Eric Kisch wrote:

>Reading this thread has been a salivating experience.  This kind of radio
>programming is non-existent in the U.S.  Perhaps improvements in Internet
>bandwidth and faster modems will make it possible for ordinary stiffs (as
>opposed to companies with T1 lines) to tune in and record (for personal use
>only, of course; and necessary given the time differences between the US
>and the UK) some of this material.

I don't think so.  BBC Radio 3, like all BBC TV and Radio networks,
is paid for by the UK TV Licence Fee (around $160 equivalent) levied
_compulsorily_ on every household that owns a TV set on pain of a huge
fine (around $6,500 equivalent and imprisonment if the fine is not paid).
If BBC networks like Radio 3 were to be received in other countries at no
charge then the British residents who pay hard cash for them on pain of six
months in the slammer would start to revolt even more than they do now.

Tony Duggan
Staffordshire,
United Kingdom.