BBC Radio Megathread

dxhound2005 · 12-10-2019 11:21am

I think the BBC reached a new high or low this week in the book plugging stakes. The two stars of This Country were on The One Show and Steve Wright, probably others, plugging their book. They are brother and sister. In one episode they brought in their father for a "cameo role", and surprise surprise he turned out to be brilliant, and is now a regular. In recognition of his amazing talents, they gave him a whole chapter in the book.

Simon Reeve is still getting his plugs in. He was on Saturday Live, Radio 4 this morning.

dxhound2005 · 12-10-2019 7:05pm

The This Country duo were on Loose Ends this evening.

Skid X · 12-10-2019 7:14pm

dxhound2005 wrote: »

The This Country duo were on Loose Ends this evening.

Every broadcasting organisation in the world cross promote their own shows

Complete non story

dxhound2005 · 16-10-2019 9:15am

Skid X wrote: »

Every broadcasting organisation in the world cross promote their own shows

Complete non story

They are on the BBC promoting their book. Different story.

Itssoeasy · 17-12-2019 7:01pm

Rhod sharp is hanging up his microphone as host of up all night on BBC radio 5 live on April the 2nd, 2020.

dball · 17-12-2019 7:24pm

i loved listening to Rhod years ago, I thought in the past 4 or 5 years it was all very similar, as in the same guests and spokespeople on at the same time on the same day(s) each week,

Or maybe that was me just listening too often

Skid X · 16-02-2020 10:58pm

Ian Wright's Desert Island Discs episode was very well received this weekend.

I really enjoyed it, great insight into the man and his life.

The DID format is timeless, I know Lauren isn't to everyone's taste but I think she is doing a fine job as the interviewer

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000fdxw

mzungu · 16-02-2020 11:57pm

50 Things That Made the Modern Economy: Auctions is on World Service at the moment.

Always enjoy that station.

odyssey06 · 19-02-2020 3:13pm

A recent BBC Radio 2 "Friday Night is Music Night" concert featured the songs of Burt Bacharach - the man himself with Joss Stone stepping in for duets.
Available until end of February:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000dshv

Great version of The Look of Love, it's also up on Youtube:

Itssoeasy · 22-11-2020 12:32am

What are people's opinions on the bbc sounds app compared to the bbc iplayer radio app which was discontinued at the end of October for us non uk listeners ? I’d used it on a pc and I liked it and there are some nice features where you can pick up listening to a show you had been listening to. You have to register to use it. Anyway I’m listening to Sara cox from yesterday evening on her all request Friday on radio 2 and it’s just good wireless.

twinklerunner · 25-11-2020 7:24pm

I listen to it all the time. I like how it pauses a programme and restarts, for example if a telephone call comes through while I’m listening.

mrunsure · 01-12-2020 6:27pm

Are there any surveys that measure how many people in Ireland listen to BBC radio, or any British radio for that matter?

twinklerunner · 01-12-2020 7:46pm

mrunsure wrote: »

Are there any surveys that measure how many people in Ireland listen to BBC radio, or any British radio for that matter?

I doubt it.

RINO87 · 04-12-2020 5:06pm

Very, very late in the game, but an episode of "Brexitcast" came on BBC Alba last night after shutdown so I listened. Content and presenters were very good - should have begun listening to it a long time ago.
Tony Blair was a guest at one point and the presenters treated him as an average guest that just happened to have some experience in this area due to their work - none of the fawning over ex taoisaigh that presenters go on with here when talking to Bertie and John Bruton on these matters.

What I also found interesting was that they seemed to trust Tony Connelly whenever he broke a story, without question. He has had some great exclusives for RTE and its good to see his reputation respected by the BBC - being a good journalist and protecting your source pays off!

twinklerunner · 04-12-2020 5:19pm

Tony Connelly is intertviewed on The World Tonight on R4 regularly. I can see the BBC offering him a job. He's also from NI so I'm sure that makes him even more attractive to them.

Harry Palmr · 04-12-2020 5:19pm

ISIHAC is back with the final Tim Brook Taylor editions - first was on Monday 6.30 and so is the next

dxhound2005 · 30-12-2020 11:45pm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/medipacks/archers-70th-anniversary

On 1 January 2021 episode number 19,343 of The Archers on BBC Radio 4 will mark 70 years of the world’s longest running serial drama.

Itssoeasy · 31-12-2020 12:03am

I’ve been just going back through the thread to see how my opinions or listening habits for the beeb have changed and bar rhod sharp retiring I’ve still kept up my regular presenters. Btw Dotun Adebayo is just superb at up all night and a worthy successor to the great rhod sharp.

