RADIO 4 current affairs programming

[p_2225]

Do you think there is too much current affairs on Radio 4, with PM (for an hour) followed by the 6 o'clock news straight away? Or should one be moved, or changed? Or is the scheduling suited for its audience? what do you think ...

[january_bug]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/

BBC4 is MEANT to be intelligent speech - mainly targetted at those interested in current affairs.

At risk of sounding trite, moving the 6 o'clock news to a later slot would probably just confuse people! :-p

I presume the scheduling is carefully chosen to time it right for business people with hectic schedules who want to listen to the news on the way home from work. Between 5 and 6 they do not want to drive home to find they're listening to the second half of a play, or, if they swapped it over, today's dementia programme.

If you look at the schedule, within the bounds of "intelligent speech" it appears to be excellent programming. I think it's well pitched at its audience, hence the good listener numbers.

[charliebaps]

I agree with JB. I drive home at 5pm and listen to PM but when I get home the radio is turned off. 'drivetime' slots usually are exectly what it says on the tin, a different demographic then tunes in at 6.

[p_2225]

Oh brilliant thank you very much! Do you think it would be an option to perhaps make the PM into the news which is in that style, but longer then?

[january_bug]

Is this homework!?!

[p_2225]

its a project i'm working on yes, and i needed views on this topic and thought this would be the perfect place to do so.

any other thoughts or ideas would be appreciated.

[january_bug]

I would say to leave it as it is. I tihnk the time for the fresh new programming on Radio 4 is in the day time. On the way home, that's when people want what they expect from BBC Radio -

1. Cheese


2. Easy listening


3. Jazz/Classical mix


4. Intelligent speech


5. Debate, news and sport

I think the programming from 5-7 reflects that at the moment.

Good luck with your project.