Joe Boy
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TrueShe gets fuck all in terms of viewing figures on radio anyway, so you might have a point!
- I don't think there's gonna be any massive changes in September, but I'd be surprised if Matt didn't get a full time slot. It's just knowing where to put him. Maybe he could take over the Request Show on Saturdays, they don't seem too keen on Reggie anymore.
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This is absolutely untrue. You may not like her, but she's no less popular than Jo was in that slot. Not at the moment anyway...her viewing figures have been declining as of late -
Wow - Evans on 9.53 million. That's a million and a half up on Wogan's figure. Nobody was expecting that. Radio 1 also up quite a bit.
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I totally agree. I don't mind an odd absence, but the amount of days off she seems to have is pretty bloody remarkable!!
Scott always says she's on courses, which the BBC probably send her on. I doubt she's skiving!
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well its true, he is the one moaning about it, isn't he? & wasn't he in the same 'type' of studio when he did his early show, there is no pleasing some people he has a great job at the best radio stations in the world!
He's not moaning, he's joking around.
Don't be silly.
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It did almost sound like something off of the early 00s.
It is. The same jingle can be heard in this old Chris Moyles clip. It must have just been lurking in the system somewhere. Although I think Radio 1's imaging could do with being freshened up, I don't think it'll happen for the time being.
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I thought he was great today. Sounded really relaxed. Great find Radio 1! But the jingle he played was an old one from around 2005ish. That woman was the old station voice.
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Matt is extremely talented and quick witted. He made me laugh a bit with some callers but I feel this show is going to hold him back. If they're going to change the format to work around him it has a long way to go.
Yeah agree with you. I think he relied on the texts a lot today, but I expect he won't as much when he loosens up and becomes more comfortable. They were probably a bit of a safety blanket for him. Likewise, the Abs thing was well intentioned if a little bit flat. He hasn't done radio before, so it'll probably take a while for him to find his style. I'm sure his producers and the bosses will help him do that though. It'll be interesting to hear him on early breakfast this week, where it's slightly less formatted - maybe that'll be his chance to shine...
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Just the last hour didn't work? Or the whole thing? What sort of show do you reckon he should be doing?By the way, I know he's good. I just don't think today's format worked. I'll be checking him out on early breakfast tomorrow via the iPlayer. -
Yeah I must admit I did enjoy the lie-in. Maybe the bosses wanted to see how he sounded doing a normal show? I'm sure they're looking to find a slot for him in the next reshuffle.Yes I have the same hopes for him, but Sunday Skive? -
Well, if you're going to be put the "Lie In" between 12 and 1, rename it. That's just too late to have a lie in show. As for Matt I only heard 20 minutes of the show, and it appears he was just reading out texts, which I enjoyed for the 20 minutes I listened, but if he was doing that for the whole show then no doubt a bit more variety is needed.
As for Matt himself I liked him. He seems a bit different to anyone else we've got on R1, seemed humourous which R1 is lacking at the minute. It sounds to me like he just needs to find a bit more variety and he'll be fine.
It has been renamed - it's called the Sunday Skive now. I liked him too. He's got a nice quirky style and a good voice. Given time, hopefully this week on early breakfast, he'll loosen up a bit and rely less on texts and show more of his own personality.
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Switch with Annie and Nick can be OK sometimes, but I think Tom Deacon's new show is the first one that people in their 20s will be unable to enjoy. He strikes me as incredibly childish and irritating. The rest of the lineup seems OK, but I don't see the sense in having Grimshaw and Mac on at 10. What will they do if Deacon's already done the 'wackyness' earlier in the evening?
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But local radio just isn't taking the risks on presenters like Chris and Scott like it was 10 or 15 years ago. They've got to find new talent from somewhere.Scott's been in radio since he was 16 was it? And Chris was at loads of stations before Radio 1. Coxy was meant more as a character but she did modeling and TV including a music show before then co-hosted then she went from there. -
To be fair, people like that are institutions BECAUSE they've worked at Radio 1. Chris, Scott and Coxy all started there in their early 20s, and it's only because they've been around for so long that they've acheived their current status. I like the sound of Matt Edmondson, and I reckon he could grow into a really good presenter. It's nice that they're hiring someone a bit different and a bit edgy too.I'm in the target audience and I don't want young people presenting. I want characters and institutions such as Coxy, Chris, Scott, Zane, and even Annie Nightingale and Jo Whiley. Its better when their older because theres always that little bit of you that wants to work at radio 1 some day, but if everyones young and nearer to the audience, then theres less of that. Because you don't have time to get your foot on the ladder. Radio 1 is an institution and these people might have some talent or a bit of stardom but their not institutions yet, because they've not worked up to it. I don't like this fast tracking and picking of people just for their current celebrity standings. -
Very interesting that Jaymo and Andy George are covering weekend breakfast. I wonder if Radio 1 are planning to move them more into the mainstream, or just gain more exposure for the specialist shows? Either way, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before they get their own show. I like them.
