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Whoops! I actually met Ned Sherrin a few times when he was the question master on 'Counterpoint' I'm not sure whether he would approve of the show in its current manifestation.Originally posted by vinteuil View PostComment
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Is that what's called a winning formula? Or, even more cost effective, entry level AI?Originally posted by Anastasius View PostComment
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Yes, apparenty. And music lovers in their multimillions say we're wrongOriginally posted by oddoneout View Post
Oh, dear.
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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As does the generation of £multimillions?Originally posted by french frank View Post
Yes, apparenty. And music lovers in their multimillions say we're wrong Oh, dear.Comment
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I decided to give Saturday Morning a chance . It's poor IMO - no more than Essential Classics with a smattering of Music Matters like inserts and frankly I do not like being told I should be on my feet at an extract of Tchaikovsky 5 played by the Bavarian RSO and Mariss Jansons. I suspect audience figures for Saturday morning are fallling sharply.Comment
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The trouble is that I fear they won't be, as many listeners will not be remotely as discriminating in their listening (he said in a somewhat elitist manner, I suppose!) as those who contribute to this forum!Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostComment
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Totally agree - mucking around with RR seems to me a sort of suicide note. VERY badly thought out.Comment
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A sharp fall following a flat refusal to listen?Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostComment
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I'm with Pulcie. The whole point of moving RR to the lower-listening afternoon slot is to get more background listeners in the mornings, who are put off by any speech element that requires thought and attention. Record Review/Building a Library was on the very first Saturday morning of R3 - 30 Sept, 1967. The 9am slot became fixed in 1972 - over 50 years ago. Similarly, CotW (This Week's Composer) was at 9am on weekdays from 1964, now moved to the daytime graveyard slot.Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
We shall never know what's happened to the audiences for these programmes/slots, only the overall station figures - which could conceivably go up if management's cunning plan works as they intend, and new listeners arrive with tastes that are more easily satisfied than RR/CotW audiences.
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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It gets worse - today I read that Sam Smith is to be included in the Proms.Originally posted by Retune View Post
They probably trained it on interviews with the new boss:
'This former boss of the commercial radio stations Classic FM, Smooth and Gold is also wearing a high-wattage smile. He uses the word “unpack” a lot and “brand”. He is a radio controller for our age.'
The last sentence is probably, sadly, true.Comment
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Presumably that's not Sam Smith the tennis commentator?Originally posted by MickyD View PostComment
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It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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That was my response , since the other two of that name mean nothing to me!Originally posted by Roger Webb View PostComment
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