Presenting Evaluation

I presented on the second show with Nathan, taking on the mantle of Fearne and Reggie for Male-Female radio presenters. They used to both present the request show on Radio 1, and to a degree Nathan and I wanted to emulate them, as they share our target audience and have a good rapport with each other.

During the week we had both worked on the script (along with Marta) and I think this made our show sound a little more natural, as we scripted things the way that we would say them. In professional radio, either the presenter write the script, or the scriptwriter knows the presenter intimately, and so knows how they speak.

We didn't have a rehearsal before we went into record which was a mistake, because although I'd co-written the script, the first time I read it I stumbled a little with the phone and text numbers, although due to time-restraints not enough to re-record it. The reason this was so bad, is because presenters aren't meant to sound like they are reading a script, it is meant to sound natural and when you make mistakes like that it draws attention to the script.

I think also when it came to recording I felt a little nervous and embarrassed and you can definitely hear that in my voice the first view links, which doesn't happen in professional radio as the audience wants to trust the presenters to entertain them, and as soon as the audience start to hear nerves, there is doubt in their minds.

However there were a lot of good points to my presenting. My pace and tone; especially during the competition was very similar to the quicker pace and more serious tone radio presenters use in competitions. This is too imbue the listener with a sense of excitement and energy; to make them really want the caller to win. I was really impressed with my self during the competition, I thought (apart from when I stumbled over one of the lines) it was just right. I've heard really similar links on the Radio 1 request show. It was a big relief to get back on track, and I think my extra confidence from that successful link made the rest of my presenting more appropriate for my audience. I was enjoying it more, and you can always tell when you listen to the radio if a presenter is enjoying presenting.

In the rest of the programme my pace was quicker and my tone was more cheerful. Because my pitch is naturally low, I need to work a little bit harder to sound upbeat, but I definitely managed it. Feedback from the audience pronounced our presenting 'Bouncy', 'Upbeat' and 'Well-spoken', which was just what we were going for.

Technically, our vocal levels were good the whole way through, It was the levels of song that let us down. In the first jingle where I say 'We don't care about a play list.' my voice fades to basically nothing at the end but that's my own fault because I mumbled. I didn't know we where going to use it!

I think compared too our other shows, you could tell this was our second of three because the presenting was better than the week before but not as good as the live show. I think this had a lot to do with how we recorder our shows; In the first it was all out of sync, so it didn't flow, In this one we recorded our links in order, but could edit them to make them sound better, so there was less pressure. In the third show I think the presenting was the best because of the positive pressure- everyone was a little nervous, but I think the adrenaline helped the final show to become more exciting.

The music we chose was purposely a sample of what you tend to hear on the Radio 1 request show. Even though you can theoretically pick whatever you want, from our listening we've learnt that people still mainly choose off the playlist, or off previous playlists. There are usually a few oldies (We used Journey), and left-field choices (Frank Turner), but the rest of the songs we chose were pretty mainstream and suitable for Radio 1's 16-25 year old audience.

I have improved as a presenter because I know more now to take breaths, rehearse ( or at the very least read through) the script before recording, and too be more confident.

I used the techniques of changing my pace and tone for different parts of the show- making it more serious and quick for competitions and other times when I want the audience to feel tense, and then more relaxed for the lighter bits of the programme. I tried to imagine what my peers would say when we listened to the show back, and presented to them, as for this show they were my target audience.

Personally, I thought I could have done a lot better. I wish that we had managed our time better, so that we would have had a chance to rehearse and re-record the opening jingle and the first two links. Even though there was positive feedback about our presenting, and everyone thought it was upbeat enough for our target audience of 16-25, I think it could have been more so.

We aren't quite up to the standard of Fearne and Reggie on the request show yet, we'd need to rehearse a lot more and not sound like we were reading off a script. Also I think I'm a bit too well-spoken to sound like Fearne, I'd need to start dropping T's! However there are definitely positive signs. The competition was brilliant for both of us, but I wasn't consist ant enough throughout the show, and that was the main thing that let me down.

What I have learnt... Listening

Too make good radio, you have to listen to radio. This is to help you see what shows do well and why and which shows do badly and why. You can then emulate the good points, and avoid the bad ones.

Here is what I have learnt, and how we used that knowledge in our show.

Production is Key

However exciting your voice is, it needs some help. Shows use bed music to help the presenter to keep a good rhythm and to make the show more aurally interesting. They also use sound effects, drops and jingles to give the show branding, and to make the transitions between a link and a song more smooth.

Someone who uses production very much to his advantage is Zane Lowe. His show is so full of sound, and most of it comes from other places than his mouth. It means there is never, ever silence which is the biggest no-no on the radio. There is so much sound the listener barely gets a chance to breathe.

Production is more lacking on Student Radio shows. On Ramair, the only output that isn't speech or music are crudely made jingles. The lack of care of production makes you think; if they don;t care enough to have production values, why should I care enough to listen?

Presenting

The Presenters voice is the way the audience are drawn into the show. If you like a bit of music, it doesn't make you want to listen to the show you heard it on again and again. However if you like a presenter, you will want to hear their show again and again. It also makes a difference how they interact with the listener.

Most daytime mainstream presenters have a cheerful breezy tone, and their pace is very even. They talk to listeners who call in as if they are old friends. The tone changes slightly on stations with 40 + audiences; they still have a cheerful tone during the day, however their pace is slower, they don't rush anything, because the audience don't want to have to work hard to understand what the presenter is showing. They have less patience than younger audiences.

Fearne Cotton presents on Radio 1 in the morning. Her tone is very strong, almost abrasive. She often drops her T's and she has a very fast pace.
Steve Wright presents on Radio 2 in the afternoon. His tone is a lot gentler, his pace slower and his diction better. The way presenters talk often mirror their audience.

In the evening presenters have more freedom, because there is less chance the audience they have are listening just because the radio is on. When the schedule goes specialist in the evening, and the audience do too.

Some presenters, again like Zane Lowe use this to their advantage. Their pace gets faster, there tone gets louder and they get more passionate about the music.

Others, like Steve Lamacq on Radio 2 get more slow paced. This is again to do with the audience. Radio 1's audience generally stay up later, so in the evenings they want music to keep them up and energise them for their evenings. Radio 2 listeners use the radio in the evenings to help them wind down and relax, and their presenting mirrors that.