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Radio 1 is still hugely influential in showcasing new music from all genres, although this is mostly in the evening. But that's not necessarily a bad thing - people like to hear things they're familiar with during the day.
If you want more obscure stuff during the day, new artists, and some older songs, plus less frivolous chat, then surely 6 Music would be more your thing?
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Surely it was deliberately that way? I think the video's funny.I don't think they were too fussed about that video seeing as it's such a small feature for the station. But it did strike me as a "we can't be bothered" approach. -
Interesting review from Miranda Sawyer in today's Observer, talking about Greg James, and Radio 1's whole daytime output. Apart from the bit about Scott, I think it's pretty bang on the money. What do you reckon?
Which brings us to Greg James, Radio 1's new afternoon boy. James is of the Scott Mills school of DJs: competent, cheery, characterless. His chat in between records revolves around reading out emails or telling you things about the track he's just played: "You have to see the video! It's just great!" and "It's shaping up to be a bigger fight than Blur and Oasis – Rihanna versus SuBo!" The fact that such people as Greg James, Fearne Cotton and, to an extent, Scott Mills (though he, at least, tries to push radio's form into something new) provide Radio 1's daytime output makes me worry for young people. Drowning kids in blandness? Too scary for words. How's that going to prepare them for the big, bad world? Or even the pub? -
Exactly. Young people want to be entertained and excited, not related to.1. It'll probably be shite if they did that2. John Peel had one of the youngest audience profiles on R1. How does that fit in to "only young people should speak to young people".
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He does have one. It's harder to find though. That'll teach him.Reggie dosen't get one because he swore on-air.... -
Controversial BBC 6Music DJ George Lamb is to leave his weekday show for a new weekend slot on the digital station.
He will be replaced by Lauren Laverne, whose Saturday afternoon show will be taken on by Radio 5 Live's Richard Bacon. Lamb, who has divided listeners to the music station, will give up his current weekday berth between 10am and 1pm to move to the 7am-10am breakfast slot on Saturdays and Sundays.
6Music's current weekend breakfast DJ, Iyare, will leave the station as a result of the changes, which take effect from Monday 30 November.
Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish's award-winning 6Music Saturday morning show will start an hour later, at 10am, as will Liz Kershaw's lunchtime slot.
Bacon will be on 6Music from 3pm to 5pm on Saturdays, and be followed by Jon Holmes, who moves from the 2pm slot.
"Lauren is an outstanding talent and we're delighted she is going to be a pivotal voice on the network," said Bob Shennan, the controller of Radio 2 and 6Music.
"George has done a brilliant job in daytime and I'm pleased he's agreed to transfer his amazing energy to weekends.
"And with Richard joining Saturday afternoons, it's a significant and exciting time in the development of 6."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/02/george-lamb-leave-6music-daytime
Maybe Lauren on mid-mornings will pick up the disenfranchised ex-Whiley listeners who don't like Fearne. Seems like a logical move for the BBC.
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Oh right. Hope so - don't wanna feel totally thick. I do get the snail one though.It's not really a joke... I think it's philosophical off of exams in the 1920s. According to Google it's about steam engines.I think they're making a point people will laugh along with things regardless of whether they understand or not...
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I don't get it either. Anyone care to explain?
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Yeah they've been doing it for a few weeks now. I've mainly noticed it on Greg James on Friday afternoon. Another attempt to to appeal to the yoof I expect. I'm also getting sick of hearing Tinchy Stryder, Chipmunk and Taio Cruz on a loop the whole time. Radio 1 does sound quite Kiss-esque at the moment.
September Schedule Changes
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I don't agree with the idea that the target audience aren't around to hear Fearne and Greg. College and uni certainly don't work to the same hours as school. Fearne would be the Radio 1 Breakfast Show for most students.