To be bemused by Radio 2 today?

I don't mind Sally and Richie but find the woman who's on with Scott Mills really annoying. I bet she's angling for her own show.

I find making a traffic person a co-presenter annoying, this is what is happening, they're taking over!

Omg me and dh have been saying this for the last few months! Its getting unbearable.

I love R2 on a Saturday all day until Liza comes on.
love that Emma Willis has joined the line up.

i’d take 100 Sally Traffics over having to listen to Richie “look at me” Anderson, how he’s got a career is beyond me, was happy he was kicked off the breakfast show as the afternoon DJ’s don’t interact with him much!

Do the BBC radio DJs even get to hear the songs? I know the ones on Absolute don't. Some of the shows are played across the network so the songs are different on each station.

Patronising much?

The bbc is for tens of millions of people. You're not going to please them all.

‘Vernon is a sulky wee prick.’ 😂Honestly couldn’t agree more!

I agree. Years ago DJ's used to announce the song and then very often "back announce it" too, so tell the listeners what they've just been listening to which is great if you've missed the beginning. These days they don't even bother to announce the song. I'm surprised the artists don't complain about it more.

I love Liza Tarbuck. She seems to be genuinely a little batshit in the finest way, and living her best life. RR just goes on and on, I agree. Vernon is a sulky wee prick, Scott mills is nice but dull. Trevor Nelson is brilliant and exactly what we needed for that slot. Sarah Cox is ok but I hate all the droning on with sad stories from listeners. Jeremy Vine is funny, a proper wind up merchant, but it gets samey , one to dip into really.

Like a pp I've started tuning in to radio 1 more now even though I'm mid fifties so way off their target audience - the presenters are cheerful and interesting and I get to hear more recent music.

Unfortunately they are presenters these days much more than DJs, particularly during the day, and few care about the music. I like a bit of banter, but I also want to listen to music AND know what song it is. The presenters far too often put too much emphasis on what they've got to say, and the laughs they're having in the studio, and don't even bother to tell us what song we're listening to.

I find Sally Traffic funny.

And I really like Liza’s show. The music is more interesting than your standard r2 fare and I enjoy the humour (I understand that it wouldn’t be everyone’s cup of tea, but you can’t cater for everyone all at once).

Has anyone listened to Emma Willis' new show? I didn't think it could be any worse than Zoe Ball, but it is. Her wafflings with Sally Traffic are honestly embarrassing. It sounds so awkward and cringe.

RR is not funny, he’s boring and talentless!

he only played about a third of it, and talked over it to tell people who it was!

I do miss Johnny Walker. He had that unique talent of combining interesting facts and commentary with a calm engaging voice. Most other presenters just chat rubbish and sound so frenetic. I'm almost exclusively R4 now (The Archers, GQT and the odd play).

I used to listen to the radio for hours a day. I miss that.

Thought Rylan and Sally interaction was very off yesterday - he was really rude towards her and generally seemed snarky

Oh that is great, thank you! Thought about him only recently and meant to look him up but never got round to it.
That will improve my weekend listening no end.

Meant to add in my previous post that I quite like Sally Traffic (but not Romesh, so much). She has been with quite a few presenters on that Saturday morning show and has been warm and engaging and funny with them all. Was best paired with Claudia. They really seemed to enjoy working together and bounced off each other very well. Both naturally funny.

@RedRec listen to Robert on a smart speaker / BBC Sounds.

He only does Fri to Sun now but still brilliant. Currently listening!

It's terrible at the weekend. Not always great during the day! The only DJs who listen to callers and properly converse with them are Sara Cox, Michelle Visage and Trevor Nelson.

Don't get me started on VK. The man looks like the sort who would have got his nasties out on chat roulette!

There are some on Radio 2 that really know their stuff, musically:
Tony Blackburn, Trevor Nelson, Jo Whiley, Bob Harris. And Dermot is shit-hot on all things indie.
Apart from that it is mostly a load of Bolton-centric shite. With each of them (Paddy McGuinness, Sara Cox, Vernon Kay) trying to out-Bolton each other. Paddy the worst offender by far.
I do actually like Jeremy Vine. He is funny, and his knowingly weird topics of conversation make me smile.
Pps upthread mentioned Robert Elms. I lived in London many years ago and love, loved his show. So interesting and knowledgeable about all things London. I miss him, now living in the north.

Terry Wogan in Wimbledon week, late 1970s: ‘I’ve been watching so much tennis I’m getting Gerulaitis in my Goolagongs’. Happy days.

I find it strange that you haven't noticed Zoe Ball no longer has a show on Radio 2 and Frank Skinner hasn't had a show on Absolute Radio for two years.

The “DJs” don’t even chose the music, the production team do it, and press all the buttons … some of these “DJs” are being paid extraordinary amounts for doing very little

Oh Radio 2 - how has it come to this? Dumbed down, mindless drivel broadcasted with expecation that we'll gratefully lap it all up, unthinkingly.

I remember when it was a joy to listen to - articulate, engaging presenters who had the perfect balance of entertaining while playing well-chosen tracks. Now it seems as though we're having stuff thrown at us, being barked at by self-absorbed names who are too wrapped up with their own irritating private in-jokes to care about the whole point of the intimacy of radio.

Terry Wogan was such a beacon. If you ever had the pleasure of listening to him, nothing comes close.

Radio 2 stopped being a music station years ago. Presumably inane "chat" is cheaper than paying performance rights fees.