The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[Don Petter]

I did consider that possibility, but rejected it on the grounds that the unkindnesses had not ceased.

Make him stand in the corner, Miss!

[french frank]

If people (other than a few old duffers and blue stockings) wanted to listen to classical music in the early morning, symphony orchestras would give their concerts at 7.30am

I realise you were being jocular, Zucchers, old fruit (or should that be 'old veg'?), but no they wouldn't because people cannot attend live concerts at 7.30am, but they could listen to the radio if there was something that appealed to them.

Do you listen to the Breakfast Show with enjoyment? For how long per morning? From what time onwards?

[muzzer]

fewer than 3, shurely.....?

[antongould]

You were the one who used 'every one' = in my view ALL i.e. I assumed, everyone who tweeted texted etc. Whereas the quote actually specified 'all these morons' which limits it to all the morons (but not necessarily all the texters, tweeters). That's why I mentioned the grammmatical point.

IOW 'all these morons' means all these who are morons, doesn't it? :-). I reckoned 'all' could not mean less than 3, otherwise it would have been 'both', or be singular. Well, we had been just accused of pedantry…)

Not for the first time FF you have lost me.......perhaps the number of morons had just gone up to 4 - me not you I should add!!

[Padraig]

Not for the first time FF you have lost me.....

Me too, anton. Still, answering a question on behalf of someone else can be a tricky task and should probably be avoided. Is it too late for an authentic reply?

[Zucchini]

Do you listen to the Breakfast Show with enjoyment? For how long per morning? From what time onwards?

I never listen. I stopped one Friday when Cowan's show included 13 pieces performed by dead musicians. What's the point of that - I can't go and hear them. They're no use to me. So I haven't even heard The Bird Going Up In The Air song yet..

[french frank]

I never listen. I stopped one Friday when Cowan's show included 13 pieces performed by dead musicians. What's the point of that - I can't go and hear them. They're no use to me. So I haven't even heard The Bird Going Up In The Air song yet..

So you have your gripes too - just different ones!

You mean … you've never heard it? How?

[antongould]

Me too, anton. Still, answering a question on behalf of someone else can be a tricky task and should probably be avoided. Is it too late for an authentic reply?

We may never know?
We may all be morons!

[cloughie]

So you have your gripes too - just different ones!

You mean … you've never heard it? How?

...I bet he's not heard the magician's trainee either - by the way Dukas's guy - was he fired?

[french frank]

We may never know?

No, I could try explaining again about the nuances of English grammar but … :-)

[antongould]

No, I could try explaining again about the nuances of English grammar but … :-)

Indeed you could but Coals rarely come to Newcastle Bristol fashion as Shakespeare must have said.....

[antongould]

We have Skellers, seemingly, sadly, for one day only...............

[MLF]

We have Skellers, seemingly, sadly, for one day only...............

Skellers really is head and tails above CBH. I do wish the new controller would read this forum - I think there is almost a consensus on this (Radio64 dissenting, if I recall correctly, and perhaps not for wholly musical reasons).

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Skellers really is head and tails above CBH. I do wish the new controller would read this forum - I think there is almost a consensus on this (Radio64 dissenting, if I recall correctly, and perhaps not for wholly musical reasons).

[StephenO]

Skellers really is head and tails above CBH. I do wish the new controller would read this forum - I think there is almost a consensus on this (Radio64 dissenting, if I recall correctly, and perhaps not for wholly musical reasons).

Imagine the scene. There I was, confined to bed by a particularly nasty bout of flu, with only Radio 3 to cheer me up (if that's the right expression). Feverish and possibly delirious, I became convinced I was hallucinating as I listened to music played backwards, two pieces being played simultaneously, CBH wittering about a 'dance box' or something of the sort, and RC almost helpless with mirth as he introduced yet another Slavonic Dance in between all the texts and tweets.

Could this really be Radio 3, the station which had once catered for people with ears, brains and taste? Sadly, it was. Then, one morning, all was well again. A miracle cure - the wonderful Skellers, calm, authoritative and erudite, actually letting us enjoy the music. Suddenly I began to feel better.