Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[James R]

Chris Evans's weekday BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show is to start half an hour earlier, at 0630 BST, from 11 October.

The station's controller Bob Shennan said: "Chris has proved so popular with listeners that it makes sense to give him a little extra time, even though he'll have to move his alarm clock."

Evans added: "Less sleep but no matter - more music, more fun and more coffee very much required. Oh and of course extra yoga and meditation."

The show will still end at 0930.

Evans's show was launched in January, when he replaced Sir Terry Wogan who had been on air for 27 years.

He lost just over one million listeners in the three months before August, according to industry body Rajar, with 8.48 million listeners a week.

It was down from the previous quarter's record 9.53 million, but still higher than his predecessor, who broadcast from 0700 to 0930 each day.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11461641

"Chris has proved so popular with listeners"...Did he not lose listeners last time?

SackMoylesNow Cecilia Bartholemew

my meeting with the BBC radio boss has succeeded- from tomorrow week Moyles will n o longer get a free run at 6.30am

4 hours ago

As if meeting with R1 affects R2. So many holes in this fictional campaign

[TheEpicPlum]

So, if you compare Evans to Moyles..? How many listeners does Moyles have?

[R94N]

Well overall Radio 2 has more listeners...but only just I think.

[John]

Evans moving his start time back by half an hour isn't anything to do with Moyles, its to go up against Smooth Radio that went national this morning

[James R]

Evans moving his start time back by half an hour isn't anything to do with Moyles, its to go up against Smooth Radio that went national this morning

Radio 2 would have done it to compete with R1 as well though

[TheEpicPlum]

Surely there isn't too much competion? Radio 1 is aimed at teenagers, Radio 2 is aimed at 'the older generation'?

[R94N]

Surely there isn't too much competion? Radio 1 is aimed at teenagers, Radio 2 is aimed at 'the older generation'?

Mostly, yeah, but there's some overlap, of course. Personally I think Radio 2 is more broader in it's appeal; in terms of the music/shows etc. For example, R2 often plays newer stuff.

[corsaboi]

I think its more because sarah kennedy has gone and they can do what they like to the schedules now without her throwing a massive strop.

[yorkieboy]

Mostly, yeah, but there's some overlap, of course. Personally I think Radio 2 is more broader in it's appeal; in terms of the music/shows etc. For example, R2 often plays newer stuff.

Radio One is aimed 16-24 year olds. Radio 2 is 30-55. So Evans has pretty much double the range (15 instead of 8) and there'll also be alot more people under 16 who don't get counted who listen to Moyles than Under 16's who listen to Evans. Radio 2 probably is better music though...

[R94N]

Radio 2 probably is better music though...

During the day, yes, I'd agree. They have a much more varied playlist. But in the evening, R1 is awesome