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  1. Hmmm - overall I feel positive about the changes...

    This is great for Alice, she's such a natural on the radio and I hope with a solid production team she can create a great show for a weekend afternoon!

    Huw moving to weekday evenings is cool - I've always enjoyed him doing new music shows. I feel a bit sorry for Phil, hoping there's a plan in place for him as he'd be a wasted talent.

    I'm slightly disappointed that the review show is going, and also not 100% sure of the rock show being on a Sunday evening.

  2. Sadly I think the fact that she's 35 means Adele is maybe a bit too old

    I've not heard much of Adele - mainly the odd cover but I've always found her to be good, when she did weekend breakfast back last year it felt like a voice of reason before work on a Sunday. From listening I'd never put her at 35, but then as long as I enjoy the show and the music that shouldn't matter!

  3. I love how positive and genuine Alice always comes across whenever she's on the air. I'm glad she's getting a lot more daytime cover, hopefully there will be some features / callers used during the cover week.

    I feel the 10 - 12:45 slot is lacking any real content other than the live lounge at the moment, and it's all on the presenter to fill links with their personality.

  4. A part of me thinks that with proper and consistent production Gemma could be quite good.

    I did enjoy parts of her filling in for Fearne - and I really do like Alice, great sense of humour & knowledge of music. I've been listening to Fearne quite a lot the last week or so and, I have to say she's been sounding a bit down. I hope she get's back in to the swing of it soon!

  5. Does anybody else feel that Radio 1 have started to play a lot more Christmas music, much earlier than they have done for the last year or so? It's like being back in 2008!

    I was really disappointed last year as the station never got into the full swing of things - apart from Scott and Co.

    It could just be me but I'd be interested if anybody else has noticed this.

  6. A part of me thinks that this will be Scott's next role on the station, he always does it brillaintly and could represent the chart really well on other shows.

    I can't think of anybody else on the station who could make a go of it based on the essential interest in music and visualisation element. It feels like it needs a spark / new lease of life fairly soon. Unless they use another daytime DJ like Greg, but I can't see them doing that as DJs haven't done regular 6 shifts a week for ages.

    In my opinion the whole of the weekends are starting to feel disjointed and confused. Some of the newer shows especially seem to be fitting a really set format.

  7. I'd be hoping...

    04:00-06:30 Dev (I'd really miss him so just being selfish)

    06:30-10:00 Greg James (I agree a team... Greg, Headmistress Laura, and Chris Smith, I love Greg and Chris together - Greg is at his best with somebody to bounce off)

    10:00-13:00 Alice Levine (The biggest surprise of the new signings, likes her music, has a personality and seems so natural)

    13:00-16:00 Grimmy (I loved him at night, think he's had a really hard job on Breakfast, feel he's right for here in a chilled lunchtime way)

    16:00-19:00 Matt Edmondson (I think he's got something, hope it's a good thing in the yes of others & R1)

    19:00-21:00 Huw Stephens (As much as I like Zane, and think he's a great interviewer, I feel the time will feel right for him to move on and it will just sort of happen but in a 'well that feels right' sense')

    22:00-00:00 Phil Taggart (I really like Phil, from his daytime cover I feel he needs somebody else there, but this is definitely a good time-slot for him)

  8. I have to say, on TV I liked her. At the moment she doesn't ever sound like she knows whats going on. The competition over the last month or so was a really good concept... but never has a presenter talked to any caller less, or sounded less pleased, it was all 'I'm so relieved this has worked - here's a song'. There was even one caller where I didn't catch the name or who they wanted to see, it was over in a flash!

    I think if anything it highlights that to work on radio, you have to be good at RADIO. If you're good at TV, that's great - it also works the other way...

    At times it feels like Radio 1 are completely underestimating the power of a good radio broadcaster and the brilliant positive influence they can have, in order to look trendy. It's radio, I want to like the presenter & music, get to know them a bit, have a laugh... Not look like them and admire their make-up choices...

    Sort of on / off topic rant over!

  9. I think Scott still sounds a lot younger than Sara and Moyles & Co. I suppose a big part of that is the fact he isn't talking about children / family etc. and his personal life isn't a big part of his show, there's no narrative.

    I also feel that the addition of Chris has made the show sound younger. If Scott was flying solo I think it could be a different story.

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