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  3. Jeremy Vine

    in Radio 2 Chat

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    I usually enjoy the Jeremy Vine Show (switching over to R1 after 2pm news, as - whisper it - Scott isn't doing it for, on R2). He handles the mixture of light and serious talking points (plus musical interludes) skilfully enough.

    Vine also has a while to go before he matches Jimmy Young's tenure (and not everyone was too keen on him - but that's another story).

    If he absolutely had to be replaced, then someone should twist Nicky Campbell's arm .....

  11. Radio 1 Breakfast Show to start at 7.30am over summer

    in BBC Radio 1

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    3 hours ago, R1Fan1 said:

    I wonder if Clara will depart permanently next? Maybe they’ll give Jack future artists, then bring back the entertainment show at 8pm with Arielle. Play more newer music during future artists, it does seem like (especially in the first 45 minutes) they’re playing songs which are on the radio 1 playlist anyway (and it’s even more baffling when this selection includes Beyoncé songs that were released 10 months ago).

    Sounds good to me ...

  12. Do R1 care about the chart show anymore?

    in BBC Radio 1

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    3 hours ago, BBCAaron said:

    To me what loses the magic is that with iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, Shazam, Deezer, Amazon Music, YouTube and Tidal have their own streaming charts on their platforms and with the days of looking at the charts on the website these days can just google and find it all out. 

    I don't mind the fact that we can look it up for ourselves, per se ... It's more that phoney sense of suspense ('But who is No.2? etc ...) which is still used in the presentation of it.  Far better just to throw in some interesting (i.e., not so well known) facts about the records ...

  14. Do R1 care about the chart show anymore?

    in BBC Radio 1

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    4 hours ago, TheSaviourisHere said:

    Yep could not agree more it is over 20 years now since i started listening to Radio 1 because of my obsession with the Chart. I still really enjoy it. But when you think you have got rid of the Harry Styles track and it comes right back into the top 10.

    The programme could always be shortened slightly (and/ or expand the Album Chart feature), to account for too much repetition ...

  16. Grimmy returns to radio

    in Radio

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    10 hours ago, shippp said:

    Saying GHR wouldn't go near isn't really saying much ...

    Yeah, I was using it as a point of comparison with Virgin - Also it cannot be repeated too many times how utterly ridiculous a 'No 21st Century' policy is .....

  22. We Need To Talk About Clara Amfo

    in BBC Radio 1

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    18 hours ago, DC said:

    I'm sitting here wondering how long it's been since Steve Lamacq left Radio 1, who did that show but at an 8pm start for you whippersnappers. Feels like Zane has been gone an age too by now.

    Lamacq's 'Evening Session' run ended in Dec 2002, by all accounts.

    The slot itself passed through many hands before Mark Goodier, with perhaps Janice Long making the biggest mark on it, in the 80's. 

    A quick glance at this Schedule archive site suggests it was "As Radio 2", up until 1979 ~

    Schedule - BBC Programme Index

     

     

     

  23. We Need To Talk About Clara Amfo

    in BBC Radio 1

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    4 minutes ago, onlyME said:

    Also doesn't help there isn't a handover. Annie Mac would have one with Nick Grimshaw. Scott Mills and Zane Lowe had one. With Clara she just goes straight into it after the news. Even the start of the programme throws itself straight into the new music.

    I only ever tune in for the second hour - but yes, I can see how this would be jarring ...

    Again, what's most frustrating is that these are all easily fixable things  - The content of the show (both the tracks played, and what Clara has to say about them) is fine - So why isn't it working as it should???

  24. We Need To Talk About Clara Amfo

    in BBC Radio 1

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    15 hours ago, BBCAaron said:

    " ... if you are talking about a new song, album, band or artists as Future Sounds requires need to be able to sell it and get people to be looking up said album or artist ..."

     

    11 hours ago, DC said:

    "Meh is the word, just background to me. I hear the odd interesting tune but I wouldn't go out of my way to listen .."

    Herein lies the problem. Straining too hard to whip up enthusiasm can have the opposite effect.

  25. We Need To Talk About Clara Amfo

    in BBC Radio 1

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    3 hours ago, BBCAaron said:

    " ...I get the tone of voice as if you are talking about a new song, album, band or artists as Future Sounds requires need to be able to sell it and get people to be looking up said album or artist..."

    That's what I assumed the 'rationale' to be, too. Unfortunately, she'll often go on to add insult to injury by mentioning the key information (i.e. artist name!) as a throwaway mumble at the end!  Unless you've got a device which shows you the tracks being played (and maybe that's an automatic assumption also, on her part), you're gonna miss it ...

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