Think Of The Audience

Zane Lowe's audience are passionate about music and love lots of different genres - so does Zane. Chris Moyles's audience want to be entertained in the morning and don't need too many tracks, their most important need is humour. Chris Moyles Provides that. Frank McCarthy's audience are largely armed forces who want to catch up on what's happening with new music at home, and don't care too much about talking. So that's what he gives them.

Without the audience there would be no show, and so the Audience needs to be forefront in the presenters mind. That is the main thing I learnt from listening - Think of the Audience.

What I have learnt... Presenting Techniques

I only presented in the second show, which I was a little dissapointed about. However, because I achieved a distinction, It made more sense that I didn't present in the live show to let others get their grades up.
When I was in the actual process of presenting I felt very nervous, and because of this I think I didn't do as well as I could have done. My pitch, pace and tone were very erratic, and when we finished recording I thought I had done awfully.
However when we listened back, that wasn't the case. I was definately a little shaky at the beginning of the show, but after the first link I calmed down and my presenting sounded pretty good. It was also very enthusiastic, which made it suitable for our target audience of 16-24, and our Music Show. It could definately have been better, however I was clear, you could understand every word I said and It was lot better than I thought.
I thinkI felt extra pressure to try and shed the shell of Radio-4 presenting; I wanted to show the class I could do it. And I can, so I'm relatively happy with the result.

What I have learnt... Presenting Techniques

BE CONFIDENT!!!

I am a good presenter, and I could be brilliant. The one thing that holds me back is my lack of confidence. When I master that, I think everything else will fall into place. You don't hear presenters on the radio or even TV sound nervous, because they would loose their audiences trust. When you hear a confident presenter, you can trust them to entertain you, and make you glad you tuned in.
To improve my presenting, I just need to have confidence.

What I have learnt- Technically

Technical things are my weakness. I knew this, and so the very first thing I did in this whole project was to get James to give me a refresher course on the mixing desk. He and Ryan did a pretend show of The Beat, and gave me a chance to mix. Usually I present, so this session really helped me remember the basics.

In the First Show I recorded the speech, and then as we recorded in the wrong order, I put it together. This took me quite a while, but helped me get a fimer grasp on Auditions.

In our Second show, I edited the competition. This helped me learn about fading, volume levels and how to use the multi-track view to put two people voices overlapping slightly. I also learnt how to put sound effects into Auditions.
I also helped Marta and Nathan decide what sound effects we should use, and in what order.

In our Third Show, I edited my interview with Scroobius Pip. From what I had learned the previous weeks I found this relatively easy. I went through the transcript I had of the Interview bracketing the bits of audio I wanted to use and then I found the corresponding pieces on the screen and deleted what I didn't need.

When we were in the studio I learnt how to cue up a song ready to go on the laptop, while Keerah controlled the mixing desk. I'm dissapointed in myself that I didn't feel I could work the mixing desk well enough to be able to do it live, I feel I let the team down. However when I think about how far I've come during the six weeks we've been at this I feel more encouraged.

What I Have Learnt ... Technically

• How to use the mixing desk (although I need to become more ocnfident)
• How to use Auditions better
• Effects to make audio sound clearer
• Sound effects to make the radio show sound more entertaining and fun
  

What I have learnt...My Group

Before I start this post I just want to say that I've been so lucky to be in a good group. I was worried when I didn't get put with James,Amy and Ryan. This was contrary to popular belief, but this was becauseI have worked with them before and I know we work brilliantly together and produce amazing shows, not because they are my friends. I don't see why being friends and working well together should be mutually exclusive. Sorry I just had to get that off my chest!
However my group, Marta and Nathan in particular, have been incredible beyond words.

Nathan: I know he was a bit worried that he hadn't done enough, but really he's been brilliant. He has been at every single meeting, was eternally optimistic and was so encouraging he really kept me going when I was getting frustrated. He helped record things, do research, and was a brilliant presenter. He was a lot better than he thought actually, and I really thought he deserved a distinction.
He sort of took on the mantle of unofficial group leader, making sure we all knew what we were doing all the time, he helped whenever he could and was basically fantastic.

Marta: What can you say about the queen of Auditions? She did so much, added professionality to the show, always brought the songs in and helped me learn a lot about editing. I know whenever Beckie came into the edit suite she was the one editing, but that was because editing is her strength, and we'd be silly to make her not do it. We all had a go, but we realised it would be a detrment to the show if marta wasn't the one who did most of the editng. She taught me and Nathan how to work audtions, and we both had good go, and are more confident than we were before. However part of working in a group is playing to our strengths, and editing is Marta's.

Like nathan, she is also a lot better and presenting than she thinks, and could really benefit from an injection of confidence.
She also helped me a lot personally, because I do get very stressed, especially in Radio when I have high expectations of myself. She was always very calm and listened and I really appreciated it.


Keerah: Ok, so through my blog you have probably got that I was very frustrated that Keerah wasn't often there and our first show suffered from it. (We gave her a minimal role in the secon show so our recording would't suffer)
However in the live show she pulled it out of the bag big time. I, although I had protested, was lumbered with producing in the live show, and Itried on our rehearsal but just found it impossible. Somehow Keerah was able to control the mixing desk and present brilliantly. I really respect her for that.

What I Have Learnt... Group Work

I have learnt to rely on people when they show they can be relied on. I've learnt that someone isn't often here to not give them a role where it's essential they be there.
've learnt to try. When you are in a group with people who are better than you at things, it's good to watch what they do, and then try it yourself. I've learnt about auditions from Marta, and I know that next time I use it, as I have practiced during this project, I will be able to do it, and do it well.
Mainly I have learnt that in group work, it is really important to do as much as you can together. It is all very well delegating, and going off to do your own thing. In group work there has to be some of that. However when you work on the script together, edit together, choose the bed music together, there is a sense of unity that really makes the end result better.

Show 1 Evaluation

Our first show was a foreign music show, where we played songs from European artists and had interviews with European people who had come to England. Marta and Keerah presented, I did a little bit of Research before Nathan and I switched roles and I became the producer, and then at the end I wasn't feeling well so Marta finished off the producing. It was our first show, and we were all finding our feet, so the roles were all a bit cloudy.

The first problem, and the one we got the most feedback about, was that our levels were a bit off. This was because we were listening throug the speakers, and not the earphones as we should have.

One of our problems was that Keerah didn't come in outside of college hours, and after our experience where we tried to use the studio in college hours and found it impossible because it was too noisy and we were being pushed out, the rest of us agreed to get our recording done in our time off. It meant that when I was recording we had to do a lot of Keerah and Marta's bits seperately and so the presenting lost some of the flow it could have had if they were together in the same room. It also made me feel very stressed and ill, and so Marta very kindly agreed to take over, because I really wasn't up to it. And I think the show sounded better for it!

