David LloydMay 2011 minWhat does the BBC's Annual Plan say about Radio?The BBC is required to publish its annual plan each year. Just as with every broadcaster, however – and every industry – this year’s is atypical. Even when ...
David LloydMar 17 minWhere does BBC radio go from here?"It is submitted in the interest of broadcasting, not of the British Broadcasting Corporation”. Lord Reith, in making a 1925 submission about the future of t...
David Lloyda day ago4 minNinety Years of In-Car RadioGeorge was 18; and he loved his car. It was a Model T Ford - and not many lads his age had one of those bad-boys, given this was May 1922. He was a decent la...
David LloydMay 134 minRajar - The Big Long ViewThe great thing about not running a radio station myself now is a) I sleep at night; and b) I can afford the luxury of spending some time with the bigger pic...
David LloydApr 156 minIs That Your Final Answer?Even if it's not a million pounds, you never forget the prizes you win. As a kid, I won a white Alba ‘transistor radio’ from BBC Radio Nottingham - second pr...
David LloydApr 125 minWhat can radio learn from how it has handled COVID 19?In times like this, you turn to your friends. And radio is a friend. Day or night, it’s there to pick-you up, to comfort you, to explain, and tell you what y...
David LloydMar 154 minRadio in times of crisisIt’s eerie listening back to the 1939 announcement of war on the BBC Home Service. After the solemn words from Chamberlain, Alvar Lidell took over to announc...
David LloydJan 283 minWithout Hesitation, Repetition or Deviation - a tribute to Nicholas ParsonsWithout hesitation, it's clear that Just a Minute is insufficient to pay tribute to Nicholas Parsons. The strains of 'The Minute Waltz' meant that you were a...
David LloydJan 185 minWhat are listeners listening to - and how?If you read some media press, it’s easy to form the view that live radio only has one listener left. Thank goodness for the fine work from Rajar which pumps ...
David LloydJan 124 minWhat can radio learn from podcasts?The vast majority of podcasts have very few listeners. Just as most books have very few readers. The podcasts that do well must have something special. With ...
David LloydDec 26, 20194 minRadio 1's Inspired Christmas MoveIn the words of Tatum McGreal on-air earlier today: “You definitely won’t know who I am.. all this week we’re gonna have a full line-up of new presenters…all...
David LloydDec 23, 201911 minRadio's Dramatic DecadeAs the dawn of the decade was toasted, Chris Moyles was about to end his record spell on the Radio 1 breakfast show. As self-declared "saviour of Radio 1", h...
David LloydDec 10, 20197 minRadio - what does the future hold?As the Netherlands celebrated the official centenary of radio proper, I was invited to fly across to Amsterdam to opine about radio past, present and future....
David LloydDec 6, 20194 minHow Long Must this Competition and Markets Madness Continue?Any HR director and human behavioural expert will tell you that one of the worst things in life is uncertainty. It eats into you. I feel real sympathy with a...
David LloydNov 25, 20199 minAll You Need to Know on The Latest TechQuentin Howard loves his DAB. Not surprisingly, he was chosen to make the medium’s case provocatively in the engaging opening presentation at this year’s Rad...
David LloydNov 17, 20194 minTen Years of Absolute 80s SuccessTen years ago, Absolute Radio launched Absolute 80s, now reaching 1.8m 'adults' weekly. This prescient decision contributed to the strategy which has helped ...
David LloydNov 7, 20194 min100 years of in-car listeningGeorge was 18; and he loved his Model T Ford. Well, not many blokes his age had a car at all, given it was May 1922. The car was probably good for his court...
David LloydNov 6, 20198 minBBC Radio - Where next?In the 1950s, radio was approaching a crossroads. TV had Ewbanked up audiences, stolen evening peaks and radio questioned just how the spoken word would fit ...
David LloydOct 28, 20194 minWhere the News Never StopsWow. Global strikes again with another UK station launch – LBC News. The old LBC News service on AM/Digital for London is re-purposed as a pan-UK offering, w...
David LloydOct 16, 20193 minIt's XXXXXXX Cold in This StudioIt doesn’t take anyone in radio much effort to imagine how Radio 4 ‘You and Yours’ listeners were treated accidentally to the voice of another presenter from...