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Post by dreampolice on May 14, 2024 7:54:45 GMT
R2-13.5 million listeners R4-9.5 million R1-7.5 million R5-5.5 million R6-2.7 million R3-1.7 million Given the competition R1 & 2 have from streaming services and independent radio that's still some pretty strong numbers. So basically the entire adult population of the UK listens to BBC radio? Unbelievable! I don't. The only radio I choose to listen to, is LBC. Occasionally dip into an alternative music playing internet channel but that is very infrequently. |
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Post by peterob on May 14, 2024 7:56:28 GMT
The problem with Radio 4 is that, with the exception of news, catching a short clip is meaningless you get part of a 1/2 hour programme missing the beginning and end. Driving home from work I usually caught a full half hour, or more, even if there were gaps where I was concentrating on crawking around the M25. These days I just don’t get the opportunities to listen. I used to listen to it (R4) every day going to and from work in the '90s. The morning news program (the Today program ?) was good and there was usually a comedy program at 18:30. Then my hearing started to go so it became a bit pointless. I've got an Alexa device, which I bought for my [now late] mother, back in the house - I think it is called an Echo. The carers could just ask it to play forties or fifties music for her which was much easier than fiddling with radio channels. Her voice was too weak to activate it, unfortunately. I asked it to play radio 4 for me the other day (I am sure that it used to do that back in the day - Alexa play Radio 4) but the device just goes on and on about BBC sounds whatever that it and it doesn't work any more. |
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Post by dreampolice on May 14, 2024 8:00:03 GMT
The problem with Radio 4 is that, with the exception of news, catching a short clip is meaningless you get part of a 1/2 hour programme missing the beginning and end. Driving home from work I usually caught a full half hour, or more, even if there were gaps where I was concentrating on crawking around the M25. These days I just don’t get the opportunities to listen. I used to listen to it (R4) every day going to and from work in the '90s. The morning news program (the Today program ?) was good and there was usually a comedy program at 18:30. Then my hearing started to go so it became a bit pointless. I've got an Alexa device, which I bought for my [now late] mother, back in the house - I think it is called an Echo. The carers could just ask it to play forties or fifties music for her which was much easier than fiddling with radio channels. Her voice was too weak to activate it, unfortunately. I asked it to play radio 4 for me the other day (I am sure that it used to do that back in the day - Alexa play Radio 4) but the device just goes on and on about BBC sounds whatever that it and it doesn't work any more. I think it needs the BBC sounds app (I don't actually think it;s called an app) adding to it somehow. Just googled it out of curiosity Welcome to BBC Sounds on Alexa. To get started, say, “Alexa, open BBC Sounds.” When prompted ask for the name of the live radio station, programme, podcast or music mix that you want to listen to. You now need to link your BBC account to listen. For more information on how to do this, search 'BBC Sounds Alexa sign-in.
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Post by davem399 on May 14, 2024 8:07:34 GMT
My radio listening is also confined to in the car. Mainly R2, R5 and our local BBC station.
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Post by MJB on May 14, 2024 8:26:36 GMT
R2-13.5 million listeners R4-9.5 million R1-7.5 million R5-5.5 million R6-2.7 million R3-1.7 million Given the competition R1 & 2 have from streaming services and independent radio that's still some pretty strong numbers. So basically the entire adult population of the UK listens to BBC radio? Unbelievable! Radio listening figures are based on a week. In a week I will listen to R2, R6, and occasionally R1. I'm sure I'm not the only person who listens to more than one station. It's like YouTube views aren't based on unique views. |
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Post by mick on May 14, 2024 8:41:39 GMT
So basically the entire adult population of the UK listens to BBC radio? Unbelievable! I don't. The only radio I choose to listen to, is LBC. Occasionally dip into an alternative music playing internet channel but that is very infrequently. I used to listen to LBC. It used to be OK.
