Essential Classics - The Continuing Debate

[french frank]

I wonder what profanities will be unleashed tomorrow.

Well, that's one way to get people to listen, I suppose.

[Mahler's3rd]

Have'nt listened to essential Classics for ages, normally catch the first 20 minutes of Breakfast on my way to work and thats about it during the week. I do though listen to CD Review a lot and the evening concerts.

[Sir Velo]

Well, that's one way to get people to listen, I suppose.

Er, not me I'm afraid.

[teamsaint]

I wonder what profanities will be unleashed tomorrow.

**** knows.

[teamsaint]

just listening to this guest spot - I don't think we're going to hear much music this week - he's quite a windbag

not much point in paying guests at Barrister rates for them just to play some records.....

[Thropplenoggin]

**** knows.

[Nick Armstrong]

**** knows.

[french frank]

Interesting that Chris Moyles et al. used to be in trouble when such things happened on Radio 1.

I don't think any notice about 'strong language' would put me off listening, but a classical music programme which bothers to ask a guest to talk about his first (professional) appearance in a court might ...

[Thropplenoggin]

I don't think any notice about 'strong language' would put me off listening, but a classical music programme which bothers to ask a guest to talk about his first (professional) appearance in a court might ...

Well put.

[teamsaint]

which reminds me of the (probably apochryphal) story about the sign outside a local Labour party office which invited the local faithful to a meeting entitled " labour : what lies ahead?" to which a local blue wag had added " God knows, but they'll think up some good ones !!"

[Sir Velo]

I don't think any notice about 'strong language' would put me off listening,:

Lest anyone get the idea I'm a prude on matters of language, it wouldn't deter me from listening, but neither would it encourage me to tune in, particularly when the whole concept of non-musical guests is so toe-curling.

[french frank]

Lest anyone get the idea I'm a prude on matters of language, it wouldn't deter me from listening, but neither would it encourage me to tune in, particularly when the whole concept of non-musical guests is so toe-curling.

Well, I do agree with that (though I have to say I don't swear myself and am less relaxed about others doing so than those who habitually use 'bad 'language').

Though it does seem like R3/BBC double standards when there's a fuss made about about guests'/presenters' on air swearing, or unintentional off mike words being caught, if it's Radio 1 or television but if it's Radio 3 we just get a warning notice. Leaving aside the fact that younger people are far more likely to swear than older people ...

A good reason for ending the non-musical guest interviews.

[Stunsworth]

Today's word was 'bollocks'. I look forward to what's coming tomorrow.

[Nick Armstrong]

A good reason for ending the non-musical guest interviews.

Yes, clearly it was done live - for organisational reasons presumably.

Robertson seems to be in the studio today - clearly live too as he seems to have had fun getting the "N" and the "B" words past Rob Cowan this.... at least three "B*ll*cks" today!! Rob, having been goaded about it, having to apologise again

I think Robertson takes a patronising delight in ruffling establishment feathers, it's a sort of pompous iconoclasm that I find tiresome and rather childish.

Well here comes Verdi so for several reasons, off goes the radio

[Nick Armstrong]

I wonder what profanities will be unleashed tomorrow.

**** knows.

Now we ******* do.