Originally posted by jayne lee wilson
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Entirely valid point. A little over a decade ago I had a colleague who, immediately prior to becoming a PCV driver had worked for a while as a horse-box driver after leaving the army where she had driven tank-transporters during the Balkans conflict. She was both small and a bundle of fun. Tough for her size but would have had trouble with the steering, had it been other than power-assisted. -
Originally posted by Heldenleben View Post
BBC research did reveal that overnight lorry drivers were among the very few listening to TTN at about 3am. The total live audience, including insomniacs, is/was only (if I remember) c. 3,000. Certainly less than listen to TTN on demand now during the daytime.
NB Fewer than 1% of registered HGV drivers are female, so statistically those apocryphally reported to be in tears in any given layby while listening to Our Tune would have overwhelmingly - if not exclusively - been male. I suspect all HGV drivers have to be fairly tough to handle a 44-tonner.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.Comment
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Fantastic bit of research . Up there with the bit of BBC research done in the 80’s showing that only a tiny percentage of listeners on FM stereo had their speakers correctly aligned for a stereo image , with the left and right channels correctly plugged and in phase ..Originally posted by french frank View Post BBC research did reveal that overnight lorry drivers were among the very few listening to TTN at about 3am. The total live audience, including insomniacs, is/was only (if I remember) c. 3,000. Certainly less than listen to TTN on demand now during the daytime.
NB Fewer than 1% of registered HGV drivers are female, so statistically those apocryphally reported to be in tears in any given layby while listening to Our Tune would have overwhelmingly - if not exclusively - been male. I suspect all HGV drivers have to be fairly tough to handle a 44-tonner.Comment
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It might keep those heading for Dover calm as they try to decipher their new Customs declarations or whatever.Originally posted by french frank View PostComment
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Thank you! (Don't underestimate the sheer size of the gaps in my musical knowledgeOriginally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
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At the risk of labouring the point according to Simon Bates in that classic book on Radio 1 The Nation’s Favourite the management hated Our Tune and did everything they could to can it . Whenever it was taken off they were deluged with complaints. As William Goldman said about the movie business “no one knows anything.” It’ll probably be a massive hit ( in 5am terms) .Originally posted by french frank View PostComment
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I would have thought "Cheer Up Time" would have been more suitable than "Tearjerker".Originally posted by Leinster Lass View Post
No, on second thoughts, a sequence of Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, O Happy Day, Exsultate, Jubilate &c might send them mad.
I'm genuinely unsure what kind of audience is listening to R3 at 5am.Originally posted by Heldenleben View PostIt 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.Comment
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Isn’t it the pre-breakfast slot generally put in a safe -pair -of -hands like Alan Partridge ?Originally posted by french frank View PostComment
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Wonder what the count is now....Originally posted by french frank View Post BBC research did reveal that overnight lorry drivers were among the very few listening to TTN at about 3am. The total live audience, including insomniacs, is/was only (if I remember) c. 3,000. Certainly less than listen to TTN on demand now during the daytime.
NB Fewer than 1% of registered HGV drivers are female, so statistically those apocryphally reported to be in tears in any given layby while listening to Our Tune would have overwhelmingly - if not exclusively - been male. I suspect all HGV drivers have to be fairly tough to handle a 44-tonner.
There's a whole tribe of Cara Dunes out there....!Comment
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Would he be able to resist the temptation to repeatedly play tracks by A Ha?Originally posted by Heldenleben View PostComment
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Or "Nobody does it better"....or "Don't you want me.."..Originally posted by Leinster Lass View Post
Maybe that would work for Radio 3....Comment
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Yes, numbers might have increased by 100% - to over 1.5%Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostWonder what the count is now....
There's a whole tribe of Cara Dunes out there....!
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.Comment
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Safe, probably, but I don't think it's one of the best 'rewarded' slots, not high profile.Originally posted by Heldenleben View PostIt 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.Comment
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I'm pretty certain that goes for the Beeb as well, the difference being that your uncertainty doesn't affect what's broadcast...Originally posted by french frank View Post
Increasingly, and not through choice I might add, I find myself listening at 5am. I don't know whether to feel pleased or concerned that statistically I might be slightly significant in terms of listening figures!Comment
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Referring to tearjerkers this was in the i today - instead of stealing Radio 3 time should this be on Radio 1 the station that young music listeners relate to?
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