The way forward for Radio 3 and Sunday Mornings?

[Guest]

Fellow R3 fans,

I'm doing some research on Radio 3 listeners listening habits, and am particular interested in your feelings about the Sunday Morning show. I've had a read through the various discussion threads which are very useful but if you'd be up for providing a bit more info about your own preferences it would be much appreciated! Things I'm interested are as follows,

When you listen and what you are doing while you listen?
What music you like to hear - era/composer, familiar or unfamiliar, vintage recordings/ new releases etc.
How much info like to be given about a piece, and what information - biographical/ analytical/ anecdotal?
Do you like the Sunday morning presenters and their style and why?
Do you like the music played on Sunday morning and why?
Do you like the innocent ear challenge, and interactive quizes in general?
Do you ever write/text in?
Do you like to hear other listeners comments and anecdotes?

Either respond on this thread, send me a message, or give me a call on 020 7250 5500 (and ask for Laura) today (6th Jan) or Monday 9th 2pm-6pm, or Tuesday 10th 10am-6pm.

[Anna]

Hullo Laura,

Although this is a very friendly forum I'm not sure it's wise to publicise your telephone number? Are you undertaking the research for a particular project to do with your studies?

[Paul Sherratt]

Don't worry about Laura, Anna. I bet she works ( as an intern ? ) for some radio production company who might be thinking about pitching or honing the perfick sunday show
to the bbc which will satisfy or attract that threatened species, the radio 3 listener.

[dilipa28]

Thanks Anna, don't worry it's not a home phone number! The research is part of an internship I'm doing for a production Company who are thinking about a putting together a proposal for a new improved Sunday Morning show, so all help would not only be greatly appreciated by me but may also help shape the future of the program!

Laura

[Anna]

OK Laura, and Paul, was just thinking of internet safety. Cannot help I'm afraid, never around to listen to R3 on Sunday mornings! I hope you get some helpful replies.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Good luck with that, Anna!

I stopped regularly listening to Morning programmes nearly two years ago. To win me back, the programme would have no "chat", no "guest of the week", no quiz, no "let's see what's in the papers today" and no "audience participation". Instead it would seek to include a wide range (in duration, familiarity and styles) of Music presented with just enough background information to put the works and their performances into focus.

Not too much to ask?

[dilipa28]

Ha, wow, good guess! I do feel a bit bad exploiting (?) this nice friendly forum but as you guys really care about the station and have lots of opinions, I hoped you wouldn't mind! It might help shape the future of R3 broadcasts/ help us preserve what you love about the station!

[dilipa28]

well no harm in asking!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

well no harm in asking!

... just as long as it's not "no point in asking"!

[dilipa28]

... just as long as it's not "no point in asking"!

Well as Paul has already pointed out I'm fairly low in the pecking order of things here, but I shall certainly be passing your views up the chain!

[doversoul1]

Are we allowed to ask where this production company stands in relation to Radio3 or for that matter BBC? If it currently has no working contact with Radio3, what makes the company think R3's Sunday morning programmes needs improving?

[ed] Are you a R3 listener by any chance? If you are not, I doubt if the members’ answers will make much sense.

[Don Petter]

I stopped regularly listening to Morning programmes nearly two years ago. To win me back, the programme would have no "chat", no "guest of the week", no quiz, no "let's see what's in the papers today" and no "audience participation". Instead it would seek to include a wide range (in duration, familiarity and styles) of Music presented with just enough background information to put the works and their performances into focus.

fhg has saved me a lot of typing! I agree completely with the above (except that I rather think it is longer than two years in my case).

I would only add 'and don't tell me every time, after an item, how wonderful the performance was - I'll be the judge of that, thank you!'.

[DracoM]

Well, actually, generally speaking, I loathe the Sunday morning mix and I find myself trying it most weeks and then switching to BR Klassik or WQXR.


Far and away my preference would be to transfer the post-CDR talk slot to SUNDAY a.m. when I actually do have a chance to sit and listen to intelligent music chat. Extend CDR to play the chosen BAL piece up to lunch time on SATURDAY when I can hear it while doing other things, and not on Monday c11 30 when there is not a chance in hell I can hear it - so total waste of network time and reviewer's golden words IMV, but there you go, what do I know.

Private Passions has become a joke.

[Norfolk Born]

1200-1300: Private Passions - that's it (and that's not strictly morning)
Good luck - but don't hold your breath!

[doversoul1]

One more question: improvement from whose point? Those who listen to Radio3 while they do something else as in your question1?