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Sara Cox Sounds Of The 80s Radio 2 (Thread )
Sara Cox kicks off her first show this coming weekend with special guest Culture Club lead singer and DJ - Boy George. Quote:
. Plus on this weeks first show there's a look back at the top 5 this week in 1985, 3 tracks from a classic 80's album and a classic 80's 12" single. To contact the show email: eighties@bbc.co.uk.
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This show would have been perfect on Sundays 5-7pm
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This show would have been perfect on Sundays 5-7pm
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So long as they play stuff you don't normally hear I will be happy. If not I will be disappointed. We'll have to wait and see. I will give the show a listen before I give a judgement.
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Does anyone know If the shows will go out as live?
I really liked Dave Pearces show each week, but will give the 80's one a go this weekend. |
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Well the easiest thing to do would be to listen to it via iplayer on Sunday between 5 & 7pm!!
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Anyone else think Sara is an odd choice to front this show? She came to prominence as an early-mid 90s 'ladette', surely she should present a 90s themed show!
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Anyone else think Sara is an odd choice to front this show? She came to prominence as an early-mid 90s 'ladette', surely she should present a 90s themed show!
But no surprise in respect of the demographic that Radio 2 is now chasing. |
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Definitely, she was only 5 when the decade started and 15 when it ended, so no real experience of the decade.
But no surprise in respect of the demographic that Radio 2 is now chasing. |
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Definitely, she was only 5 when the decade started and 15 when it ended, so no real experience of the decade.
But no surprise in respect of the demographic that Radio 2 is now chasing. |
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It's not the same. When you listened to the Top 40 in the 80's, you knew you were listening along with millions of other listeners and felt part of something big. Not to mention time checks and references to Saturday night.
Don't think youngsters today see the 'shared experience' thing as important though. |
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I was only 7 in 1980 and 16 in 1989 and I know a lot about 80's music.
I don't get the argument that Sara Cox is too young to present the programme, it's like saying that history programmes can only be presented by someone who was there at the time! |
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I was only 7 in 1980 and 16 in 1989 and I know a lot about 80's music.
I'm liking what's been metioned so far - a mini countdown plus a 12" mix, although it would be nice if there was more than one of these. Hopefully there'll be a guest ever week too. Although I love the popular 80s stuff, I hope we hear more obsucre stuff. |
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BBC radio 2 should be launching a sounds of the 40s and 50s programs. 80s music is very widely available on other radio stations.
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BBC radio 2 should be launching a sounds of the 40s and 50s programs. 80s music is very widely available on other radio stations.
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Definitely, she was only 5 when the decade started and 15 when it ended, so no real experience of the decade.
But no surprise in respect of the demographic that Radio 2 is now chasing. How is that "no real experience of the decade"? |
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I presume its a short term vehicle for her to 'get her feet under the table' at Radio2 now that she is getting to the very top end of the Radio1 age barrier.
Real shame for Dave Pearce to be dumped for what I assume will be a typical R2 pre record playing the usual hits of Wham, Culture Club and the like Fair enough, I shouldn't really be so negative before the show even starts but an interview with Boy George to kick things off kind of sets the tone of what's to come, to me. Fair enough if they mix it up with a bit of 80s groove, 80s house or 80s alternative (although I think will fall under the 6 Music remit) then I'll take a listen but from what I've heard about it so far I'm not expecting much... |
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Hopefully there'll be a guest ever week too.
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Anyone else think Sara is an odd choice to front this show? She came to prominence as an early-mid 90s 'ladette', surely she should present a 90s themed show!
Forgotten 80s delves deep inside the decade to appeal to the afficionados who were there, and the younger people who want to discover new stuff. I have discovered New Musik, The Passions, ABC, Comsat Angels, 'Lawnchairs' by Our Daughter's Wedding (what fun!), Dollar and others I knew nothing about before, because I was listening to nursery rhymes and Play School. ![]() I'll give it a chance, but I'm guessing Cox's show could well be just the usual Gold/Rio/Karma Chameleon safety shots, which won't interest me at all. She could throw a complete curveball, though, and play Boy George's faux-house dance track 'No Clause 28' from 1988 as the first record of his guest slot, then I might take an interest!
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Well the easiest thing to do would be to listen to it via iplayer on Sunday between 5 & 7pm!!
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Anyone know if she's doing this live or pre-recording it?
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Anyone know if she's doing this live or pre-recording it?
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So long as they play stuff you don't normally hear I will be happy. If not I will be disappointed..
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Read what is on the opening show l wrote above please
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