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Tearjerker, Downtown Symphony, Piano Flow, Happy Harmonies and other Saturday padding
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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostI do wish the BBC would stop believing that young people as a whole are a bunch of moody teenagers.
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Originally posted by cloughie View PostWhen they say they’re seeking a younger audience they’re actually meaning under 45s and in their quest their ‘let us really annoy’ target is the over 70s who they think are too old to matter significantly.
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One of those things that I've grown philosophical about. At extremes, there ARE two distinct 'classical' audiences, let's just call them A and B. There is an intermediate band (C) who can join one or the other with equal ease. But Radio 3 has for at least 30 years aimed [almost] exclusively at Audience A. I can still only think of one new programme during that 30 years that bucked the trend - CD Masters which was successful and dropped.
How do you 'define' audience A and that content? 'If you like that kind of thing, that is the kind of thing you like.' And that's it. But if Audience B complains, they have good reason.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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Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View PostI do wish the BBC would stop believing that young people as a whole are a bunch of moody teenagers."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostAnd that any of them are listening to the radio at that time (or will subsequently seek it out)
Just another segment of Radio 3 that ignores the tastes/musical requirements of Audience B. There may be an Audience D which is perfectly satisfied with the "as live" recorded music output, plus the odd miraculous survival like Record Review. Then they toddle off to their CD collections - even in some way convincing themselves that R3 is as good as it's always been.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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Great summation of Tearjerker from Ivan Hewett. Apologies if you can’t get past the paywall . I think the Telegraph allows three free articles a month. But the headline says it all really .
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Originally posted by Heldenleben View PostGreat summation of Tearjerker from Ivan Hewett. Apologies if you can’t get past the paywall . I think the Telegraph allows three free articles a month. But the headline says it all really .
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/radio/wh...-form-therapy/
PS There's a similar article about Radio 2 (which I also can't access), but:
"BBC Radio 2's 'Mood Mum' policy is patronising and baffling - and it's losing them listeners
Attempting to compete with commercial radio is wrongheaded of the BBC. No wonder listeners, and presenters, are fleeing in droves
What’s a “Mood Mum”? BBC documents have revealed that, since 2018, Radio 2 executives have been trying to attract a specific type of listener to the station: women aged 35-44, dubbed “Mood Mums” by the BBC and defined as “time-poor, family orientated, put children first and are tight for money… They are big listeners of commercial stations ………"
All examples of BBC radio content driven by marketing.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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Originally posted by french frank View PostYes, mindfulness has now become a concern of the caring, sharing Radio 3.
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Originally posted by Heldenleben View PostBut the headline says it all really .
“Dismal fad” was the phrase that resonated for me...."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostBut this is in turn a wilfully self-interested interpretation of mindfulness, which is not per se about relaxation, but about becoming familiar with the tumble-dryer of the mind.
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Originally posted by french frank View Post...
All examples of BBC radio content driven by marketing.
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