The main problem though was the suitability of our programme to the target audience; there wasn't any. Our show was meant to be 40 plus but there was nothing that made it so, the presenting - although very good and clear- was very contemporary. The music was also mainly modern and quite fast paced, and the interviews we had where with students, so we had nothing that the 40+ demographic could really relate too, it was more of a student show.

There was also a lack of existing shows like it. Although it is good we chose something totally unique and different, it was a bit of a mistake for our first show, while we were all still finding our feet. In retrospect, for our first show we should have done something similair to something that already existed; something that had a precedent, and then we could have gotten more adventurous in the second and third shows.

Another problem was the lack of script. We started to make one, however we decided because we didn't want our show to sound scripted, that we just wouldn't finish the script. This was a big mistake; in retrospect we should have made a script and then ad-libbed when it seemed appropriate.
The show was also relatively feature-less. We had two interviews with students but that was it. Really that could have been a prime time to relate to our 40 + audience, but I think because it was our first show , none of us were really confident enough to do anything more risky that Song>Talk>Song>Talk, and that made it sound boring.

Our Feedback was lukewarm, no-one really thought a whole lot of anything, or though people enjoyed the novelty of listening to songs by foreign artists. Everyone said how the show didn't really have anything that made it 40+ though, and I think that was definitely our biggest problem of all.

So to sum up; although our show technically was relatively good for the first show, and the presenting had a clear tone and pace, it was the wrong tone and pace for the audience. From my listening, 40 + radio usually has a 40 + presenter, so it was a bit of a hurdle for Marta and Keerah anyway, but their tone should have been slower and not quite so up-beat. We should have scripted the show, had more features, chosen more appropriate music, checked the levels through the cans.

Show 2 Evaluation

Our second show was a different take on the Radio 1 request show. Nathan and I presented, Marta edited the majority of the show (I edited most of the competition) and Keerah spoke in one of the jingles.

Presenting Evaluation

Nathan and I presented well together, he had a more laid back style which suited my slightly hyper all over the place one!

My best presenting I think came in the competitions. I changed my tone to sound more serious and tense, because from listening to a lot of Radio 1, which was the station we were aiming for, that is what the presenters do in competitions. I spoke clearly and succintly, and with an appropriate slightly fast pace; slow enough to be understandable but fast enough to add a sense of drama to the proceedings.

Some people have pigeonholed me as a solely serious, Radio 4 presenter, and I'm glad i proved them wrong. I got good feedback, the only bad bit was on the opening jingle where I just sound Odd, there is no other word for it.

Our presenting was suitable for the target audience of 16 - 24 (Radio 1's target audience) , because it was clear and fun, and it sounded youtful and contemporary.

Show Evaluation

As the previous week we had all been told to add features and competions, as well as the listeners voice, our show included all of them.
We had phone ins (as it was a request show), which we added authenticity too by using the effect Telephone Voice, on Audtions. Our songs had mainly had a lot airplay on Radio 1, so we knew we had made appropriate choices. In the Radio 1 Request show, although you can ask for anything you like, most of the songs end up being songs of the playlist, or that have been in the past. They are usually a few left of centre choices ( For this we had Frank Turner), and older songs (Journey), but because the target audience are quite young, most of the songs are contemporary, and the songs we chose reflected that.

For the competion we had 5 5 seconds clips from songs and our caller had to guess what they were, to win tickets to the secret Radio 1 show. These type of competitions are often heard on Radio 1, however you don't usually have to guess the song,you usually have to answer questions, so we added our own twist.
We also had a phone in were you had to ring up and answer the phone saying JAY Z! This happens all the time on Radio 1, and is appealinmg to listeners if they are a bit shy of speaking on air, all they have to do is say what they are asked to say as well as there name and where they come from.
The real sucess of the show I think came from our discovery of sound effects.Until you really listen out for them you don't notice just how many sound effects there are on the radio shows, so we added sound effects to our jingles, songs and features. It was especially effective in the Jay-Z competition, where we used Film Take sound effects, and Descent; putting them together made it sound more professional.


I think our show could easily be on Radio 1, it was jam-packed with features, we had appropriate music and lots of listener interaction. Nathan and I presented professionally, with the right tone and pace for our audience, and altogether it was a very good show.

Show 3 Evaluation

This week I have been the researcher, so I didn't have a whole lot to do in the studio, but in the end, Keerah controlled the mixing desk and I controlled the laptop.

We where going for a Student Radio station, and from my listening I know that that left us a lot of room, and also the possibility of making a few mistakes (I've not found one Student show without one). It was a good genre to have for our Live Show, our target audience were sitting out side the studio, and there wasn't as much pressure to be perfect as there would have been if we'd had 40 + or Music.

We all worked very well together. There were times where the atmosphere got a bit fraught (These times were usually after a mistake!) but we didn't argue, or fight.
What I though was particularly impressive, was when one of our group forgot to say their line, another member carried on pretty seamlessly, showing real intuitiveness and quick-thinking.

Most student radio shows are available to listen to online, and so as well as the interview with our Student Governor, Carlos Pestana, there was also an interview with Scroobius Pip who is more well-known. We thought that it was important to both have features that personalised the show to Abingdon and Witney College, as well as making it listenable for people online.

Our speech to music ration was about 35:65, but the speech included interviews and vox-pops I think that there was a good mixture, and the audience didn't have to listen to 1 voice for too long. This was also helped by having 3 presenters.


I think it worked really well actually. There were a few mistakes here and there, but as I have learnt from listening to student radio station, there is barely a show without them. I think our show could easily have been on a student station; we chose contemporary music, the presenting style was vibrant and youthful and we had appropriate featues.


We got good feedback, the negative points were that we needed to not panic so much, which I agree with. People also pointed out the mistakes, but as I have said, very few shows are without them.

With regard to my imput,I was more backstage this week. During the weeks leading up to our live show, I wrote the script and t and compiled the running order, and I edited the interview I did with Scroobius Pip. I also co-ordinated the interview with Carlos Pestana, and wrote the questions.

Since my Scroobius Pip interview was done in a very echoey room backstage and I couldn't make it sound any better on Auditions, I made sure that I wrote in the 'Sorry it was in the most echoey room in the world' to make a joke out of it.

