Playlist Scandal

[doversoul1]

Not publishing the playlist prior to programmes is bad enough, and there have been more than enough appalling mistakes for us to moan about. However, the playlist of this week’s CD Review is honestly a scandal. It was produced by someone or some-THING that is not capable of distinguishing between album titles and catalogue numbers and not capable either of registering that they are duplicated within two lines. This is a serious question of Trading Standard.

[ed] http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03x160n

[Don Petter]

Not publishing the playlist prior to programmes is bad enough, and there have been more than enough appalling mistakes for us to moan about. However, the playlist of this week’s CD Review is honestly a scandal. It was produced by someone or some-THING that is not capable of distinguishing between album titles and catalogue numbers and not capable either of registering that they are duplicated within two lines. This is a serious question of Trading Standard.

I think the final entry sums it up - BIS, BIS, BIS!

[Andrew Slater]

However, the playlist of this week’s CD Review is honestly a scandal. It was produced by someone or some-THING that is not capable of distinguishing between album titles and catalogue numbers and not capable either of registering that they are duplicated within two lines.

Yes - a complete mess, and there are probably omissions. I tried to do the best I could with it in my printables and the blog, but it took ages!

[french frank]

Obviously accomplished by the new, automatic software.

Just imagine what it would be like if they had the same programmers writing software for driverless tube trains.

[amateur51]

Obviously accomplished by the new, automatic software.

Just imagine what it would be like if they had the same programmers writing software for driverless tube trains.

You ARE Bob Crow and I claim my £5

[Andrew Slater]

Obviously accomplished by the new, automatic software.

Just imagine what it would be like if they had the same programmers writing software for driverless tube trains.

I wouldn't blame the software writers: they will have written it to a specification, which would appear to be at fault: blame the specifiers, who should be aware of different requirements of different genres. It appears more suited to pop music applications, where the artist always comes before the composer and the 'album' will usually have a name. As usual we are the 'poor relation', and are suffering from the information being shoe-horned into a dictated format.

[Nick Armstrong]

You ARE Bob Crow and I claim my £5

Not sure I'd use the word 'scandal' for the playlist. 'Right old mess' perhaps, 'total and utter horlicks' maybe... 'proper dog's breakfast and no mistake'... &c &c

[mangerton]

Not sure I'd use the word 'scandal' for the playlist. 'Right old mess' perhaps, 'total and utter horlicks' maybe... 'proper dog's breakfast and no mistake'... &c &c

No, no. "MFU" is the term for which you are groping. As any fule kno, this stands for "monumental foul up" - at least so my late, ex-RN father, said.

[vinteuil]

No, no. "MFU" is the term for which you are groping. :

... or indeed, SNAFU.

[Nick Armstrong]

... or indeed, SNAFU.

Come on then. You know you want to. PM if the laws of the land are an issue...

[vinteuil]

Come on then. You know you want to. PM if the laws of the land are an issue...

... o, I thought this military slang was well-known - "Situation Normal : All F****d Up" ...

[french frank]

I wouldn't blame the software writers: they will have written it to a specification, which would appear to be at fault: blame the specifiers, who should be aware of different requirements of different genres. It appears more suited to pop music applications, where the artist always comes before the composer and the 'album' will usually have a name. As usual we are the 'poor relation', and are suffering from the information being shoe-horned into a dictated format.

Yes, you're quite right

But it's always been the case that the BBC has been using this automated system which isn't appropriate across the board. But they do now seem to have specified where a reference to Engelbert Humperdinck should not generate the picture of a 60s pop singer!

[Despina dello Stagno]

the picture of a 60s pop singer!

Arnold Georges D'Orsay. Now there's an unconvincing mock-Gallic name if ever I saw one

[french frank]

Arnold Georges D'Orsay. Now there's an unconvincing mock-Gallic name if ever I saw one

His mother was Kay D'Orsay.

Anyway - the Anthony Hopkins mistake was corrected without reference to the Facebook listener comment.

[amateur51]

... or indeed, SNAFU.

Did you know mangerton's ex-RN father then, vints?