ianwilk1999

Of all the times not mention capital it's probably now? Jordan is flying on breakfast with chris & sian and there's a presenter on friday and saturday that doesn't know who a main r1 artist, tldp are. Mentions capital which surely has to be a big no no given recent events and then says the licence fee goes to me. Talk about vom. We can't have it on here no more as it's that unlistenable and I'm about to switch back for m&m, but this is a Maya Jama x50 level mess of a show. Forget fading the microphone down, the entire show needs fading down

With the effects I'm half expecting a massive whoooooo soon

I feel like it'd be more likely to be an early breakfast presenter than someone like james if they went down this route. Perhaps it might complicate matters (but I do completely agree with everyone saying it'd be better) and they're just waiting for July to come round and for it to be over. I believe you said it on digital spy @coffeeandgin that James is long overdue and deserves a slot on the station and I still think he was kept back from a temp show because of the weekend announcement yet to come and his global contract is a hold up. Of all the decisions recently, I think that'd be a decision that would be universally welcomed.

Didn't someone say that Lauren is covering with Katie soon so she could potentially do it with Jamie. Or yes Matt with Jamie is an option they've used before

Agree, Jamie would do a better job of it!

On the off chance I might have been too harsh and they've improved or been trained, I had a listen to the first 40 minutes of Dannys show today. I wasn't harsh enough. I think there are people in the background laughing in sympathy because Danny said absolutely nothing funny, incorrect whatsapp number AGAIN, has no clue about the r1 music, completely off target topics literally waffling on about motivational speaking and talking all over jingles. Wtf is going on?

It's weird because that show is done, everyone knows its done and it's riding out its final few weeks. I don't suppose he has anything to prove on it, or potentially the desire to be there if something else comes up to do. He's starting a new chapter in a way when he goes off to earlies by himself

Is Dannys idea to just slowly alienate groups of the audience until there's no one left? Out of date references, terrible talking points that are frankly dull and unentertaining, no clue about what happens on the rest of the station, getting band names wrong then managing to turn it into offence by saying "it was nothing but thieves, should know that being scouse" wtf? I can't see any part of the audience that warms to Danny. With Jordan starting at capital and this show being on a Friday is this really what radio 1 need right now? I think you might be right above @Bluestraw , long surpassed Maya imo. Some others have said it but James should have 100% gone into that show, I can only think they're putting him on weekend afternoons instead

Caity Baser is actually a better presenter than danny beard

This. The show is poor quality and isn't getting any better. Danny feels very out of sync with anything at radio 1, including its own whatsapp number. That could maybe be forgiven if the show itself was good, but it's not. Dannys stories are cringe, the talking points are cringe and the refs to real world things are cringe. To think this used be katie's show, the quality level is through the floor. It's nothing to do with what they stand for like was said in this article and its really wrong if people say things like that. BUT... yes danny might get a text from a SCOUSE builder who likes them, but hello danny is... scouse ffs. I don't buy into the fact most listeners are buying into this show like danny leans towards in the article, it's mission 'i need to save this' They said I've been in the entertainment industry for 10 years and on gaydio (never heard them and I do dip in there) and I've a great cv. Well that's very nice, but what comes out of the speakers isn't entertaining, has been very out of touch, sometimes quite offensive and they're a poor quality presenter. I'm one person and to be asked to turn it off by various people all target audience but 2 of them, across different weeks who aren't usually offended by us having the radio on speaks volumes. Sorry but danny is definitely the novice they claim not to be and has lowered the quality

This might sound small, but hear me out. I think its fair to say regular radio 1 listeners know the whatsapp no matter if they use it or not. To hear danny say "03, 700, 100" and miss off third of the number and it happens constantly and after however many weeks now sounds stupid. While we can get barked at for not listening to the in-house hospital radio service at least they know the number. When you put that with saying big weekend is in London, the ref of "cozie livs" like its nothing which was in such poor taste, the whole show is a major turn off and not a vibe. Even the brilliant playlist couldn't save it on Friday and we had to switch. My prediction on this is a nice idea but one that hasn't worked and it won't reappear in the same way. Someone said there's an abba pod on sounds? That's probably the best place because their live shows are really bad.

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.

It needs to be said, Danny beard is shocking and we had to turn it off again. Listen to the first link from today, spoke all over the track and carried on like it was normal. Self care saturday mentioning about smear tests, what is going on? Then can't even get the whatsapp number right. He makes Jamie lang look like Greg james, any chance we can have Katie back?

Vicky by herself on Easter Monday but the full trio on drive for an anthems show

"No english" on the bike was the best bit