I’ve found myself listening to a bit more radio 1 over the last year and in particular Greg James in the morning, not because I’m necessarily in the target audience but because I just think Greg James is just really good. Nothing against nick grimshaw but as the late great Larry gogan used to say the radio 1 breakfast show didn’t suit him.

I’ve think I’ve ventured to every part of the manor as I were bar 6music. I don’t think I’ve ever listened to it. Not out of any dislike but just a quick read of the wiki entry for it and it seems I may like it.

Anyway, given the situation with the country I’m seriously considering not turning the TV on and just listening to the radio.

twinklerunner · 31-12-2020 12:04am

dxhound2005 wrote: »

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/medipacks/archers-70th-anniversary

On 1 January 2021 episode number 19,343 of The Archers on BBC Radio 4 will mark 70 years of the world’s longest running serial drama.

I love R4, but never listen to The Archers.

TheHomeService · 31-12-2020 2:14pm

twinklerunner wrote: »

I love R4, but never listen to The Archers.

I love BBC Radio. In many ways, it's the last remaining jewel in the UK crown. Until Johnson gets his way and destroys it, sadly.

I've been listening to The Archers since around 1982. One of the best things about radio drama is that they can have really long running storylines, that don't need to be rushed for dramatic effect.

For example, The Archers treated subjects such as Dementia, Coercive Control, and recently Modern Slavery in "real time", rather than condensed into a month or two.

Captain Lugger · 31-12-2020 6:32pm

I'm an inveterate Radio 3 listener. The BBC Sounds app is good on the podcasting side, but the old iPlayer Radio app was far and away superior when it came to chasing down what was being played on a particular programme.

Harry Palmr · 31-12-2020 11:51pm

Does anyone else listen to BBC Radio 4 on LW? I dunno if it's a lower output from Droitwich or a disturbed ionosphere but the reception is terrible at night and has been for some time.

Itssoeasy · 01-01-2021 9:46pm

Has anyone noticed since the bbc sounds app took over from the iplayer that rights restrictions on sport commentary isn’t as rigid as it used to be ? It’s still there but more often than not it’s not there. A good few Saturdays in the lead up to Christmas I was able to listen to the premier league far more then before. You’d get it on the world service alright before but not on five live. I’m not complaining but it’s weird.

twinklerunner · 02-01-2021 7:40pm

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Has anyone noticed since the bbc sounds app took over from the iplayer that rights restrictions on sport commentary isn’t as rigid as it used to be ? It’s still there but more often than not it’s not there. A good few Saturdays in the lead up to Christmas I was able to listen to the premier league far more then before. You’d get it on the world service alright before but not on five live. I’m not complaining but it’s weird.

I presume that’s because no other broadcasters have Irish rights for these games, eg: Today FM no longer has live commentaries.

twinklerunner · 03-01-2021 2:27pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Does anyone else listen to BBC Radio 4 on LW? I dunno if it's a lower output from Droitwich or a disturbed ionosphere but the reception is terrible at night and has been for some time.

No, I haven’t listened on LW or MW in years.

dxhound2005 · 03-01-2021 9:08pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Does anyone else listen to BBC Radio 4 on LW? I dunno if it's a lower output from Droitwich or a disturbed ionosphere but the reception is terrible at night and has been for some time.

The BBC have basic advice on reception. What you will probably know already is that reception varies if you move the radio around.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/help-guides/analogue-radio/what-is-a-good-medium-wave-long-wave-installation

What they don't say is that having three transmitters on 198 can be a source of bad reception. The signals can arrive at the radio out of sync and this can cause distortion. More noticeable after dark, when signals travel further than daylight.

http://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=1&kHz=198

For other UK stations on Medium Wave e.g 5 Live and talkSPORT, this is far worse. There are transmitter sites all round the four nations on 909, 1089 etc. Causes an awful racket after dark, but of course nobody in Ireland is in the intended service area.

Depending on where you are you might get better Radio 4 reception on 720 Medium Wave (Belfast), or 774 (Enniskillen).

Harry Palmr · 03-01-2021 9:18pm

I wondered if it was output reduced due to engineering, last week for one night it was as clear as anything on LW after dark can be. Then bang back to distortion general fuzziness.

marno21 · 05-01-2021 11:51pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

I wondered if it was output reduced due to engineering, last week for one night it was as clear as anything on LW after dark can be. Then bang back to distortion general fuzziness.

Could be some local interference. Something new perhaps that wasn't active that one night.

756kHz often works here in Cork too depending on what the radio is like. My car (Kia) has excellent reception on MW but unfortunately the radio has a very poor frequency response to the point where MW is difficult to listen to.

Harry Palmr · 06-01-2021 12:05am

That's certainly possible. I need to plug it in around the house thinking about it, see if it's very local!

