Tell the BBC Trust what you think about Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 7

[RowanMumsnet]

The BBC Trust has launched an online consultation regarding Radio 3, Radio 4 and Radio 7. Click here to launch the survey and give your opinions about the programming on the three networks (if you don't listen/don't have an opinion, you can just leave the boxes blank). Far be it from us to tell you what to write, but we used ours to draw attention to the lack of women presenters...

I think that's Lewes in Sussex, not Lewis in the Outer Hebrides (or wherever the Scottish one is my grasp of the Highlands and Islands is rather limited). But agree, v. boring for anyone who doesn't live there.

I hate the idea of R4 Extra. Love most of R7 - DH and I have it on more than R4, sometimes. Not keen on all the 50's and 60's stuff, but Round the Horne has travelled surprisingly well. I heart Julian and Sandy.

I like all the esoteric stuff you pick up from listening to R4 at odd times of the day, too. I hate to think what they're about to do to these two stations, if they're actually consulting us.

I listen to stuff (and therefore learn about things) that I would never watch on tv.

Thats one of the reasons I love R4&7. It can make the most mundane tasks bearable and interesting.

I cannot stand most music radio because its so bloody annoying. Other talk stations rely to much on phone ins and they just wind me up. I want to phone up and disagree with the muppets blapping on about immigration etc. Not good for my blood pressure

Reshape - I hope that it's just the BBC trust justifying its existence rather than softening us up for massive cuts. Although now the Tories are in, huge cuts will be made anyway. Tories have Murdoch and the Tory press to keep onside and they hate the Beeb for business reasons.

RowanMumsnet? is this you P?

I am the poster also known as policywonk ...

Done - I didn't actually know that there was a Radio 7. I live in Radio 4 bubble.

The only R4 change I would like to see is less of the piss-poor drama. Some of it is just so badly written and the actors appear to be people they found on the street.

Radio 7 is inside the Radio 4 bubble Hassled. It is just the R4 archive. Some brilliant stuff on it. I was a bit about the rebranding of R7 as 'Radio Four Extra' though. It sounds a bit like Big Brother's Little Brother and I'm afraid it will just be 'intercraptive' stuff with dull cobblings from blogocracy inputs on a R7 website, or behind the scenes extension of R4 programmes that are already pulled too thin.

I hate the piss-poor drama too. I put in plea for plays from major playwrights instead.

Plus of course a gag John Humphrys request demand.

Yes yes to the JH gag. Annoyingly though, just as I've firmly decided he is an example of a twat, I then find myself cheering him on.

I really had no idea at all re Radio 7 - I quite like the concept of Radio 4 Extra. Too much radio, too little time.

Oh no! JH is wonderful! Love it when he shreds politicians.

Done
I have always loved radio 4 since I was about 7; wouldnt sleep till I 'd listened right up to the shipping forecast!

Err, I didnt know there was a radio 7

I will be an even bigger fan of R4 if they include my submission in their 'desire' thingy on WH.

I hate that I cant listen early on a Sunday! Well I could but its so boring. R2 is religious and R7 is kids (I think). How dare the BBC not schedule entirely round my wants!

Why dont they put the mass on longwave like they do the daily service?

I love the official new name - it suits you

Am currently completing & agree the fact that serious female presenters are conspicuous by their absence.

However more pressingly do you think this is strong enough:-

Please never allow count arthur strong on the radio ever again

LOL loony. Funnily enough I put something very similar

I have to turn off when Arthur Strong come on. I wish I had thought to put that on my survey. Cringe.

I shoudve made a specific mention of Heated Rollers too.

What do people think of Ceebeebies on R7? I thought it was a waste of time and was furious when they put it on all afternoon (well it seemed like it).

Maybe its just my kids but they would never sit and listen to 2-3 hours of radio programmes. A magazine programme and/or book adaptations for primary + age maybe. I just cannot see the point of tv type shows for preschoolers on the radio.

MrsDeVere - I don't like CBeebies on R7. I've got a preschooler and listening to the radio just doesn't feature in her life at all. Where as it does in mine, especially in the early hours... so they could can it altogether as far as I'm concerned.

I could see the point of good quality story narrations for older children, perhaps at the weekends when they might be playing in their rooms, or travelling in the car or something.

And yes, bloody Sunday morning programming is just dire. My heart always sinks when I wake up and realise it's Sunday morning and therefore Christianity central (except on R7, hurrah).

I'm also trying to wean DH off Sunday Love Songs .

Looney, I too made a specific demand for the death of the Count. I said that R4 comedy was all billiant apart from him.

Oh, and MrsDevere I also made the point about CBeebies. It is just a cheap and easy way of nominally fulfillling a remit to broadcast to children. I'm interested that they are looking into appealing more to older children on r7. I begged them to do this via readings/adaptationss of children's literature rather than through the usual godawful magazine programmes.

I am glad you did that Eleison thats pretty much exactly what I said.

cider I cannot imagine my 2yr old sitting still and listening to the radio! None of mine would have.

Lol I specifically said how much I LOVE the Count Arthur Strong!