I totally agree with you. If Vick & Jamie were genuinely on phased returns to work then I’d be more understanding but they’re both busy with other projects too… TV and podcasting etc. It’s not a good look as it makes the station and its listeners look unimportant. I think there’s real value with them being on the station but if they only want to commit to 1 or 2 days a week then it really should be at weekends.    On the Aled point; it’s interesting because I’ve felt for a while that Aled has been behind some of the worst station decisions of modern times. Besides the management of Going Home, you have the hiring of Dean & Vicky, Maya Jama and Danny Beard, the departures of Jordan, Dev & Alice and the messiest schedules of ANY radio station around (show start & end times, constant churn of new voices and arguably Fridays being part of weekend).   IMO the station is a shell of its former self. It used to provide event listening, and feel warm, personal, fun & familiar. Greg and a small handful of other shows excluded - it’s now a pretty unexciting, uneventful and predictable listen.   Today, you don’t know who you’re gonna get, or whether you’ll even recognise the voices, you never hear any guests outside of the breakfast show or live lounge (which itself doesn’t feel as exciting as it used to), and the only MUST-LISTEN moments are when Greg gets his challenges. This is compared to the golden days of tuning in for Scott Mills the musical, 24 years at the tap end, the real-talk of Annie & Nick on Sunday nights, weekend Live Lounges or Feet up Fridays. You used to get stuff you’d never hear anywhere else. But now it feels like a watered-down, slightly unpolished version of any other station. Which, as a huge radio and R1 fan feels really sad.    What does everyone else think? I know this may not be the right forum thread (sorry - feel free to move this somewhere else Jono) but genuinely interested to know if I’m on my own with this, keen to hear some other opinions and have a friendly discussion. 

We get it, you don't like it. Clearly audience figures haven't fallen off a cliff else the show wouldn't be on air. There's nothing to say Vick won't appear more regularly once she's fully returned from maternity, and not allowing her time for that would be wrong. As for putting them on a Friday, it's the chart on a Friday so not sure where you're thinking of putting them. Pretty sure Aled isn't ashamed of the show though, albeit he may be sad that you don't listen 'out of protest'.

If she wants it, I'm sure she will. But nothing to say she does.

😂 jokes aside though I hope Mollie gets time off

The Chillest Show tonight. Has been a Radio 1 afternoon with Sam and Danni on in the car. 

When the Summer lineup is announced Vick and Jamie probs will be take the Summer off. Now that really will be taking the mick 😂🤣

Aled should be ashamed of Going Home quite frankly. As you may know I deliberately do not listen to that show out of protest. I literally don’t think there is another show on national radio that is so inconsistent. It defeats the point of radio which is supposed to chime with familiarity and routine. I don’t get why he doesn’t just make a decision to overhaul the entire show. Lose Vick and Jamie, blue sky thinking put them just on a Friday if they really want to keep them. Although, I’d lose them. They’ve clearly got busy schedules.  Maybe test out Emil or Jerry with Katie. Create some decent features, not Kids Ask. That was Dev and Alice, whooooooo, feature. Also, I couldn’t care  who’s in the box. Some good features and consistency and make it a good show. Going Home was at its best when it was Vick and Jordan, it felt like the second biggest show on the station. No one would guess that from listening to Going Home today. It’s a mess and I’m sorry but Aled is part of the problem. Until then, I shall probably listen to Matt and Mollie or Spotify. I can’t be the only one thinking this. Rant over.