Controller's Monthly Note

[Globaltruth]

April's just in, and no mention of World Music.

It's on the way to becoming a tradition...

As ever with our composer festivals many of you expressed a sense of loss when it was over

And, Mr Rajar, many of us breathed with sweet relief when it was over.

fyi there are other shoes...

http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/000/shoe+high.mp3.html

and other Bert's

[DracoM]

Suspect this 'note' was written about the beginning of February. Someone clearly not consulting R3's ONLY instant feedback facility - us. Plus ca change......?

[french frank]

The dissenters are a 'tiny, tiny minority'. And therefore can safely be ignored.

It doesn't matter whether they are jazz fans, world music fans - or classical music fans who have fundamental objections to composerthons, and want something different/better which wouldn't interrupt the jazz or world music programmes.

[Globaltruth]

Thanks to you both

The dissenters are a 'tiny, tiny minority'. And therefore can safely be ignored.

It doesn't matter whether they are jazz fans, world music fans - or classical music fans who have fundamental objections to composerthons, and want something different/better which wouldn't interrupt the jazz or world music programmes.

From my point of view though I do take some comfort that the 'tiny, tiny minority' all hang out together united through, er, oh yes, a liking for the sound and influence of r3...

anyway enough whining.....

[johncorrigan]

anyway enough whining.....

....time for the wining to commence.....corkin'!

[Globaltruth]

April's just in, and no mention of World Music.

It's on the way to becoming a tradition...

the darling controller's note of May is in, and yet again, WM doesn't exist....

or maybe he's trying to tell us something deeper.



Like, Wow.

[Lateralthinking1]

Like, Wow.

SO like he doesn't have enough knowledge of it to be able to write a sentence. SO money on the other hand no doubt sings in many languages to him. SO he is like every one in that sort of position. Like.

But isn't that an unfair line to take?

SO......I've forgotten what it is I was going to say but I'm a mover and shaker and every sentence must be begin with SO . SO I've even been on "You and Yours" where every executive somebody says SO. Yes?

I'm sorry?

SO Billy Bragg was on there today talking about the national anthem and if I can think of anything else irrelevant I will say it. SO it all sounds relevant as long as it begins with SO. OK? SO have I used up the allocated time yet?

Yes. Thank you very much. Very illuminating.

[french frank]

Face it, Global, why don't you - Radio 3 is now 'the classical music station' for the masses. World Music is up in the graveyard slots, as is the (slightly diminished) jazz output. Iss the nu strategy which has shamelessly turned the previous strategy ('Radio 3 is not just a classical music station, you know') on its head.

I recommend that jazz and world music enthusiasts pump in the protests.

And going back to:

As ever with our composer festivals many of you expressed a sense of loss when it was over

And 'you' being who exactly, you, the wife, the children and the R3 apparatchiks?

[handsomefortune]

SO, that made me laugh lateralthinking1.

comfort that the 'tiny, tiny minority' all hang out together united

SO, cultural refugee status IS cool

let's hear it for the teeny tiny majority (i mmmm mean mmm minority stutter).

SO, down with radio custard classics. up the the R3 apparatchiks

[Lateralthinking1]

SO, that made me laugh lateralthinking1.

comfort that the 'tiny, tiny minority' all hang out together united

SO, cultural refugee status IS cool

let's here it for the teeny tiny majority (i mmmm mean mmm minority stutter).

SO, down with radio custard classics. up the the R3 apparatchiks

SO if you will just let me make my point; in all fairness, I have been asked on to this programme too and I didn't interrupt you when you were speaking.

But she hasn't been able to get in a word yet.

SO that is as it may be Jeremy, I know how you and the BBC like to slant things, bias is what we've come to expect, but shall we let the audience be the judge.

[Globaltruth]

Face it, Global, why don't you - Radio 3 is now 'the classical music station' for the masses. World Music is up in the graveyard slots, as is the (slightly diminished) jazz output. Iss the nu strategy which has shamelessly turned the previous strategy ('Radio 3 is not just a classical music station, you know') on its head.

I've posted elsewhere a link to all the current WM programmes on the radio - well, now, just out of curiosity, I've 'analysed' the breakdown of those programmes by radio station.

Out of the first 40 programmes on the resultant list, which date back to Jul. 2011, 21 were actually broadcast on r3.
The other 19 were from all the other BBC radio stations combined.
There does, based on that, seem to be a provably stronger commitment from r3 in this area, albeit a faint one which I suspect might be extinguished by almost anything,such as the cold breath of reduced budgets.
World Routes is the star performer in this list - many of those progammes are kept available on iPlayer for a long time.

I think a strategy of supporting the present output, when it deserves support, is therefore a better one than complaining - let 'em know people actually listen, and care about what they listen to.
Longer term strategy should be that the BBC absorbs WM into the day-to-day output. I won't be holding my breath.

And, incidentally, I've found a most interesting programme about Cambodia on the World Service whilst doing this. Here's the link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00k4s9z

[Paul Sherratt]

>>Longer term strategy should be that the BBC absorbs WM into the day-to-day

The Corp has already dipped a toe in the water

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioassets/photos/2009/3/31/55502_2.jpg

[Ariosto]

Controller's Monthly Note

I bet it was an f flat.

[johncorrigan]

>>Longer term strategy should be that the BBC absorbs WM into the day-to-day

The Corp has already dipped a toe in the water
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioassets/pho...31/55502_2.jpg

....get thee to a billabong!

[Globaltruth]

Controller's Monthly Note

I bet it was an f flat.