This could be the final nail in the coffin. There cant be too many people who specifically tune in for the Games. Those at home that interestex would probably switch the "box" on. Rajar will tell the story...
It will be interesting to see what the listening figures are like & the viewing figures on the TV.
Alex Salmond's posturing over the last few months has made me even more reluctant to watch any of it !
I expect the listening figures for the Commonwealth Games to be as high as the Olyympics. I don't think the Commonwealth Games will be as exciting as the Olympics but I expect them to be more exciting than the World Cup.
There are major on-going news stories. It can be strange listening to the mixture of news and sport that is 5 Live. I think that during certain times such as breakfast and at least an hour of drive, 5 Live should be a sport free zone.
There are major on-going news stories. It can be strange listening to the mixture of news and sport that is 5 Live. I think that during certain times such as breakfast and at least an hour of drive, 5 Live should be a sport free zone.
Certainly Your Call should be a news topic not sport, there is already plenty of sport discussion phone ins
I expect the listening figures for the Commonwealth Games to be as high as the Olyympics. I don't think the Commonwealth Games will be as exciting as the Olympics but I expect them to be more exciting than the World Cup.
I expect the listening figures for the Commonwealth Games to be as high as the Olyympics. I don't think the Commonwealth Games will be as exciting as the Olympics but I expect them to be more exciting than the World Cup.
Unfortunately the CG do not have anything like the same status as the Olympics, considering the Chinese, Germans, Russians and Americans who tend to dominate athletics don't compete. Even Usain Bolt who is a Commonwealth athlete isn't competing in the 100 and 200m races but decided to put in an appearance at the last moment for the 4 x 100m relay instead.
I feel the BBC's devotion to the CG is done more out of tradition then any current popularity of the event, although 30 -40 years ago the CG probably attracted more interest then.
6am Nicky Campbell's Sports Breakfast
10am Adrian Chiles SPORTS Daily
1pm Afternoon Sport
4pm Livesey's Drive Time SPORT
7pm SPORT
10.30pm Phil Williams' Night Sport
1am Sport All Night
5am A Couple of Yuppies
Certainly not the only one - after listening to Campbells little strop this morning on Breakfast when he could not get into the practice session for the bowls I lost the will to live.
I was going to say..the World Cup attracts millions on the BBC I suspect.
Maybe he is talking as a non-football fan though.
It has got the Wimbledon feel though - probably partly used as a jolie for some who probably have no interest in such sports for the rest of the year (s)
Of course its in Glasgow rather than some far flung nation like Australia..would they cover it as much if it was down under?
Funny how Derbyshire can get to Glasgow when she can't even make half the distance to Salford.
Just what I thought. I couldn't believe it when I heard she was actually there. I changed to Radio 2 and even there Ken Bruce seemed to be in Glasgow and the traffic person was interviewing someone there. I turned the radio off in the end and I won't be listening to 5 Live for a couple of weeks. It's even on in the 10.30 p.m. slot with Colin Paterson.
Is that really Hardeep Singh Kohli being used by the BBC to cover the swimming? A very odd choice..
I think he's just doing vox pops.
Perhaps some here remember when there was a Hardeep Singh Kohli alert thread on one of the forums - or it may have been on a BBC site.
You'd have thought by 10.30pm there'd have been enough talk about the Commonwealth Games & we could have had a news programme, but oh no, it's Colin Patterson gushing on for two and a half hours about guess what ? the CG
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Or maybe ITV News.
Plenty of sources while ONE station coves the CG
I'd imagine if news broke, they'd cover it. Nothing big broke during The Olympics though
It will be interesting to see what the listening figures are like & the viewing figures on the TV.
Alex Salmond's posturing over the last few months has made me even more reluctant to watch any of it !
No, that was box-ticking Andi Osho.
Anyway, as long as the Krankies are involved this evening I'll be happy.
There are major on-going news stories. It can be strange listening to the mixture of news and sport that is 5 Live. I think that during certain times such as breakfast and at least an hour of drive, 5 Live should be a sport free zone.
Certainly Your Call should be a news topic not sport, there is already plenty of sport discussion phone ins
Do you really ? I don't !
BBC News channel - constant Commonwealth Games.
Radio 4 - well I don't earn over £100,000 pinds a year so I'm not 'their sort'.
Oh goody. More an accident than anything else.
= Not independent.
I feel the BBC's devotion to the CG is done more out of tradition then any current popularity of the event, although 30 -40 years ago the CG probably attracted more interest then.
Yes, it's a joke.
(Fogarty on LBC this morning with Ferrari's stand in.
If you don't get the joke then I wouldn't worry your little head about it.
Other person...... "The bike racks"
Radio at its finest.
Oh, come on...
I'm glad I've abandoned R5 for the next 11 days !
You are not (won't be) the only one!
6am Nicky Campbell's Sports Breakfast
10am Adrian Chiles SPORTS Daily
1pm Afternoon Sport
4pm Livesey's Drive Time SPORT
7pm SPORT
10.30pm Phil Williams' Night Sport
1am Sport All Night
5am A Couple of Yuppies
I put LBC on, James O'Brian banging on about Peaches Geldorf ! I think it's Classic fm for me or listening to the music on my mp3 player .
Certainly not the only one - after listening to Campbells little strop this morning on Breakfast when he could not get into the practice session for the bowls I lost the will to live.
I was going to say..the World Cup attracts millions on the BBC I suspect.
Maybe he is talking as a non-football fan though.
It has got the Wimbledon feel though - probably partly used as a jolie for some who probably have no interest in such sports for the rest of the year (s)
Of course its in Glasgow rather than some far flung nation like Australia..would they cover it as much if it was down under?
Just what I thought. I couldn't believe it when I heard she was actually there. I changed to Radio 2 and even there Ken Bruce seemed to be in Glasgow and the traffic person was interviewing someone there. I turned the radio off in the end and I won't be listening to 5 Live for a couple of weeks. It's even on in the 10.30 p.m. slot with Colin Paterson.
I think he's just doing vox pops.
Perhaps some here remember when there was a Hardeep Singh Kohli alert thread on one of the forums - or it may have been on a BBC site.