The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[kernelbogey]

Erm...EBU Christmas broadcasts from 9-00am on?

Yes, you remind me that earlier I was looking forward to those; but have been deflected by having had my family Christmas cancelled by the Plague.

[kernelbogey]

I enjoy that every morning - and have done for the past few years. It's not so bad I may not know what I'm missing (good as well as awful), but 'Where ignorance is bliss …'.

Agree with all of that, FF, and, as JLW pointed out elsewhere, 'silence' often means gentle ambient sounds: here, this morning, the voices of passers by, my importunate elderly cat, a passing car or two, a snatch of birdsong: 'Paradise enow'.

[Sir Velo]

Scraping the barrel yesterday morning with an extremely laboured "Twelve Days of Christmas" set of musical associations. Inspiration failed the Breakfast team early as they looked for suitable classical segues. "I can't offer you five gold rings" Georgia Mann assured us, "so instead we will have five million gold bars as depicted by Sergio Morricone in blah blah blah". Later, presumably having not decided to dump this wretched pantomime we sunk even further to the nadir as "not having two turtle doves we do have the coo-ing of Nerone and Poppea in Pur ti miro"

Needless to say the radio's off switch was booted very firmly and harmony was restored with an album of unadulterated bliss in the shape of Vivaldi bassoon concertos caressingly played by the masterly Sergio Azzolini (qv).

[french frank]

Alternatively, why not listen to your own collection or one of the streaming services where a myriad recordings are there to satisfy every taste? Qobuz and Spotify et al offer curated (sic) playlists which take away the overwhelming burden of choice.

I missed this suggestion. At the risk of being unceremoniously expelled from this hallowed grove, I don't want to be listening to music all the time: I find it distracting.

[oddoneout]

I missed this suggestion. At the risk of being unceremoniously expelled from this hallowed grove, I don't want to be listening to music all the time: I find it distracting.

Oh I think we'll manage to accommodate your quirks FF! The distraction factor was the reason( in addition to losing soft bits and getting earache from loud bits) I stopped listening to the radio when I was driving; it was especially problematic when I started singing to what was being broadcast as I would then lose concentration on the road to a disturbing degree.
I still have flashes of guilt at doing something else which may interrupt concentration while listening to music, thanks to childhood indoctrination.

[Bryn]

Scraping the barrel yesterday morning with an extremely laboured "Twelve Days of Christmas" set of musical associations. Inspiration failed the Breakfast team early as they looked for suitable classical segues. "I can't offer you five gold rings" Georgia Mann assured us, "so instead we will have five million gold bars as depicted by Sergio Morricone in blah blah blah". Later, presumably having not decided to dump this wretched pantomime we sunk even further to the nadir as "not having two turtle doves we do have the coo-ing of Nerone and Poppea in Pur ti miro"

Needless to say the radio's off switch was booted very firmly and harmony was restored with an album of unadulterated bliss in the shape of Vivaldi bassoon concertos caressingly played by the masterly Sergio Azzolini (qv).

"can't offer you five gold rings"? It's only five years since the year openned to Howard Skempton's "Five Rings Tripples"

[french frank]

The distraction factor was the reason( in addition to losing soft bits and getting earache from loud bits) I stopped listening to the radio when I was driving; .

I watched a webcast of one of the DCMS seminars on R3 (anent Charter renewal). Various luminaries took part, including Roger Wright. One of the leading speakers said that there was one R3 controller (unnamed, but I'd guess John Drummond) who said it was impossible to listen to music while driving. Oh, how they laughed! But I'm the same: I used to drive from Bristol to Aberdeen in total silence. My brother only listens to radio when driving.

[cloughie]

"can't offer you five gold rings"? It's only five years since the year openned to Howard Skempton's "Five Rings Tripples"

A Cornish 12 days we sing has ‘On the 5th day of Christmas my true love sent to me, 5 Cream Teas, 4 Heavy Cakes, 3 Saffron Buns, 2 Cockle Shells and A Star-gazy Pie for my tea.’

[Nick Armstrong]

Ms Alker on Pointless this evening on BBC1 apparently

[antongould]

Ms Alker on Pointless this evening on BBC1 apparently

Are you her other half Rumpole ..... ????

[cloughie]

Are you her other half Rumpole ..... ????

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r0dd

Looks like she’s partnering Stuart Maconie so I would guess flying the 6Radio flag. Johnnie Walker and Sally Traffic are there representing Radio 2 from a time when it was still worth a listen!

[antongould]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r0dd

Looks like she’s partnering Stuart Maconie so I would guess flying the 6Radio flag. Johnnie Walker and Sally Traffic are there representing Radio 2 from a time when it was still worth a listen!

JW not with Tiggy Stardust ..... !!!!!! .... ff, and indeed the whole South West, will surely be up in arms ..........

[Nick Armstrong]

Are you her other half Rumpole ..... ????

Alas, anton...

[Leinster Lass]

Never was a programme more aptly named than 'Pointless Celebrities'!

[cloughie]

JW not with Tiggy Stardust ..... !!!!!! .... ff, and indeed the whole South West, will surely be up in arms ..........

Not this part!