Disillusioned Followers of Radio,

Much of what I spoke to the Scrupulous Ears Intimate with Providential Eyes about is out of date. 6music and Radio 1 have declined the quality of their programming.

The only salvation is that Marc Riley has been promoted to weekday evenings, even if only from 7-9.30pm on Wednesdays to Fridays. Marc Riley’s Brain Surgery has so far proved so good that I felt lost without it on Monday and Tuesday despite the fact that Dr. Tom was doing a fine job in his usual 6music timeslot.

The Blue Room will soon be axed and as will the much-vaunted OneMusic vehicle.

Vic McGlynn has departed from 6music to tour Australia, and the afternoon output on 6music is now a wasteland.

I spent most of today listening to KEXP, a Seattle radio station, over the internet. It’s brilliant. There’s none of the inane prattle that’s become a feature of most BBC radio shows. The DJs choose all the records, with the help of listener requests. There’s no repetition. It’s fresh. The DJs play 4 tracks back-to-back then announce what they were and which albums they came from. There’s no talking over records and no fading of records. 6music should use this as a template.