The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[french frank]

Elisabeth Mahoney in the Guardian shares the views of this board on "Your Call", but is otherwise broadly sympathetic to the changes to Breakfast.

"Changes to the relaunched Breakfast show – now 30 minutes longer."

Yes, dear, we'll let you know

Elisabeth Mahoney, I'm told, isn't much of a classical music lover anyway. She probably only tuned in to keep up with the news. Pity that comments are closed - we could have pointed out that not only was Your Call naff, they didn't even manage to play the right piece of music this morning (and appear to be the only ones who were oblivious of the fact).

[Wallace]

I am not sure if it was that this morning's offering was so bad, or whether it has been the cumulative effect of daily doses of drivel since the new programme was launched, but this morning on the drive to work I snapped.........and hit the off button on the car radio. I have never done this before. The programme is an insult to the intelligence. How can the presenters lower themselves so low and be a part of delivering this nonsense? How can the BBC broadcast it on the station which has a lineage going back to the Third Programme? If we cannot have a sensibly presented programme on in the morning why not just call a halt to the whole thing and be honest and admit that Radio 3 broadcasts from noon to 6.30am. When Radio 3 is not broadcasting from 6.30am to noon the BBC uses the frequency to transmit another station - and it is one I dislike. Please bring back Radio 3 round the clock. I miss it in the morning. There is nothing else to listen to.

Driving to work and listening to Radio 3 used to be a pleasure. Now I've got a little list. of society offenders who might well be underground, and who never would be missed, who never would be missed.

[teamsaint]

i could put up with the chat nonsense if the music was great.

I converted to R3 bECAUSE the music was mostly allowed to speak for itself, or was intelligently enhanced by talk.

Breakfast is heading the way of most other morning radio.. what next, zoo format?

[MickyD]

Blimey, is someone finally taking notice of us? This morning the WHOLE of the Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2, followed by some James Macmillan choral music.

[Panjandrum]

Blimey, is someone finally taking notice of us? This morning the WHOLE of the Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2, followed by some James Macmillan choral music.

You're still listening Micky?

[MickyD]

I live in hope, Panjandrum! But strangely each morning after about an hour, the stream just goes dead....maybe my PC is making its own sort of protest.

[Paul Sherratt]

>>maybe my PC is making its own sort of protest

It can't be that MD.
Have you checked to see if you've got the ' Avoid Feeble-Minded Content ' box still ticked ?



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[MickyD]

>>maybe my PC is making its own sort of protest

It can't be that MD.
Have you checked to see if you've got the ' Avoid Feeble-Minded Content ' box still ticked ?


Meet the boss ..

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Earlier work ?
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[amcluesent]

Everything touched by the risible Trelawny is utterly ruined, be it Breakfast or concerts with his bellowed banalities. He's a one man cultural wrecker. It can't just be coincidence that he's there every time R3 takes another lurch downwards.

[Don Petter]

Everything touched by the risible Trelawny is utterly ruined, be it Breakfast or concerts with his bellowed banalities. He's a one man cultural wrecker. It can't just be coincidence that he's there every time R3 takes another lurch downwards.

'Tis the Cornish albatros, m'dear.

[MickyD]

Yesterday my (our?) ears were assailed for a few minutes by a track from an apparently well-known blues singer called Bert Jansch who has just died. Much as I respect whatever gifts he gave to the blues world and to his fans, I really cannot understand why SMP saw fit to include such an unsuitable piece amongst the rest of her selections. Tributes are all very well, but honestly, should one of today's respected classical composers or performers die, would Radio 1 or 2 find time to include a few minutes of their work into their pop/rock programmes? The answer is most definitely no and once again we see another hypocritical example of our being expected to appreciate other music whilst the pop/rock lobby are not supposed to do the same. It truly is inverted snobbery.

[antongould]

Yesterday my (our?) ears were assailed for a few minutes by a track from an apparently well-known blues singer called Bert Jansch who has just died. Much as I respect whatever gifts he gave to the blues world and to his fans, I really cannot understand why SMP saw fit to include such an unsuitable piece amongst the rest of her selections. Tributes are all very well, but honestly, should one of today's respected classical composers or performers die, would Radio 1 or 2 find time to include a few minutes of their work into their pop/rock programmes? The answer is most definitely no and once again we see another hypocritical example of our being expected to appreciate other music whilst the pop/rock lobby are not supposed to do the same. It truly is inverted snobbery.

I don't agree Jansch was a very influential figure as has been recognised in these boards and IMHO deserved a mention and a "play". It is of course all part of the debate of what R3 and particularly Breakfast should be doing and views, as views will, differ.
I am mildly enjoying this mornings debate on whether it is possible to start Proust when you are in your 70s and finish it before you die. If we could only get rid of the senior citizens the texting and mailing might stop!

[Nick Armstrong]

"Last today, 'Rodeo' from 'Buckaroo Holiday' by Copland" 7.10.11, 08:52



*click* - OFF !

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

....spot of 'gardening' leave eh Caliban

[Nick Armstrong]

Just giving 'Breakfast' a brief chance while I go about my morning routines...