David Lloyd
Ninety Years of In-Car Radio
George 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...
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David Lloyd
- May 20, 2020
- 11 min
What 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...
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David Lloyd
- May 13, 2020
- 4 min
Rajar - The Big Long View
The 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...
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David Lloyd
- Apr 15, 2020
- 6 min
Is 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...
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David Lloyd
- Apr 12, 2020
- 5 min
What 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,...
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David Lloyd
- Mar 15, 2020
- 4 min
Radio in times of crisis
It’s eerie listening back to the 1939 announcement of war on the BBC Home Service. After the solemn words from Chamberlain, Alvar Lidell...
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David Lloyd
- Mar 1, 2020
- 7 min
Where 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...
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David Lloyd
- Jan 28, 2020
- 3 min
Without Hesitation, Repetition or Deviation - a tribute to Nicholas Parsons
Without hesitation, it's clear that Just a Minute is insufficient to pay tribute to Nicholas Parsons. The strains of 'The Minute...
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David Lloyd
- Jan 18, 2020
- 5 min
What 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...
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David Lloyd
- Jan 12, 2020
- 4 min
What 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...
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David Lloyd
- Dec 26, 2019
- 4 min
Radio 1's Inspired Christmas Move
In 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...
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David Lloyd
- Dec 23, 2019
- 11 min
Radio's Dramatic Decade
As 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...
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David Lloyd
- Dec 10, 2019
- 7 min
Radio - 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,...
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David Lloyd
- Dec 6, 2019
- 4 min
How 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...
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David Lloyd
- Nov 25, 2019
- 9 min
All You Need to Know on The Latest Tech
Quentin Howard loves his DAB. Not surprisingly, he was chosen to make the medium’s case provocatively in the engaging opening...
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David Lloyd
- Nov 17, 2019
- 4 min
Ten Years of Absolute 80s Success
Ten years ago, Absolute Radio launched Absolute 80s, now reaching 1.8m 'adults' weekly. This prescient decision contributed to the...
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David Lloyd
- Nov 6, 2019
- 8 min
BBC 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...
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David Lloyd
- Oct 28, 2019
- 4 min
Where the News Never Stops
Wow. Global strikes again with another UK station launch – LBC News. The old LBC News service on AM/Digital for London is re-purposed as...
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David Lloyd
- Oct 16, 2019
- 3 min
It's XXXXXXX Cold in This Studio
It doesn’t take anyone in radio much effort to imagine how Radio 4 ‘You and Yours’ listeners were treated accidentally to the voice of...
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David Lloyd
- Oct 16, 2019
- 5 min
More Digital Listening Insight
The seasonal Midas survey brings riches, as befits its name. The folk at Rajar shine another welcome beam of insight into a fast-changing...
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