[hdsport82]

Matt 'I've got a massive issue with Moyles' Wells from The Guardian has said on the MediaTalk podcast that the reason for the 'rant' was Moyles is unhappy after being told at his contract renewal that this is the last year he'll do breakfast just as Terry Wogan was.

I guess if you say it enough times eventually you'll be proved right, monkeys and typewriters come to mind!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/audio/2 ... y-atlantic

Waiting for Gordon Smart to now claim he was right all along!

[David]

Gordon Smart is a twat. I could have put money on day 1 of the breakfast show that one day Moyles would leave.

I think it's a pretty safe bet that Moyles won't be doing the breakfast show in 2 years from now.

No where has really picked up on the line Moyles said the other day, it was along the lines of "I won't ever work from the new studio's if they are not ready by Christmas."

http://www.beehivecity.com/radio/chris- ... dio-10596/

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

I can see that happening (the beehivecity link). What better way to top leaving Radio 1 than to do a radio show on another station and try and take on the R1 breakfast show.

[ededwards]

No where has really picked up on the line Moyles said the other day, it was along the lines of "I won't ever work from the new studio's if they are not ready by Christmas."

Just about to post that link, you beat me to it! Do you know what show he said this and when? I vaguely remember him discussing the new studios but can't remember when it was

[ededwards]

I find the last line disturbing that anyone would suggest Fearne to take over Breakfast, she has no commitment to Radio and it would kill the Radio 1 breakfast show. Although I have noticed Greg starting to get a bit Moylesesque, he needs a lot more experience before he does breakfast.

"Although his style divided critics, he would leave a big gap at Radio 1. Possible successors for the high profile slot include Fearne Cotton, although her television commitments may rule her out and rising R1 star Greg James."

[David]

Philip Schofield was in, so was last Wednesday, must have been around 8.15?

[David]

I can see that happening (the beehivecity link). What better way to top leaving Radio 1 than to do a radio show on another station and try and take on the R1 breakfast show.

The only problem is, I believe, the new Capital can't network the breakfast show. If they could network breakfast and have 1 show going out across all their stations, it would be perfect. But the way things currently are, Moyles would either be on in London only or networked else where. Neither of which are really worth the massive cost to a commercial organisation.

But Ofcom always give in, so there is a high chance in a couple of years the new Capital could have a networked breakfast show.

[richbrown]

When Aled mentions "we're moving soon", Chris replies "you say 'we'". Am I right in saying they're moving to the new build at Broadcasting House in 2012?
Chris did make it sound like the end is nigh .

[GottaBeAndrew]

But then I also seem to remember Aled saying (possibly on here) that he sees Celebrity Raspberry running until christmas and then they'll possibly bring back 'Where Am I?' for the first half of next year.

[wireman2004]

lets face it. Chris will be gone in july. It's a case of where will he go. Who's gonna go with him.
Could they give the gig too sara cox again. Sign dave and dom too carry on on the breakfast show. Leaving chris too go on too pastures new on his own.

[richbrown]

lets face it. Chris will be gone in july. It's a case of where will he go. Who's gonna go with him.
Could they give the gig too sara cox again. Sign dave and dom too carry on on the breakfast show. Leaving chris too go on too pastures new on his own.

Sara does fit the Breakfast Show really well, though I never listened to her when she was on it before Chris. She's obviously really popular in the role too.

[David]

A little bit of me is really hoping Chris does the Capital move.

I like the breakfast show, but I'm ready for a change.

I would like to think that Dave would move with Chris. They are a radio partnership.

If Global could find £1,000,000 for Chris then surely they could find £60,000 for Dave, or whatever he is on...

[wrdmatt]

Dom would have to move too. Problem is BBC is the big time though for him though - but maybe money will talk!

I don't mind change....they can keep Matt and Aled at the BBC.

[David]

I'm guessing only Dave would move.

I got the impression that Dom is only still at R1 because of Moyles. A newsreading job on 5 Live would surely be on the cards for him.

Aled, Matt, everyone else are Radio 1 employees.

And I'm getting sucked into this discussion and entirely speculating.

[Travis Bickle]

This is from formspring:

Hi Aled. If the show ends next year is it possible yourself and Dom could move with Chris to his new show? Dave will, obviously, but the four of you have a brilliant dynamic that I wouldnt want breaking up.


Yes, absolutely.

Aledhaydnjones answered TravisBickle99, 2 months ago
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http://www.formspring.me/Aledhaydnjones/q/1042593427

[hdsport82]

A little bit of me is really hoping Chris does the Capital move.

I like the breakfast show, but I'm ready for a change.

I would like to think that Dave would move with Chris. They are a radio partnership.

If Global could find £1,000,000 for Chris then surely they could find £60,000 for Dave, or whatever he is on...

I'm sure they could or I guess he could even do an Evans and setup his own production company to produce the show or work with an existing company. Of course this well into the realms of speculation.

I do know what mean about hoping for the Capital move with the rules around networking v local programming seemingly going to just get more and more relaxed it could be a spectacular success (surely he'll be promoted as 'saviour of commercial radio'). Then after 3-5 years Chris can then to return to the BBC as the 'Saviour of Radio 2'. (How's that for some crystal ball predictions I certainly can't do worse than most tabloid hacks )

Whatever happens it seems to be all going one way and that's to the end of the current chapter of his career at R1 (as was inevitable of course).

