Adam Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I have just heard that Radio 4's archive hour is to feature Kenny Everitt today. He is said to have changed people's radio listening habits. He certainly changed mine - he stopped me listening to whatever station he was broadcasting on! Are they now trying to stop me listening to Radio 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 I have just heard that Radio 4's archive hour is to feature Kenny Everitt today. He is said to have changed people's radio listening habits. He certainly changed mine - he stopped me listening to whatever station he was broadcasting on! Are they now trying to stop me listening to Radio 4? So do you feel that Radio 4 should contact you personally and check whether you approve of the content or subject of all their programs, just in case you may not like it? Radio 4 covers such a broad swathe of subject matter that everybody is bound to find something that isn't their cup of tea. I suggest you don't tune in for archive hour and do something you enjoy instead. Perhaps you could moan for an hour on a local forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Maurice Cole the 70's version of Russell Brand apart from his preference in partners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 No, PJ, I don't expect Radio 4 to consider me personally. But I am sure the vast majority of Radio 4 listeners do not want to hear the life stories of disc jockeys and pop stars and that seems to be what Radio 4 is increasingly offering on a Saturday morning. Why can't they put this stuff on Radio 1, where it belongs? Oh, I can assure you I did switch off and do something else! But that is a listener lost to Radio 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 All done in the best possible taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 All done in the best possible taste. Hang on a minute, as kenny Everett was born in Liverpool shouldn't this post be moved to you know where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyMac Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Why can't they put this stuff on Radio 1, where it belongs? Funny: I thought they were meant to play music on Radio 1 and that Radio 4 was for documentaries and the like. Silly me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithR Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 All done in the best possible taste. Hang on a minute, as kenny Everett was born in Liverpool shouldn't this post be moved to you know where? Well he does fit into the 'typical' scouser category ie born in Liverpool then left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Yes, JimmyMac. Radio 4 is a speech programme. But Kenny Everitt surely as a DJ is associated with music, and music (if that is what we must call it!) of the type broadcast by Radio 1. My argument is that Radio 4 listeners want documentaries on serious subjects - even on a Saturday morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 if only there was some some of button, maybe you could press it and the sound would stop? maybe call it an off button? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyMac Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 But Kenny Everitt surely as a DJ is associated with music, and music (if that is what we must call it!) of the type broadcast by Radio 1. I suspect you haven't listened to the type of music that Radio 1 plays for some time. Admittedly, I stopped listening to it several years ago too - once Mark & Lard moved on to pastures new. It's painful to wake up one morning and discover you've slipped out of the youth demographic and into the cosy world of Radio 2. All the gigs I go to are full of indie parents. Aye carumba. My argument is that Radio 4 listeners want documentaries on serious subjects - even on a Saturday morning. Not-all-programs-appeal-to-all-people shocker: Today listenership up in arms. Archers fans grab their rifles and don their wellies. MPs raise the issue at PMQ. Shipping forecast aficionados choke on their cornflakes. The establishment is brought to its knees - how horrid for them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 JimmyMac You are right about one thing. I haven't listened to Radio 1 since, er, Radio 1 started. I wouldn't even know where it is on the dial. As for the "cosy" world of Radio 2, I haven't listened to that for probably 15 years because it began to sound pretty much the same as what I imagine Radio 1 sounds like. If I want to listen to music on radio now it has to be Radio 3 and I live in fear that it too will be dumbed down in an attempt to attract a "younger" audience. But in fact, I rely on CDs for most of my music these days, most of which I have to buy without listening to them first because they don't get played on ANY radio station. However, my Radio 4 argument is based on the belief that it is a speech-based station. I agree it cannot cater for all tastes but I can accept most of its output. It is only when it strays into the realms of pop that I object. I know all about the "off" button - but when there is only one station to listen to, that isn't much of an option. So please, BBC, put your pop documentaries somewhere else. If you must insist in trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Isn't he a Councillor for the Fairfield & Howley Ward....we sometimes get each other's emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Chill out with Classic FM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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