One Life Left

Definitely the UK's favourite radio show (sort of) about videogames.


Commissioned by London’s award-winning Resonance 104.4 FM in early 2006, One Life Left was only meant to run for six episodes.

Take that, The Man because now, somewhere around one hundred and fifty episodes later, it’s in its seventh season and grown from humbling, terrified, fumbling beginnings into one of the station’s most valued shows.

Take THAT, The Man. Also take that, British radio standards.

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One Life Left — s04e04 — #76 — Desk Job

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In which Simon assumes control of the One Life Left radio bus, Ste cowers in the front seat and peers between his fingers and Ann makes out with the bad boys at the back.

Welcome to #76, in which three important announcements are made. We’ll blog them in detail later in the week but I don’t think it’s a spoiler to those announcements concern:

i) The WINNER of One Life Left’s most popular competition ever, to name a Beer at Nottingham Game City
ii) One Life Left’s amazing, unique, ill-advised event at Nottingham Game City
iii) Ste’s absence next week.

Which is why Simon’s driving the desk this week. To learn, you know. It wouldn’t be One Life Left if the preparation wasn’t ill-considered and last-minute.

To alleviate the pressure / add to the complexity, we have a guest for the first time in Season 4. Ellie “Gibbo” Gibson returns to the airwaves to amuse, entertain and talk about videogames. We are lucky to have her. We (abruptly) welcome a new feature, too – ‘The Best Worst Games You’ve Never Played’ by Mathew Kumar. We’re looking for a jingle for that segment so if you can provide, get in touch. And the regulars are all present and correct too – poetry, gambling, chart musings and more.

Music this week:

The Suspense Is Killing Me – Boy 8-Bit
Shempi – Ratatat
Electric Touch (Mighty Mi / Stev1der Mix) – Kanye West v. MGMT
Toejam & Earl Bumpin’ OC Remix

Ok. See you soon!

Ste, Simon and Ann xxx

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2 Comments

  1. Poita says:

    Here’s a 2 minute video i made of myself conducting a straw poll of the students in a couple of classes that I teach here in korea. I asked the kids what systems they play games on. Both the show of hands and the games they play are interesting.
    Sorry for the crappy vid quality. I used my oldish cameras video function.

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=50aSyahGtLk

  2. Kieran says:

    I love how disorganised you are. <3

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