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Today I have been at the talking about The Future of Audio. My speech followed the announcement this morning of the industry-wide and I was delighted to show the audience this mocked-up demo of how the player might look and work:

It's a really exciting development and a result of focused, collaborative thinking within the radio industry. It's a simple, compelling proposition for listeners, and I would welcome any comments on the project. In my speech, I argued that projects that lead digital innovation - like the Radioplayer - are essential if the audio market is to remain strong, but they must go hand in hand with unique, challenging and thought-provoking programmes which make the most of radio's unique ability to push creative boundaries. Here are a few examples:

芒聙垄 , which airs early next year: a hugely ambitious project involving a partnership with and with scores of museums across the country.
芒聙垄 focuses on dementia all next week, looking at a number of issues ranging from quality of care to how sufferers may be open to financial abuse.
芒聙垄 will visit Afghanistan in December, reporting not only from Camp Bastion but also from within a US Marine Forward Operating Base, and building on the station's deeply impressive record in reporting the realities and implications of the conflict.
芒聙垄 end-of-year programming around its four , with a rather special New Year's Eve when guests as varied as Fiona Shaw, Sting and John Sessions will reveal their own thoughts of the composers, followed by live debate.
芒聙垄 And cutting-edge comedy on Radio 4 in News at Bedtime, a rather different type of news analysis programme as it covers events via the world of nursery rhymes and fairy tales. The seven-part satirical series will be hosted by John Tweedledum (played by ) and John Tweedledee () and is written by and Nick Newman.

Finally, I explained how we are developing our audio archive so that we can provide resources of enormous and lasting value. For instance, next year we will launch a new archive that will be available for anyone who wants to access a full 11 years of quite superb broadcasts on the History of Ideas, featuring everything from to the death of . Quite brilliant and utterly unique. But if you can't wait until then, you can enjoy .

(Tim Davie is Director of 麻豆约拍 Audio & Music)