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Why are so many Radio 2 shows prerecorded?
Bohochic
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I don't understand why a presenter can't pitch up for a couple of hours a week and present their show live, it spoils the experience for me knowing that while they're creating an intimate atmosphere between presenter and listener, they're probably off shopping or on a golf course somewhere!
Steve Wright on Sunday's, Elaine Paige, Paul O'Grady, Michael Ball, loads of others.
It's a shame I feel.
Steve Wright on Sunday's, Elaine Paige, Paul O'Grady, Michael Ball, loads of others.
It's a shame I feel.
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Agreed. Even worse when they sort of pretend it's live!
Totally agree, its not like they're paid peanuts to do the job.
What makes it worse is the pretense that they are actually live, I wonder how many listeners of Paul O'Grady were surprised to hear last night that the show was recorded.
As for the others I don't really see a problem, why shouldn't music radio, especially specialist programmes like these be live? It's no any different to a TV programme or something on Radio 4 being recorded
Paul is sometimes live. He invited texts when he is, he read out one of mine not so long back.
I guess it depends on what else he has on
Along those why bother with any live radio at all then? One to one radio is different, more intimate and cannot be compared to TV in this respect, as the OP pointed out.
Nice work if you can get it.
Seeing as the item you refer to was prerecorded then it won't have any bearing on the amount of prerecords.
I can't imagine Michael Ball or Elaine Paige making dodgy phone calls to elderly sitcom stars.
JR/RB were pre-recorded!
Another good excuse to get rid of such 'celeb' presenters and get real radio people who would also be a lot cheaper, cost cutting in action....
You make a very good point.
But real listeners like them, and if you want talent like them, you have to fit round their schedules. Radio 2 does have a slight showbiz factor.
If these "celeb" presenters dropped off the schedule, listeners would not be at all pleased.
These shows are also at the weekend, when people are more likely to tune in for them.
Specious argument.
Who are these 'real listeners' you talk of who like celeb presenters? Have you conducted a survey? Readers of the Daily Mail and Hello Magazine? Not all are fans of Norton, O'Grady etc
Leave the celebs to the commercial sector, the licence payer shouldn't be paying inflated wages for a job they can't even be arsed to turn up and do.
Your argument could also be just as specious.
It's called Rajar...
That old chestnut! The BBC because 'of the unique way its funded' doesn't need to compete in the celeb sector.
I first became aware of this practice some years ago on Classic FM where all the weekend shows seem to be voice-tracked. The interesting thing is when a gremlin occurs which is not that uncommon, and there is no presenter at hand to cover or explain what's going on or apologise afterwards. The bottom line is most listeners don't seem to care anyway as the radio is just used as background noise.... as long as there's a celeb presenting.
I'm struggling to make sense of that but do you really think the BBC are short of space and that recording shows would help that?
And no I don't begrudge him recording it