I was thinking exactly the same thing. John Pienaar must either be cloned or be on something - he can hardly have slept for the past six weeks. He is superb; an example to any political reporter. And Peter Allen doing what he does best; absolutely in his element. I was hoping for a hung parliament so we could have more of the same...
Have you noticed how Rachel seems to do the big political interviews these days. I know Nicky does a few, but Rachel now seems to do the most and she is far better at it.
I always think Nicky likes to prepare several questions that are aimed at him looking good and take us no further on in the discussion.
Rachel was great with Jeremy Hunt today (he side stepped every question but Rachel was clever enough to frame the questions in such a way that we could see he wasn't answering them) We were left thinking Rachel had asked the questions and Jeremy Hunt (the clues in the name) was intent on smarmily avoiding them.
I know that many will disagree with me on this post, but I really do think Rachel is becoming a class act.
Re the comments about Phil Williams, I'm not sure how much the problems with that show are down to him or the format? my only reason for saying that is that whenever he was presenting other shows in the past, he's been fine. I wonder if he's just doing his best with a poor format? I can't believe he much enjoys having to interupt guests to play the silly music quiz. I might be wrong and he may be the one making the decisions about his show, but I doubt it.
PW is an experienced enough broadcaster to be allowed some input into his show. Clearly the budget for the show is minimal but he must know that midnight music 'quiz' is utter gash.
Rachel Burdon is a superb broadcaster as are Caroline Barker and Ellie Oldroyd. On the other hand Kelly Cates and Anna Foster are a waste of signal.
I think that Burden is better when it comes to the more emotional or personal interest stories, whereas Campbell is superior when it cones to the political interviews. His recent interview with David Cameron just before the election was very good.
If you're listening to the Breakfast show tomorrow around 6.40, keep your ears open for Lee Calder, he's a friend of mine. Raised a lot of money for a local football player.
I'm afraid the station has lost its way at most times of day. From being a listener throughout the day whenever awake, I now tune in for a fraction of my previous hours.
Trouble is, for a lot of the day, there is no competition to turn to. Can't do with the London-centric, right-wing LBC with its opinionated presenters or pointless night-time phone-ins with no calls but an endless procession of inanities from strange presenters. Even Dotun is better than that!
Radio 4 is really my only alternative port of call, which is great for the serious news bulletins and hugely enjoyable comedies, but whose arts and culture coverage is (embarrassingly) of little interest to me.
Anyway, with the dumbing down and poor choice of presenter on Five Live, I'm not so much of a radio listener any more.
Anyway, with the dumbing down and poor choice of presenter on Five Live, I'm not so much of a radio listener any more.[/QUOTE]
That's me too. Very poor presenters and scheduling, replaced with poor presenters and very very poor scheduling. With no/not much football for a few months next quarter's RAJARs will be very interesting.
Yes, last year, 5Live had a lot of sport over the summer (World Cup, Commonwealth games) as well as the usual Wimbledon and open coverage. there is the U21 Euro championships in June but I don't think that'll be a huge ratings puller so as someone who mainly listens to 5Live for their sport coverage, I won't be listening a huge amount. The football season does seem to start a bit early next season (something like the 9th August) so we'll get the endless football chats from mid July no doubt!
I do think, on the whole, the new schedule hasn't worked. Dan and Sarah are, I'm sure, very nice people, but Dan is light weight and Sarah is just an inane presenter! the morning show needs 1 presenter going through the week, not the silly half and half job we have at the moment. Drive is a good listen and I still think 5Live's sport coverage is excellent but like others, I'm listening less.
I still enjoy WUTM, Breakfast and Drive. I agree that one presenter for mid-morning would be better. Adrian Chiles simply isn't right for that timeslot. He is so laconic and it makes him sound uninterested and ponderous. Peter Allen is far better. Having this half and half split is almost as if the schedulers are meeting the wants of the presenters rather than the needs of the listeners.
I never hear the afternoons, though I do like drive which is made by Tony Livesey. I would put him in mid morning and have this Allen/Chiles hybrid at drive time.
I have no real view about Phil Williams, it is there and it doesn't offend. I find Nolan infuritating and yet kind of compulsive. I think his style of egocentric journalism discredits journalism...but I do listen and strangely miss him when he's not there.
Can they stop using tabloid language in news like Brexit for British exit from the EU? The 5 Live listeners are capable of listening to the news without the need for silly immature words to grab their attention.
Can they stop using tabloid language in news like Brexit for British exit from the EU? The 5 Live listeners are capable of listening to the news without the need for silly immature words to grab their attention.
They're probably under instructions from their masters at "The Guardian"
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I was thinking exactly the same thing. John Pienaar must either be cloned or be on something - he can hardly have slept for the past six weeks. He is superb; an example to any political reporter. And Peter Allen doing what he does best; absolutely in his element. I was hoping for a hung parliament so we could have more of the same...
Many would agree with her
Now, that is a faux pas.
I hate that silly music quiz he does and when he has a decent guest on after midnight they get about 20 minutes. Pointless
I thought I may have spelt it incorrectly
I always think Nicky likes to prepare several questions that are aimed at him looking good and take us no further on in the discussion.
Rachel was great with Jeremy Hunt today (he side stepped every question but Rachel was clever enough to frame the questions in such a way that we could see he wasn't answering them) We were left thinking Rachel had asked the questions and Jeremy Hunt (the clues in the name) was intent on smarmily avoiding them.
I know that many will disagree with me on this post, but I really do think Rachel is becoming a class act.
Rachel Burdon is a superb broadcaster as are Caroline Barker and Ellie Oldroyd. On the other hand Kelly Cates and Anna Foster are a waste of signal.
Her personality is also one of 'I'm much better than you.'
Did it get bad ratings so they scrapped it or just not aired during the election run up etc?
Barnett's voice posh ????
I was no fan of Bacon but Afternoon Edition is dire.
Demonstrates how poor the presenters are that Emma Barnett is a slight improvement on Sarah Brett
Trouble is, for a lot of the day, there is no competition to turn to. Can't do with the London-centric, right-wing LBC with its opinionated presenters or pointless night-time phone-ins with no calls but an endless procession of inanities from strange presenters. Even Dotun is better than that!
Radio 4 is really my only alternative port of call, which is great for the serious news bulletins and hugely enjoyable comedies, but whose arts and culture coverage is (embarrassingly) of little interest to me.
Anyway, with the dumbing down and poor choice of presenter on Five Live, I'm not so much of a radio listener any more.
That's me too. Very poor presenters and scheduling, replaced with poor presenters and very very poor scheduling. With no/not much football for a few months next quarter's RAJARs will be very interesting.
I do think, on the whole, the new schedule hasn't worked. Dan and Sarah are, I'm sure, very nice people, but Dan is light weight and Sarah is just an inane presenter! the morning show needs 1 presenter going through the week, not the silly half and half job we have at the moment. Drive is a good listen and I still think 5Live's sport coverage is excellent but like others, I'm listening less.
I never hear the afternoons, though I do like drive which is made by Tony Livesey. I would put him in mid morning and have this Allen/Chiles hybrid at drive time.
I have no real view about Phil Williams, it is there and it doesn't offend. I find Nolan infuritating and yet kind of compulsive. I think his style of egocentric journalism discredits journalism...but I do listen and strangely miss him when he's not there.
They're probably under instructions from their masters at "The Guardian"