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I am rather a silly poo, I fear, but I had completely ignored the possibilities presented by the BBC's digital radio service. I've been suffering from New York; the only equivalent W knows for the Today programme is a dreadful thing which, while giving weather forecasts and information about where the delays on the subway are, actually has the newscasters read the advertisements. Some of them. So you have the newscaster introducing himself, and then a few sentences about Osama bin Laden, then a lengthy insert about a particular brand of teddy bear which is perfect for everyone on your gift list, and then a little more about Osama bin Laden, followed by a serious discussion about why four-wheel drive cars are the best kind of car for today's family to be buying, and incidentally the best deal is to be found at Moe's Cars, we'll be back after the weather.