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1. Can I Take That Again?

Steve Penk digs out the funniest live radio bloopers from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Archive and provides exclusive access to his own collection.

Broadcaster Steve Penk digs out some of the funniest clips of live radio mistakes.

Plus, exclusive access to his own collection of audio material from around the world.

Radio bloopers have been around for as long as radio itself. They’re mainly endearing and add a humanising element to the radio and to the presenters on it.

A blooper is defined as an embarrassing public blunder, but as long as it's someone else's mistake, most of us are quite capable of getting past the embarrassment to enjoy the humour. The immediacy of live-to-air radio is part of its strength, but also very exposing. If there's a slip of the tongue, it's broadcast into the ether moments later, especially in the early days of broadcast radio when almost everything was done live on the air.

There have been some celebrated 'bloopers' over the years - from 'colourful' language, to laughing fits, technical glitches to amusing mispronunciations.

The first of a three-part compilation - including an episode of Jonathan Hewat’s β€˜Can I Take That Again’.

Producer: Stephen Garner

Made for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in November 2018.

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Last on

Thu 30 Mar 2023 20:00

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