Radio 1, whatever happened to it?

I used to listen to Radio 2 on my daily commute from Leeds to Newcastle, as Radio 1 is just plain rubbish, awful DJ's awful music, had the car at the time had DAB radio I'd have been listening to Planet Rock, in fact it's what's playing on my PC now.

Gotta love the made up rock facts, Crosby Stills and Nash started life as a thrash metal band from Bognor Regis :D
 
Huey Morgan and Craig Charles are fantastic DJs. Play some amazing music. real coup for radio 2.


Graham Norton's radio show is miles better than his sterile TV show.
 
garyinderry said:
Huey Morgan and Craig Charles are fantastic DJs. Play some amazing music. real coup for radio 2.


Graham Norton's radio show is miles better than his sterile TV show.
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Agree! Craig Charles plays some absolute belters! I bet his record collection is to die for! you can just tell he loves his music!
 
garyinderry said:
Huey Morgan and Craig Charles are fantastic DJs. Play some amazing music. real coup for radio 2.
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Agree with this. Radio 1 started to go downhill when they got rid of Danny Rampling, changed the Essential Mix and Pete Tong's show and tried to change the diversity of getting Annie Mac (who isn't too bad) and Danny Howard in. During the week Grimshaw is terrible, as is Ferne Cotton. Too much chat, not enough decent varied music and far too much self loving from the presenter's.

Talksport for me these days in the 10 minutes drive in and out of work.
 
Beezerk said:
I haven't liked Radio 1 for some years, too much waffle from boring presenters and I'm not a fan of the music they play.
It now appears to have changed into the next Capital FM if anyone with young kids knows what that station is!
For me they've gone from everyones favourite radio station in the 80's/ early 90's to the trying to be uber trendy to appealing to under 15's within 20 years.

I was going to start a poll asking if Avicii is THE worst "artist" of all time but I decided to rant about Radio 1 instead!
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You are older- it happens, it's life.
 
I stopped listening when Chris Moyles hung up his headphones for the last time......on the plus side, he's doing the XFM breakfast show from September onwards so I've heard. :whoo:
 
adam6177 said:
I stopped listening when Chris Moyles hung up his headphones for the last time......on the plus side, he's doing the XFM breakfast show from September onwards so I've heard. :whoo:
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Xfm is quality. Got the app on my phone so I can listen at work.
 
For me Radio 1 lost its appeal when Mark and Lard ( legends) and Steve Wright left.

once went to a couple of Radio road shows in the day, Great Yarmouth and Wolacombe, Peter Powell did one and Chris Evans the other. Neither of them really went onto better things😜
 
alexbrownmp said:
You are older- it happens, it's life.
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I am older, but I've never liked Radio 1, and even growing up through the 80's I never listened to Radio 1, I like my rock, metal and blues and while my music collection is very eclectic those three genres easily make up 70% of that collection, the remaining is Jazz, Classical and a little bit of 80's pop.
 
I used to wake up to moyles at 6.30am, listen to him in the car to work, then listen to him at work. Since he left, I cannot get into Grimshaw or the music he plays. I moved to TalkSport morning and drive.

I sometimes switch back to Radio1 for the drive time show with Greg James, I went to school with him so its nice to listen, plus hes probably one of Radio One's best.
 
Haven't listened to UK Radio in 3 1/2 years till I saw this thread and went online to get Radio 2 and it hasn't changed one bit...apparently there's still one lane closed at Junction 15 of the M6 southbound!
 
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