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Age of the Radio 2 Listener
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Radio 2 listener- What age group do you fit into?
Under 15 years old
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Late Teens & Twentees
10%
 10%  [ 3 ]
Thirtees
13%
 13%  [ 4 ]
Fourtees
31%
 31%  [ 9 ]
Fiftees
31%
 31%  [ 9 ]
Sixtees
13%
 13%  [ 4 ]
Seventees
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Eightees & Over
0%
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Clive55



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am in my early fiftees & think am finally middle aged.
I would put middle aged as starting at about 45.

When i was a teenager I thought middleaged was someone in their thirtees Surprised
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Ian Robinson
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I'm 34 which apparently puts me just below the age Shennan says they're aiming for in the new Radio Times. Yet I can't stand Alan Carr's shows but will happily listen to MC Desmo.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ian Robinson wrote:
Well, I'm 34 which apparently puts me just below the age Shennan says they're aiming for in the new Radio Times. Yet I can't stand Alan Carr's shows but will happily listen to MC Desmo.

That's not your age, that's having good hearing that can hear high frequencies.

I suspect the rules for determining middle age use the advent of adulthood as their start point. If we expect to live until we're 90, say, and adulthood starts at 18, then middle age is centred on 54.

So at 50 I'm still young. Very Happy

Another definition is, of course, the advent of aches and pains.

So at 50 I'm aging. Confused

Yet another definition is that the same people who have entertained you over the years start trying to sell you cheaper car insurance because you're older and savings plans to pay for funeral expenses.

So at 50 I've just entered the "on my last legs" phase of life. Sad

On average it seems that I'm middle aged. Laughing

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RockitRon



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I suppose I should be as well, then, but I don't feel it, at least, not until someone starts talking about it Smile
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nod



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PostPosted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nod wrote:
Fiftees.

SK, Wogan ( I do switch off if he mentions CIN!), Ken Bruce, Chris Evans, Bob Harris (country & Rock), Paul Jones, Radcliffe & MaConie (when possible, wrong timeslot!), Mike Harding, Steve Lamacq, Will also listen to other shows in an evening / sunday afternoons Smile


I forgot SOTS which I enjoy Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
Once Sarah is moved time slots if she does I wonder if the average listener from 6am will drop?


Confused

Drop what - trousers? Or scones? Or Hs?

(Sorry, couldn't resist any longer)
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fifties, just for both of us Bus pass next year fo me, she's only just got there.

When I'm home it's Ken Bruce and JV. If Wright's away I may listen to the afternoon show. Otherwise I'll catch up with some listen again. Paul Jones, FNIMN, whatever appeals at the time

Saturdays are SOTS, Ross and POTP. Sadly the only thing that appeals is Titchmarsh. I find everything else to be bland or shreiking. I quite like JW but I've got out the habit of listening to R2
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:22 am    Post subject: Age of the Radio 2 Listener Reply with quote

I'm in my forties and like SantaFefan, I gave up on Radio 1 circa 1992-3 when they started playing a lot of rap with a capital C.

I had a spate of having Virgin Radio as was on during the mornings, but Chris Evans ruined that eventually.
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The big 50 for me next year.

Was a long time time Radio 1 listener and only starting to tune into Radio 2 properly when Richard Allinson joined the station.

I like plenty of the current Radio 2 shows-such as Bob Harris, Johnnie Walkers SOT70's, Paul O'Grady, Mark Lamarr, Trevor Nelson, Suzi Q, Gambo, Emma Forbes, Zoe Ball, some of the specialist shows.
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