The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[Sir Velo]

If you have TiVo, you should be able to record R3. I've set up a series link to record the Proms, CD Review and COTW, and the sound quality varies from good to tolerable.

You're right that BBC has discontinued the support for the radio iplayer on set top boxes, though there is streaming access currently to about 38 televised proms (with the option to see/listen in HD), though the sound is short of the 320kpbs promised.

[antongould]

Is it Saturday or even Sunday?

[kernelbogey]

Is it Saturday or even Sunday?

I had the same confusion!

But how wonderful to have a musician presenting on a weekday!

[antongould]

I had the same confusion!

But how wonderful to have a musician presenting on a weekday!

It is indeed ...... but has he ever done a "show" without playing a piece by Dvorak?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I had the same confusion!

But how wonderful to have a musician presenting on a weekday!

Hmmm.

"Often when I listen to a Mahler Symphony I find myself thinking 'Get over yourself'"
"'Radio3: Home of the BBC Proms' - it always makes me feel proud to say that."
"Mrs Trellis has texted to say she loves Elgar's Sea Pictures, especially number 4, 'Where Corals Lie', and if we could play the Janet Baker version ... "

... all heard within twenty minutes of the programme this morning. As toe-curling as CB-H at her worst - and she has been much less effusive in recent weeks.

[antongould]

Hmmm.

"Often when I listen to a Mahler Symphony I find myself thinking 'Get over yourself'"
"'Radio3: Home of the BBC Proms' - it always makes me feel proud to say that."
"Mrs Trellis has texted to say she loves Elgar's Sea Pictures, especially number 4, 'Where Corals Lie', and if we could play the Janet Baker version ... "

... all heard within twenty minutes of the programme this morning. As toe-curling as CB-H at her worst - and she has been much less effusive in recent weeks.

Ferney the secret listener - agree with your analysis but like Skellers IMVHO there is not the "everything we do is beyond wonderful" tone of CBH and Tree Lawn.

[antongould]

Ferney the secret listener - agree with your analysis but like Skellers IMVHO there is not the "everything we do is beyond wonderful" tone of CBH and Tree Lawn.

OMG but we are ending on Rodeo and the musical choices have been ......... iffy??

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I woke up very early today, so switched on Breakfast, hoping for better news. So far, so good.

But PT was exercising the corporate policy of speaking with no punctuation whatsoever, gasping for a quick breath periodically.

Does anybody know why most of the morning Radio 3 presenters do this?

[antongould]

No EA but as you say not a bad show so far - nice bit of early morning Finzi as I type .........

[french frank]

I woke up very early today, so switched on Breakfast, hoping for better news. So far, so good.

But PT was exercising the corporate policy of speaking with no punctuation whatsoever, gasping for a quick breath periodically.

Does anybody know why most of the morning Radio 3 presenters do this?

I could write a short thesis on this, but I don't think this is limited to Radio 3 presenters. I think it may be a characteristic of 'Breakfast Shows'. The rationale behind Breakfast Shows is also worth considering.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I could write a short thesis on this, but I don't think this is limited to Radio 3 presenters. I think it may be a characteristic of 'Breakfast Shows'. The rationale behind Breakfast Shows is also worth considering.

Rob carries on doing this until noon. Then punctuation returns.

[antongould]

Rob carries on doing this until noon. Then punctuation returns.

I have a, probably misguided, view RC is the worst of all - he would certainly win the "Home of the Proms" Stakes by a dozen lengths. I agree with ff, IMVVHO, it is a Breakfast presentation phenomenon.......

[Don Petter]

I could write a short thesis on this, but I don't think this is limited to Radio 3 presenters. I think it may be a characteristic of 'Breakfast Shows'. The rationale behind Breakfast Shows is also worth considering.

I haven't noticed it on Breakfast because I never listen to it! However, it does seem to be an increasing presentational phenomenon, called in our household the 'Flog It' effect, and not restricted to breakfast time.

In that TV programme the otherwise genial presenter Paul Martin speaks his ... scripts broken up at ... random presumably to ... take breath whenever ... he feels he needs it without any regard for the natural ... phrasing.

His casual speech in interviews is perfectly normal. Presumably he doesn't realise he is doing it, but shouldn't some producer have a word in these broadcasters' ears?

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Whilst awaiting FF's thesis on the matter () I wonder whether this is another fear of silence: the music stops, so something-has-to-fill-the-gap paranoia takes over.

[Sir Velo]

In that TV programme the otherwise genial presenter Paul Martin speaks his ... scripts broken up at ... random presumably to ... take breath whenever ... he feels he needs it without any regard for the natural ... phrasing.

His casual speech in interviews is perfectly normal. Presumably he doesn't realise he is doing it, but shouldn't some producer have a word in these broadcasters ears?

Autocue, perhaps?