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Changes to Radio 2: Alex Lester to weekends, 3-5am with repeats
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http://radiotoday.co.uk/2014/06/alex-lester-moved-to-weekends-at-radio-2/
Janice Long and Alex Lester do 12-3am on weekdays and weekends respectively; Richard Allinson loses his regular slot; Huey Morgan and Bob Harris essentially become weekend early breakfast shows, and 3-5am will be filled with specialist show repeats.
It's June already, isn't it?
EDIT: It's not a joke. The BBC press release: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/radio-2-new-overnight-schedule
Janice Long and Alex Lester do 12-3am on weekdays and weekends respectively; Richard Allinson loses his regular slot; Huey Morgan and Bob Harris essentially become weekend early breakfast shows, and 3-5am will be filled with specialist show repeats.
It's June already, isn't it?
EDIT: It's not a joke. The BBC press release: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/radio-2-new-overnight-schedule
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Bugger
You can just sense the other presenters are a bit miffed too, I don't believe the positive comments they've made about the changes at all.
Abso-freaking-lutley.
That Feltz slot is a total waste of resources. Janice till 3, Alex till 6 and Evans from 6. Budget reduced, everyone's happy.
Repeats of specialist shows on the biggest station in the UK is just a joke.
I know she did mid mornings on Radio 1 but she is so much better where she is in the evening. to me she seems uncomfortable 2-5. I feel the afternoon needs more punch.
just my thoughts.
When this comes in will there be *any* radio stations at all in the UK with live presenters throughout the night?
I thought the BBC was flogging on demand, i player to death a few years ago. Obviously not in radio 2 case. Seems they have had a real budget cut.
Capital, Heart, Smooth, LBC, Classic FM...
Commerical Radio struggle to find the money more than the bbc
Got to agree, how much would Feltz be on I wonder? Scrap that show, Janice 12-3am and Alex 3-6.30am - problem solved.
It keep's the music fans happy with the repeats. There is a degree of budget cuts the BBC are dealing with. In the other hand Shennan can't be bloody minded and will have too justify if there is a number of celebrities used in other areas to host shows, with these changes happening. I'm guessing lots presenters have had reduced salaries too.
Didn't they do this way back when Richard Allinson lost his late show get him to cover shows. One man can only cover certain amount, but with Sara, Jo and Zoe on the station they could use those resources instead of celebrities too?
Pathetic, absolutely pathetic.
This is not a 'difficult decision', this is the path of least resistance. A difficult decision would be dropping the entirely unnecessary Vanessa Feltz show, or replacing a highly paid daytime presenter like Steve Wright with someone cheaper and fresher.
I've defended Radio Two when the commercial sector bleats. But if a station on its budget has to resort to overnight repeats instead of creative original programming, something's rotten at the network. Shameful, there's no excuses.
Creative programmes ant happening and they have lost there way to go automated.
They are playing into the hands of commercial radio who do live overnight shows.
Although production staff have been cut too at the BBC over the years.
Mon to Thursday night: 12.00 Janice, 3.00 Archive 4.00 - 6.30 Alex.
Fri night: 12.00 Huey, 3.00 Archive / Repeats 5.00 - 8.00 Early show
Sat night: 12.00 Bob, 3.00 - 6.00 Archive / Repeats
Sun night: 12.00 Richard, 3.00 Archive 4.00 - 6.30 Alex
So live from 4 on weekdays, 5 on Saturdays and 6 or 7 on Sundays.
The Archive slot could be old Radio 1 or 2 documentaries / shows and could replace that strand on 6 Music. Noticed that Janice has lost Sunday night.