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  georgenorman  14 Jan 23 9.50am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I have no intention of listening to it but I do want to know what type of podcast it is. If they are not going to ask her hard questions about her terrorist activities then this program should never have been made because it is just a PR stunt at the taxpayers expense. Coming up next an in depth conversation with Vladimir Putin "So Vlad, you don't mind if I call you that? What's your favourite colour." Next could be Anjem Choudary on Strictly Come Dancing.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 14 Jan 23 9.55am |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
Next could be Anjem Choudary on Strictly Come Dancing. Nah he wouldn't be very good, I'm sure he'd bomb.
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| EverybodyDannsNow SE19 17 Jan 23 10.36am |
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No mention of the Zahawi story on the 'left-wing' BBC
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| Stirlingsays 17 Jan 23 11.02am |
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Originally posted by EverybodyDannsNow
No mention of the Zahawi story on the 'left-wing' BBC Yeah, that right wing Tory party. Sooo right wing.
'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen) |
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| silvertop Portishead 17 Jan 23 2.14pm |
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Originally posted by cryrst
I think they’re too busy with voodoo and cutting and shutting young girls privates to worry about organ donation. Careful. Witch hunt culture has no humour.
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| Apollofuzz On the edge of reason 17 Jan 23 2.30pm |
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Originally the girls were called Rosebuds, but were renamed by Lord Baden-Powell after the girls had complained that they did not like their name. Their name comes from the story "The Brownies" by Juliana Horatia Ewing, written in 1870. In the story two children, Tommy and Betty, learn that children can be helpful brownies (Woodland folk) instead of being lazy boggarts. So I guess it's because the Woodland woke alliance has said it's offence to all the fairyland creatures. Originally posted by cryrst
In Canada they are renaming the brownies aged 7-9 as this is offensive apparently. Edited by Apollofuzz (17 Jan 2023 2.32pm)
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| Stirlingsays 17 Jan 23 3.42pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
Winning elections since WWII by promising to control immigration. Oh, and what about broken promises then ? The Tories are gone cos Nigel & Sharon no longer believe the lies. Yep, I think the latest Tory concern is adding trans to their 'no conversion therapy allowed' bill. Social liberals, not conservatives.....being two degrees less degenerate than the mainstream left doesn't cut it for me. Edited by Stirlingsays (17 Jan 2023 3.43pm)
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| Eaglecoops CR3 21 Jan 23 8.53am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Here's one for you lovers of the BBC. More fall out from Ken Bruce being replaced at Radio 2. I have some sympathy with the beeb as most radio stations replace their lineups without quite he same fuss. What is telling is the number of complaints (100) the Mail is bigging it up but actually if I was the BBC it would make my point. If only 100 people complained then I guess it confirms that they were right to let him go its hardly a backlash. It’s the only time I listen to a BBC radio show and that’s only really because of pop master. Rest of the time it’s Absolute Rock or anything playing 60s, 70s, 80s music. Bruce will be missed but what has really screwed radio 2 is its insistence on trying to appeal to a younger audience. I thought that’s what radio 1 is for.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 21 Jan 23 9.19am |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
It’s the only time I listen to a BBC radio show and that’s only really because of pop master. Rest of the time it’s Absolute Rock or anything playing 60s, 70s, 80s music. Bruce will be missed but what has really screwed radio 2 is its insistence on trying to appeal to a younger audience. I thought that’s what radio 1 is for. I don't listen to the station but isn't the point about golden oldies is that you have to move with your audience. For my age group oldies would be the sixties and seventies to a 40yo it would be the nineties. Surely as your audience grows old and dies you have to move the dial forward. I think the issue for the BBC is not pensioning off all these old white males but it's who they replace them with.
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Teddy Eagle  21 Jan 23 10.04am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I don't listen to the station but isn't the point about golden oldies is that you have to move with your audience. For my age group oldies would be the sixties and seventies to a 40yo it would be the nineties. Surely as your audience grows old and dies you have to move the dial forward. I think the issue for the BBC is not pensioning off all these old white males but it's who they replace them with.