We'll it's nothing in the house, same level of din front and back. Something local must be running at the "wrong" frequency.

AllForIt · 06-01-2021 8:31am

I have to laugh when I turn into Radio 4 (accidently)

...finishes of an intellectual discussion piece on racism; the show finishes up.....and next week we'll be discussing the effects of racism on the young mind and how it it affect victims of it in later life. (All said in a posh bbc accent). Yeah, you elites brought them here n the first place, why don't you talk about that in your intellectual received English accent. Such weird people.

Can't wait for the next instalment. Not.

Harry Palmr · 06-01-2021 12:05pm

Weird post.

10-01-2021 1:18pm

David Bowie all day on BBC 6 Music, 5 years to the day since his passing!

Pelvis Parsley · 10-01-2021 10:24pm

Great doc on R4 since 20:00 on that very topic.

11-01-2021 1:56am

Pelvis Parsley wrote: »

Great doc on R4 since 20:00 on that very topic.

Simulcast on 6Music, it was brilliant.

Itssoeasy · 13-01-2021 11:15pm

Pelvis Parsley wrote: »

Great doc on R4 since 20:00 on that very topic.

zorro2566 wrote: »

Simulcast on 6Music, it was brilliant.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000r8s0

The documentary you were on about as well as 17 other Bowie documentaries from the BBC.

its_steve116 · 23-03-2021 3:12am

So what does everyone think of this then? The Beeb is going to start moving some of its radio shows out of London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-56433109
This includes Radio 3 and 6Music moving to Salford.

23-03-2021 4:06am

its_steve116 wrote: »

So what does everyone think of this then? The Beeb is going to start moving some of its radio shows out of London.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-56433109
This includes Radio 3 and 6Music moving to Salford.

It's all very northern powerhouse. Difficult not to see it as a favour to the tories. Big focus seems to be in areas that are increasingly conservative/ hardline Brexit.

14-04-2021 10:27pm

Here's an excellently written and produced podcast series on the Northern Bank robbery, written and produced by Glenn Patterson

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tsjy

Best place to listen to it is on the player. Episodes are no longer than a quarter-hour.

It has a very unusual style. The writer personally narrates the story of the scheme, and the court testimonies of the witnesses is used to construct the script, without recreating the courtroom — the testimony is purely narrative.
Then it does something very unusual — in some clips, the actors (all from Northern Ireland) go out of character and recall their memory of the robbery as members of the public/children.

It sounds messy. It isn't, it's one of the most compelling radio documentaries I've heard.

The story of the northern bank robbery is such a remarkable one, you'd have to exert yourself to make it boring. But this is what a Netflix radio podcast would probably sound like.

corks finest · 17-04-2021 8:17pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Here's an excellently written and produced podcast series on the Northern Bank robbery, written and produced by Glenn Patterson

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tsjy

Best place to listen to it is on the player. Episodes are no longer than a quarter-hour.

It has a very unusual style. The writer personally narrates the story of the scheme, and the court testimonies of the witnesses is used to construct the script, without recreating the courtroom — the testimony is purely narrative.
Then it does something very unusual — in some clips, the actors (all from Northern Ireland) go out of character and recall their memory of the robbery as members of the public/children.

It sounds messy. It isn't, it's one of the most compelling radio documentaries I've heard.

The story of the northern bank robbery is such a remarkable one, you'd have to exert yourself to make it boring. But this is what a Netflix radio podcast would probably sound like.

Great find thanks

corks finest · 17-04-2021 8:29pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Here's an excellently written and produced podcast series on the Northern Bank robbery, written and produced by Glenn Patterson

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tsjy

Best place to listen to it is on the player. Episodes are no longer than a quarter-hour.

It has a very unusual style. The writer personally narrates the story of the scheme, and the court testimonies of the witnesses is used to construct the script, without recreating the courtroom — the testimony is purely narrative.
Then it does something very unusual — in some clips, the actors (all from Northern Ireland) go out of character and recall their memory of the robbery as members of the public/children.

It sounds messy. It isn't, it's one of the most compelling radio documentaries I've heard.

The story of the northern bank robbery is such a remarkable one, you'd have to exert yourself to make it boring. But this is what a Netflix radio podcast would probably sound like.

Great find thanks

ford fiesta · 20-04-2021 8:47pm

Annie Mac to leave Radio 1 and other changes
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/20/annie-mac-leaves-bbc-radio-1-17-years-clara-amfo

dball · 20-04-2021 11:16pm

Your man Colin Murray is a great find, i like his choice of guests and his diversity, funny too
He's off for 2 weeks on Eurosport doing the snooker but a big launch for his show coming in May when he is give a full time slot.

twinklerunner · 21-04-2021 8:45pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Here's an excellently written and produced podcast series on the Northern Bank robbery, written and produced by Glenn Patterson

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tsjy

Best place to listen to it is on the player. Episodes are no longer than a quarter-hour.

