal for us to allow them to be downloaded elsewhere.


Go back to 4oD Help Home

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It's not where you are but where your service provider is; the ip at home shows as being in Illinois. It would therefore be possible to have an ip local to the UK while being elsewhere and I suppose this is how the relay services work. It all seems rather a bother, I'd just rent the DVDs.