[ededwards]

I completely agree with the whole Chris moving to Capital speculation, BBC has had too much of a monopoly over national radio and it's about time ofcom shaked things up a bit.
The problem with the BBC being license fee funded is that it restricts creativity. The BBC always has to be seen to be acting responsibly and sometimes great radio doesn't act responsibly.
This is evident from the whole 'Ross/Brand' saga, if something oversteps the mark or is a bit edgy or controversial (as has been seen recently with the pay rant) all hell breaks loose in the media and the Daily Mail's license fee payers are up in arms over it!
With commercial radio this wouldn't be the case as often, sure if a presenter oversteps the mark and takes it too far the media will be on their back. But as long as the listening figures are high, the sponsors will keep pouring in money, even if there is the odd slap on the wrist from ofcom along the way.

I'm sure Chris doesn't have as much control over the show as he would like which clearly frustrates him by the frequent comments he makes about the ridiculous BBC rules. For example last summer he wanted to take the show to South Africa for the world cup, this would have made great radio however the BBC wouldn't allow it. With commercial radio and a show as big as Chris' a sponsor would have easily paid for this.
There are many more advantages for the show if this does go ahead next summer, for now I guess we can only speculate like everyone else...

[Sidders]

This is from formspring:

Hi Aled. If the show ends next year is it possible yourself and Dom could move with Chris to his new show? Dave will, obviously, but the four of you have a brilliant dynamic that I wouldnt want breaking up.


Yes, absolutely.

Aledhaydnjones answered TravisBickle99, 2 months ago
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http://www.formspring.me/Aledhaydnjones/q/1042593427

I'm not convinced Aled would go. He has his own show on Radio 1, and I rather believe that this is the path that Aled would rather pursue. I think he answered that question with the assumtion that Chris would move to a different show on Radio 1. I could be wrong though.

[corsaboi]

The problem with the BBC being license fee funded is that it restricts creativity.

Some of the most creative stuff comes from the BBC. The BBC aids creativity by not having to deliver to advertisers, but to audiences. Creatives can probably get away with murder at the bbc, so long as they deliver on the entertainment they produce. In commerical broadcast media, big advertisers hold the networks by the balls.

The daily mail is out to feed itself, and it has a bunch of readers who reject having to pay the licence fee, because not everything on it is for them. Everything would be catered for a middle class audience of idiots who speak daft to sound intelligent. Therefore the mail panders to them by bashing the bbc at every opportunity. Annoyingly, there's few people like chris who have a mouthpiece who stand up for the bbc, and people like chris who do stand up, don't get themselves in the paper saying the things they want people hear. Also annoyingly, the guardian, which is the strongest media supporter of the bbc has it in for chris for some very strange reason, probably snobbery.

The show couldn't go to the world cup this year because of financial reasons - it's one thing to go to germany when lots of people can go there quite easily and lots of people did, but times changed and it was too extravagant to go all the way to south africa for radio. Especially when lots of people around the country were struggling financially.

I think both chris and the bbc would suffer without each other. Adverts would cut into the talk time, (which would suffer already by the likely increase in music time required) and he'll continue to get hammered by the media because there are enough people in the country who don't like him for the media to take advantage. At the bbc, there are people who stick up for him, and the bbc is large enough for that to matter. A fairly small company like capital (compared to the bbc) might not stand a chance against a newspaper onslaught.

[MK Chris]

I agree with everything 'corsaboi' said (despite the fact that his username makes him sound like he should be on that Essex TV programme Chris was on about this week...) I too am disappointed with The Graun for having a mainly anti-Chris rhetoric, but I am generally a fan of its output.

[Yudster]

Aled is employed by the BBC, is Radio 1s premier show producer and also a presenter - I don't see him leaving.

Dom left the BBC early this year I think, maybe longer ago, and is freelance. He isn't employed by the BBC so presumably will be lost to Radio 1 when Chris leaves (whenever that might be) and would be free to accompany him in his next venture if he wanted to.

Dave isn't employed by the BBC either and if he doesn't go with Chris, I can't imagine what he would do!

[corsaboi]

I agree with everything 'corsaboi' said (despite the fact that his username makes him sound like he should be on that Essex TV programme Chris was on about this week...) I too am disappointed with The Graun for having a mainly anti-Chris rhetoric, but I am generally a fan of its output.

I'm from the other end of the country... although I live in the f*ckin home counties now... gash.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

Aled is employed by the BBC, is Radio 1s premier show producer and also a presenter - I don't see him leaving.

Dom left the BBC early this year I think, maybe longer ago, and is freelance. He isn't employed by the BBC so presumably will be lost to Radio 1 when Chris leaves (whenever that might be) and would be free to accompany him in his next venture if he wanted to.

Dave isn't employed by the BBC either and if he doesn't go with Chris, I can't imagine what he would do!

Dave already does a show with Mark Chapman on Five Live and the Coach Trip voiceover. I swear I have heard about him writing for other shows too but can't find any evidence of it elsewhere.

He would also be welcome to take over from the knob who does the PA system at Goodison.

[northernsteve]

I'd imagine Dom went freelance to make things like folkface and the DJ gigs with Dave more viable.

On the Chris is leaving front, apparently not

To confirm; 1. I'm not leaving 2. I love working for R1 3. They love me working there 4. Some people need headlines cos they got a book out!

http://twitter.com/#!/CHRISDJMOYLES/status/27465760218

[Yudster]

I saw that tweet too, made me happy - not that it told me anything I didn't know, but its nice to get it from the horse's mouth. Not that Chris is a horse. Well,he might be, but - stopping,