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  1. 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.

  2. 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 ...

  3. We Need To Talk About Clara Amfo

    in BBC Radio 1

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    At first, I thought CA was a fine replacement for Annie Mac, at least in terms of not seeming to take herself so seriously.  Over time, however, there is just something about the tone of voice she employs (on 80% of her links) that's really started to grate. 

     I've been struggling to describe this in a way that someone who has never heard it might get - My best effort for now is - Imagine someone having to speak-up at a noisy Wedding Reception, so the DJ can hear what she is requesting him to play - Not only that, but with a rising inflexion which hangs in the air just long enough to suggest either that she thinks the DJ is a bit slow-on-the-uptake, or that he is an Australian, and that's her way of trying to ingratiate herself with him.

    That she chooses to speak in this way is demonstrated by this latest Glastonbury trailer, in which she does none of the above - i.e. there is a pleasing touch of 'bass' in her voice every time she is about to reach a punctuation point : https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0frf1zb/bbc-trailers-glastonbury

     

  7. Changes at 6Music

    in Radio

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    35 minutes ago, BBCAaron said:

    ... Do find that BBC has a problem with having so many of their new music shows overlapping on the airwaves like Future Sounds and Future Artists overlap and Radio 2’s show that has more new music than others ...

    Not forgetting Huw Stephens on Radio Wales!   

    I'm running with this 'Menu', for the time being:

    M-T-W 7pm-8pm: R1

    M-T 8pm-9pm 6Music

    W 8pm-9pm Radio Wales

    Th 7pm-8pm: R4 Extra

    Th 8pm-9pm: R1

     

  9. Grimmy returns to radio

    in Radio

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    3 hours ago, Jono said:

    I didn't realise Virgin played pop music from the last few decades ...

    There is a fair range of oldie to more recent. The great 'Weekends' by Freya Ridings gets a good airing, for example (something that GHR wouldn't go near).  Only complaint is that the 'oldie' selections need varying more - I've never heard any other Michael Jackson record than 'Black Or White' on there, for instance ....

    And whilst we're talking about Ricky Wilson - He's really under-whelming on his own - He was great when he had Gaby Roslin to bounce off ....

  11. Grimmy returns to radio

    in Radio

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    On 5/26/2023 at 2:32 PM, Darren m said:

    I can’t see virgin giving him a full time show where would he go as Rick Wilson is doing drive and. Nortan is on at weekends 

     

    A feature-heavy spot from 9am to 11am might be interesting ,,,

  18. Vernon Kay gets Mid Mornings on Radio 2

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    On 5/15/2023 at 6:43 PM, DC said:

    Expecting Vernon to have a few weeks of hate chucked at him and then it will settle. I don't see Ken Bruce going too long at GH, the hype has now died and the endless adverts will turn people away.

    Apart from the easy money (and, who knows, that might be the primary motive), KB has f***ed this up big time, the way he's gone about things ... Vernon's show has way more going for it, already ...

  21. Radio 2 Schedule Changes

    in Radio 2 Chat

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    23 hours ago, UnofficialStark said:

    WC 15th May: Gary Davies sits in for Zoe

    Sun 14th May: Emma Willis sits in for Michael Ball

    Sun 22nd May: Alex Jones sits in for Michael Ball, Samantha Barks sits in for Elaine Page

    Weds 10th May: Edith Bowman sits in for Jo Whiley

     

    Wow, that's quite a lot of shows which have suddenly become listenable!!

  22. Changes at 6Music

    in Radio

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    I'm quite enthused about the new pairings announced for the evenings, as from June - Deb Grant & Tom Ravenscroft / Marc Riley & Gideon Coe ...

    Will be interesting to see how the general 'feel' of these shows compare to the other options out there, in terms of a place to go to discover new tunes ...

  25. Wnat would your Radio 1 Schedule be?

    in BBC Radio 1

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    10 hours ago, shippp said:

    I love listening to Greg but he will make jokes or comments about the songs and weird lyrics or the stupid edits like the Mario one, the same presenter but with each station having its own playlists gets rid of that ...

     

    Thank you for your response ? ... Just as a point of clarity, I would have one 'merged' playlist on at Breakfast ...

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