The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[Honoured Guest]

One of those 'dip-in, dip-out' seasons:

Immersive.

[Serial_Apologist]

Presumably next week's COTW on Elgar will be its second repeat?

[french frank]

Presumably next week's COTW on Elgar will be its second repeat?

It's a repeat of the Nov 2011 programmes. It's not clear that the ones in 2009 and 2013 are the same. I don't think they are. Is it my imagination, or are they removing the details of the earlier schedules? It used to be possible to go back to 2007.

[James Wonnacott]

One of those 'dip-in, dip-out' seasons:

I'll be dipping out.

[HARRIET HAVARD]

Despite having been an adicted listener to the Third prog/Radio3 for decades, have now all but given up on the station. Only time I click on to it now is to get away from the Today Prog, which has now, most of the time, become no more than a radio version of the Sun. However, after a few mins. of Radio 3- especially if the Playschool presenter, Pet Rock is gushing- I even turn that off. What on earth has happened to a once great institution- the BBC.

[Frances_iom]

Harriet - my feelings exactly - I listen to COTW + evening concert + sometimes the essay - even the midday 'concerts' have been downgraded to a patchwork of unrelated items. R4 current affairs outside of the 10pm news slot has dropped any pretence to be a serious presenter and has descended deeply into the cesspool of vox pop

[MLF]

A new low

CBH, this morning at 0759:

"Don't you dare touch that dial."

Really, CBH? This is how one should present on Radio 3? Really?!

[Lento]

the Today Prog, has now, most of the time, become no more than a radio version of the Sun.

Come come, it's quite a good medical programme, with a few diversionary current events stories thrown in!

[Suffolkcoastal]

CBH, this morning at 0759:

"Don't you dare touch that dial."

Really, CBH? This is how one should present on Radio 3? Really?!

You don't need to touch the dial, the off button will do just nicely.

[James Wonnacott]

CBH, this morning at 0759:

"Don't you dare touch that dial."

An acceptance that we may not want news bulletins?

[Flosshilde]

You can read all about it here. Apparently it's scheduled to continue across the BBC until 2018.

Somewhat OT (rather than OTT) but I believe that the school history curriculum in England will be similarly afflicted. Which means that for anyone starting secondary school next term they will learn about the Great War and not much else. Rather unbalanced, I would have thought, even for Michael Gove.

[french frank]

Which means that for anyone starting secondary school next term they will learn about the Great War and not much else. Rather unbalanced, I would have thought, even for Michael Gove.

Is this the cohort that did Dinosaurs in primary school? Or did they all do something else?

[Flosshilde]

Possibly, but of course the new primary intake will also have four years of the Great War before they go on to secondary; perhaps then it will be the Great Depression (& possibly 'alternatives to Capitalism' )

[french frank]

Possibly, but of course the new primary intake will also have four years of the Great War before they go on to secondary; perhaps then it will be the Great Depression (& possibly 'alternatives to Capitalism' )

Won't they have to do Dinosaurs in secondary?

[Flosshilde]

Again, possibly. Did you have anyone in mind ?