So, Bob Dylan’s “Theme Time Radio Hour” will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2, starting just before Christmas with 6 consecutive shows from December 23rd through December 28th. It will later switch to a regular slot on BBC 6 Music every Friday night. Both stations are streamed live on the web, last time I checked, so it seems that this will effectively make Dylan’s show available for free to anyone with internet access across the entire world — a world that is in sorely in need of it, I might add.

It wouldn’t be surprising to see XM striking similar deals with broadcasters in other countries. Dylan is joining a very select group of radio personalities who have been syndicated internationally. In fact, who else is there? Casey Kasem? If you put aside dramas and comedies, what other kinds of radio programming ever get distributed around the world? I guess it’s another measure of how much interest there is out there in hearing Dylan talk about and play his favorite records.

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