It's official - Sara M-P presents The Choir

[amateur51]

Yes, has to be a woman. The DG has made a comment about 'too few women on BBC breakfast shows'. It's the poison chalice, but as CB-H is already drinking from it ...

But rumour has it she's considering a move to Radio 1 to share with Nick Grimshaw .........

Goody - may we have Catherine B back please?

Ms Klein has joined up with Rev. Richard Cole for Saturday Live on Radio 4, it appears.

[MickyD]

My bad: of course it's CB-H to take on the weekday Breakfast slot. More opportunities for Adam and Simon Hoban to make the weekend Breakfast slot their own when Martin Handley is away/can't face a weekend in Salford (delete as appropriate).

My bad what, exactly?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

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as it's " lets pick people up on minor blips week, " here in the FOR3 forum Multiverse...........!!

- ah, but in the parallel universe that is the Forum, parentheses are like the Windmill Theatre - they never clothe.

[amateur51]

- ah, but in the parallel universe that is the Forum, parentheses are like the Windmill Theatre - they never clothe.

Well I'll be [van] Dam-ed!

[Quarky]

It was announced on R3 this morning...by Sarah herself...that she will be quitting Breakfast and becoming the permanent presenter of The Choir.

Congrats Sara. Haven't heard her on Hear and Now recently, and I thought her talents were wasted on Breakfast Show.

The Choir does frequently venture into more modern territory, and hopefully we can look forward to even more of that.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Congrats Sara. Haven't heard her on Hear and Now recently, and I thought her talents were wasted on Breakfast Show.

The Choir does frequently venture into more modern territory, and hopefully we can look forward to even more of that.

I refer my learnéd friend to my previous answer.

[Quarky]

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I refer my learnéd friend to my previous answer.

Sorry, ferney, I really ought to take the trouble to read threads before posting. You have said it all really.

[Zucchini]

Since her broadcasting hours will be reduced by 88% won't the BBC will have to offer a substantial payrise or lump sum to show they love her?

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

er ratings? graun coverage is all about CB-H

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Sorry, ferney, I really ought to take the trouble to read threads before posting. You have said it all really.

Oh, no, Oddy - I only meant that I felt that the response I gave to your first sentence of #20 fitted equally appropriately to the second.

[Sir Velo]

My bad what, exactly?

An Americanism I seem to have picked up. Much as I loathe it, I can't help myself.

[Don Petter]

er ratings? graun coverage is all about CB-H

I don't think it will make much difference. I dipped in a few days ago and assumed it was SM-P until she signed off with 'This is CB-H'. They both have the same peculiar vowel pronunciation, in which 'listening to' becomes 'listening tee'.

[french frank]

er ratings? graun coverage is all about CB-H

I suspect it's 'all about' CB-H because she has an agent, or is better at the PR than SMP (she's tweeting and retweeting the news already). Her mother is a literary agent.

SMP does deserve better ...

[french frank]

Since her broadcasting hours will be reduced by 88% won't the BBC will have to offer a substantial payrise or lump sum to show they love her?

According to the Trust's paper 'The efficiency of radio production at the BBC' Radio 3's breakfast programme was the cheapest of the all the (BBC) music stations - not just Radios 1 & 2 but cheaper than 1Xtra and 6Music too, especially on presenter and staff costs. So The Choir and Hear & Now may pay better anyway. They should do. She's also going to 'lead Radio 3’s live from Wigmore Hall lunchtime concerts'.

[mangerton]

I don't think it will make much difference. I dipped in a few days ago and assumed it was SM-P until she signed off with 'This is CB-H'. They both have the same peculiar vowel pronunciation, in which 'listening to' becomes 'listening tee'.

Where does that come from? Wherever, it seems to be more and more frequent. On Radio 4 there's a woman who does the weather and keeps talking about "the afterneen".