I was surprised with the positive feedback I got for my Scroobius Pip package, but people said that 'It sounded like I was actually there, talking to him' (Which I was!), and 'That it sounded really professional'. Personally I thought It sounded messy, but then I suppose that it dad have the ambiance of a backstage room, and so it sounded 'Real'.

Overall, I think our show was excellent. For content it was the best of the three, as it had such a variety and we had worked hard during the week at putting them together and making them sound professional as possible.

However, lack of professionality was also an asset. If we had been aiming for either of the other genres this week I don't think we'd have done very well. There were lots of mistakes, you couldn't hear some of my package and songs were a bit late cuing. And because of this, when i heard it back, I was AMAZED we got a distinction.

But then when I thought back to my listening of student radio shows, and how much dead air there was, and how little thought they put into the jingles I realised why. We tried so hard, and you can hear that. There was a lot of content, the music we chose was contemporary, and therefore suitable to our audience. Our presenting was bubbly, and very student-centric. Our features were suitable to students.

So actually we produced an excellent student show, and although I may have been unlucky with the existing shows I chose to listen too, our student show was better than any I've heard. And I have learnt how important it is to know the style of the show you are doing innately before you even start planning it, so you always know you are on the right lines.

Student Radio -Ramair

I haven't actually listened to any student radio yet, so that needs rectifying.
I'm listening to Ramair, which is the student station forBradford. At the time of writing there is a show called non-stop hits, so there isn't any presenting to comment on but I can talk about the music and jingles.
The tracks are quite varied, a while ago they were playing 'We're in the House' which is dance, and now they are playing opera, which seems quite random. However the tagline for the show is; No yak, just great tunes for all tastes, so it definately does 'What is says on the tin'.
They don't fade songs into each other, which I think makes it sound less professional. What generally happens is :

Track Fades > Sting> Next Track.

On the non-stop hits show, this may be because there are no students around at these times to man the station and it's on some automated system. It just doesn't sound slick though, because quite often you hear a few seconds of dead air which is a big no-no. That is really what diffrentiates Student radio from Professional radio, because the students are still just learning how to work eveything.

The radio station is suitable for students, because there is a variety of music, however apart from the opera (which the more I listen; the more I think might be a mistake) it is all quite young.

Another anomally in the station is the news. I should imagine they shared the feed with their local station, as it is vastly unsuitable for students - it is slowpaced, and has nothing in it to do with students. And again it was suceeded by dead air (silence).

Stephen Nolan- Panic Attack

Stephan Nolan is an overweight, Northern Irish presenter, who hosts daytime BBC game show Panic Attack.

He has a very broad, friendly Northern Irish accent, and I think because of this, when he is talking to the contestants he comes across as being interested and personable. However he also has the variety in tone that game show presenters need; to be able to go from happy and joking when they are asking the contestants about themselves, to going more serious and tense as the game progresses.

He doesn't use a lot of catchphrases- he calls the seat where the player sits 'The Seat of Power', and he periodically reminds contestants ' Don't Panic' as if to remind the audience why the game is called Panic Attack. Nolan also says 'Alrighty Then', a lot which is a transitional phrase; a eay to keep the game moving.

He does a lot of gesturing but only with one hand, as he needs the other hand to hold his card. As a result of this limited movements sometimes he look like he is pointing, which can get a bit irritating.

At particualarly important parts of the game he moves back and forth between legs a lot, like he needs the toilet. This gives the impression that he is excited, and really cares about what is going to happen, even when he might actually not. He is quickens his pace, another way of expressing excitement.

He wears a suit, with quite an eccentric shirts, with the button open and no tie. I think this is mainly to do with the time-slot; 1pm on a weekday afternoon doesn't usually call for black tie, and most of the target audience are probably students, who don't really care how smartly he is dressed. However he is made an effort, which is important, and he is smartly dressed enough that you can distinguish him from the contestant.

In essence, Stephen Nolan is good at presenting because he has an excited tone, he has a fast enough pace to keep you interested, and he acts as though his show is the best show in the world. All presenters, need to be able to convince the audience that their show is the best, and have that infectious enthusiasm, because their ultimate aim is that you don't turn over.

He also has to relate to the studio audience, and use leading questions like 'Don't we want ... to do well?'... to get them to respond. When an audience are just sitting watching someone for hours, unless they are entertained, they will get bored and restless, and so it is the presenters job to entertain them.

I think that Stephen Nolan is a good presenter, because he draws the audience in. I like him because he sounds interested in the contestants, and makes what is a pretty boring format very watchable with his hand gestures, and entertaing facial expressions.

However he can be very irritating, because he has the sort of relentless cheeriness that grates after a while and his sense of humour is rather butlins-esque (cheesy and verging on embarrasing). I think he will be stuck in an average game show rut, because he is too jovial for serious programmes like the News , Crime Watch and documentaries but he is not funny enough for more humourous shows like Have I Got News For You, or Never Mind The Buzzcocks.

Basically he is funny and entertaing enough for the slot at 1pm, where the audience of students and housewives just want something to watch in the background. However he is't quick witted enough for more primetime programmes.

Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux presents his documentaries with a captivating mixture of wide-eyed innocence and canny interviewing, and it makes them compelling viewing.

Louis uses his fish-out-of-water factor to draw the audience into alien worlds. His naivete makes his documentary subjects relax a little, and makes it a more interesting interview than if he just went in confrontationally, which makes people put their guard up.

He is a very tall man, which makes him stand out, but almost to make up for this he wears very ordinary clothes. What he wears depends on what kind of climate he is in but mainly it is just a T-shirt or Jumper, over jeans or lightweight trousers. This helps the audience relate to him; Louis is the audiences guide too this new world and by wearing the same kind of clothes an ordinary man would way, he helps you to feel you are there.

He speaks quite softly in an almost childlike manner, which again I think is to illicit a different kind of reaction from his subjects. And whoever he's talking to, he treats them the same, and interviews them the same- whether they are a prostitute or a neo-Nazi. He is very rarely confrontational; he asks just the right questions to let the person he speaks to undermine themselves.

His latest documentary, The City Addicted To Crystal Meth, was the fourth most popular programme on BBC 2 that week, earning an audience of 2.69 million. This shows how popular he is, mainly because of the reasons I have mentioned, but also as his documentaries aren't on every week, so when they are on people make more of an effort to watch them.

