First, a timeline… Nov 27, 2024: I write a piece about the puzzle and confusion of BBC Sounds, and suggest that really, the right thing to do would be to close it for overseas audiences, and, sadly, switch off access to the BBC’s domestic radio stations. “Those only exist internationally because they’ve always been available that way - but they cost money to stream overseas, and the music rights amnesty they enjoy goes away as soon as the BBC starts commercialising the streams.” Feb...
