Christian McArdle wrote:
To enable me to have music while I diy (so this is slightly relevant to
this group!) I'd like to have a portable radio/CD player - ie one with
built-in speakers, not a personal hifi Ipod-type thingy - that will play
MP3 files recorded on to CD-Rs; however I can't find one anywhere. Does
such a beast exist?


No problem finding them at all.

Sorry! tried several e-shops all to no avail, but not Argos.

No idea if this link will work (may be connection based)

http://makeashorterlink.com/?E26756E8A
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J27711E8A

Yes they worked, many thanks. That 29 quid Alba job looks just right
for my present needs!

David