These days I avoid it like the plague. Even though I fundamentally agree with him, James O'Brien's constant anti-Tory bias is just too much. Other presenters seem to revel in putting down callers who disagree.
it's a pity because it's a good concept but it's gone way too far.
Mick
PS I have to mention it's 'Gaza stance' - I won't go into detail. It's all on the net.
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Post by MJB on May 14, 2024 9:01:02 GMT
PS I have to mention it's 'Gaza stance' - I won't go into detail. It's all on the net.
Do you mean the fact that a well respected and multiple award winning journalist was taken of air with no explanation after she gave an Israeli spokesperson a challenging interview? Given your Zionist sympathies I think we can assume your stance on this. |
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Post by mick on May 14, 2024 9:09:41 GMT
PS I have to mention it's 'Gaza stance' - I won't go into detail. It's all on the net.
Do you mean the fact that a well respected and multiple award winning journalist was taken of air with no explanation after she gave an Israeli spokesperson a challenging interview? Given your Zionist sympathies I think we can assume your stance on this. I take umbrage at that. I do NOT have zionist sympathies. I have humanitarian sympathies certainly. I suggest that you read my posts more carefully.
Edit : On second thoughts I reckon I do have Zionist sympathies. No right thinking person could avoid having sympathy for a people who are being threatened to be 'wiped off the map' by another group. i also have sympathy for the Gazans who are being killed, starved and rendered homeless by a completely wicked and OTT reaction from Israel. No right thinking person could avoid being sympathetic to them too.
Mick
PS I had no idea about your info on what LBC did. I simply saw outrage across the net about something to do with Gaza. I didn't bother to read it.
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Post by MJB on May 14, 2024 10:13:12 GMT
Do you mean the fact that a well respected and multiple award winning journalist was taken of air with no explanation after she gave an Israeli spokesperson a challenging interview? Given your Zionist sympathies I think we can assume your stance on this. I take umbrage at that. I do NOT have zionist sympathies. I have humanitarian sympathies certainly. I suggest that you read my posts more carefully. Edit : On second thoughts I reckon I do have Zionist sympathies. No right thinking person could avoid having sympathy for a people who are being threatened to be 'wiped off the map' by another group. i also have sympathy for the Gazans who are being killed, starved and rendered homeless by a completely wicked and OTT reaction from Israel. No right thinking person could avoid being sympathetic to them too.
Mick PS I had no idea about your info on what LBC did. I simply saw outrage across the net about something to do with Gaza. I didn't bother to read it.
In bold the perfect description of Zionist Israelis and their views on Palestinians. Not all Israelis are Zionists, in the same way not all Palestinians are Hamas supporters. The fact in another thread you supported the right to Jewish homeland at the expense of others in the region strongly suggests you are a Zionist sympathizer. Quacks and waddles etc. If you had no idea what the furore about LBC and Gaza why did you feel the need to mention it. |
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Post by willien on May 14, 2024 10:23:04 GMT
I have been trying to work out why on earth the UK and the USA promoted the idea of a jewish homeland and have not been coming up with a lot. Possibly they simply did not want more immigration from places like Germany and Russia.
