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  1. 21 hours ago, BBCAaron said:

    He made the comment that is undeniable but I believe the motive wasn’t to cause offence but being naive. It’s something that is uncharacteristic and he has apologised for the comment.

    Clearly no offence was intended, Greg has apologised and learnt a lesson, that's the end of it as far as I am cocerned.

    I think on all these topics we need to distinguish between the behaviour of hate and poorly thought out comments.  The first raises serious questions of what roles a person should be in and the second is a learning curve.  We live in a more and more complex world and we could all fall foul of saying something stupid sometime without thinking.

  2. 4 hours ago, BBCAaron said:

    In all honesty didn’t mind her as much on the radio. I find she was more preferable on radio than television. I find she doesn’t quite fit the TV world and find most often when she is on television most viewers objectify her and is based on her looks rather than her as a presenter found she wasn’t too over bearing or in your face. I didn’t mind listening to her while completing my A-Level art work.

    I do think some of Maya’s TV work is due to her looks which is back to the 70s mentality.

  3. 5 hours ago, GrimsbyGal said:

    They've been talking about it on the Sexted podcast

    According to Jordan, the BBC told him he had just broadcast his final radio show only 20 minutes before he was set to appear on another podcast called Dish.

    Jordan said: “Listen to [Dish] because around 20 minutes before that recording I was called by the BBC to be told that was my last show.”

    William said: “I am going to be serious now and I said this to you at the time. Considering you had the news that you did you were phenomenal.

    “You were so good, you were on point, you were funny – you were great.”

    There was also a joke in another episode where William told Jordan he'd replace him with Jamie Laing.  Jordan says "I left"

  4. 6 hours ago, Greg20 said:

    But he is posh, the opposite to Jordan. Not down to earth. You’re right, the show does play on it. If I’m honest, I stopped listening to Going Home, the day Laing started. Sam and Danni were better. 😂

    I was gutted when Jordan left - that was my favourite show on the station but I found Sam and Danni a decent replacement...whereas this...

  5. It's a bizarre thing though....it would be nice to hear a few more tracks from the past 10 years mixed into daytime.

    However, at the other extreme, I find it odd how often really old tracks come up on Anthems and even the likes of Soundsystem Party and Dance Anthems.   The odd throwback is great but sometimes it feels too much.

  6. 56 minutes ago, coffeeandgin said:

    Yep I really struggled with Matt & Jamie which was a shame as otherwise really like Matt.

    Unfortunately it comes across on-air whether it's actually try or not that Jamie doesn't know a lot about radio and doesn't seem particularly desperate to improve either or if I'm being generous he's playing an act - neither of which particularly appeals.

    The everyman act can sometimes work but you need to have that natural likability and appeal for it to do so in the way that way Chris Stark did.

    I mean even towards the end of his stint with Matt Jamie was struggling with getting the Whatsapp number right which is a basic.

    I hate reverse snobbery and I post this reluctantly as we shouldn't hold Jamie's background against him, but I do think many listeners will find it hard to identify with Jamie.  One of the things that made Jordan so popular was he sounded like the mate you go for a pint with who always has a great story to tell.

  7. 4 hours ago, ianwilk1999 said:

    Agree with most of this above. Listening to only vick and katie today, I was thinking that it doesn't need Jamie. Its very jarring how sometimes he's there and sometimes he isn't. I don't think it needs to be a trio.

    Surely there are bigger problems at the moment, Danny on a pretty big slot on the station is literally unlistenable.

    I dunno if it is me but even Vick and Katie don't sound as good in that slot alone as they did before.

    Maybe I have just fallen out of love with it all.

  8. 15 hours ago, Helen.a12 said:

    See I don’t agree…I think the three way dynamic is not really working. Vick & Katie are really great together and I enjoy Vick & Jamie together. It’s something between Katie & Jamie that’s not gelling for me. However it’s early days and they are still much better than some other combos. Plus Matt & Jamie were radio comedy gold for me so I don’t think Jamie’s the problem. Just maybe didn’t need to be a three. 

    Jamie is definitely very divisive though.  Some people's "radio comedy gold" is other people's "unlistenable".  I have liked Matt and Mollie, Matt on his own, Mollie and Jordan etc etc.  But couldn't listen to Matt with Jamie.

    No hate on Jamie but I just don't like his sense of humour.

  9. I was invested in the show when it was Vick and Jordan / Katie - now I don't pay attention and might leave the station when Jordan starts on Capital.  What I do hear is a mix of formulaic and awful.

     

    It's strange how one person leaving a station can affect your outlook on the whole station.

  10. My point wasn't that the challenge was fake - though obviously some of the timings are managed to fit a finish during Going Home even though it went wrong yesterday.

    What I meant was some of the drama is clearly theatre.  I mean Matt and others have been genuine and touching about personal stories and I am not suggesting fake but there is certainly added theatre along the way to create better radio and fuel donations.

  11. 4 hours ago, BBCAaron said:

    Makes sense I think its the thing that I’ve never made much sense of radio being a big thing on television sets not with since the rise of smart speakers in peoples homes that they no longer have to be reliant on a television set or a radio with the signal of the station. It may have been handy with places where couldnt pick up stations on DAB or FM in area and signal was crackly but dont think many people have a traditional television set up of aerial and cable programming through wires and boxes all apps and that and that is what BBC has managed to successfully delivering with Sounds available on smart televisions and boxes excluding Apple TV boxes.

    Yes - let's not forget how long radio stations have been on TV - since the early 90s.  It used to be the only easy way of listening to stations you couldn't get on FM and the chance to hear some MW/AM stations in better quality.  Different world really... 

  12. 1 hour ago, BBCAaron said:

    Yes, especially when weekend afternoons on most radio stations never is where a big audience is for radio listeners its a more leisurely and casual time of the week on radio and most stations keep it as very playlist heavy with casual conversation 

    It also feels a bit "beneath" Roman.. filling in for high profile slots on Radio 2 feels more likely.

  13. 28 minutes ago, TheSaviourisHere said:

    Great post as ever however after recent events. I have no clue atm i will give this one some thought and post back soon. However i think Greg will be gone before 2027

    That's my view too.  Most of us had been predicting Matt leaving and Greg leaving and being replaced Jordan.

    When we think of the biggest still upcoming talents on the station such as Sam and Danni and Jack Saunders we would expect central roles.  But now who could predict them not leaving for bigger jobs elsewhere!

    Right now my best guess until the end of 2025 is stability with maybe a few minor changes to specialist shows.  (Maybe Daniel P Carter moving on, maybe some of the Dance DJs being snapped up for bigger roles elsewhere, there is amazing talent in Danny, Sarah, Charlie Tee and Jeremiah).

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