R4 Feedback covers Radio 3 - again

[Suffolkcoastal]

Let's face it, is anyone in senior management any good at what they do anymore? Looking at the current mess in this country I think the answer in an emphatic NO!

[Carmen]

Any idea of when the Roger Wright Feedback programme will be on? And for those who have not as yet written, here is the link again http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/feedback/contact/

Thanks for the link, Anna. I'll be firing off an "Apopletic of Clapham Junction" salvo later today.

[Panjandrum]

Let's face it, is anyone in senior management any good at what they do anymore? Looking at the current mess in this country I think the answer in an emphatic NO!

the Peter Principle at work I'm afraid Sc.

[french frank]

he is under enormous pressure from the BBC suits to up the ratings at any cost

But why? It isn't as if it brings in any more money to the BBC. It just means a valuable public service is replaced by another popular radio station.

[Osborn]

he is under enormous pressure from the BBC suits to up the ratings at any cost

I really don't believe that. It was specifically noted in the BBC's R3 review that it's natural 'weight' is 2 million weekly listeners & has been for years. And that was considered to be on a par with other similar European stations. What he does have to do is keep hold of (& increase listening hours amongst) the 850,000 of his listeners who also enjoy CFM. Without them the station might survive but funding would be massively cut & something (quality of output?) would have to give.

[french frank]

I really don't believe that. It was specifically noted in the BBC's R3 review that it's natural 'weight' is 2 million weekly listeners & has been for years. And that was considered to be on a par with other similar European stations. What he does have to do is keep hold of (& increase listening hours amongst) the 850,000 of his listeners who also enjoy CFM. Without them the station might survive but funding would be massively cut & something (quality of output?) would have to give.

All quite true.

My feeling has been that a lot of the crossover audience to CFM is for the 'evening concert' or later night programmes when R3 isn't broadcasting classical music. Or even, maybe, when the speech programmes are on. I wouldn't have had those listeners down as the tweeting kind.

All the talk, though, is of 'replenisher audiences'. But the whole population is an ageing one - so why worry? In any case, education is education: if they want to attract younger listeners, why this twinset and cardigan brigade?

Yes, of course, new listeners are a good thing; and younger listeners. But couldn't the Ideas station come up with something more original than what the kids are doing?

[tony yyy]

Yes, of course, new listeners are a good thing; and younger listeners. But couldn't the Ideas station come up with something more original than what the kids are doing?

Young listeners? Are they going to be even slightly interested? It all sounds so ridiculously old fashioned to me. I have to agree with Brian Sewell:

- more reminiscent of Franklin Engelmann on the Sunday afternoon show Down Your Way on the Home Service in 1947 than it was of Radio 3.

[french frank]

Word is that RW's Feedback appearance will be in the programme on Friday 7 October. Probably recorded a day or two before.

Feedback,
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or email feedback@bbc.co.uk


I'm told that from the last Feedback programme, there were more responses about Radio 3 than any of the others. The more the merrier.

[Russ]

For next week's denouement with RW, Feedback's playlet trailer ('Strife and Fate') about RW being interrogated was quite fun. (It's in the last 3 minutes of this week's programme.)

Russ

[french frank]

For next week's denouement with RW, Feedback's playlet trailer ('Strife and Fate')

You forgot the subtitle: 'Strife and Fate - the Cornishman at Dawn' (now, who on earth is that ...?

I'm still not sure who they're going to be making fun of in this programme

[Russ]

You forgot the subtitle: 'Strife and Fate - the Cornishman at Dawn' (now, who on earth is that ...?

Dunno - I've tweeted Karen to see whether she knows.

Russ

[french frank]

Dunno - I've tweeted Karen to see whether she knows.

Russ

Well, I presume, Mr Trelawny.

"Karen', is it?

[kernelbogey]

For next week's denouement with RW, Feedback's playlet trailer ('Strife and Fate') about RW being interrogated was quite fun. (It's in the last 3 minutes of this week's programme.)

Yes quite fun:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0151xsm/Feedback_30_09_2011/

worth a listen (from 26.00)
It sounds as though they've got a lorra feedback about R3.

[Russ]

I hope RW's interview won't be trimmed too much in Friday's programme, a large slice of which is now being taken up John Patten discussing DQF.

Russ

[french frank]

I hope RW's interview won't be trimmed too much in Friday's programme, a large slice of which is now being taken up John Patten discussing DQF.

Russ

You mean Chris Patten? That sounds horribly like sabotage. With a bit of luck (!) he'll explain exactly why Radio 3 has to get more new listeners and become more welcoming and accessible - IOW help RW along.