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 21 Jan 23 10.49am |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Its stereotyping us 'wrinklies' into pidgeon holes. Its not the bbc but commercial channels, that when they advertise life insurance etc for 50-80yo the free gift card is usually for Marks n Sparks! im approaching 70 & have never shopped in their stores, Primarni etc yes, tho we do have a C&A's where i am. Guess im asking is why do they (bbc/itv etc) think that we oldies have to be in these stereotypical groups, are any of other HOLer's in this age group do what is expected by the marketeers etc.
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| Eaglecoops CR3 21 Jan 23 12.32pm |
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Originally posted by eagleman13
Its stereotyping us 'wrinklies' into pidgeon holes. Its not the bbc but commercial channels, that when they advertise life insurance etc for 50-80yo the free gift card is usually for Marks n Sparks! im approaching 70 & have never shopped in their stores, Primarni etc yes, tho we do have a C&A's where i am. Guess im asking is why do they (bbc/itv etc) think that we oldies have to be in these stereotypical groups, are any of other HOLer's in this age group do what is expected by the marketeers etc. Hmmm but given the choice? Would you listen to 60’s, 70’s, 80s when music was decent and mostly written by the bands themselves or the modern crap where songs are written for performing seals or to a music college formula. I know what I’d rather listen to and can’t really understand what current music is supposed to be. There certainly doesn’t seem to be the same innovation there used to be where distinct styles were created decade by decade. If BBC radio 2 do not wish to cater for 40-70 year olds now I have no idea who they should be appealing to because there are plenty of other stations covering ‘present day’ music.
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| eagleman13 On The Road To Hell & Alicante 21 Jan 23 1.43pm |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
Hmmm but given the choice? Would you listen to 60’s, 70’s, 80s when music was decent and mostly written by the bands themselves or the modern crap where songs are written for performing seals or to a music college formula. I know what I’d rather listen to and can’t really understand what current music is supposed to be. There certainly doesn’t seem to be the same innovation there used to be where distinct styles were created decade by decade. If BBC radio 2 do not wish to cater for 40-70 year olds now I have no idea who they should be appealing to because there are plenty of other stations covering ‘present day’ music. Totally agree with all this, Shame i wont be alive, but, id love to see/hear what 30yo's now say about the music when they get to 50+. I can remember my g/parents saying the same thing when i was a teenager.
This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise. |
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| Midlands Eagle 21 Jan 23 2.40pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
More fall out from Ken Bruce being replaced at Radio 2. I have some sympathy with the beeb as most radio stations replace their lineups without quite he same fuss. What is telling is the number of complaints (100) the Mail is bigging it up but actually if I was the BBC it would make my point. If only 100 people complained then I guess it confirms that they were right to let him go its hardly a backlash. I'm not so sure. I have refused to watch Football Focus since that awful Alex Scott took over but I haven't complained to the BBC about it
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| Midlands Eagle 21 Jan 23 2.44pm |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
If BBC radio 2 do not wish to cater for 40-70 year olds now I have no idea who they should be appealing to because there are plenty of other stations covering ‘present day’ music. BBC have lost millions of TV watchers who have moved over to the streaming services and those radio listeners that are unhappy with the BBC offerings will do the same as Alexa and Spotify will come up with hundreds of suitable radio stations for them
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| Badger11 Beckenham 21 Jan 23 4.35pm |
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Originally posted by Eaglecoops
Hmmm but given the choice? Would you listen to 60’s, 70’s, 80s when music was decent and mostly written by the bands themselves or the modern crap where songs are written for performing seals or to a music college formula. I know what I’d rather listen to and can’t really understand what current music is supposed to be. There certainly doesn’t seem to be the same innovation there used to be where distinct styles were created decade by decade. If BBC radio 2 do not wish to cater for 40-70 year olds now I have no idea who they should be appealing to because there are plenty of other stations covering ‘present day’ music. I think this is a fair point I have no idea what the BBC is aiming for but your point about other stations is also valid. Today you can be very specific with music so the one size fits all doesn't have to apply. You like seventies music there are stations for that your like seventies soul music there is even a station for that. Personally I listen to stations based on my mood and they are quite specific. So I think the Radio 2 model is not a good one for the future.
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