Welcome to The Listening Post, where each week we get an insight into the radio listening habits of a guest contributor. Once each person has made their picks, we ask them to nominate someone for the following week's Listening Post...
Our most recent Listening Post came courtesy of The Hits Radio Breakfast Producer Louis Chadwick. Louis' choices included Fighting Talk on BBC 5 Live, Love & Radio and The Verb on BBC Radio 3. You can view his full selections here.
Louis has nominated Darryl Morris to provide the latest Listening Post. Darryl presents the Breakfast show on Rock FM. He previously presented Breakfast on The Hits Radio, which Louis now produces.
Check out Darryl's choices below...
Read moreA masterclass in observational comedy
1. Masters of Man Time – Absolute Radio and Just For Men
"A bit of a throwback but still available to catch on iTunes, this is Danny Wallace and Pete Donaldson at their best. Danny has this unique ability to take the mundane and drag it into several pages of wit and astute observational humour. It’s a skill he brings to this series by the bucketload, and his close friendship with Pete shines through. It’s a masterclass in observational comedy and how to target your audience. It’s also a very smart way of building a client into an idea. It existed as a mini-series in association with Just For Men and feels a bit like one of those paid content pieces you get in a magazine… but not shit. Well played, Absolute."
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Unapologetically smart yet perfectly accessible
2. Infinite Monkey Cage – BBC Radio 4
"This Radio 4 series, in which comedian Robin Ince and smiley keyboard basher Brian Cox answer people’s questions on matters of the universe, is unapologetically smart yet perfectly accessible. In a recent episode, Robin pointed out that despite being capable of understanding and communicating complex theories of the universe, Brian failed to realise that a recently microwaved pasty was going to burn his mouth. It’s an example of the wit that ground an otherwise complicated science programme."
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Radio we all wish we could make
3. Greg James – BBC Radio 1, Weekdays 4-7pm
"This man is simply on the form of his life. Irreverent and fearless, Greg is able to stray way beyond the line of ridiculousness yet bring a mainstream audience along with him and avoid feeling immature. It’s the radio we all wish we could make. Long live Greg."
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A not so well hidden man crush
4. Dermot O'Leary - BBC Radio 2, Saturdays 3-6pm
"I don’t make much effort to hide my Dermot O’Leary man crush, so it’s no surprise to see him in my top 5. I admire his three hours on Radio 2 for it’s refusal to stick to any sort of rules. It feels like Dermot rocks up at 3, play some songs he really likes, tells a few stories and chats to some interesting folk. It’s warm and real and Dermot’s passion for what plays seeps through. He isn’t the greatest radio broadcaster in the world (although I genuinely think he is the greatest TV presenter we have seen in a long time), but he proves that it’s content and passion that will always win the day."
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Storytelling at its best
5. Minute By Minute – BBC Radio 2
"Storytelling at it’s best; this is an utterly gripping, minute by minute account of some of history’s major events. The assassination of JFK and the sinking of the Titanic told beautifully by Jeremy Vine, Dermot O’Leary and Louise Minchin. Punctuated by eyewitness accounts, analysis and a soundtrack from some leading musicians, it never feels over played or staged. I was rooted to the spot for three hours that passed like three minutes."
The next Listening Post
"I'd like to nominate my presenter colleague Jordan North to provide the next Listening Post, not only because he's sat next to me in the office but because I really do think his selections will be interesting."
Keep an eye out for Jordan's selections on our Twitter!