It has a very unusual style. The writer personally narrates the story of the scheme, and the court testimonies of the witnesses is used to construct the script, without recreating the courtroom — the testimony is purely narrative.
Then it does something very unusual — in some clips, the actors (all from Northern Ireland) go out of character and recall their memory of the robbery as members of the public/children.

It sounds messy. It isn't, it's one of the most compelling radio documentaries I've heard.

The story of the northern bank robbery is such a remarkable one, you'd have to exert yourself to make it boring. But this is what a Netflix radio podcast would probably sound like.

Thanks for that. Very interesting and well presented.

Mr Snow · 22-04-2021 6:58pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

Annie Mac to leave Radio 1 and other changes
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/apr/20/annie-mac-leaves-bbc-radio-1-17-years-clara-amfo

has Annie Mac ever work on irish radio?

Hamsterchops · 23-04-2021 7:28am

Mr Snow wrote: »

has Annie Mac ever work on irish radio?

Don't think so, Queens University Belfast then ...

"Towards the end of her English Literature degree Annie decided to get into radio and signed up for a post-graduate Masters at a college in Farnborough. She spent a depressing year working part time in a supermarket in the sleepy Hampshire town finishing her studies. With her Masters behind her she moved to London into a house with brother Davey and other members of his band The Crimea, who were flying high in the charts".

‘I had a mad few years of living in Camden and being a proper indie girl. I worked for the student radio network SBN and, had my own residency at The Underworld in Camden. That club was a ‘walk in’ club. You’d get every type of person in there from little skater boys, indie kids, punks, loads of tourists. Literally every walk of life was represented so it was a real lesson in keeping the dance floor full. It was only a year or two later I was doing The Mash Up so I brought that to my Radio 1 show.’

ford fiesta · 24-04-2021 3:28am

After 11 years, Huey Morgan's final show on BBC Radio 2 is this morning 4am to 6am

corks finest · 29-04-2021 9:02am

Hamsterchops wrote: »

Don't think so, Queens University Belfast then ...

"Towards the end of her English Literature degree Annie decided to get into radio and signed up for a post-graduate Masters at a college in Farnborough. She spent a depressing year working part time in a supermarket in the sleepy Hampshire town finishing her studies. With her Masters behind her she moved to London into a house with brother Davey and other members of his band The Crimea, who were flying high in the charts".

‘I had a mad few years of living in Camden and being a proper indie girl. I worked for the student radio network SBN and, had my own residency at The Underworld in Camden. That club was a ‘walk in’ club. You’d get every type of person in there from little skater boys, indie kids, punks, loads of tourists. Literally every walk of life was represented so it was a real lesson in keeping the dance floor full. It was only a year or two later I was doing The Mash Up so I brought that to my Radio 1 show.’

"Carnarvon Castle" Sundays along with the market was magic in the past

ford fiesta · 07-06-2021 12:11pm

This week Scott Mills is covering for Ken Bruce on Radio 2 (9:30am) and then he's over to Radio 1 for his regular daily show (1pm).

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/06/scott-mills-is-on-bbc-radio-1-and-bbc-radio-2-all-this-week/?fbclid=IwAR0WrfwzPIc9BzcAbKhtNjyljMCiZ8LYhowI4Rc0VLikxJtFfUmHJUhCUZ0

bureau2009 · 10-06-2021 1:33pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

This week Scott Mills is covering for Ken Bruce on Radio 2 (9:30am) and then he's over to Radio 1 for his regular daily show (1pm).

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/06/scott-mills-is-on-bbc-radio-1-and-bbc-radio-2-all-this-week/?fbclid=IwAR0WrfwzPIc9BzcAbKhtNjyljMCiZ8LYhowI4Rc0VLikxJtFfUmHJUhCUZ0

Yes, this is really interesting and unprecedented. Wonder how he compartmentalizes the two shows, eg phone nos, station ID etc. He is going to be exhausted!

And you've got to wonder what it's all about! It's not as if there is a scarcity of radio presenters in the UK!

its_steve116 · 10-06-2021 2:35pm

bureau2009 wrote: »

Yes, this is really interesting and unprecedented. Wonder how he compartmentalizes the two shows, eg phone nos, station ID etc. He is going to be exhausted!

And you've got to wonder what it's all about! It's not as if there is a scarcity of radio presenters in the UK!

Chris Moyles did two shows on BBC Radio 1 one day a few years back, and no I'm not talking about his "Longest Show Ever".

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