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Post by spinno on May 14, 2024 10:57:11 GMT
I have been trying to work out why on earth the UK and the USA promoted the idea of a jewish homeland and have not been coming up with a lot. Possibly they simply did not want more immigration from places like Germany and Russia. Something to do with Moses delivering them across the Red Sea? However Saladin and other followers of the Islamic faith made life difficult so they (the Jews) had their diaspora and settled all around Europe, the rest we know about. |
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Post by zou on May 14, 2024 10:57:37 GMT
I have been trying to work out why on earth the UK and the USA promoted the idea of a jewish homeland and have not been coming up with a lot. Possibly they simply did not want more immigration from places like Germany and Russia. Honestly, a lot was down to anti-Semitism, off-shoring that community. |
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Post by willien on May 14, 2024 11:06:36 GMT
I have been trying to work out why on earth the UK and the USA promoted the idea of a jewish homeland and have not been coming up with a lot. Possibly they simply did not want more immigration from places like Germany and Russia. Honestly, a lot was down to anti-Semitism, off-shoring that community. Early 20th C Rwanda. |
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Post by mick on May 14, 2024 11:16:29 GMT
I take umbrage at that. I do NOT have zionist sympathies. I have humanitarian sympathies certainly. I suggest that you read my posts more carefully. Edit : On second thoughts I reckon I do have Zionist sympathies. No right thinking person could avoid having sympathy for a people who are being threatened to be 'wiped off the map' by another group. i also have sympathy for the Gazans who are being killed, starved and rendered homeless by a completely wicked and OTT reaction from Israel. No right thinking person could avoid being sympathetic to them too.
Mick PS I had no idea about your info on what LBC did. I simply saw outrage across the net about something to do with Gaza. I didn't bother to read it.
In bold the perfect description of Zionist Israelis and their views on Palestinians. Not all Israelis are Zionists, in the same way not all Palestinians are Hamas supporters. The fact in another thread you supported the right to Jewish homeland at the expense of others in the region strongly suggests you are a Zionist sympathizer. Quacks and waddles etc. If you had no idea what the furore about LBC and Gaza why did you feel the need to mention it. Martin, I really don't want to be rude to you but you are clearly failing to understand , or you are deliberately misinterpreting, my posts. You chose to bold a sentence above. Why didn't you choose to highilght the sentence that followed and expressed sympathy for those being attacked by the IDF and which counterbalanced the sentence you highlighted. Why didn't you bold the "wicked and OTT reaction from Israel". I have never supported the right to a Jewish homeland at the expense of others. If you think that I wrote that then I suspect that you are seeing what you want to see and not actually understanding.
It's true that, in these days of fake news, I have a healthy scepticism about 'facts' that are quoted without attribution and without source. I like to know where things emanate, and I often ask for a source.
No , Sir, you have it wrong. Utterly wrong.
BTW re LBC I googled LBC to see if O'Brien (I criticized him, although I often agree with him) was still one of their presenters. I saw loads of stuff about Gaza but didn't read it. I mentioned it so that anyone following my tracks would be warned that LBC was embroiled in a controversy.
Mick
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Post by willien on May 14, 2024 11:25:36 GMT
In bold the perfect description of Zionist Israelis and their views on Palestinians. Not all Israelis are Zionists, in the same way not all Palestinians are Hamas supporters. The fact in another thread you supported the right to Jewish homeland at the expense of others in the region strongly suggests you are a Zionist sympathizer. Quacks and waddles etc. If you had no idea what the furore about LBC and Gaza why did you feel the need to mention it. Martin, I really don't want to be rude to you but you are clearly failing to understand , or you are deliberately misinterpreting, my posts. You chose to bold a sentence above. Why didn't you choose to highilght the sentence that followed and expressed sympathy for those being attacked by the IDF and which counterbalanced the sentence you highlighted. Why didn't you bold the "wicked and OTT reaction from Israel". I have never supported the right to a Jewish homeland at the expense of others. If you think that I wrote that then I suspect that you are seeing what you want to see and not actually understanding.
It's true that, in these days of fake news, I have a healthy scepticism about 'facts' that are quoted without attribution and without source. I like to know where things emanate, and I often ask for a source.
No , Sir, you have it wrong. Utterly wrong.
BTW re LBC I googled LBC to see if O'Brien (I criticized him, although I often agree with him) was still one of their presenters. I saw loads of stuff about Gaza but didn't read it. I mentioned it so that anyone following my tracks would be warned that LBC was embroiled in a controversy.
Mick
IMO - anyone who supports Israel as the jewish homeland does so at the expense of others. Jewish Israelis have been stealing palestinians property for decades while the Israeli state (at best) colludes. |
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