In general, I'm a staunch supporter of the BBC (though dubious about Alan Yentob's insistence that entertainers need on-expenses wining and dining to attract them to the corporation). There are always several programmes a year which justify my compulsory contribution to its coffers — most things involving David Attenborough, for example, or the wonderful Yellowstone — and these days it also pays for the watch-online facility.
What does irritate me is its persistent self-advertising. Particularly annoying are the radio trailers for television programmes with lots of intense dialogue and sound effects that are virtually meaningless without the visuals; these are usually for dramas, such as EastEnders, that surely have a high enough audience already.
Today, Radio Two subjected its late afternoon listeners to the same trailer for the loathesome Alan Carr's radio show twice within the space of thirty minutes. Once seemed too much; the second time had me switching on a CD instead.
What does irritate me is its persistent self-advertising. Particularly annoying are the radio trailers for television programmes with lots of intense dialogue and sound effects that are virtually meaningless without the visuals; these are usually for dramas, such as EastEnders, that surely have a high enough audience already.
Today, Radio Two subjected its late afternoon listeners to the same trailer for the loathesome Alan Carr's radio show twice within the space of thirty minutes. Once seemed too much; the second time had me switching on a CD instead.
Do you have to be high to watch Eastenders then? Maybe that would explain its popularity.
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