BBC Radio Five Live

Hi, Im wondering when Phil Williams will be coming back to his saturday slot 10pm-1am? He said it was his last show last weekend, but is he coming back after the summer?

Thanks

I know this has nothing to do with what you asked, but earlier on Five Live Sean Connery was getting interviewed and said "arse" and "bullsh*t" a few times. No apology was made. Are the rules for broadcasting strong language before 9 enforced in radio?

An apology was made - but I do think that it is becoming increasingly unnecessary to apologise for these relatively inoffensive terms. Connery was making an impassioned plea for Andy Murray to receive better coaching, and he had obviously had a few drinks. And while I know that a few people would have been offended and that they would not have expected to hear such words on a sports broadcast, it is nothing that people wouldn't have heard in your average High Street doing shopping on a Saturday afternoon.

*Note - also there is likely to be some criticism that this is not TV related. It makes no difference to me, it's all broadcasting (but the presenters don't have to be as smart!)

There is no watershed in radio. Arse is said alot in the daytime in radio.

No, but there are broadcasting regulations, If memory serves...

Arse and such are quite frequently used for "daytime" stuff. The radio 4 Afternoon Play can be quite interesting some times.
I think it's simply a question of taste and decency. If its appropiate to the discussion or dialogue then use it, but also if its overly offensive and obsense then the station can be held to account by Ofcom and such.

Another interesting thing I've read is during the hours of 9:30 - 2:30 there is an exemption to the rules, almost a daytime watershed if you like; Hence why many programme such as This Morning can get away with the shlt expression.

he's not - someone from BBC Radio Ulster is taking over the show - can't remember his name, sorry.

Thanks for that.I used to like listening to his show. When is Phil Williams going to be on then? Is he getting a new time slot, or leaving completly?

If it's the Radio Ulster chap. it's Stephen Nolan. As I recall, Sat & Sun. He currently hosts Radio Ulster 9 - 10.30am weekdays but there was an implication that the Friday show will be dropped to allow him to do the network. He hosts a phone in show on BBC One Northern Ireland 'Nolan Live' and used to present a local conumer affiar programme and a not bad effort at a property programme 'The Right Move'. He had been working a the Belfast station Citybeat for some time presenting 7-9pm a phone in show before Radio Ulster got him.

I'm nearly certain I've seen a press release about this on the BBC website - casn't remember if it was in the press office section or Northern Ireland.

Correct. Stephen Nolan is to take over the 10pm-1am Sat/Sun 5 Live programme from Birmingham.

Anyone know when he starts?

He did a few weeks of the Saturday/Sunday night Five Live show one, maybe two, years ago. He has won at least one Sony award, however, personally, I didn't like him all that much - he seemed to pick fights with callers unnecessary and on several occasions just told them to shut up, which, in my view, indicates you have lost control of the programme.

Then again, Five Live is definitely not the station it was a few years ago.

William

Get BBC London/BBC WM's Jon Gaunt to do it instead, then everyone can hear him, rather than just the West Midlands & London!

(And we can have someone decent on Saturday mornings on WM, for a change!)