Annoying R3 Trailers

[antongould]

Entirely agree with all the comments on this thread in the recent (and distant past). I am getting thoroughly sick of hearing the same inane trails again and again. I am perfectly capable of finding out what is to be broadcast on Radio 4, should I wish to listen to Radio 4 (or indeed have Sunday lunch with Sarah Walker...).

OG

As I have said before I have noticed no real increase in trails and don't mind them anyway. But ff has the Facebook millions behind her ..... It's, as usual, personal taste like Martin Handley's moles ....

[french frank]

It's, as usual, personal taste like Martin Handley's moles ....

I don't see how it can be simply 'personal taste' as, whatever the issue is (within reason), some will like it, some will hate it and others won't have noticed it anyway. The fact that 'someone likes it/isn't bothered by it' can't in itself provide justification. On any matter, a large number (possibly a majority) will be an opinionless blob, which allows TPTB to get away with anything, however unprincipled.

[antongould]

..... The fact that 'someone likes it/isn't bothered by it' can't in itself provide justification....... .

Did I say it did ..... ????

[french frank]

Did I say it did ..... ????

You certainly did not. Though whereas the argument that "millions are up in arms about …" declares a situation of some gravity, the response that "Well, I'm not up in arms" might mereley be taken as an individual's assertion of 'personal taste'.

[Nick Armstrong]

We've just had a KD Sound of Dance interruption, in the middle of Record Review.

Bloody Hell I'll have to remember to fast forward after Building a Library

[LMcD]

Apparently 'Bodyguard' was mentioned 3 times during last night's 'Strictly' - BBC incest of a high (or should that be low?) order...Perhaps a reference to 'Strictly' will be inserted into Mr Mercurio's excellent thriller as we approach what will, we are told, be a nerve-shredding climax.

[french frank]

Interested in checking the two forms trailer and trail (which I use), I looked up 'trail' in the OED ('Radio and Television. A piece of advance publicity (often an excerpt) broadcast prior to the transmission of a programme') and there was this example:

1973 Listener 6 Dec. 798/1 Accidentally switching on early..on Radio 3..I heard..off-putting trails.

NB Also 'trailer', same meaning.

[Old Grumpy]

I think I got "trail" from these boards. It sounds more radio, somehow.

Trailers are what you get in the cinema (and annoyingly on DVDs), before the main feature.

OG

[Serial_Apologist]

I think I got "trail" from these boards. It sounds more radio, somehow.

Trailers are what you get in the cinema (and annoyingly on DVDs), before the main feature.

OG

Trailer always used to be good enough. I suppose in these just-in-time production schedule days those extra two letters must take up too much time!

[french frank]

Trailers are what you get in the cinema (and annoyingly on DVDs), before the main feature.

[While we're waiting for the complaints to restart ]

Yes, OED says Cinematography(!) for 'trailer', Radio and television for 'trail'.

[Nick Armstrong]

Yes, OED says Cinematography(!) for 'trailer', Radio and television for 'trail'.

Oh, very well *amends thread title*

[french frank]

Oh, very well *amends thread title*

Pedant!

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

There was another S. Walker trailer during the afternoon concert - embarrassing in the extreme, going on about Stephen Isserlis being a great tweeter, because of his great literary skills. I kid you not. By that logic, Wayne Rooney is another literary wonder.

I foolishly thought SI was a great cellist, rather than yet another Twit.

[LMcD]

We should all resolve to have no truck with trailers.

[cloughie]

We should all resolve to have no truck with trailers.

The Beeb has a fleet of artics?