Goodbye Radio 2

[Nibby]

It’s been announced that Ken Bruce is leaving Radio 2. Some people might see that as good news but quite a few of us of a certain age might find that as the last straw to listen to a BBC radio station.
If I do a bit of work and the general consensus amongst people is to put Radio 2 on, it covers all angles but in recent times has become increasingly like Radio 1 1/2 with the music played and the dj’s they’re appointing.
The BBC which has numerous radio stations but doesn’t have one to cater for us over 50s (60 in my case) who want to listen to popular good music from yesteryear anymore which Radio 2 use to cover. I want a station that will play Since You’ve Been Gone by Rainbow, After The Love Has Gone by Earth Wind.& Fire, Your Latest Trick by Dire Straits etc. A variety of genres of music from yesteryear. Some people might say BBC 6 Music but it’s not the sort of light entertainment to keep everyone happy.
I know it was Ken’s choice to leave but he did it before he was pushed.
Another big fail by the BBC imho

 

[DavidL]

I'm inclined to agree, pretty much the last bastion of safe listening on R2 is Mr Bruce. Where else will you get Santa is a Scotsman?
It sounds like Popmaster goes with him too which is interesting.
BBC have to move on but inevitably there will be listener casualties, you and I amongst them.

 

[CatmanV2]

R4 and Greatest Hits. Or Absolute 80s

C

 

[Andyk]

Always turn Radio 2 off when Ken comes along as he gets right on my Harris so no loss for me and I am 57.

 

[Ebenezer]

Can't stand the ads though!
Eb

 

[Oneball]

Always turn Radio 2 off when Ken comes along a he gets right on my Harris so no loss for me and I am 57.

Me too. He’s bad enough but then he invites members of the public on to talk, it’s the equivalent of going to the doctors and being felt up by a solicitor, same for R1 once some cockeomble from Bourneville comes on talking about last night’s curry I’m reaching for the off button.

Ps apart from the 57 bit.

 

[zagatoes30]

Gave up on R2 a while ago although I did still like Ken Bruce, now its more niche online radio stations most of the time - Radio Paradise is my current favourite

 

[DLax69]

You all get that newfangled space radio over yonder...? 700 channels and nothin' on...

 

[safrane]

Have to say, I think our TV and radio needs new blood, not the same old presenter rolled out time and time again until they die of old age.

 

[DLax69]

Have to say, I think our TV and radio needs new blood, not the same old presenter rolled out time and time again until they die of old age.

Weekend at Bernie's Radio?

 

[Nibby]

I'm inclined to agree, pretty much the last bastion of safe listening on R2 is Mr Bruce. Where else will you get Santa is a Scotsman?
It sounds like Popmaster goes with him too which is interesting.
BBC have to move on but inevitably there will be listener casualties, you and I amongst them.

Stations like Smooth where they've got the same songs on rotation and plagued by adverts, Gold same as Smooth.
We're doomed. lol

 

[Oneball]

Weekend at Bernie's Radio?

I used to think that was a great film. I watched it recently, it was ****.

 

[Doctor Houx]

BBC had to fill their diversity quota, so out with white male straight stale DJ’s like Evans, Bruce, Wright and Mayo and in with women like Ball and Cox, and gay men like Scott Mills and hit the bullseye with Richie Anderson who is gay and an ethnic minority. Woke Bingo!

All the old guard are moving to commercial radio where the key drivers are listeners =
Advertising revenue, so at my station we are all mainly still old white straight men. Our breakfast presenter is gay and we have a couple of girls on at the W/E, but it’s all about listener numbers, not box ticking

 

[Nibby]

Have to say, I think our TV and radio needs new blood, not the same old presenter rolled out time and time again until they die of old age.

They have on Radio 2, Scott Mills and Rylan.

 

[Nibby]

BBC had to fill their diversity quota, so out with white male straight stale DJ’s like Evans, Bruce, Wright and Mayo and in with women like Ball and Cox, and gay men like Scott Mills and hit the bullseye with Richie Anderson who is gay and an ethnic minority. Woke Bingo!

All the old guard are moving to commercial radio where the key drivers are listeners =
Advertising revenue, so at my station we are all mainly still old white straight men. Our breakfast presenter is gay and we have a couple of girls on at the W/E, but it’s all about listener numbers, not box ticking View attachment 110585

It was a bloke called Matthew Bannister who took over BBC radio in the early 90s that tried to turn it into something cool and trendy, something the BBC was never going to be. Famed for good quality programmes but some trend setters that to this day think they are.

 

[HenrysDad]

Blody Hll I'll have to reprogram. KB was the only reason to listen to Radio 2. Some drone took over from him at New Year and he was pitiful, couldn't string two sentences together without stumbling on a word. Hope he will still do pop master at 10.30.

 

[Alan Surrey]

Back to classic FM then.

 

[Oneball]

BBC had to fill their diversity quota, so out with white male straight stale DJ’s like Evans, Bruce, Wright and Mayo and in with women like Ball and Cox, and gay men like Scott Mills and hit the bullseye with Richie Anderson who is gay and an ethnic minority. Woke Bingo!

All the old guard are moving to commercial radio where the key drivers are listeners =
Advertising revenue, so at my station we are all mainly still old white straight men. Our breakfast presenter is gay and we have a couple of girls on at the W/E, but it’s all about listener numbers, not box ticking View attachment 110585

What a load of sexist, racist, homophobic tosh.

 

[jasst]

He's moving to Greatest Hits radio, which is what I listen to anyway, and he's taking 'popmaster' with him, announced as I was driving home listening to it.

 

[CatmanV2]

You all get that newfangled space radio over yonder...? 700 channels and nothin' on...

Nope, only Leftpondians get Sirius

C