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undiscovered · Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough

I would like to apologise to all dj's whose shows go out in the week that I have slated.
This week I had the pleasure of listening to some shows on Sunday (decorating) I take it all back the week day shows are no where near as dull as the Sunday ones that I caught.
If anyone comes on this board and says that older people are not catered for I will point them to Sundays.

Sunday Love songs- dross
Wogan - why o why, I only started listening to R2 because of Wogan but that was years ago and he has gone down hill since then, but this show is dreadful
Elaine Page- no presenter in my eyes (ears) even if I did like the music (I don't )
CD's only if I am working this sunday, trying to stay awake while putting coving is fairly important for my H&S, R2 did not help
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You will hear gospel and rhythm and blues and jazz, all those are just labels, we know that music is music.

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

It's not only older people who listen to SW Love Songs or EP.......on the few occasions I've heard them, several are younger listeners who email in. I can't stand EP's presentation and I don't think Wogan is right on the show he's doing.

BUT in anycase why should they only be catered for on a Sunday and YOU on the other 6 days?

I enjoy an mixture of music genres and object to being classed as older because of that.

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undiscovered · Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough

Helen

I am catered for in the week either, It's not an age group that I want to be catered for, as I think my music taste is defined by my age that much.

I like music, I don't think the daytime shows caters for people who like music apart from the blander end of the market.
a couple of hours late in the evening with R&M, SOTS and Dermot that's it.
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ColinB · Guest

Undiscovered, I agree with you. Sundays are now awful on R2 - with the exception of Johnnie Walker. I have completely given up listening live and seek out the fine David Jensen on Planet Rock or slot my iPhone into the dock and stream web radio sources or listen to my iTunes playlists.

I also find Wogan's Sunday show cringeworthy in the extreme. It can't have much of a life, surely?

undiscovered · Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough

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

All I can say is that Radio 2 doesn't seem to be the station for either of you!

If you want music only and no entertainment from a presenter I'd suggest you stick to your CDs, I'm talking about weekday shows here BTW.

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Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject:

Iain Smith has said elsewhere that EP is getting the push, and Johnnie Walker's and Paul O'Grady's show are each being extended by an hour. Anyone else heard this? I hope not, because at 35 years old I find Walker's show stupefyingly dull - yet I can enjoy EP and the Evening shows.

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

Not heard anything but Iain Smith is obviously still up to his old tricks!

I quite like the content of Elaine's show as well Ian.

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Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:55 pm Post subject:

iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

I agree with some of the criticisms--I've never seen EP as a presenter and somehow Wogan's show hasn't worked in its new format. I now find that on Sundays I prefer CFM or catching up on recorded programmes.

Ian.

mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Fred · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:09 pm Post subject:

Yes, as Mark says, the Sunday before CIN, Wogan will be back in the studio for his auction between 11 and 1, then Johnnie Walker from 1-4 and Paul O'Grady from 4-7, as a mini music-marathon. Its not permenant change!
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Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:38 pm Post subject:

Ah! Thanks Mark and Fred!

davem · Joined: 13 Mar 2009 Posts: 115

Apart from Radcliffe and Maconie Sunday is the only day i listen to R2, but i do take evasive action when Elaine Paige is on though.

nod · Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558

I enjoy R2 on Sundays, it gets us away from the usual pop music , X-factor hype and emailing/ texting twaddle we get all week Very Happy

OK all shows aren't great but you will hear some good old music etc, eg some variety .

Just relax it's Sunday Very Happy

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Sundays.

I don't listen to R2 Sunday mornings.

I don't listen hardly to Elaine P, and never to O'Grady or Walker.

But I regularly have Titchmarsh and Russell Davies on. I like Clare Teal, and also David Jacobs too but he's on too late for me.

It's not an age thing, it's just music genres I've grown to enjoy since I was 16 when I bought my first albums by Bach, Vivaldi and Mozart. I now have over 100 classical albums.

I was 23 when I discovered British light music and dance bands.

I was 28 when I bought my first jazz albums, and my first reggae albums and punk albums, probably 38 when I bought my first opera CD, and probably 48 when I bought a bunch of second-hand LPs of Mantovani and re-discovered light music Smile

So Sundays from 7.00pm are cool Laughing

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

I'd love Ed Stewart to be brought back, I used to really enjoy his Sunday shows.
He wasn't scared to play "easy listening" songs, or comedy songs which seem to be frowned upon these days.
I loved the fact that you would never know what you were going to hear next.
I'm not too keen on segregating music too much.
Radio people nowdays think that people have really narrow music tastes and if they like crooners they can't possibly like heavy rock or punk etc, which is wrong in my opinion

Rachel · Guest

What I don’t understand is why people in general (no one in particular) think that music, even Radio Programmes, comes in age groups. I understand that we all become musically aware somewhere between puberty and late teens (I don’t count Martin Lewis in this obviously) and we all have an affection for our first kiss with music, which lasts our entire life, but why does that mean music from earlier or later years is not for us, surely, like most things; some is, some isn’t. If we shut ourselves off to the idea, in a, oh that music is just for young people or that’s just for old folk, kind of way, then we have stopped living. Music is the heartbeat of life, there’s so much of it out there but that is just a tiny fraction of what is yet to come. Why would anyone want to miss out on that? I grew up in the 70s/80s but my favourite music era is the late 50s and some 60s before I was born– I have a thing for some Disco music and Punk Rock, equally though, I like lots of modern and new stuff too. Never really got all that Acid-House music and Rave stuff but some of it is ok for dancing. Surely music is just music, you can love it or loathe it at any age.

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

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Moonraker · Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 43

Sunday listening is fantastic in our house, and it's all Radio 2!

I was a bit slow in realising that I could record radio programmes on our VirginPlus box, so now Sundays are for lazing around listening to Richard Allinson, Mike Harding, Bob Harris etc.

We have our Sundays back Very Happy

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Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:07 pm Post subject:

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

Ken Bruce is right when he says that 'not being born yet' isn't really an excuse. If I ever had the nerve to ring up and have a go at Popmaster I'm just as likely not to know something from recent years. Why not be honest and just say 'I don't know'.
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gazmando · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 560 Location: Huntingdon

I get annoyed when people say "Bit before my time" too. Grrrrr
I remember a girl saying that on Never Mind The Buzzcocks and Mark Lamarr said "Have you ever heard of Jesus Christ?"

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

There seems no logic with these 'before my time' people.
This morning the woman, when asked a 70s question, said the inevitable 'that was before my time'. She then got two 60s questions right.

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

Thought of this thread when I heard her this morning, crazy. Rolling Eyes

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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

undiscovered · Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 650 Location: Peterborough