I think he is a fantastic presenter, he is very intelligent and non-confrontational. He uses a wide range of vocabulary to help give the audience the background information on his subject, and never patronises the audience. He talks across to them rather than down. He makes subjects like black nationalism fascinating by choosing different people to talk to, and asking fascinating questions.
The only thing I don't like about him is sometimes he ignores entire angles. For example in his episode about Thai Brides, he ignored what I thought was the main point - Why do Thai Women not think very much of Thai Men. When he misses out what seems like obvious angles it is a bit frustrating.
I think he is a very versatile presenter, as he is intelligents, but also has a lot of wit, and so he could easily fit on a range of shows.

Adrian Chiles

In the last few years Adrian Chiles has been all over the TV, presenting everything from The Apprentice: Your Fired, Match of the Day 2 and The One Show.

The reason for his popularity in my opinion his simple. He is very ordinary. And I mean that as a highest compliment. He has bucketloads of charm, and is very, very funny but in essence is a very ordinary man.

The One Show is on every weekday at 7'oclock and you don't want somone in a top hat and tails when you are relaxing after work. He wears clothes to relate to the target audience, which of the one show is very wide and not particularly upmarket. Sometimes he wears a jumper over a shirt, other times he wears a jacket over a shirt; but always the top button is undone and he doesn't wear a tie.

He speaks with a Birmingham accent which again helps reinforce his ordinaryness, Birmingham historically being a rather working-class place, he is very symbollic of the new stage of BBC TV Presenters, who no longer need to speak the Queen's English or dress really smartly.

Chiles doesn't gesture a whole lot; he tends to 'steeple his hands, and mirror his co-presenter, Christine Bleakley. This is because he doesn't really need to get excited about a whole lot on the show, and so there isn't a lot of course for wild gesturing.

However sometimes, when a topic grabs his fancy, he does become more illuminated and he doesn't gesture more. When he is more excited his pace quickens and his tone gets a little bit higher. It's also particularly amusing as he is famous for his rather curmudgeonly style, so when he gets excited about something seemingly as random as gymnastics, it makes everybody laugh.

The audience for The One Show is vast, but mainly 40+, people who have just got back from work. Adrian can relate to the workers because he projects the feeling he is one, and that makes him likeable. He also has quite a calm tone, which as one viewer on the TV Club Channel 4 website 'Is the perfect way to wind down after work'.

The One Show hovers around 14 -17 on the Barb top 30. The ratings very as to who the special guest is. I think the reason the ratings are quite high is because it's a very watchable programme, presented by Adrian and Christian a little tongue in cheek. This is because it's a running joke how random the One Show is - one minute they are talking about birds, and the next it's inflation! Adrian in particular realises this, and so he presents jokily, although the show is not a joke.

I really enjoy Adrian Chiles's presenting. Some people find him dry, and boring, but I think he just has a more subtle humour. As he is on air everyday, the viewer forms a relationship with him, and gets to know his humour, which is again why the ratings are so high - the established loyal viewers will watch every day, giving them a base.

Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with him. I enjoy his style, I like his accent, he makes me laugh; everything you want in a presenter. However I do understand why people don't like him, as his voice is sometimes monotonous and he isn't as cheerful as most presenters, but that's just his style. It's interesting, at the moment there is a lot of talk about Chris Evans taking over his job, and I think that would be awful. The reason the one show works is because Christine is the cheerful one and Adrian is more grumpy, so they complement each other like Yin and Yang. Chris Evans, who has a cheerful tone and general demeanor would make The One Show insufferably cheery and at tea time that's not what you want.

Show 2

In detail write about the activities you have done so far and how you thought they went?

On Thursday we came in early to do a script (After last time, we knew needed one) and a running order. We had made some brief notes the day before about how we oculd improve the show, so we included a competition and several phone-ins, we also need to trail the things we have coming up.
On Monday Nathan, Marta and I came in early to record Nathan and My vocals. We went so much quicker because of the script, and ithink meand Nathan make a good presenting team (although i'm not looking forward to hearing it back). When we had finsihed that we found some really good bed music

• How well did your group perform today?

We've learnt now that Keerah just doesn't come in early, which is fair enough, so we've worked around that by not making her presenter this week so we can record the presenting when we want. Our group works really well together, we don't argue and we work to each of our stengths.

• What tasks did you finish?
We've finshed all the pre-show prep and recording our link.

• What tasks have you still got to complete?

The phone-ins and the competition.

• How well did you perform individually?

My presenting sounds a little exciteable and it's going to be very cringe-worthy listening back to it. I think I heard last week the some people had a problem with sound disinterested, but I went too far the other way!

• What reading or research have you done for your radio show?

I've been listening to radio 1 more htan usual this week as this is where we see our show going.

• How is your radio show going?

It's going to be a bit tense tomorrow geting the finishing touches done but hopefully we are on track,

• What improvements are needed?

Finshing touches, changing the voulumes on certain things.

• What have you learnt from today’s experience?

To ask for more time if the show will benefit, to calm downa bit before presenting, and - it's just occurred to me- we'll have to find bed music before we do the live show.

TV Presenters: Top Gear

I LOVE Top Gear. And as much as I like to delude myself it's because I have an appreciation of good cars and have the foggiest clue what 1000 horsepower and V8 means, that isn't why. I'm not the only one who doesn't have much of a clue about cars, so to avoid having a really niche audience Top Gear relies on it's presenters:
Jeremy Clarkson: Very much the Chris Moyles of the Television. He is brash, opinionated and totally unapologetic, and TG viewers (again I hate to generalise but mainly men) love him for it. He typically wears a suit jacket over jeans; showing a kind of rebellion against the typical smart BBC TV presenter, as well his man of the people persona.
He is the Alpha-male of the group, and his voice reflects that. He is well-spoken, but not in a posh way, his voice booms and his main 'catchphrase is 'power', which totally reflects his personality. Sometimes he sounds very nasal, like he has a cold, but he works that into his speech making it sound intentional. His speaking styles is often parodied- brilliantly by Michael Mcintrye in this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaExvMy8n9c . One of the more noticeable aspects of his speaking is wear his voice deepens in the last two words of a sentence, which is often used to introduce a VT.
When he is describing cars he uses a lot of similes and metaphors= "I'm now doing 100 miles an hour and it sounds like I'm in church!","Those LED fairy lights make it look like a council house at Christmas", "Driving most Supercars, is like trying to manhandle a cow up a back staircase". This type of illustrative language really helps to convey to the viewer the experience of driving cars most people will never get to drive. From the above metaphors you can tell that that car is quiet, and handles well but has rubbish lights, but in language that is much more interesting.
Another feature of Jeremy Clarkson' presenting is hand gestures. I never really noticed it before, but when I set out to look for it he does it all the time, even when he is driving which can not be entirely safe!

