Originally posted by french frank
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The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place
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Rob was all abuzz this morning about 'holiday' music and it was certainly an authentic listening experience. Yes, I was wholly reminded of my last holiday which involved a flight out with Easyjet.
That was very good value for money as long you didn't mind the in-flight service which was basically a live 'tv shopping channel' experience that continued throughout the two hour flight.
Rather indeed as the Breakfast on 3 experience has wholly become. Not a single link passes now without some puff for the news to come, the news that was, the news that ever will be and the piece we played by way of preview for the proms, the proms, the proms and time enough just to say for the millionth prime billing gustavo, gustavo, gustavo du dudamel and not forgetting, nine times no regretting, Ben Grosvenor, Ben Grosvenor, Ben Grosvenor, Ben Grosvenor plus five. Oh, saints alive!
No more of this trick ...
3s got me all sick ...
No wonder I go ...
Aw, shit! Click.
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Do pardon my coarseness ... must be all this rioting in the air getting to me ...
It's actually a trade expression from American radio programmers and how they aspired towards streams that would stem the channel changing tendency. This channel hopping they characterised as 'Aw, ****! Click'.
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Originally posted by Stillhomewardbound View PostIt's actually a trade expression from American radio programmers and how they aspired towards streams that would stem the channel changing tendency. This channel hopping they characterised as 'Aw, ****! Click'.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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Well, stone the crows and praise be due, I actually enjoyed three pieces in a row on this morning's programme, and rarer still, could say that they weren't the usual cliches.
There was a version for harp of the Allegro from Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez (would love to hear the whol thing sometime), a very light and spirited excerpt from Le Fille de Regiment with Paul Gimenez and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and Rimsky Korsakov's Parade of the Nobles - a great lollipop, but not one I've heard in years.
Hurrah!
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Originally posted by french frank View PostI read somewhere on the internet, so it must be true (though I've forgotten the exact details), about how long it takes for a radio listener to decide that s/he doesn't like what s/he's listening to and to switch off. I think they allowed a maximum of about 15 seconds before deciding that there was something better to do with their lives - even if it was only to switch over to CFM .
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Osborn
I guess that most listeners are happy to accept a lucky dip at that time of day & if the rest knew what's going to be played in advance' they might not visit R3 at all. After all, some 850,000 R3 listeners listen to Cfm as well so must be quite satisfied by its output.
ff says: I think they allowed a maximum of about 15 seconds before deciding that there was something better to do with their lives - even if it was only to switch over to CFM
5secs is enough for me if it's Mahler.
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Panjandrum
Originally posted by Osborn View PostI guess that most listeners are happy to accept a lucky dip at that time of day & if the rest knew what's going to be played in advance' they might not visit R3 at all. After all, some 850,000 R3 listeners listen to Cfm as well so must be quite satisfied by its output.
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Originally posted by salymap View PostDon't they publish the Breakfast menu,err schedule, anymore then? I thought i read it today, but then it might have been yesterday.
I did hear Omphale at her spinning wheel I remember.
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Originally posted by antongould View PostI think they do Wor Rob's schedule for tomorrow is on the R3 site for all to see! Possibly not many hereabouts might like to read it - rather a lot of lollipops ending with the subject of previous discussions Rhapsody in Blue.It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.
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old khayyam
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