[d000hg]

It definitely used to be prerecorded and they joked about it trying to fake the audience out. Then they did a live one or two to double-fake us.

But the newer shows they don't seem to reference it, and act like it is Saturday rather than it being a joke. Is the Saturday show now live every week?

[Nicola_Red]

I don't think so. Surely they wouldn't have made such a big deal about the St Patrick's Day one being live if they were always live on a Saturday? Admittedly I don't listen to the Saturday show regularly, I prefer Dev on Radio 1.

[d000hg]

Maybe they were told, or decided, to stop talking about being recorded? I'm a couple of weeks behind but on the Saturday after the birthday show, they're talking about the week naturally not making a single joke or mistake.

It seems odd they would sign up for live Saturday shows though.

[hdsport82]

It's almost certainly (baring things like Dublin) still pre-recorded in fact the main thing I've heard them talk about in terms of that show is a few half-jokey asides from them about trying to 'lose' listeners from it because it's 'too' successful.

I do wonder though if it's existence is one of the sticking points in the contract negotiations, didn't it only come about after Jon Holmes left for his (now axed) talkRADIO show.

[Randomisation20]

I thought the Contract negotiations now have been concluded? Hears something on a recent show?

[hdsport82]

I thought the Contract negotiations now have been concluded? Hears something on a recent show?

Maybe I missed that the last thing I heard was during the first LIDL 'showcase' someone texted/tweeted in how were contract negotiations going and Chris's replay was 'slowly'. Admittedly I've been turning the show off more recently.