Richard Hammond:Is more laid back. He generally wears a leather jacket over jeans, to look fashionable .
He has a softer voice, and a slightly softer personality, which is a lot to do with him being smaller than his co-presenters, and getting taken the mick out of because of it. 'Hamster' (A play on his last name and his height) is very much the beta-male to Jeremy's alpha, you can imagine if they all went out together he would be the one quietly apologising for something offensive Jeremy might have said.
The producers at Top Gear use his charm and vulnerability in lots of dangerous situation, because as a viewer you are instinctively more worried for his safety,even more so post-crash.

James May: Is a big ol' geek. He has hair like a mad scientist and he often wears more eccentric shirts over jeans. He always does the scientific parts in the challenges. His catchphrase is 'Oh Cock'.
He is the one most picked on by the others, and as a result his postures his slightly hunched; almost apologetic. He speaks in quite a slow paced fashion, that suits his more modest presenting style.

Top Gear does sensationally well on the ratings, new series are almost always the most viewed show on the BBC, and the many repeats during the week are always in the top 30 most viewed. This, in my opinion, is because of the chemistry between the presenters. They work so well together, and they are all very funny. Jeremy is cocky, but entertainingly so, James is boffin like but has a great sense of humour and Richard is very personable. The three presenters interacting is what I like the best, I like when they joke with each other.

There are two things that I don't like about Top Gear. Ever since I've found out that it's scripted it's ruined the illusion of spontaneity which is one of the things that make it so funny.

Also, sometimes I think they go overboard with their bullying of James May, and it makes for slightly awkward viewing. However, the target audience is mainly 40 + men, and they interact with each other differntly to how I interact with my friends. This brings me on to my last point.

Top Gear is essentially a programme aimed at 40 + men. It's three middle age men talking about cars = 40 + men. However, they have transcended the target audience to become one of the most popular shows on TV because of the presenting. They are all very strong on their own; which is why they all have solo projects. However the magical combination of all of them is intoxicating to watch. They are just bounce off one another so well that they could be talking about different types of worm, whatever programme they present they would be able to make people watch and be entertained. And that, my friend, is presenting.

Oooh I've just noticed some guidelines to writing

In detail write about the activities you did the lesson and how you thought they went?
Monday: Marta, Nathan and I had a meeting and decided on the songs that we would play and wrote the running order. We got it all decided pretty quickly so I was very happy.

Wednesday: We recorded the first half of the show. I switched roles with Nathan so I was the producer, so I recorded and edited the links with Marta and Keerah, and added in the jingles and songs.

Thursday: Morning- We had agreed on Wednesday that we would come in early on Thursday so that we didn't have so much trouble with the noise. Keerah didn't show, so I recorded the links we could with Marta, but eventually we got to the point where we couldn't record anything else without her.
Afternoon: We worked through lunch recordng the rest of the show, which included two interview with people who had moved here form other countries and their experiences. I left mid-way through the afternoon, after we had everything recorded because I was feeling ill.

• How well did your group perform today?

Monday: We worked really well together, we all reached a consensus on the songs we would play and the running order.

Wednesday: Again, very well.

Thursday: It was a shame Keerah didn't come in early because we couldn't record her links, but I can't really complain as I left early in the afternoon without properly finishing my duties.

• What tasks did you finish?

Monday: Running Order
Wednesday: Recording the first half of the show
Thursday:Finishing the show, and I think Marta has finished doing the levels and adding beddig music,

• What tasks have you still got to complete?

Monday: Recording
Wednesday: Recording second half, and final mix
Thursday: Don't know

• How well did you perform individually?

I think I have performed well, especially since producing is my least strong skill. It reflects well on us as a group that we were willing to come in before college hours and work together.
My main problem was not performing as well as could under pressure, and not pushing that we did more planning beofre we got in the studio.

• What reading or research have you done for your radio show?

Before I switched roles with Nathan I had researched the featured artist and where possible translated their lyrics. I had also done a lot of listening to different types of radio show,

• How is your radio show going?

I hope it's finished :) We were defintatly slowed by lack of planning.

• What improvements are needed?

When I left the show needed tidying up, but again I hope that has been done

• What have you learnt from today’s experience?

Oh so much!
1:Planning This week i'm going to try and make sure we are properly planned and scripted before we get in the studio because along with not everyone being there and the sound from outside, that was our biggest flaw.
2:Recording When we were in the studio at a time when nobody else was loitering round (arrgh sorry sound like an old woman!) outside we recorded much more quickly because we weren't all having to re-record links all the time, so next show we should definately record as much as poissble outside of lesson times.
3:Producing I'm not good at it so I'm glad it's out odf the way! I'm glad that this week has given me more time to pratise though, and I've learnt to really try and not get so stressed

Next show i will do this after every sessiom, i'm sorry I didn't find this until after the show was completed!

Big Update!

Right, sorry I meant to update this a lot earlier but I got ill.

Ok so on Wednesday, because we were pretty much ready to go, and no one else was, we went to the studio. I had already done some research, but Nathan and I switched roles so I was now the producer, which was alright because at least it meant I got that bit out of the way.

One of the many problems was that we only had a slight script; we presumed because the show was quite formatted we would only need the base of script, and we didn't want it to sound unnatural.
That was a Big mistake, but i'm glad it happened, because now we know a script is something we definately can't do without.

Another problem we faced was that unfortunately the Radio Studio is far from soundproof, and we had to contend withe noise from outside, which meant re-recording a lot of the links, and all the time I was getting more and more tense.
Eventually there was a big stand-off were evidentally everyone else thought we had been in the studio for too long, but then before we could get out , they went away taking one of our presenters with them effectively ending that days recording.

On Thursday we decided to come in early to avoid conflict but again we were missing a presenter so there was only so much we could do. We worked as much as we could and then though lunch, and then in the afternoon. And then when we had finished laying everything down we moved to an Edit Suite.

I had a hammering headache and felt likeI was going to explode! I find sound editing difficult at the best of times but with all the extra noise and the absenses, we had to record thingd out of sync, and because our show 'The Culture Club' involed two interviews in languages I don't speaks I just found it so difficult.

So I went home on Thursday afternoon because I just felt so ill. Marta very, very kindly said she would finish editing, making all the levels even and fades and basically making it sound professional. I didn't go in on Friday because I still wasn't feeling very well so that's the last I know about it.

