BBC radio is obsessed with giving airtime to goons off the box. Radio 2 on the weekend is sick with them, 5Live's going the same way and then there's George Lamb. And none of them are any good on radio. I mean, have you heard Alan Carr's show?

and Peter Powell (and the excruciating ""It's me, Mark Page!") were holding court, the last time I tuned in to Radio 1.
Oh, mustn't forget "Get the geese off!", with zany Steve Wright.

Used to be the phrase used for the less photogenic presenters who were dead good at radio jobs.

Now, sadly, it seems that the aesthetic component applies to your being on the radio.

At least whatsisface Big Brother bloke oh bollocks I can't be arsed to open another tab to look for his name you know who I mean does the Saturday afternoons on R2 the FPO fancies him a bit I think he does some of that reality shite on ITV oh bollocks what's he called anyway..

..at least he seems to like music a lot and tries to get some interesting acts in on his prog.

Dermot. Gallagher? No.. Arse.. He's the bloke on BBC Breakfast.. or is he? Bums.

He's also a twat.

From memory :

DLT 7-9
Simon Bates 9-12
Andy Peebles 12-2
Tony Blackburn 2-5
Peter Powell 5-7
Documentary 7-8
David Jenson 8-10
Peelie 10-12

Am I right ?

Classic lineup, most of those after midday had at least some interest in music.

Of course I was younger and uglier then ...

It's seem to remember Steve Wright doing all his "characters": Mr Angry, etc..

1984?

Because of his Planet Rock advert v/o

My favourite Radio 1 time was a brief hiatus in the lateish 90's

Chris Evans
Simon Mayo
Newsbeat
Steve Wright
Kev Greening
Steve Lamwhatsit and Jo Thingy
Mark and Lard
Peel
Or am I getting confused and combining eras?

Stop! My aching sides...

Vernon Kay was only doing a stand in for Tong who's show has been very much the dance equivalent of DLT in the early 1990s these last years, Tong's 50 next year!

Again i dunno if you know, but 2 hours later after Tong finishes THE dance show in the country right now follows at 9 pm and it's hosted by Annie Mac. It's called THE MASH-UP. No word of a lie to say it's the single most exciting dance music radio programme in the world and has been for the last few years. Not to sound evangelical but a more exciting, forward thinking (but still dance-history aware) radio show you couldn't wish for.
A mix of electro, house, dance-pop, classics, rap, dubstep, disco, techno, etc.
Every week there is a pre-recorded 'MiniMix' in which a name DJ plays as many tracks as they can, as cleverly as they can in a 5 minute space. It's frequently brilliant.

Everyone going has done the 5 minute 'MiniMix' from Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx, Soulwax, Erol Alkan, Oizo, hot-shot soundtrack guy Clint Mansell (who did an entirely soundtrack-based one).. the complete archive is here http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/mashup/tracklistings.shtml
and most are available 'online' (taps nose).

This week's Annie Mac show is here =
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/mashup/

I can't imagine anyone even vaguley interested in dance wouldn't love the show. As i say just for your info, and anyone else who thinks Radio 1 might have gone to the dogs dance-wise.

Tong, Mac and the crew were brodacsting from Ibiza *last* weekend by the way.

Looking at some of these line up lists makes me realise how long ago it was that I stopped listening to daytime radio one (by the mid-80's I'd returned to listening in the evening). The line up I remember most is;
Noel Edmonds (breakfast)
Tony Blackburn (mid- morning)
Johnny Walker (lunchtime)
David Hamilton (Drivetime - or cycle time as it would have been for me!)
No wonder I was lured away by the classic Capital lineup of;
Kenny Everett & Dave Cash (breakfast)
Tommy Vance (and ahem.. Joan Shenton) Mid morning
Tony Myatt (afternoon)
Roger Scott (drivetime)
Nicky Horne (evening)

'The Onanist Entertains'.

...being my age I have nothing against Tong being 50, but I take your point, and will give Annie Mac a listen on the iPlayer. By 9pm i our house, the kids are going to bed so listening to dance music all the way up to 11 isn't really an option, but I will bear Annie Mac in mind the next time Mrs C wants a boogie.

Completely agree with the comments about celebrity DJs as well. I haven't heard Alan Carr's show, but now I know he has one I shall avoid it like the plague! It just goes to show why I only listen to music I own and Radio 4 these days.

BTW the new album from Lindstrom & Prins Thomas, as recommended in a recent edition of the Word, is extremely good, particularly if (like me) you like your dance on the proggy side.

Bye Bye Now. How we laughed, no I mean it, at the time we DID!

why are you listening to radio 1???

I feel as if I'm like Alf Garnett in his less sweet-hearted moments. Trouble is I started feeling like this when I was about 25. Still, I like grumpy old bastards... why do you think I spend so much time on this site?!

has been going downhill since the late Roger Scott passed away. He was a giant and makes many of today's prattling ninnies sound like the pygmies they are.

Has the worst radio voice of all time. What were they thinking?

U know i'm sure (in light of jo wiley and now this) that someone from Radio 1's top bods reads these forums.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a170648/steve-lamacq-dropped-fr...