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Name: Trevor Hughes on Sep 1, 2009Comments: Bring Back good music instesd of all this bang sound and words that no one can understandFlag
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Name: JOE MOORE on Sep 1, 2009Comments: It is time certain people at the BBC realised that licence fees are paid by the public, and therefore the public should be listened to when they express a preference for particular types of music or programmes.Flag
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Name: Barry McCanna on Sep 1, 2009Comments: The BBC is suffering from institutional arrogance. It is time it realised that it exists to serve the listening public, and should stop treating them with contempt.Flag
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Name: Geoffrey Hunt on Sep 1, 2009Comments: astonished that a large section of the audience would be so easily discarded and no coherent reason offeredFlag
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Name: David L. Burch on Sep 1, 2009Comments: I live in the U.S. and have been a fan of British Dance Bands years, and the Malcolm Laycock programme. To have it gone has been difficult. It was like a sane place in an insane world, a retreat if you will. dave in MissouriFlag
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Name: Anonymous on Sep 1, 2009Comments: I totally agree with the sentiments expressed above. We were, at one time, treated to one hour each of Dance Bands and Swing Bands which has been gradually eroded into the mish-mash we are now given! This is not the only BBC Radio 2 change that has taken place in recent years - just think about the loss of Radio Two Top tunes some time back - a most relaxing show. It seems to me that Radio 2 is openly trying to compete with the rubbish that emanates on Radio 1 these days, a most sad reflection on the Corporation for allowing such changes to take place!Flag
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Name: Richard Marshall on Sep 1, 2009Comments: BBC dance bands are head and shoulder s above most pop. How dare BBC 2 throw it out this way.Flag
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Name: Richard Marshall on Sep 1, 2009Comments: BBC dance bands are head and shoulder s above most pop. How dare BBC 2 throw it out this way. An american with good ears.Flag
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Name: MATTHEW DUNCAN on Sep 1, 2009Comments: As a 23 year old music fan (of many genres) I wholeheartedly agree with this petition...the British Dance Bands need preserving and keeping in the public eye/ear and it is horrific what the BBC has done to dance band programming of late. bring back the dance bands!!Flag
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Name: Jack Jones on Sep 2, 2009Comments: The BBC seems to have forgotten that as a public broadcaster funded by licence payers money, it is duty bound to to cover not only music but other programmes for a very diverse public.Flag
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Name: Tony Smith on Sep 2, 2009Comments: The music of the British Dance Bands is much more important than the music of the past 40 years. To cease giving it prominence on Radio 2 is stupidity on a grand scale. To take it away from its regular little slot is absolute lunacy, and to remove one of its greatest modern exponents (Malcolm Laycock) is beyond words.Flag
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Name: Brian Bennington on Sep 2, 2009Comments: This music was the core of BBC output and should be given the respect it deserves and not hung out on the disused line. READ YOUR CHARTER AUNTIE AND ABIDE BY IT .Flag
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Name: Peter Wallace on Sep 2, 2009Comments: I went through the whole BBC complaints procedure right up to the BBC Trust and they showed no interest in my views. The BBC have misjudged the continuing interest in British Dance Bands and there are many like me, a child of the Sixties, who love the popular music of the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s.Flag
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Name: Jan Hovers on Sep 2, 2009Comments: I am a Dutch resident from Amsterdam, very fond of the British Dance Bands show. I listen to it via internet radio. It is a great cultural loss and it is a shame that the BBC drops programmes due to listening ratings instead of taking its responsibility as an independent cultural broadcaster.Flag
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Name: Peter Blamires on Sep 2, 2009Comments: This latest development is a crying shame and not what we expect of the BBC, who should be providing for a range of musical styles, and not alienating its listeners.Flag
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Name: Graham Wrenn on Sep 2, 2009Comments: Having discovered Alan Dell’s ‘Dance Band Days’ programme in my mid 20’s I’d like to remind the BBC that the music of the 20’s & 30’s STILL has avid followers of all ages. The skill of the writers, composers & arrangers and the brilliant musicianship of the leaders and their bands does not diminish because many of those who enjoyed the music ‘live’ are no longer around to appreciate it. It is as much a part of our musical heritage as the entire output of Radio 3. To deny current, and future, licence payers access to this genre and to loose the expertise of the likes of Malcolm Laycock is shameful!Flag
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Name: David F. Symes on Sep 2, 2009Comments: Not only are the British Dance Bands neglected, all manner of "niche" genres, once well catered for, are now similarly neglected. Shame on you, BBC!Flag
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Name: Michael Bennett-Law on Sep 2, 2009Comments: The neglect of the great music of the 1920s and 30s, (perhaps the most fertile and innovative period in all popular music), by the BBC is a disgrace and contrary to their duty as a publically funded body. The British Dance Bands in particular are often of high quality (and uniquely evocative) and are our own heritage - to be cherished and preserved, not ignored and banned from the airwaves. Get a grip, BBC - BRING BACK THE BRITISH DANCE BANDS!!Flag
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