R4 lovers, what programme[s] do you hate?

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In an effort to avoid writing an essay ...

Those of us who are almost constant R4 listeners (I get tense when it switches to the World Service for the night), what programme/programmes can't you stand?

I love quite a lot of it, will put up with a lot more rather than switch over, but there are some programmes I genuinely destest. The Moral Maze is probably top of my list.

Any others?

re Count Arthur

I couldn't stand him either till forced to listen (stuck in traffic)

I cried laughing

don't like him on the telly, though- he doesn't look right

The fucking Archers. It's inescapable. It appears to be on continually throughout the day, and the omnibus seems to take yup the whole weekend. Once a day would be sufficient, and get rid of the omnibus and just catch up online fgs!

The ARchers and get rid of the omnibus and just catch up online fgs

Yeeeeaaaaa! It's laughable when the BBC radio falls over itself to promote downloading and podcasts that it repeats each of the Arch progs 3 times!!!!!!!!!!!!

The bloody cricket. Because I live out of FM range and have to listen on Long Wave when I'm in the car.
At home I can NOT listen to RBQ and GQT. The Archers, now gaslighted Hellin's story is making me feel sick. I have not recovered from Nigel falling off the roof.
Love Home Front, ISIHAC, More or Less, anything sciency and about half of the afternoon plays.

Humphrey Littleton: "Oh look I've got a pack of sausages here. There's a picture of Anthony Worral Thompson cooking some sausages on it. It says here, "Prick with a fork" "

Saturday live. Midweek - can't bear Libby Purves. Sunday evening programmes.

In Our Time is the best thing that's ever been on radio. Home Front is a wasted opportunity that I can't bear to listen to: if they'd held off the clunking anachronisms and just been authentic, albeit soapy, I'd have loved it.

Ha, good point about the omnibus, OneHand. But what's so reassuring about R4 is that even the shows you can't stand (for me: Archers, Thought for the Day, You and Yours) become kind of comforting by their tedium, and blithe self-assurance, and by their eternal continuation, year after year.

Thurs morning and Melvin Bragg. Kate Adie and Sandi Tosspot. All off switched along with dire comedies with canned laughter.

Anyone else hate The Listening Project? Not a bad idea to collect oral history but too often it comes across as the kind of sentimental stuff you might get in one of the poular 'real life' magazines. And worst of all that Fi Glover is such a simpering, self-satisfied presenter. The day I am appointed to head up R4 is the day she leaves the show.

Melvin bragg

Infinite shitbag cage

Oh yes! How could I have forgotten The Listening Project? My top pet hate at moment. Absolutely agree with Umleila 's comments.

Yes, I hate the Listening Project too!

And I hate Saturday Live: more schmaltzy crap in special voices.

Also Midweek, sooooo smug.

Woman's Hour too, though I do enjoy WH bingo where you get points for every time they discuss infertility, dementia, A worthy Olden Days woman, or a worthy furrin woman. Today though was the worst, as a guest used the words "rosy nipples". Dear god.

And I don't like these experimental afternoon dramas.

I like most of it (I love In Our Time) but these can all bugger off

Front row (never made it through a whole episode)
Midweek
Cooking on Women's hour (just doesn't work)
The listening project (argh, so boring)
The afternoon play at 2.15pm

You and yours -overprivileged oldies people worrying away about their savings, jammy buggers

Listening Project

PM

Yes cooking on Woman's Hour. Just why?? Especially when they talk on air with food in their mouths, disgusting!

I've been listening to the archers for almost a year now but I still don't know whose who, nor get the story line. They should create a film based introduction or a film spin off so we can get familiar with the characters.

Also, Sunday morning before archers is very boring.

Is there a poster which I could stick on my wall that shows the timings of the weekly shows?

The afternoon play is usually VERY dull.
I am learning to love the Archers (this worries me a little)

A friend of mine calls You and Yours 'The Moaners' Charter' ('All people ever do on that bloody programme is whinge! Haven't they got anything better to do?') and another one swears that Money Box Live only exists 'so that people can boast. Oooh, look at me, I've been saving £50 a week since I was a slip of a girl and now I've got this big heap of cash, purlease tell me what to do with it!' And I have to agree.

But I love the Moral Maze, the science programmes, almost everything that comes on at 9 on a weekday (even Melvyn) and quality of the news coverage.

Quite a few. Any Questions, the Moral Maze, the Archers, Gardeners' Question Time, You and Yours, Moneybox (though mostly because it's boring), Just a Minute, Count Arthur Strong, the Now Show.

Loads of stuff I do love, mercifully.

Women's Hour - it is so bloody sanctimonious and unwordly. I hate it. I can't bear Jenny whatshetname.

The aftetnnon play varies hugely in quality. And the content is ridiculous at times, it is so politically correct at times it is just dreadful. At other times it is unreal. I get sick of plays set in other parts of the world.

The Today programme explores issues in a surprisingly shallow way.

I detest the World Service.

I would love more History and programmes about Britain- archaeology, plays, education, medical, social issues, programmes about our architecture, cities, social history, political issues, art history, stuff like Fake or Fortune but for Radio, villages, housing, what we need to be planning for, cooking, baking, country houses.

You see, I have Aspergers and I love the Listening Project. It's people explaining to each other how they felt in a certain situation, and then they discuss it. It's like social stories for grown ups!

Oh I quite like Home Front

LOVE: The Archers, In Our Time, GQT, News Quiz, Sorry I haven't Got a Clue (should be on ALL the time imho) From Our Own Correspondent

HATE Clive Anderson, Whinge & Whine, Anita Arnoud, David Dimbleby please retire and Fi Glover - really irritating.

Generally though, R4 is the reason a licence is worth paying for to fund the BBC.

I must be the only person alive who like You and Yours.

Can't stand Clue, they had the chance to can it when Humph died but they didn't. It's so unfunny now.

We listen to 4 Extra at bedtime now!

GQT I will never, ever have any interest in gardening. The poncey way they refer to all plants by their Latin names is laughable and all the questions just come round again and again.

The one I used to hate the most has gone now thank goodness. Veg Talk with Greg Wallace. Now there's an inane idea for a programme if ever there was one. Two grown men discussing vegetables in Cockney accents- enthralling.

Oh and Farming Today. If that's on then I am up far, far too early!

Not ever so keen on afternoon plays either. Usually rubbish but occasionally a gem.

I like a lot of things other people hate; The Moral Maze, In Our Time, Woman's Hour, The Bottom Line, Midweek, Front Row. I even like Beyond Belief. I don't like every episode of these every time it's a bit pot luck depending on who's on but generally I like discussion programmes because I can learn something about things I know nothing about.

I love The Life Scientific and More or Less. The Today Programme is the only way I have any idea what's going on in the world.

I used to work more part time and have more time at home and also drive a lot for work and now that I don't so much I miss it.

I think You & Yours, like Moneybox Live, might be interesting to most people when they are discussing an issue of relevance to them. I refuse to believe that even the people who call in like listening to them at other times.

I often listen to 4Extra at bedtime too, only I'm getting annoyed that recently all the good comedy shows have gone from the 10 & 10.30pm slots and plenty of decent ones are on at 11pm, when I'm usually asleep. Surely there should be some sort of red button equivalent so that I can have the programmes I want at any time via the actual radio without having to have the computer on in the bedroom. I'm such a brat!

While I'm here, does anyone know whether there's actually a difference, and if so what it is, between Start the Week and Midweek? Other than the day of the week they're on.

Come the revolution the entire crew of "You and Yours" will be up against the wall