video didn't kill the radio star

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Just hearing Jonathan Ross kick off his Saturday morning Radio 2 show with a track by The Clash prompted the question:

What's your favourite radio station and why?

I'd, personally, opt for Five Live...and not just for the obvious football coverage. Among other progs, tune into the Breakfast show for half an hour at 6am on work days and get a brilliant digest of the news and sport.

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

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And I also love grumpy Peter Allen on the teatime Drive show. Both progs/presenters are nominated for this year's Sony Radio Awards. Do any bbsrs exiled abroad listen to FiveLive on the web...even if the football isn't available?

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

I was horrified when they put Simon Mayo on in the afternoon, such a lightweight amongst their usual class, he has turned out to be positively brilliant, intelligent and light at the same time, asks awkward questions, has good guests, just perfect

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

Agree. Don't hold the Mayo. Only been able to listen to his show on about a dozen occasions, but it is very good. But, then, I always thought he was a cut above in his Radio 1 days.

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

Radio 4 is the ultimate station. Absolutely peerless. The quality of it's output is unmatched anywhere.

It's comedy output is legendary with masterpieces like "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy", "Dead Ringers" and I'm "I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue". Several TV comedy programs have migrated direct from Radio 4 such as "Goodness Gracious Me", "Whose Line is it Anyway?", "RadioActive" (which became SKYTV) and the aforementioned "Hitchhiker". It's news, current affairs and documentaries are very good as well as it's specialist programs on science, the environment and medicine. It's international news with "From our own Correspondent" is always fascinating with the real human stories which are going on behind the headlines. Superb drama (they are just concluding a repeat of their "Lord of the Rings" masterpiece and good arts programs.

The only reason ever to switch over is for live football (and that only when the lads are playing of course).

And of course, I have not yet mentioned "the piece of resistance", the jewel in the Radio 4 crown, the longest running soap in the world, "The Archers" which has been going as long as I have almost to the month (ie almost since before Radio was invented).

Come on Galaxy - back me up here pet - put these people straight on what the best Radio channel is. No contest.

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

Must agree with The Rev Jonno. Radio 4 is pure quality. Most expats appreciate with hindsight the quality media coverage the BBC offers the world.

And desert island discs of course !!! :>)

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002



sorry have to disagree. Radio 4 used to be very good, but Radio 5 has more energy and an easier lightness to them. They cover sport as part of their standard news coverage, with news reporters asking serious questions of sports administrators for example.

Radio 5 don't do drama as they are a news and sports programme. The "legendary" Radio 4 comedy output is a bit like the "legendary" BBC comedy output of The Likely Lads or Porridge or Dad's Army.

The target audience is very different between 4 and 5. 5 is aiming at "normal" people with a pop youth, who are into footie, and have a desire to listen to people with similar views talking to them.

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002


Mac.b are you trying to say you are younger than Jonno?

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

as if

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

Radio 5 for me too, I'd listen at work if I could. Otherwise I tune into Metro for away games and Century for the 3 leg ends whenever possible.

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002

Well, something else killed the Queen Mother, sad news for many :-(

Football might be cancelled on Monday?

No cynicism (from me) in the above ^^^^

-- Anonymous, March 30, 2002



Sorry Jonno - just noticed your posting. I am a huge radio 4 fan. Couldn`t get through the day without it. Radio of the highest quality.(:o)

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2002

I mix it up between 5Live, BBC Radio2, Classic FM, and since Softie got me switched onto 'The 3 Legends', a little bit of Century FM.

There is some good stuff on 5Live although I find I need to take a break from it after an hour or so. Nicky Campbell can be excellent, alternatively he can be insufferably opinionated.

Classic FM I find very relaxing, while I really enjoy listening to Johnnie Walker, Jonathon Ross, Mike Harding and 'Whispering' Bob Harris on Radio 2. I also rather like Michael Parkinson's Radio 2 Show on a Sunday morning but his appalling taste in music makes it hard work at times.

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2002


Nicky Campbell can be brilliant, but he can also be too sharp for his own good. I also like to dip in and out of various stations, from the always excellent Chris Tarrant on Capital to Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 via a touch of Classic FM or Jazz FM. Was a devoted Today listener for years, but Five Live's breakfast show did the impossible and persuaded me to switch.

What about non-UK radio stations on the web? Star FM in California is canny...with hundreds of others out there to suit every taste / need for info etc.

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2002


When I lived in NY, KROK's breakfast show with "shock-jock", Howard Stern, was must listening. He could be utterly disgusting,in fact occasionally way, way, way over-the-top, but generally absolutely hilarious - when you're laughing out loud driving the car you know it's funny. Think Jonathon Ross at his most devilish, then multiply by 10!

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2002

Howard Stern in the early days was the funniest thing on radio. I think because the shock-jock thing was so new and he did it better than Imus(on some AM station, I think) who was a bit 'old' and just cranky. Not sure if the format got tired or Stern eventually went for disgusting and sexism over humour, but I got bored of him by the early 90s.

Used to love Virgin Radio about 3yrs ago when their regular programming was broadcast via the net. Got very boring when they went 'net only. Don't really have a favorite these days as it's been nearly 2yrs since I've worked at a place that's allowed access to streaming content. And work is the only time I'm trapped in one place with no access to other forms of mental stimulation. At home I either have the tv on, or am listening to webcasts of matches followed by 5 Live's post-match coverage. I was babysat by telly as a kid, so it still tends to be my first choice as background noise. ;- )

-- Anonymous, April 01, 2002



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