tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84223446832679751682012-02-02T11:34:54.628-08:00marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-33217515093559777682012-02-02T11:03:00.000-08:002012-02-02T11:34:54.662-08:00<strong>December RAJARs:</strong> FoR3's <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Feb.2De" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Feb. 2: December RAJARs">comments</a> on the significance of the latest RAJAR listening figures<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-3321751509355977768?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-46547555152577417202011-11-04T09:50:00.000-07:002011-11-04T09:51:22.981-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteNov11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Nov 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for November 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-4654755515257741720?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-45154419729747937622011-10-27T13:39:00.000-07:002011-10-27T13:41:56.269-07:00<strong>Skewered! </strong>Today&rsquo;s <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Oct27Sk" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Oct 27: Skewered!">listening figures</a> will be a disappointment to those at the BBC who were hoping for a further surge in Radio 3&rsquo;s performance.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-4515441972974793762?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-562548071214420062011-10-11T13:20:00.000-07:002011-10-11T13:22:09.785-07:00<strong>No answers</strong>: the Controller of Radio 3 <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Oct11No" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Oct 11: No answers">appears on Feedback</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-56254807121442006?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-21480473139347640952011-10-07T10:45:00.000-07:002011-10-07T10:46:39.851-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteOct7" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Oct 7">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for October 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-2148047313934764095?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-77792540896545816732011-09-20T12:43:00.000-07:002011-09-20T12:45:58.491-07:00<strong><em>Apr&egrave;s</em></strong><strong> Breakfast</strong> &hellip; : Will the <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Sep.19A" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Sep. 19: Après Breakfast …">latest changes to the Radio 3 schedule</a> prove the trigger for listener revolt?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-7779254089654581673?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-49906234653096641812011-09-09T14:35:00.000-07:002011-09-09T14:36:49.275-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteSep11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Sep 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for September 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-4990623465309664181?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-43130760536375907742011-08-25T17:44:00.000-07:002011-08-25T17:48:51.555-07:00<strong>It's Your Call!</strong> Radio 3 <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Aug25It" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Aug 25: It&#39;s Your Call!">announces</a> its new phone-in feature in a bid to increase its trivia rating.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-4313076053637590774?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-8406060249083478812011-08-08T08:19:00.000-07:002011-08-08T08:20:52.333-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteAug11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Aug 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for August 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-840606024908347881?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-73577757104845139872011-07-28T17:35:00.000-07:002011-07-28T17:37:28.762-07:00<strong>U-turn on jazz</strong>: <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Jul28U-" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Jul 28: U-turn on jazz">how the reversal of station policy on jazz</a> epitomises Radio 3&rsquo;s chaotic scheduling strategy<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-7357775710484513987?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-15211933359167843182011-07-15T08:40:00.000-07:002011-07-15T08:43:14.890-07:00<strong>Scheduling matters</strong>: <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Jul15Sc" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Jul 15: Scheduling matters">Radio 3 announces</a> another change to the timing of the live <em>Choral Evensong</em>. How good are the reasons for constantly moving programmes around?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-1521193335916784318?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-81179610079673140982011-07-14T11:08:00.000-07:002011-07-14T11:10:23.038-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteJul11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Jul 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for July 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-8117961007967314098?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-42783855552972007702011-06-16T16:44:00.000-07:002011-06-16T16:46:38.045-07:00<strong>Cuts of another sort: </strong><a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Jun16Cu" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Jun 16: Cuts of another sort">FoR3's Feedback</a> on the live concerts: the best thing Radio 3 has done in years<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-4278385555297200770?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-15533871677494526112011-06-10T19:07:00.000-07:002011-06-10T19:09:02.111-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteJun11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Jun 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for June 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-1553387167749452611?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-74525377699319386552011-05-15T15:42:00.000-07:002011-05-15T15:44:30.487-07:00<strong><a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#May15Es" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:May 15: Essentially Classic">Essentially Classic:</a></strong> Radio 3's new morning programme, planned for the autumn, shows all the signs of being tailored to compete with Classic FM.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-7452537769931938655?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-40970841256565352692011-05-12T18:21:00.000-07:002011-05-13T19:46:38.905-07:00<strong><a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#May12So" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:May 12th: Sonys les matines…">Radio 3 struggles for Sony recognition</a></strong>. RAJAR listening figures are amazing - but so are everyone else's. And live concerts are back.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-4097084125656535269?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-49474997834097470312011-05-03T08:40:00.000-07:002011-05-03T08:41:49.411-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteMay11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, May 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for May 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-4947499783409747031?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-65895795101663568372011-04-27T17:25:00.000-07:002011-04-27T17:26:27.892-07:00<strong>No need to know:</strong> <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Apr27N" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Apr 27: No need to know">The BBC's new openness</a> is selective - they select what they will publish, namely the good news<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-6589579510166356837?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-52263733220363832482011-04-14T09:05:00.000-07:002011-04-14T09:06:02.901-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteApr11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Apr 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for April 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-5226373322036383248?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-81312168999776276092011-03-18T18:37:00.000-07:002011-03-18T18:39:39.954-07:00<strong>Radio-ho-ho-ho!:</strong> Why is Radio 3 <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Mar19Ra" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Mar 19: Radio-ho-ho-ho!">going overboard</a> for comedy?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-8131216899977627609?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-54652420292324665982011-03-04T08:26:00.001-08:002011-04-14T09:06:02.145-07:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteMar11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Mar 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for January 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-5465242029232466598?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-31020931702140468952011-02-17T13:46:00.000-08:002011-02-17T13:48:19.651-08:00<strong><a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Feb17Ha" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Feb 17: Hats off to 3!">Hats off to 3! </a></strong>Radio 3 has announced that the evening concerts are to be broadcast live, five nights a week, as from May. Might it signal the return of a Radio 3 dedicated to the highest standards?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-3102093170214046895?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-53488011551534383402011-02-12T12:27:00.000-08:002011-02-12T12:29:50.116-08:00<strong>Missing the target</strong>: The BBC Trust's long awaited review of Radio 3 has been published. <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Feb12M" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Feb 12: Missing the target">FoR3 sees little evidence</a> that it is anything more than the rubber-stamp for BBC management's proposals.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-5348801155153438340?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-1496339468300409552011-02-04T09:25:00.000-08:002011-02-04T09:30:22.374-08:00<strong>Controller's Monthly Note:</strong> We <a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/bbcr3news/files/../bbcr3news.html#ControllersNoteFeb11" rel="self" title="BBC &#38; R3 News:Controller&#39;s Note, Feb 11">reproduce</a> - as usual - the Controller's Monthly Note for January 2011<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-149633946830040955?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422344683267975168.post-2158067847214261092011-02-03T11:36:00.000-08:002011-02-03T11:38:41.951-08:00<a href="http://www.for3.org/news/../news/for3news/files/../for3news.html#Feb3As" rel="self" title="FoR3 News:Feb 3: A successful quarter">A successful quarter</a>: The latest RAJAR figures show that Radio 3's reach remains high and that the station has emerged from a long slump. But people are on average not listening for as long each week<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8422344683267975168-215806784721426109?l=friendsofradio3.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>marksealeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10875053411653520243noreply@blogger.com0