Old Codger Fan

It's got more of a Fri/ Sat feeling to it, for me. But there's nothing inherently wrong with the show.

Not a fan of Jack Saunders, but ... This is a marked improvement over Clara Amfo (almost anything would have been) - And it's also better than what JS was doing in his previous slot - He's definitely been listening back to Zane Lowe, and drawing lessons from that.

Bruno Brookes was really good at that, yes .. and he needed to be, because he was up against David Jensen on Capital.

I notice on BBC Sounds that Matt & Mollie's 23/03/24 show (following Danny's) was titled, "A Short History Of Cringe".

Alan Freeman - 1989 - Saturday Rock Show. Then branched out into Andy Kershaw, Johnnie Walker, John Peel, Tommy Vance, Bob Harris and many more. My family always told me that I would "grow out of" all that noisy rubbish. It was therefore incomprehensible to me when Matthew Bannister set about culling most of the old guard, as that was proof-positive that some of us never grow out of it.

In a word, unremarkable.

That would be the smartest solution.

Sudden departure of Graham Norton at weekends has led to my sudden departure from listening at weekends. They're not even trying to replace it as a 'Main Attraction' slot, at this point. Thank goodness for the imminent arrival of Romesh Ranganathan at R2!

Classic case of the whole being less than the sum of it's parts. See also Simon Mayo + Jo Whiley.

Scott Solo on R2 sounds all wrong to me - so it could hardly be worse. Each to his own, I know.

This is what should have happened, in the first place. Better late than pregnant, I suppose.

Much enjoyed Scott on R1 - But sounds all wrong on R2, especially in light of who he replaced.

Whisper it, but .. Scott still isn't an adequate replacement

Shocker. 69 is nothing, these days.

Forgive me if this has been answered already, elsewhere. Just something I'm curious about. When they 'extend' the actual record into an 'instrumental section' (to talk over, afterwards), how is this done? 1/ With their own 'vocal-removing' technology? 2/ By getting cover bands to make something that will sound very similar? 3/ By receiving extra tracks from the record companies, for that purpose? 4/ By clipping instrumental parts from the record - or a 'B-Side'/ '12"' type alternate version of it?? Whatever the answer, I think there's an over-reliance on it - but that's a different topic!!

The Blue Room was great - I would get up early for it!

Correct! - There's got to be a market for that, right?? - Or - just me??

I've always wanted to do a show called 'From the Forties To The Noughties' ,,,

I've observed in various ways on here already how much more entertaining the stand-in-for-Jack shows are, compared to the actual-Jack shows ... And get shouted-down for it, every time.

If we include R1Xtra, does this make David Rodigan the new Old Trooper?

My mind has been changed. He's alright on his own. Weird but true.

Browsing it now - Gets off to a good start with the 'Whole Lotta Love' theme tune! And Clara doing her (perfectly pleasant) TV voice again (Unlike ... The RADIO one ?? - With the SENSELESS dynamics and rising inflections all over the place ???!!! ) .......

I'm open to having my mind changed, but I reckon it'll be intensely annoying ...

Whisper it, folks, but ... Every time someone stands-in for Jack Saunders, the show has improved. Credit where it's due - Every time JS has stood-in for Clara Amfo, that's also improved matters - but that's quite a low bar!

The popularity of R1 Anthems/ Radio 1 00's among U-35's is mildly depressing, like they've already taken to saying, "Things were better in my day" ......