So basically two main mistakes

1:Vague Script
2:Vague Job Roles
3:Un-Chronological recording

But you live and learn. Hopefully this week i'm the researcher and I can just get on with that and not be so stressy.

Aha. Ok, untill next time x

Meetings

We had a meeting on Friday where we discussed job roles (I am a researcher this week), and decided what kind of show we were going to do (European music).
Then yesterday we had such a useful meeting where we worked together to create the running order and scoured youtube for tracks we could play from different European bands. We also started working on our script.

We collaborated on all these things because on all the best radio shows there is a team ethic, and I think it will make our show sound more cohesive. Also we all have different music tastes and so do get a consensus on the tracks we will pay will hopefully mean our audience - who have different musical tastes aswell- also enjoy the music.

Today I have sourced all the music we decided on yesterday, and then in a mom ent i'm going to prepare a fact file type thing on all the different artist so our presenters (Marta and Keerah) can have some background information.

These are the songs we chose:
Violetta Villas - Oczy Czarne :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh4_0mk6L48
Marta Sanchez- Deperada:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjgD9W3DnJw
Toxoplasma- Asozial :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag7kRh1k9vY
Rhapsody of Fire- Emerald Sword :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye6YHQ8AZzU
The Beatles- All You Need is Love :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzJ2NKp23WU
Justice- D.A.N.C.E:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49esza4eiK4

Ok...

Well the presentation is done and I finally feel like I can breathe again. I'm so pleased I got a distinction and I managed to conquer the mind-numbing fear of presenting for the time being at least. Today we will have our first group meeting and I will get to find out what I am doing for the first show.

Ideally I would do researching for the first one, then researching then presenting.
Well we'll see :)
I'm going to print a minutes sheet off.

Sunta Templeton - Xfm

I realised that- appallingly- I hadn't listened to any female DJ's. I think this was because I'm trying to steer clear of being to mainstream and the ones I know of- Jo Whiley, Sarah Cox are mainstream,. However I think I'm going to broaden my horizons a bit an so expect a review of Sara Cox later. I also really need some commercial stations.

SO, let me introduce you to Sunta Templeton. Her show is on Sundays, split into two, hour sections either side of the Xfm's live hour. This is the first commercial station I've listened too, and so unlike the others , there are a lot of adverts, and that means Sunta doesn't speak as much as the other stations.

To be horribly honest I don't really mind. I just do not like her voice; and herein lies one of the problems with radio. Whatever good things people have to say, if you have an irritating voice it;s going to put people off.

The problem with it is , she sounds like she';s actively trying to be cool. She does sound enthusiastic, which is definitely a plus point- but i wouldn't be surprised if she's speaks RP when she isn't on air!

XFM is a commercial station,so there are lots and lots of adverts which really irritates me, and which is why I don't listen to it normally. In my opinion it wrecks the flow of the show. However it does give the station more opportunity's for branding. There are drops saying 'This is Xfm' and and 'Sunta' so you are never unsure who you are listening too.

It is a station that Broadcasts in and from London so you can't get it on FM, but you can on DAB and Online. The output of the station has changed since the digital revolution - before it used to be very London centred, but it is less so now, for fear of isolating other listeners.

Sunta also plugs the stations website a lot, which because that is how a lot of the audience listen, means that there website is very active.

According to Rajar, XFM reaches just 2% of it's target audience, which is a lot less than achieved by fellow London radio station, Capital Fm at 17%. I think this is due to XFm having more of an anti-mainstream output, and also Capital Fm are more established (They have been broadcasting since 1973, whereas XFm have been since 1997)

However,basically all of the London Radio Stations are owned by the capital group, so they do share a lot of their audiences.

There is no bed music in Sunta's show, but you don't really notice as her links are very short so her producers probably thing there isn't much point. She does talk nicely into the intros of songs, and rarely crashes the vocal. There is a three way ration here of adverts, speech and music, I would say it is about 20:10:70. You could very easily be listening to her show for a good twenty minutes before your realise there is actually a presenter. I think this just wrecks the identity, that the branded drops try to build up.

There is also very little audience interaction, which again de-personalises the show.

I don't know if Sunta's show is really appropriate for XFM, there seems to be too many mainstream songs for Xfm's promise of playing non-mainstream tracks. It also doesn't really cater to the whole 15-34 target audience age bracket; there are no older songs played, and a lot of the music is just contemporary and 'Too Cool For School' type music.

I didn't like it. For me too enjoy a show that has adverts, it needs to be brilliant, funny and have excellent, different music. It failed on all of those accounts. Sunta presents so little I'm surprised she gets payed. There are no special points, no features at all. The playlist is stale and often boring.

No good, in my opinion.

Putting the presentation together...

Ok so it's Tuesday today and the presentation is either tomorrow or Sunday. (I wish we knew for sure, i'm not going to be able to breathe properly for 48 hours!). I'm so frustrated we didn't have longer, but we are all in the same boat so at least it's fair.
I'm putting it together at the moment. I handed my questionnaire round yesterday and with a lot of help from Ed, who handed them round hic class, I got 18 responses which i'm very pleased with. I have also given them to my parents to take their respective work places and to get a wider range of responses.
So this morning I have tallied up te respnses so far, and then written my first and second ideas. I'm still scrabbling madly around in my head for a third idea!

Questionnaire

I'm going to hand this questionnaire around today:

1) What's your favourite Radio Station?
2)Why?
3) What's your favourite Radio show?
4) Why?
5)Orders these Items in order of importance of what you thin makes a good radio show:
Good Show
Chart Music
New Music
Phone-ins
News and Weather
Interviews with celebrities
Exciting jingles and sound effects
6) Have you ever heard a DJ you thought was awful? If yes, what was so bad about them?



My printer is being rubbish at the moment but i'm gfoing to print out quite a few, and the maybe post in on facebook and send it too my contacts on hotmail and maybe Yahoo!Answers.

Idea 2

My second idea is a weekly show that would slot in on Saturdays after the breakfast show. It is a show dedicated music in films, new and old, and soundtracks. There would be a theme each week- for example James Bond Songs or Musicals.

To keep the show sounding fresh and up to date, each week there would be a movie review section- but instead of focusing mainly on the plot the focus would be the soundtrack. There could also be interview slots for film composers.

Because there is a finate amount of songs from films that would be broadcastable, it would only be on for an hour each week. That way songs wouldn't have to be repeated too often a month and it wouldn't sound stale.

