Comments on: Oneword Radio to shut in January

By: Birdsong Radio falls off the perch | FrequencyCast UK Tech Podcast

Birdsong Radio falls off the perch | FrequencyCast UK Tech Podcast — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:06:30 +0000

[...] DAB radio stations vanished, due to cost cutting measures. To fill the void left by speech station Oneword, a 20 minute loop of birdsong took to the air, delighting many and being a welcome and relaxing [...]

By: Manize

Manize — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:17:56 +0000

Hi – does anyone out there know how to get hold of recordings of any of onewords programmes – I’m particularly interested in getting hold of the Paul Kent series of lectures ‘How Literature Works’.

Thanks

Manize x

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:36:36 +0000

Tragic. Through Oneword I discovered that Proust is not the world’s most difficult and boring author. Neville Jason’s readings were superb and I went on to buy the 39 CDs and just love it. Oh those evenings listening to Jane Eyre and all those biographies…BRING IT BACK CHANNEL 4, NOW if not sooner!

By: Susanna

Susanna — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:21:45 +0000

please please bring back one word radio, we don’t need another radio station that play’s god awful music, i think we have enough of those, thank you very much.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:16:39 +0000

Another person who misses Oneword, having discovered it accidentally in the first place. At the times when I can listen to radio, BBC7 just doesn’t cut the mustard. It seems to be mainly repeats of a range of Radio 4 programmes, plus the interminable children’s section. Given that children these days aren’t listening to speech radio it seems a bit of a waste, especially at weekends. I discovered books and authors on Oneword I’d never have come across in the bookshop – something that doesn’t happen with BBC7 because that isn’t mainly about book readings.

By: Hamish McSmall

Hamish McSmall — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:08:27 +0000

A couple of years ago, I joined a listeners’ panel which advised the company as to how the station could be more accessible without “dumbing down”.They took absolutely no notice of us.
I really miss Paul Blezard’s show Between The Lines-could this not be transferred to BBC7 ?

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:20:05 +0000

Come on Channel 4, do us all a favour and bring back Oneword. Storytelling is the cornerstone of all broardcasting, bring back Oneword.

By: marky

marky — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:25:42 +0000

I am so saddened to hear the loss of One Word – surely it’s only healthy for BBC7 to have a rival? I also find it hard to believe there is no market for such intelligent and entertaining broadcasting. It also saddens me to know that The Jazz may no longer be with us. Can the UK really not sustain a jazz radio station? Again, I find this hard to believe. And there was me thinking that DAB was going to give me more choice…too many accountants and not enough radio enthusiasts I feel.

By: Babs Steel

Babs Steel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:17:04 +0000

I got back from holiday to tune in and found only Birdsong. It took me a while to find out what happened. I will really miss OneWord. I liked the unabridged book readings and also Cinemascope which I found to be both informative and funny.

BBC Radio 7 is ok but I have to wait until midnight for the scifi and there are too many repeats.

By: Jennifer Green

Jennifer Green — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:24:05 +0000

To John, who was worried about his wife being mortified at the closure of One word, I to am missing one word but I allways alternated between One Word and BBC7,as a result I still have something to listen to. At the moment I am realy enjoying readings to die for, which is John Harvey’s book “Wasted Years”
also War and Peace is on in the mornings. There are plenty of old comedy shows on, The Goon show,Steptoe,Dads Army and many others.
I have the Daily Mail newspaper on a saturday because it has a magazine with Radio programmes,including Radio 7,included on its TV pages. There is one thing I dont like about Radio 7 and that is the fact that they have childrens radio on from two untill five EVERY SINGLE DAY,and I’m sure the amount of children who listen to radio these days does not justify three hours every afternoon,

By: David Smyth

David Smyth — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:25:58 +0000

Well, it’s true that you don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone. I’m very disappointed and distressed by the closure of such a civilising influence over the airwaves.

But there again, in a country where ‘The Sun’ is the most popular national newspaper, it’s hardly surprising.

By: Carol Batchelor

Carol Batchelor — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:08:07 +0000

I could not believe my luck when I found Oneword radio.I can’t
think why it’s been taken off air. It was quality radio, now all
I am left with is radio 4 or Radio 7. Bring back the word,there are vast amounts of radio theatre produced over the years enough to keep a station going.There are thousands/millions wanting good
radio.

By: Jill Tattersall

Jill Tattersall — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:19:43 +0000

It is so good to find other places where people are lamenting the loss of Oneword. Its closure has left a real gap in my life and it’s clear it had a passionate following. There has been so little public comment, but the unofficial forum on My Life in Books (www.mylifeinbooks.co.uk/forum/5#comment-54)can still be accessed even though the link was smartly taken down from the website. (So it’s not surprising that nothing has been added recently.) There is some free market research there for someone – it’s clear there is an audience (young and old) for what Oneword was offering. Book clubs are flourishing. The audiobook is huge in America and growing here. What a time to close down this heroic station.

By: Irene McDermaid

Irene McDermaid — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:57:02 +0000

I will really miss Oneword Radio – it was my only reason for buying a DAB radio. I enjoy BBC7 but oh those endless ‘comedy’ programmes. It could be so much better.

By: theJazz and Planet Rock to close | FrequencyCast UK Podcast News

theJazz and Planet Rock to close | FrequencyCast UK Podcast News — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:37:30 +0000

[...] Owners gCap recently switched off digital station Core, and are now axing two more stations. With OneWord going too, this will leave just three national commercial DAB stations, Virgin Radio, Classic fm and [...]

By: Ken Hodges

Ken Hodges — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:50:52 +0000

Always sad to hear of the closure of a radio station especially when it is designed as an alternative to the dross pumped out by the majority of stations that all simply sound alike. Publicity of course is important, especially as radio is to most people, a poor realtion to TV. Moreover, those stations that are on DAB digital radio only, have a harder time, because most people are still listening on FM. With TV, there is a cut off point. People know they have to do something soon to be able to receive digital otherwise the signal will be cut off. With radio the move will be slower, unless or until, people are told that the FM transmissions will be stopped.

By: Frog

Frog — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:32:01 +0000

The demise of Oneword Radio is very sad, as it was much valued. The unabridged serials were great as were the interviews. Here’s hoping something similar can be put on air…

By: David Lovatt

David Lovatt — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:39:05 +0000

There seemed no warning that the channel would close but thought something was going on when I contacted Oneword late last year concerning a new series of The Oneword Countdown. The reply was there wasn’t enough money in the budget for this! I believe it was owned by Channel 4 so don’t understand why they counldn’t fund it as they are palnning new digital stations anyhow? Doesn’t make sense.

By: christine tindell

christine tindell — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:56:13 +0000

I feel I have to say how sad I am to lose Oneword radio. I have 4 dab radios to cover every situation. I think the lack of good coverage in many UK ares as well as publicity for Dab radio in general may have been contributing factors. For whatever reason I, like most of Oneword listeners, have lost a quality part of my life. I miss it badly. Thankyou Oneword for bringing contentment to my day.In broadcasting, where there is so much dross, any loss of quality is to be mourned.

By: Marcelle

Marcelle — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:17:03 +0000

I’m a full time artist/painter and mortified at the loss of such a wonderful daily companion. I shall especially miss Paul Blezzard’s interviews. Radio 4 can be a depressing diet if listened to all day. Please please can something VERY similar be created to take Oneword’s place.