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Gillian Reynolds

I'm fed up with BBC Radio's schedule changes - I feel left behind

The schedules of Radios 2, 3 and 4 have all had radical surgery. Get used to it, or switch to Sounds? To me, that's not good business

Gillian Reynolds

Barbra Streisand is 81 and hasn't had any fun - I'm 87 and I know that's a tragedy

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I've listened to Desert Island Discs for 80 years - but Laverne has made me switch off

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Gillian Reynolds

The BBC will be kicking itself for losing Ken Bruce - just look at the ratings

Gillian Reynolds

I am one of the many who have deserted the Today programme – it’s boring, late and stale

Article thumbnail: PABest Radio presenter Ken Bruce in the Global Radio studios, central London, ahead of his new show with Greatest Hits Radio. The 72-year-old radio DJ said he is "struggling" with how the hours of his workday will change after exiting the BBC. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023. PA Photo. The veteran Scottish radio presenter had the last day of his Radio 2 mid-morning slot, which aired from 9.30am to midday for more than 30 years in March, before moving to Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio on Monday. His new show airs from 10am to 1pm and will feature PopMaster, which Bruce has brought over from the BBC due to him trademarking the long-standing segment, and hit songs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The popular radio quiz is still airing at the same time from 10.30pm to 10.50pm. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bruce. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: PABest Radio presenter Ken Bruce in the Global Radio studios, central London, ahead of his new show with Greatest Hits Radio. The 72-year-old radio DJ said he is "struggling" with how the hours of his workday will change after exiting the BBC. Picture date: Wednesday March 29, 2023. PA Photo. The veteran Scottish radio presenter had the last day of his Radio 2 mid-morning slot, which aired from 9.30am to midday for more than 30 years in March, before moving to Bauer's Greatest Hits Radio on Monday. His new show airs from 10am to 1pm and will feature PopMaster, which Bruce has brought over from the BBC due to him trademarking the long-standing segment, and hit songs from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The popular radio quiz is still airing at the same time from 10.30pm to 10.50pm. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bruce. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Scottish veteran broadcaster Ken Bruce leaving BBC Wogan House in London, after his last day presenting his BBC Radio 2 show, which he has hosted for 31 years. Picture date: Friday March 3, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bruce. Photo credit should read: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Scottish veteran broadcaster Ken Bruce leaving BBC Wogan House in London, after his last day presenting his BBC Radio 2 show, which he has hosted for 31 years. Picture date: Friday March 3, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SHOWBIZ Bruce. Photo credit should read: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire
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Article thumbnail: Ken Bruce Image via kate.adam@bbc.co.uk
Article thumbnail: BRISTOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: A builder fits a radiator to the wall at a residential development on October 8, 2015 in Bristol, England. British Prime Minister David Cameron used his keynote speech at the Conservative party conference this week to announce changes to the planning laws to unburden developers with the requirement to provide affordable rental homes with the aim of providing more homes for first-time buyers. The PM hopes it will see 200,000 new homes built by 2020 and will turn the so called generation rent into generation buy. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: BRISTOL, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 08: A builder fits a radiator to the wall at a residential development on October 8, 2015 in Bristol, England. British Prime Minister David Cameron used his keynote speech at the Conservative party conference this week to announce changes to the planning laws to unburden developers with the requirement to provide affordable rental homes with the aim of providing more homes for first-time buyers. The PM hopes it will see 200,000 new homes built by 2020 and will turn the so called generation rent into generation buy. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)