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Jameela Jamil? Don't WHOOOOOoooooOOOOOooo all at once, guys!

Jameela Jamil? Don't WHOOOOOoooooOOOOOooo all at once, guys!

Jameela Jamil? Don't WHOOOOOoooooOOOOOooo all at once, guys!

My disappointment has moved on from Dev and Alice being paired up and Jordan only getting one show a week to Scott having Maya JAMA forced on him on Fridays.
Okay it's only one day a week but I just do not see what she can add - I don't recall her being particularly funny or entertaining when she covered for Alice in December, so what can she bring to a funny and entertaining show other than stilted attempts at banter? Certainly she'll never be as funny as Beccy or Chappers. I could be wrong, but from what I've heard of her - funny she is not.
Ah, who am I kidding, I'm still furious about Jordan being shafted. He's done DOZENS of shows over the last three years, and they've got better and better each time - Maya has done TWO. And they were a bit shit. Yet she gets one solo show and a co-host each week, and Jordan gets one show. Unbelievable.
Ben Cooper has a history of making baffling decisions, and this is the latest. I really do not rate him as controller, you'd always get what you expected with Andy Parfitt. 

Thank you!
I'll repeat what you said when I say a thousand times yes! I have been listening to R1 for coming up to seven years now, and vaguely remember seeing figures from 2012/2013 on the amount of songs played in each show. As was to be expected, Moyles had played considerably less than the others with between 15-19 songs per show, Fearne was between 32-36 (sometimes higher, despite being the shortest show), and Scott and Greg were between 29-38, depending on their content. To me, that sounded absolutely fine and like it has been said, the balance was right.
Now, it's just ridiculous. I'd say, and this is also just with my untrained ear, that the breakfast show easily hits 50 songs most days. Clara wouldn't be too far behind that, I don't think. Scott will be low to mid 40s and Greg would be low 40s too. There is FAR TOO MUCH music and it's putting me off. There are too many mixes - restrict it to Throwback Thursday on the breakfast show, the Nixtape and perhaps the final 15 minutes on Scott's show on a Friday only. The summer mixes should also be restricted to one day only. Also, there is far too much emphasis on Greatest Hits. Yes, it was a fantastic idea when R1 hit 50 years old, but we're looking at 8.5 hours of air time right now still dedicated to them. Cut it down to an hour of a show and it'll sound better, rather than repetitive and recycled as it does currently.
I love Radio 1, but like you suggested, it's beginning to sound like a commercial radio station sometimes. The DJs on my local radio station (a Bauer operated station) have no personalities at all, play too much music (and rubbish music too!), have links that are just meaningless and say the network slogan ('All the biggest hits, all day long!) during every link. R1 DJ's aren't saying 'Where it begins!' during every link, but increasingly, they are ticking the boxes of the other things I mentioned and it's really sad.
I never thought I'd say this at the age of 21, but I am beginning to feel old for Radio 1. I am frequently saying to myself 'this all sounds the same' and 'wasn't this played five minutes ago?' in terms of the music played. The music that is being produced can't be helped by R1, but they can at least ensure there is a good spread of genres and tastes. I mean, is there really need for Ed Sheeran to be potentially featuring up to three times every show? Rita Ora was the same when 'Anywhere' was on the playlist at the same time as her feature with Avicii was knocking around. Some artists get WAY more exposure than others. Some just get one play and then are forgotten about.
Putting in a complaint doesn't sound like a bad idea! It may force the BBC to look at how they are currently delivering radio output and how it could be changed - looking at this forum would be a good start! - because I genuinely don't think bosses at R1 are realising they're doing more harm that good. Oh god, I sound like such a anorak. 

Precisely! The RAJAR's for Q4 are released in just under a month (8th February), and I think it's a safe to say which way they'll swing for R1. Maybe management will make some changes that will hopefully boost figures, but I'm not holding my breath.
2012 is the earliest memory of Radio 1 that I have, and I definitely remember Moyles playing less than 20 tracks per show - sometimes it was just above 10! But I definitely agree with you. I know things have to move with the times, but I haven't been in favour with things that have been implemented over the last year. I'd definitely bring back Real or No Real, if I had my way. You were always guaranteed a laugh - especially when Greg or Charlie Sloth was on and it bumped up the length of the podcast by about 10 minutes.
The gripes I have with the station aren't so much about the DJs, more the music policy and the decrease of content and worthwhile links. Although, as I've said before, Jordan North is 2017/2018s Pete Allison. Radio 1 will kick themselves if they don't offer him a permanent show soon and so he ends up being snapped up somewhere else.

I know this sounds like a mad question considering that Radio 1 is a radio station that prides itself on new music, but does anyone else think that the station is playing too much music?
Since the start of the year, we have seen a daily Nixtape between 9:30am-10:05am/10:10am, Throwback Thursday between 8:30am-9am - thus removing a total of 1 hour of content time on Thursdays, plus the dropping of the 'Going Home Song' on Greg's show in favour of an extra one or two tracks.
This comes on top of the withdrawal of Innuendo Bingo and Real or No Real on Scott's show (although I think Bingo needed to be dropped for a bit - RoNR has clearly been dropped to allow for more music), as well as doing away with the 5pm news update in November.
It would be interesting to hear other people's thoughts/views on this!

Didn't know that Whitney Houston was a cover presenter for Simon Bates! 

Dev was unavailable to cover as he was in Majorica (I think!). Yasser covered his weekend show. Mistajam was much better than Cel Spellman!

Actually, I think Diane Abbott would be great on the chart - "and now a new entry at number 72, which means it's the biggest selling single in the UK this week, it's Liar Liar. I'll play you the number 23 after that, and we'll run down the top 10-36".
The Official Chart with Diane Abbott - every Goosday from 4pm-76:30.

Surely Diane Abbott would present Radio 1 Stories: Music by Numbers? 

Surely Diane Abbott would present Radio 1 Stories: Music by Numbers? 

Surely Diane Abbott would present Radio 1 Stories: Music by Numbers? 

Ready Steady Cook.... WHOOOOOOoooOOOOOooooOOOOoooOOO!

Talk about low-key exit! No idea who will replace her but I bet we will know before 10pm.

Ready Steady Cook.... WHOOOOOOoooOOOOOooooOOOOoooOOO!

Jameela Jamil. WHOOOOOOOOOooooooOOOOOOOOOOooOooooOOOOOOOOO!

That woman who put the cat in the bin...
WHOOOOoOOOooooOOOOOooOOoooOoooooo

Great WHOOOOO!
 
British Home Stores... WHOOOOoooooOOOOOOOoooOOOO! (Too soon?).

It would be a MASSIVE mistake if the bosses went out of their way to remove Mills from Radio 1. He is by far the best DJ on the station. 

It would be a MASSIVE mistake if the bosses went out of their way to remove Mills from Radio 1. He is by far the best DJ on the station. 

I remember that too. Out of all the comedians they could have picked to get in, the producers chose this absolute salad. Seemed like an odd choice of guest considering they were so vocal in their dislike of him.

Harry Hill and Lee Nelson on in the last hour. Both massive WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO's, in my opinion!

Harry Hill and Lee Nelson on in the last hour. Both massive WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO's, in my opinion!

Harry Hill and Lee Nelson on in the last hour. Both massive WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO's, in my opinion!