Rethink on the BBC

[Belgrove]

A series of programmes across the BBC radio platforms on what the world could/should be in the post-Corona world started airing today:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08gt1ry

Could/should be interesting.

[DracoM]

If only it were NOT Amol Rajan leading at a galloping million mph, poor grammar, Tom Service like delivery, and poorer interview skills.
How on earth he's got to be i/c media [Our Media Editor? Erm..??] etc etc I do not know.

[Serial_Apologist]

If only it were NOT Amol Rajan leading at a galloping million mph, poor grammar, Tom Service like delivery, and poorer interview skills.
How on earth he's got to be i/c media [Our Media Editor? Erm..??] etc etc I do not know.

Probably another manifestation of the squeeze item into limited timeslot mindset that now characterises much of BBC serious issue coverage, rather than some glib couldn't care less whether or not you're interested, we're only covering this to cover out backsides attitude, on the part of Mr Rajan.

[DracoM]

Amazingly, EXACTLY the same 'Rethink' programme was on BBC World Service at EXACTLY the same time this a.m. Weird.

[LMcD]

If only it were NOT Amol Rajan leading at a galloping million mph, poor grammar, Tom Service like delivery, and poorer interview skills.
How on earth he's got to be i/c media [Our Media Editor? Erm..??] etc etc I do not know.

Strange - I have no problem with Mr Rajan, whereas I find I can't listen to Mr S for more than a couple of sentences before giving up.

[Globaltruth]

Probably another manifestation of the squeeze item into limited timeslot mindset that now characterises much of BBC serious issue coverage, rather than some glib couldn't care less whether or not you're interested, we're only covering this to cover out backsides attitude, on the part of Mr Rajan.

Maybe this is an area they could rethink???

[DracoM]

Jonathan Freedland's Long View snippets currently R4 1.45.

[Forget It (U2079353)]

Maybe the BBC R4 could ReThink
putting background music throughout,
rather than just at the beginning/end,
of its documentary programmes.
It almost endemic now.

[MrGongGong]

Maybe the BBC R4 could ReThink
putting background music throughout,
rather than just at the beginning/end,
of its documentary programmes.
It almost endemic now.

We need more music
a composer (not me) gets paid to write it

And in these times it's hard enough

[Forget It (U2079353)]

We need more music
a composer (not me) gets paid to write it

And in these times it's hard enough

What? Even ''elevator music''?

[Frances_iom]

What? Even ''elevator music''?

maybe they could just go back to speech radio + avoid the unnecessary muzak - if the 'composers' of such are penniless maybe they could find a new job. Likewise they could get rid of the trails department which judging from the amount broadcast must be absorbing 10% or more of staff effort for I suspect little benefit.

[jayne lee wilson]

What? Even ''elevator music''?

Try this......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNwYtllyt3Q&t=5s

...let it drift around your dwelling place and soothe your troubled soul...

[MrGongGong]

What? Even ''elevator music''?

Absolutely
Music has many forms and many contexts

and as for folks deciding that some music is "unnecessary" unless you are talking about oratorios ......

[Serial_Apologist]

Try this......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNwYtllyt3Q&t=5s

...let it drift around your dwelling place and soothe your troubled soul...

And give you a bit of a lift.

[MrGongGong]

And give you a bit of a lift.

This version is good n'all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWXAP_L3pZg

and there's always this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icnjrONRCdQ&list=PLCpWLhn2tfRKVCL35m9BeUVhBy440R61W