| # | Name | Comments |
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| 451 | Steven Schrier | Jazz is a very important part of the UK lifestyle. It must be supported and encouraged. The BBC is the best organ for this. |
| 452 | Tony Davis | |
| 453 | Mike Butler | The late great Humphrey Lyttelton is a hard act to follow but it would be a dereliction of duty not to try. |
| 454 | Tina May | Humph consistently played and championed excellence in his 'Best of Jazz .' Whilst he cannot personally continue - the radio programme should . Humph would have wanted this and his listeners -definitely do! |
| 455 | Pete Ellement | What is needed is a Presenter who knows about the music that he is playing and also to like and respect all the types and styles of Jazz and Swing from the early days up to today |
| 456 | Sally McGreevy | |
| 457 | John Savage | I suggest that not only is jazz suffering in the hands of the BBC but music in general. The loss of Parky from the Sunday schedule is also of concern since there is no music of that type during daytime listening hours. It is left to night time on Sunday. |
| 458 | Bernard Price | What with the demise of BBC's Best of Jazz and the digital radio station the airwaves are a little sadder for the lack of quality jazz broadcasting on radion and indeed the TV screen as well. I just hope the powers that be listen to this petition and act upon it by broadcasting some quality jazz and bringing back 'The Best of Jazz to Radio 2. |
| 459 | Harry Dougall | |
| 460 | Eleanor Armstrong | |
| 461 | John Lowrie | |
| 462 | Anonymous | |
| 463 | Kennedy Aitchison | |
| 464 | Louise Holden | The timing of the withdrawal of this programme seems insensitive following the death of Humphrey Littleton. Please re-consider the remarkable legacy of this presenter, to say nothing of quality of the music represented on the programme and its tremendous contribution to Radio 2 with its popular longevity.
Other long-running programmes have continued with new presenters. Please do not underestimate the value of this programme to the average jazz listener.
Hence signed, an average jazz listener,
Louise Holden, Mrs. |
| 465 | enid gibson | |
| 466 | Andy Curd | |
| 467 | Brian & Mavis Grundy | |
| 468 | David Cutler | regretable decision - typical of the poor management relationship with creative music !! |
| 469 | John Hallam | |
| 470 | Barbara Hallam | |
| 471 | Anonymous | This is a short sighted action that, overall, the BBC will loose money. But in their profligate times of excess pay and a bottomless public purse do they really care??? |
| 472 | g g goldsmith | the jazz lovers in the uk are not getting a good deal, pop music is available from many sources, but we get virtually nothing.
one hour a week must be possible, especially with the advent of multi station dab. |
| 473 | Helen Robinson | |
| 474 | Ray Arnold | I think that the B.B.C. are not with the 60 + listener
now |
| 475 | Phil Charters | I totally support this petition. I have been dismayed at the BBC's actions over the past few years in reducing the amount of jazz and big band music for one pretext or another, often so that there can still be even more pop introduced by presenters who try to impress by shouting or screaming. |
| 476 | Anonymous | |
| 477 | Anonymous | |
| 478 | Anonymous | I totally support this request. It is very sad that it should even be necessary. |
| 479 | Anonymous | There is very little music in television and radio of interest to older people, there is an enormous number of older folk who would really appreciate true jazz music, especially traditional jazz music, so please reinstate this programme. |
| 480 | W.M.A.ASHTON | |
| 481 | Scott Murphy | This decision needs fixed for the good of the already culturally deprived British public. Get it sorted. |
| 482 | Ursula Warwick | |
| 483 | Dick Campain | Please keep up the NORMALLY high standard of Jazz presented on Radio. To lose "Best of Jazz" is a grave mistake. |
| 484 | Barry Witherden | |
| 485 | Richard Oliver | |
| 486 | Ben Gilbert | |
| 487 | A.D. Milner | |
| 488 | Bev Blackmore | Please leave some small part of one of the worlds most important cultural events for us to enjoy |
| 489 | Ashley Madden | |
| 490 | David Williams | Jazz coverage on BBC Radio is sparse at best and programmed at a time more suited for insomniacs. To remove Best of Jazz is a further insult both to Humphrey Lyttelton’s legacy and BBC’s indifference to a musical genre from which has spawned a diversity of musical forms including todays pop music. |
| 491 | Gerry | |
| 492 | Eric Codling | Humph may be irreplaceable in some areas but i'm sure he thought of others who could present Best of Jazz after him. Please throw us starving jazzers a one- hour morsel on Radio2 weeknights. |
| 493 | Dan Brady | Jazz is a living music form with great heritage and many fans. This is an opportunity to refresh and modernise the show - not finish it! |
| 494 | ANNIE BRIGHT | The BBC did the same with "Sing Something Simple". As soon as Cliff Adams died they couldn`t wait to take it off the air, in spite of it being one of the most popular p rogrammes - running for more than 40 years. Admittedly it wasn`t everyone`s taste but it entertained a very large section of the listening public, ie. the older generation. And the BBC has no interest in the older licence payers. They are only interested in celebrities- regardless of whether they have talent, and younger listeners . And as for jazz, they seem to think that relegating it to BBC Radio 3 with grunts and squeaks that they have done their bit towards this genre. Never mind about the vast majority who prefer to listen to the sort of music (and proper music with proper tunes) that dear Humph had on his programme.
Yes, there are a number of very fine broadcasters (Dave Gelly, Digby Fairweather - to name but 2 ) who could fit the bill. They are well known in their field and have excellent broadcasting voices.......but of course they are not "celebrities" so it seems that the BBC`s policy is not even to consider going down that road. Shame! |
| 495 | Tamsin Collison | Please think again. It would be the best possible tribute to Humph himself, and is also an invaluable resource for jazz musicians, students and fans alike, all of whom are licence-fee payers alongside fans of pop, rock, classical and indie music, and definitely NOT the Cinderellas of the music world! |
| 496 | Anonymous | |
| 497 | Mike Reddin | This is a real loss but easily replaced, if action is speedy. The time-slot, the style are all there waiting for a new leader - the audience is substantial and not served by other programmes. |
| 498 | Colin Branthwaite | Isn't Jamie Cullum doing this from 11/8? No one replaces Humph but good luck to him. |
| 499 | Len Barham | Fully in support |
| 500 | Daniel Johnson | |