To suggest that the early 90s had "no" singer-songwriters does reveal Travis had his head planted firmly up his own arse. This was the era of Q/Vox/Select etc. How out of touch was this pillock? And when did he suddenly decide he was a musicologist a la Bob Harris/Alan Freeman/Johnnie Walker, this man had spent the past 25 years calling himself "The Hairy Cornflake", pretending he was "bonkers" (which, in a less zany way, he clearly was) and playing whatever was on the playlist!
@AnthonyUK OK then how would you have liked it if the Radio 1 of the 70s and 80s had played music from the 40s and 50s, pre-rock'n'roll era? Because that's the equivalent situation to the one that would exist now had Radio 1 remained untouched.
@RobinCarmody I would preferred Radio 1 to stay as it is than listen to a bunch of faceless horrible young talent DJ's playing shitty crappy now music and painful non-JAM jingles...and don't even start me up on Danny Baker-he should NEVER have come to R1 at all. An 20h a day 7day rock pop and entertainment format made it great with great FM coverage and Astra 2 southbeam satellite coverage over much of Europe.
What an a***hole!! Who would want to learn from this plank ??
Laurie Lingo and The Dipsticks,ring a bell
pcrugger1 2 months ago
DLT the radio visionary who put snooker on the radio!
cozener1 3 months ago
Alan partridge
olovcon 8 months ago 3
Read John Peel's book.
chantrynutjob 1 year ago
To suggest that the early 90s had "no" singer-songwriters does reveal Travis had his head planted firmly up his own arse. This was the era of Q/Vox/Select etc. How out of touch was this pillock? And when did he suddenly decide he was a musicologist a la Bob Harris/Alan Freeman/Johnnie Walker, this man had spent the past 25 years calling himself "The Hairy Cornflake", pretending he was "bonkers" (which, in a less zany way, he clearly was) and playing whatever was on the playlist!
RetroCool73 1 year ago 4
this is pure alan partridge. fucking hell hairy cornflake. what a bitter cunt!! haha!! they have got it spot on!
dermotoblong 1 year ago 2
Decide for you fucking cunt want to learn from a twat that looks like a brio pad
moonshoes1000 1 year ago 2
Pre 93 great, after CRAP! Radio1 1967-1993 RIP
AnthonyUK 1 year ago
R.I.P Radio 1. DLT legend!!
JAYROX1969 1 year ago
He's not bitter is he?
maxwall7755 2 years ago
good old dlt
talking sense
newall7 2 years ago
its fu**ing David Brent!!!!
tryst0 2 years ago 3
"So-called comedians" - *classic* Points of View (aka the Mail letters page on TV).
Happily, Radio 1 soon acquired a controller who knew that Travis's ideas of "wisdom" and "learning" were *beyond* irrelevant.
RobinCarmody 2 years ago 2
@RobinCarmody DLT is right, Bannister & Dann WRONG!
AnthonyUK 1 year ago
@AnthonyUK OK then how would you have liked it if the Radio 1 of the 70s and 80s had played music from the 40s and 50s, pre-rock'n'roll era? Because that's the equivalent situation to the one that would exist now had Radio 1 remained untouched.
RobinCarmody 1 year ago
@RobinCarmody I would preferred Radio 1 to stay as it is than listen to a bunch of faceless horrible young talent DJ's playing shitty crappy now music and painful non-JAM jingles...and don't even start me up on Danny Baker-he should NEVER have come to R1 at all. An 20h a day 7day rock pop and entertainment format made it great with great FM coverage and Astra 2 southbeam satellite coverage over much of Europe.
AnthonyUK 1 year ago
@AnthonyUK blimey!,steady on!
fatley 1 year ago