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BBC Radio York FeaturesYou are in: North Yorkshire > BBC Radio York > BBC Radio York Features > Click of the day  Click of the dayChoice chunks, more-ish morsels, best bits... For your delight and delectation, this is our pick of the week from BBC Radio York. Expect a fresh audio highlight every single day of the week. Love BBC Radio York? This is your chance to listen again to some golden moments; nuggets of noise - it might be something from Adam Tomlinson at Breakfast or Jonathan could have given one of North Yorkshire's notables a grilling at lunchtime. Don't forget you can hear the latest editions of most of our programmes in full, using BBC Radio York's iPlayer.  It's said the clothes we wear never really go out of fashion. Everything comes back, in time. But the same can't be said of technology because computer language evolves almost day by day. This could be a worry for you and me: the old video tapes that once stored your favourite films seems to share the same fate as the dodo! So, are all our digital memories about to fade away? Not according to Dr David Anderson, a computer historian at Portsmouth University. He's working on a project which will 'rescue' us from digital storage loss and he explained all to Jonathan Cowap... Help playing audio/video  Have you ever wondered how we recognise people? This was one of the topics Naked Scientist, Dr Chris talked to Elly Fiorentini about this evening. The ability to recognise faces is not unique to humans. As Dr Chris explained, apparently there's a connection with monkeys and their behaviour... Help playing audio/video  Cawood was the venue for 'Hot Spot' number nine. Russell Walker and the team found out more about the village which was once home to the Archbishop of York... Help playing audio/video  This morning on Russell's show he spoke to the husband and wife team that own and run Betty's. It was Jonathan and Lesley Wilde's first ever joint radio interview and they agreed to do it to celebrate Betty's 90th Anniversary this month. They've both had other jobs, but knew that one day Betty's would be their business. Jonathan told Russell that his memory at pinpointing the actual start date is a bit hazy... Help playing audio/video  This morning final test runs were taking place today in anticipation of the launch of the steepest roller coaster ever to be built and its right here in North Yorkshire at Flamingo Land near Malton. Tomorrow a representative from Guinness World Records will witness its official record-breaking run. The ride is called Mumbo Jumbo and Dougie Weake was there, but will he take a ride, or will his nerves get the better of him... Help playing audio/video  Today, Scarborough hosted a huge event to celebrate Armed Forces Day. John Caine was on the beach for BBC Radio York. One of the highlights was the tug-of-war and John caught up with the teams between rounds... Help playing audio/video  York was the venue for two 'Race For Life' events today. Anna Wallace was on the Knavesmire and she spoke to Winnie and Margaret, they'd started the race and had particularly enjoyed the warm-up with the handsome young men! Annie began by asking Winnie who's 102 and Margaret, 100, how they'd got on... Help playing audio/video last updated: 03/07/2009 at 11:51 You are in: North Yorkshire > BBC Radio York > BBC Radio York Features > Click of the day |
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