Radio 2 Dumbing Down?

Classic FM and Radio 3 makes me depressed, I do like a bit of Status Quo so I can practce my head banging for the Dance Nights down in Catalonia, but I do really like Magic FM and Smooth Radio, both easy listening and not much gobby DJ's

Admiral

I have  to take issue with "riba" who appears to be saying its OK to move out of Radio 1 into Radio 2, as long as Radio 2 becomes just like Radio 1 !  Surely that is why the two stations were created to cater for 2 entirely different types of audience.

Riba appears to be saying weve moved out of Radio 1 into Radio 2 which must now become as Zaney as Radio 1.  So if you follow that Logic where are the traditional Radio 2 listenrs supposed to go?

TF

I have  to take issue with "riba" who appears to be saying its OK to move out of Radio 1 into Radio 2, as long as Radio 2 becomes just like Radio 1 !  Surely that is why the two stations were created to cater for 2 entirely different types of audience.

Riba appears to be saying weve moved out of Radio 1 into Radio 2 which must now become as Zaney as Radio 1.  So if you follow that Logic where are the traditional Radio 2 listenrs supposed to go?

TF

I think you have totally misunderstood Riba, TF.

I see nothing to take issue with. Riba is stating one point of view from experience and does not appear, to me, to be saying what you think.

Classic FM or R4 for me generally plus CDs on long journeys.

us too

TW, I know that I am good at misunderstanding,  but what was i supposed to understand from riba's comment, & if he is right, what are the older traditional listeners to the earlier style Radio 2  supposed to do?   Curl up and quietly Die off?

So if that is the correct approach, the new more zany listener can now occupy Radio 1 AND Radio 2?  Is that what you are saying?

TF

TW, I know that I am good at misunderstanding,  but what was i supposed to understand from riba's comment, & if he is right, what are the older traditional listeners to the earlier style Radio 2  supposed to do?   Curl up and quietly Die off?

So if that is the correct approach, the new more zany listener can now occupy Radio 1 AND Radio 2?  Is that what you are saying?

TF

You're putting words into my mouth, TF.

Have you never considered that it is we, the listeners, who change as we get older? Naturally, our tastes change over time so we move on to something that suits us better. Is that not why the BBC provide choice - so we can move on when it suits? To expect the producers to cater for your or my tastes as they change would leave a lot of people very unhappy. It would be selfish and intransigent of us to demand that. Radio, like us, evolves constantly to keep up with the modern world.

I listen to R2 all day long....can't abide any of the others available....plus it's the only radio station available to me all day.

 

Can't stand Vanessa, prefer Sarah Cox to Chris Evans in the morning, Ken Bruce is OK (& not because he's Scots too) as are Jeremy Vine & Steve Wright.

2 weeks of purgatory coming up for me as Jeremy's on holiday & Vanessa's sitting in.....AARRGGHH!

Agree with you TF about Wrighty and his "seriousjockin...without the "g""......right proper PITA.

Listen to Radio 2 all day as it's on at work and we changed from commercial radio as couldn't stand the adverts!

Can't stand Sara Cox at all - have to switch off.   Much prefer Chris Evans in a morning (although don't like him on tv!!!).   Like Jeremy Vine and can tolerate Vanessa as stand in although not as good as him.

Ken Bruce is great, as is Tony Blackburn on Saturday and I love Paul O'Grady's programme on Sunday.

Can't stand Liza Tarbuck and squeaky dog toys - nothing more irritating and also can't stand serious jockin without a 'g'.   Only  just worked out what it means anyway - right above complete PITA!

I like Jeremy VIne his show has always been very good I like his interviewing style, Ken Bruce is good too my favourite part being Pop Master, Steve Wright in the afternoon is very entertaining the non stop oldies are good but I think they should be on a bit longer than half an hour though.  Can' be botherd with Chris Evans too loud so generally I don't listern to his show if I can avoid it.

Who remembers Steve Wright in the Afternoon on radio 1 in the eighties.

Brilliant show.

Sid the manager and Gervais the hairdresser spring to mind.

Who were the others?

But who is Steve Wright the rest of the day?