Old Codger Fan
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Ermmm .. Don't let on that you're just starting out?
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On 9/6/2023 at 2:34 AM, DC said:
If Ken regards new music as something from 2002 then his time had come I'm afraid. A lot of Radio 2's new music on their playlist is from established artists like Bev Knight, Keane, Simply Red etc. They are even playing a new song from Dolly Parton at the moment.
Not that it makes the slightest dent in his handsome pay check, but I think KB has managed to make a right tit of himself, over the whole course of his move to GHR. And to think that, last year, he was the un-disputed king of mid-mornings ...
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1 hour ago, DC said:
[The music that makes me switch over ~ ] 2 when 80s before my time comes on, and 1 when 'gimmie a quid or man will stab ya nan' type grime comes on.
That's perfect ?
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12 minutes ago, TheSaviourisHere said:
Out of respect to Mills i do not listen to it and listen to him on 2 instead.
I can see that. Am sticking with R1 2pm-3pm, in my routine (for now) - Agree with others that Matt & Mollie would have made more of it ....
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1 hour ago, riksweeney said:
Vick is certainly worse than Dean and this was more apparent when she was paired with other DJs when Dean was away.
Funny how we experience things in different ways. To my ears, Dean cramps Vicky's style, more so than any of the substitutes.
Agreed overall it's a big step down from Scott & Chris - But then, it was bound to be.
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What does the concept even mean? Excluding things that were made with under-15's in mind??
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I recall Gloria Hunniford and Ed Stewart doing 1 and a half hours each, pre-Steve Wright!
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13 minutes ago, DC said:
I'll have a look at a rundown of who's presenting on CBBC these days and get back to you on that.
Ha! - Good shout ...
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3 hours ago, AndyK77 said:
...Few presenters have ever got Radio 1 breakfast aged over mid-30s. Mark and Lard are about the only ones that spring to mind and that was the shortest ever full-time stint at breakfast.
Even Greg at 33 was at the higher end.
It shouldn't be about age but about connecting with audience but the figures speak for themselves.
I think Steve Wright tops the list, at 39.
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45 minutes ago, TheSaviourisHere said:
I have enjoyed it though feels like auditions for future station shakeups
Yes, but it has to end somewhere ...
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9 hours ago, Greg20 said:
I must say the Radio 1 schedule is all over the place this Summer. The thing with radio is we like routine, Radio 1 has been nothing but. ??
When is the last time it was tidy?!
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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 .....
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I'd say it was a safe prediction that Vernon Kay's figures will drift upwards next time, and Ken Who?'s figures will drift down.
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28 minutes ago, AndyK77 said:
This story indicates a bit more of the background
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/11035428/bbc-heads-will-roll-after-dj-pulled-off-air/
It seems to suggest that Charlie didn't really want Arielle on air in that condition.
If Charlie was persuaded to let her on in the first place, against her better judgment, then that does put things in a different light ...
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Just tracked back on this thread to hear the actual incident.
Pretty entertaining radio, albeit in a way nobody would plan for.
Weird shift of attitude from the host - it's all welcome fun until the moment that she gets criticised - then all of a sudden it's the worst thing in the world.
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Happy news - Riley & Coe is now easily the best late-night radio show out there, in the week - Last night's 'Tenuous Links' special was a particular treat ..
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Edit, Abertom! ?
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10 hours ago, TheSaviourisHere said:
Is it just me or does Zoe get ridiculous amount of time off?
Her absence is her main contribution towards the improvement of the show.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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The later Beerling years are always going to be uppermost in my affections -
Fri: Pete Tong, Tommy Vance, John Peel
Sat: Johnnie Walker, Alan Freeman, Andy Kershaw, John Peel
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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 ...
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Nat O Leary
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R2's Pick Of The Pops should be hoovering-up more of the 00's, in any case .. Come to think of it, a 'Sounds Of The Noughties' show wouldn't go amiss, either.