Frank McCarthy (BFBS Radio)

BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) radio is aired in 23 countries where british troops are in action. It's demographic is service personnel and their family, and their USP is playing messages to and from the troops. The station keeps troops up to date with music and happenings at home.
Every night there are one or two programmes under the heading 'The Specialists'. There are specialist shows is dance, rock, 'songs of the yesteryear', trance, groove, and New Music.



Frank McCarthy is the head of music and presents BFBS'S new music show, Music First on Sunday Evenings.

It's quite a simple show. There aren't lots of sound effects, there isn't any bedding music.There isn't a lot of talk between tracks (I'd say about a 15/85 speech to music radio).

Frank's delivery is that of a friend who is just casually telling you about a band they have heard of; not over enthusiastic but earnest, interesting enough for you to listen to him. He rarely talks about anything other than music; there are fleeting references ot the listener- but a typical 10 minute segment

Introduce Track
Play Track
Back announce track
Introduce next track
Play next track

And that's it.

Music-wise, again not particularly groundbreaking. He plays new music, but not always from new artists. He plays mainly indie music, but there are some mainstream and rock tracks too.

Although it is quite listenable to whilst doing other things, I can;t imagine ever going - 'Oh it's time for Frank McCarthy- let's tune in!'.

I think that's mainly down to 3 things.

1: No interactive features - I just didn't feel a part of his show.

2:Boring Production- Ok so not everyone suits explosions and bombs, and also considering it's a radio show for the armed forces it's a bit innappropriate, but I think he could really benfit from at least some bed music and a more exciting jingle.

3: So little talking! - I actually want to know a bit about him. Something that would make me interested in him, something you might want to talk to him about. Or I want to hear him interact with a second presenter , or a producer , or even someone from a band. When he's not talking, it means I can start talking and when I'm talking i'm not listening.

First Idea- Night Time- Drive Time

My first idea is to do a night-time drive time type of show. Although there are innumerable drive-time shows all over the air-waves in the 4-7pm slot, my idea is to move that kind of show to a night-time slot, for people who have a long commute, or who are travelling somewhere, or on their way back home. Ithink either the 10pm-1am or 1am-4am slot would be suitable.
I've not formulated this idea totally yet, but I have thought of two features :

1: Song to Wake You Up: This would be a high energy, up tempo song - a different one for each of the three hours of air time. It would be chosen by passengers in the car, or by drivers who had pulled in at service stations via text (would have to specify not to text in if you are driving).

2:Driving Game of the Day: Another chance for listeners to interact with the show, people could phone up (same rules as before) and explain there game and then other people could text in and compare notes.

I'm excited about this idea, I think it's something really different and would be fun to make.

Rob da Bank

The Rob da Bank show is on on Saturdays 5 am - 7am, sandwiched between Radio 1's Essential mix - The world's biggest DJs on the world's biggest decks and Edith Bowman Music, entertainment and the latest flim and DVD news .

His show is Radio 1's leftfield show - techno, bleeps, ambient and accoustic. He plays Strange and beautiful leftfield music.

On the Radio 1 schedule I think Rob da Bank is most comprable to Zane Lowe; they both play an extensive range of music and aren't hemmed in by how famous the artists are or their genre. However their presenting styles couldn't be more different. Zane Lowe is hyped and energetic, passionate about the music he plays. He uses a lot of sound effects like klaxons and explosions and it all helps to imbue the listener with his passion. Rob da Bank has a more lazy style. This doesn't mean he's a bad DJ by any means; his style suits his slot. Between 5am and 7am most people are asleep, and the ones that are conscious are just waking up, they want someone to gradually ease themselves into their day, and Rob da Bank more that satisfies that need.

Another reason for his more relaxed style is the type of music he plays. Although, as I have said, he covers a lot of genres, all of it is relatively relaxed. There isn't a lot of Drum n Bass or up-tempo dance music. It would sound wrong if before, for example Julie Andrews & Moondog & Martyn Green — Favourite Nursery Rhymes, which is pretty much what is sounds like, a DJ introduced it in the same way they did a song by Pendulum.

Technically, his show has the kind of dream-like quality his presenting has, although this is all infused with a youthful touch, because is target audience like the rest of Radio 1 is 16-25.

For his bed music, he uses the intros of songs. This is a good method for him, as a lot of the tracks he plays are quite long. This means he gets to introduce the song at the same time as it is being played, which sounds professional and smooth. He also sometimes uses the track he has just played as bedding music when the next song isn't suitable to use a bed music.

His levels are interesting too; his mic is up higher than the bed music than most radio shows. I'm not a hundred percent sure why he does this, but it might be another ploy to keep his audience awake!

As the show is not commercial, there is a continuous flow of content which helps to keep the show fluid and smooth. If there were adverts I think that the ambiance would be ruined, and it wouldn't feel so together. There aren't may shows like Rob da Banks on commercial radio for just that reason; the commercial would just sound incongruous.

There is minimal audience interaction, which I think is down too the early morning slot; most people don't want to be texting into the radio between 5 and 7 on a Saturday morning. This is also because of the amount of music that is played. On this 2 hour show there are usually around 30 tracks played. This is roughly the same amount of song played on Greg James' 3 hour show, so you can see that Rob da Bank has a much higher music to speech ratio, as he doesn't have many features.

There is also virtually no branding; or any stings to show you whose show it is. I wonder if the BBC just puts less effort into the more obscure shows, or just assumes if you are listening at 5am on a Saturday morning you'll know whose talking.

The two features Rob da Banks show does have are both music based, and barely features really- 'ROB’S BEST AND IMPROBABLY GREAT RECORD IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW… POSSIBLY… WELL AT LEAST FOR THIS MORNING…MAYBE' is his tentatively named take on Zane Lowe's ' Hottest Record in the World Right Now'- just a song that he likes. Saturday Skank is a reggae flavoured song that doesn't even get announced until after it's been played.

The thing about this show is there's nothing that makes it essential listening, it's all rather lazy and a little bit boring. I'd turn on if I was driving that early on the morning or wanted a bit of background noise pottering around the house, but I wouldn't make an effort. It's defiantly appropriate for 16-25 because the music is very contemporary, but it's not for mainstreamer's as it's too out there.

First Post

Hello!
I've been given the genre of Music radio, which i'm pleased about as it is very vast and so I have a lot of oppurtunity to create different show ideas.
There are (obviously) many different types of music. On this assignment for the most part, i want to stear clear of pop. I'd like to do somethng really really different.