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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

We all moan about the R2 playlist, well just seen a tweet asking for questions for the Feedback team to put to R2 head of music Jeff Smith.

http://www.bbc.co.uk//radio4/features/feedback/contact/

They need them by the end of today though.

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ColinB · Guest

It's a bit difficult to know what question to ask, other than "When is Radio 2 going to allow people with imagination to build the station's playlist?".

Can't imagine it will be asked, though, so I won't bother and will listen to better stations instead.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

Go on, ask it Colin!

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Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

Have just sent in my own comments, saying that Radio 2 (Mon-Fri) plays far too much 80s music and that if they want to attract and retain more listeners in the 50+ age range they should play more 60s/70s music.

ColinB · Guest

I didn't bother. I could have asked: "How come Radio Caroline sounds great and doesn't have any playlists at all, when R2 sounds so awful for much of the time and has dire playlists?".

Ian Robinson · Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 11:31 pm Post subject:

I'm not bothered about the era of the records (although I think there's far too much 70s stuff) but it's more that the same songs keep coming around and around. A bit more depth and adventure wouldn't go amiss.

There always used to be the excuse that the "obscure" stuff wasn't on the system but Chris Evans has been plucking a lot of left-field stuff out there lately (eg today he ran the themes to Swap Shop and Tiswas) so why can't everyone else?

Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3415 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

ColinB · Guest

Ian Robinson · Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:00 am Post subject:

R2Icon · Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 1444

Music, I've discovered has a great deal in common with bathroom taps: the more you have to choose from, the more difficult it is to choose one-just one.... I want them all! So I can see why they have playlists. Smile

ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Your house must be fantastic Rach when it comes to the bathroom

I have a choice in mine only between hot and cold Laughing

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ColinB · Guest

I'm quite happy with other people's playlists. It's the drab, predictable, radio 2 playlists I can't stomach.

gazmando · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 560 Location: Huntingdon

Just listened to Feedback on Iplayer and they read out my question, wooohooo.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

Well done I wondered if yours was read out when I listened last weekend.

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ColinB · Guest

Ian Robinson · Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 8:35 pm Post subject:

10 years on, and Feedback are again discussing the Radio 2 playlists in the wake of Steve Wright's departure.

https://twitter.com/BBCR4Feedback/status/1597941012252401664?s=20&t=5zLOYT10Lfn-vD5TH0q4gg

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

Scott Mills not very popular reading all those Tweets! I've only heard it in 10-15 min segments in the car and it's awful. I was getting to quite enjoy O J Borg.

Can now get Boom in the car but I like a change from what I've had on at lunch times, usually Emma B. No longer have a CD player and haven't got round to sorting out or figuring out how to use a memory stick with stuff on (only changed 2 weeks ago!), so missing my own playlists in the car.......

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Angela W · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 7202 Location: North Yorkshire

oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: London

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

I haven't listened to Liza this year either Raver! Enjoyed Bob Harris sitting in for Johnnie though.

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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005