Something really cool happened today..

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Something really cool happened today..#186338

By MC - Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:12 pm

- Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:12 pm #186338

Ok, well more geeky than "cool". I was at work, but some bloke knocked on the door of the house and asked my dad if he listened to the radio. He said yes, and the guy then asked him if he'd be interested in filling in a survey on what he listened to.

Knowing that I love radio he said yes, and he gave it to me when I got home. It turns out to be a RAJAR diary! (i.e the stuff they use to compile listening figures - think there are only 140,000 of them).

So basically for the next week I have to fill in a diary saying when and what I listen to, and how much I enjoy it out of 10.

Essentially I am saying here that if Chris adds listeners this quarter he has me to thank.

#186340

By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog - Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:19 pm

- Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:19 pm #186340

ive done that twice before.

freepentastic

Here's to those who bore us and made us what we are

Re: Something really cool happened today..#186342

By Sidders - Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:42 pm

- Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:42 pm #186342

MC wrote:Essentially I am saying here that if Chris adds listeners this quarter he has me to thank.

Yeah, you alone.

#186343

By MC - Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:07 pm

- Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:07 pm #186343

Damn right Sidders.

Not that he is likely to have added listeners anyway*

*but if he does, it it is entirely due to me.

#186351

By ~JACQUI~ - Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:42 pm

- Sun Jul 24, 2005 11:42 pm #186351

I love the word "freepentastic". It gives me a warm snuggly feeling

Come chat at my local here

#186364

By Jonny Hoare - Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:42 am

- Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:42 am #186364

how do they extrapolate those details. Talksport use the wristwatch system (GFK Media) and reckon they have 6 million listners. Radio1 according to GFK has around 14 million

Da Legend....
Like the candyman, mention my name and I come a running

#186365

By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog - Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:37 am

- Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:37 am #186365

its all guessing... none can be anywhere near accurate. i mean if a radio is on in a factory how do you count that?

Here's to those who bore us and made us what we are

#186367

By bliss - Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:42 am

- Mon Jul 25, 2005 8:42 am #186367

or if a radio is on in a supermarket, how the hell do u count that.

Re: Something really cool happened today..#186368

By Aled - Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:31 am

- Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:31 am #186368

MC wrote:Ok, well more geeky than "cool". I was at work, but some bloke knocked on the door of the house and asked my dad if he listened to the radio. He said yes, and the guy then asked him if he'd be interested in filling in a survey on what he listened to.

Knowing that I love radio he said yes, and he gave it to me when I got home. It turns out to be a RAJAR diary! (i.e the stuff they use to compile listening figures - think there are only 140,000 of them).

So basically for the next week I have to fill in a diary saying when and what I listen to, and how much I enjoy it out of 10.

Essentially I am saying here that if Chris adds listeners this quarter he has me to thank.

We love you.

#186370

By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog - Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:41 am

- Mon Jul 25, 2005 9:41 am #186370

ha is it still a drawing lines between squares affair?

Im sure everyone must lie on them... plus MC if you fill it in once they seem to ask again after a while.

Here's to those who bore us and made us what we are

#186371

By Minnie the Minx - Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:45 pm

- Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:45 pm #186371

I remember we had to do one of them years ago.

Moyles wasn't even at Radio1 then.

#186382

By Jonny Hoare - Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:22 pm

- Mon Jul 25, 2005 6:22 pm #186382

Bloody hell..early breakfast with Bruno Brookes???

Da Legend....

Like the candyman, mention my name and I come a running

#186399

By Fathomer - Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:34 pm

- Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:34 pm #186399

sounds good

#186523

By Jonny Hoare - Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:32 pm

- Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:32 pm #186523

Conversation and vocabulary poor

Da Legend....

Like the candyman, mention my name and I come a running

#187556

By MC - Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:07 pm

- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:07 pm #187556

MC wrote:Essentially I am saying here that if Chris adds listeners this quarter he has me to thank.

Cheque in the post please then Mr Moyles.

Continuing the "something really cool" pattern... I had the greatest double guess who of all time today.

Mark Radcliffe and Gordon Burns.

I'm doing a months work experience placement at my local BBC station in Manchester, and was in the canteen this afternoon when they both showed up..

God I love the BBC.

#187559

By DC - Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:16 pm

- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:16 pm #187559

Mr Radcliffe himself! Legend.
He did an interview on Radio 5 live the other day about his new book with Phil Williams. An intersting listen

http://conditionzero.org/upload/3-8-200 ... _5live.mp3

Seems he really has droped his "lards classic cuts" and "missing words" style...

"can yer back off the mic a bit!"

#187561

By MC - Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:20 pm

- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:20 pm #187561

I will hopefully be meeting him proper next week cos the show I am working on is getting him on for an interview about that book.

That link doesn't work btw.

#187564

By Console - Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:22 pm

- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:22 pm #187564

The link works for me.

#187567

By Quincy - Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:24 pm

- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:24 pm #187567

forget radcliffe. gordon burns is clearly the man to meet out of them. the crypton factor was awesome. the people doing the flying simulator were all rubish some of his commentaries on it are great. "oh well that was a safe landing there, unlucky to miss the runway" yes gordon, she landed on a school but at least she landed.

#187571

By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog - Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:28 pm

- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:28 pm #187571

Krypton Factor.

lad at my school had a Krypton Factor bag and was revered for 5 mins.

Here's to those who bore us and made us what we are

#187574

By DC - Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:31 pm

- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:31 pm #187574

rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/radio5/mark_radcliffe.rm

Realmedia link if that dosent work above.

"can yer back off the mic a bit!"

#187575

By Console - Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:31 pm

- Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:31 pm #187575

Ah, the Krypton Factor, I remember that, I can't actually remember anything specific about it, but I remember that is was amazing. Damn, why did that stop?