Radio 2 in the Park 2024

[ianwilk1999]

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.

[AndyK77]

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.

[Helen.a12]

9 hours ago, AndyK77 said:

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.

Each to their own hey? 

[Helen.a12]

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.

Sorry explain what you mean there please? Danny is unlistenable?? 

[coffeeandgin]

Have to say even if there is a good reason for Jamie to be off on Thursdays the optics of them a month in still not be able to do a 'normal week' of the scheduled team for a brand new show isn't great. And if Jamie was meant to be away on Thursdays clearly nobody let whoever runs BBC Sounds know.

Who would've guessed from the Vick & Jordan days though that it would be Vick who's the everpresent so far (just kidding Vick - really rate her as a DJ and I know she has a lot of other engagements outside of Radio 1).

[coffeeandgin]

17 hours ago, AndyK77 said:

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.

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.

[AndyK77]

9 hours ago, Helen.a12 said:

Each to their own hey? 

Absolutely - life would be dull if we all liked the same things  

[AndyK77]

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.

[Greg20]

Jordan, Greg, they’re down to earth. That’s what makes them resonate so much with listeners.

2 hours ago, AndyK77 said:

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.

 

[R1Fan1]

It’s not necessarily the fact that Jamie is posh. It’s that the show seems to be really keen to play on it. Within 10 minutes of their first show they were playing voice notes from his Celeb mates. Compare that to Vick and Jordan’s first week in September 2021; their first links were about Jordan’s awkward encounter with his plumber and Vick slapping a roast chicken. 
 

And then on Monday this week, Jamie is sulking (exaggerated sulking admittedly) about something, this ultimately being that another of his celeb mates has cancelled his appearance on their show, and they’re literally reading out texts such as ‘I’m sure this is going to be relatable to the entire population.’

[Greg20]

1 hour ago, R1Fan1 said:

It’s not necessarily the fact that Jamie is posh. It’s that the show seems to be really keen to play on it. Within 10 minutes of their first show they were playing voice notes from his Celeb mates. Compare that to Vick and Jordan’s first week in September 2021; their first links were about Jordan’s awkward encounter with his plumber and Vick slapping a roast chicken. 
 

And then on Monday this week, Jamie is sulking (exaggerated sulking admittedly) about something, this ultimately being that another of his celeb mates has cancelled his appearance on their show, and they’re literally reading out texts such as ‘I’m sure this is going to be relatable to the entire population.’

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. 

[AndyK77]

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...

[R1Fan1]

Todays show with Vick and Katie was excellent, just like the old days. 
 

It felt like Jamie is at the centre of the show when he’s on. Typically every show always started with something going on in Vick or Jordan’s lives. Now it feels like it’s Jamie every day: (Jamie’s got a nighttime routine, Jamie’s sad, Jamie calls his parents mummy and daddy, etc.) It feels like Vick and Katie are his side pieces when arguably it should be the other way round.

This might not even be a production decision; Vick said yesterday that it feels like Jamie is the bosses’ favourite, so anyone hoping this is a short term engagement for him may be disappointed…

[Rob86]

Katie’s posted on Insta how she’s poorly at the mo (bad cold by the sounds of things). Vick is off all next week and no way could Jamie possibly present solo (imagine!).

So if Katie can’t present on Monday be interesting to hear what they do. Suspect they’ll be asking Matt Edmondson if he’s available, but not too many obvious options at all. 

[ianwilk1999]

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

[R1Fan1]

55 minutes ago, Rob86 said:

Katie’s posted on Insta how she’s poorly at the mo (bad cold by the sounds of things). Vick is off all next week and no way could Jamie possibly present solo (imagine!).

So if Katie can’t present on Monday be interesting to hear what they do. Suspect they’ll be asking Matt Edmondson if he’s available, but not too many obvious options at all. 

Danny beard might be available.

They might just tell Jamie not to come in and give it to Sam and Danni instead tbf.

Arielle’s off Early Breakfast all week but is doing her new show on Thursday so she may be about as well.

[Dan18F1]

Arielle is in Dubai and Ibiza - I think she has pre-recorded her new show this week (at least that’s what it looked like from her Insta stories on Thursday)

I think if Katie is off it will mostly likely be Matt - he’s the only other one who has presented with Jamie before 

[GregJames_fan]

20 hours ago, Dan18F1 said:

Arielle is in Dubai and Ibiza

Both at the same time!