AndyK77

Grimmy was exactly what Radio 1 needed on Breakfast after Moyles but eventually the show became boring and he never hit an interesting level on Drive. Vick and Jordan were so much better when they took over.

Even if the overall sound is mostly good, Radio 1 is in an odd place. Their listening figures continue to be under pressure (especially when you remove the 10 to 16 (or is it 17) year olds and they have an ageing daytime line-up. (Age shouldn't matter but you can't be blind to the fact not a single Weekday Radio 1 daytime DJ is under 35). I'd be shocked if within 5 years it wasn't a very different looking station.

Yes - but it's still better than nothing. At one point when I fancied a radio career I would still have loved that. As for the representation point. The BBC is more often accused of over-representation of minorities rather than under-representation, so I find any agenda here hard to believe. Sorry to say it but we can only assume the reason there is less diversity in the selection is simply that they didn't deem those that would have brought this worthy enough. That's surprising in itself I admit but the BBC is the last organisation I can imagine following an agenda not to be inclusive.

All very true and it is more nuanced than hard numbers. Back when Radio 1 "banned" pre 90s music in the mid-90s it was for very good reason. The sound had changed so much the 80s tunes jarred. Music has changed slower in the past 30 ish years than probably any point in popular culture. (Though if you watch the old editions of Top of The Pops from 1998, you can see how many tunes that even made Number 1 would never get played on radio now). Radio stations have a huge challenge in evolving to match target demographics. The truth is Radio 2 is probably walking a tightrope and given how respectable their figures are in view of the competitive landscape must be getting it largely right. (Even if it's generally not for me).

Great to see Mylo and Rosie covering Breakfast. It was great to see new talent given a chance but it was obvious that only the specialist presenters had a chance to shine. The yearly Anthems slots were pretty unlistenable after a while. Back when Radio 1 was my permanent station of choice, it was the only time of the year I switched off.

I mostly listen to Capital but can tune around after Breakfast. Sometimes I end up on Radio 2 and as a 48 year old who still likes newer music, I can still find Radio 2 a bit "old" for me. No disrespect to Ken but he is of an age where everybody seems younger than him... I haven't listened to so much of Radio 1 since Jordan left (Dance Party Starters being one of the few shows I regularly listen to and sometimes Going Home when no Jamie) but I actually find it a bit of a tough listen when working. The fact nearly every show has 2 or 3 presenters makes them all sound very similar when sometimes I just want music with links and a lot of the content sounds the same.

Another predictable game? The last few have lost their edge.

That doesn't seem reliable. The only source is Wiki and seems highly improbable.

And to think of a time that Chris Evans wasn't allowed to take Fridays off Radio 1.. https://uk.themedialeader.com/evans-leaves-radio-1/

And the media hardly cares at all as it isn't so relevant (and neither are they!).

I honestly don't understand in detail most of what this is about, Unless somebody has talked to core Radio 1 target statistical demographics this is all opinion. I just can't see how much different Mylo and Rosie are to most of the output. Can somebody provide clear examples to make the point clearer? There may be a good issue here but without examples I can't understand.

Going Home presenters have done the last few years ?

The other weird one is Katie. She never moved to London but stayed there. I can't see her doing that with her baby. Going Home has had no feel or consistency since Jordan left.

He said on the show before he went off that he wanted to talk about it when he was ready so I don't think he was forced. Glad he is in a good place anyhow and so important he talked about it.

Yes - I didn't realise Jack was sick.