Save Radcliffe and Maconie!

So those BBC mandarins have gone and made the most ridiculous decision of them all as a massive schedule change at 6 Music sees the relegation of the Radcliffe and Maconie show from weekday afternoons to a weekend breakfast show.

It really is an absurd move. Radcliffe and Maconie is not only the best show on 6 but the best show on radio, full stop. It's been a beacon of hope for listeners since 20011 (when it moved from Radio 2 weekday evenings after a successful four years there) and the decision to slash the pair's broadcast time from fifteen hours per week down to just six, shunted off from the 1pm til 4pm weekday slot to a 7am til 10am weekend slot is an incredibly short sighted one from the mandarins and not, it seems, one either broadcaster was looking for. Twitter has been overwhelmed by a mass pouring of protest and criticism at this decision. There's also a petition at change.org that I strongly urge you all to sign. You can do so here

Still the Sweetest Voice on Radio

Shout out to the one and only Elizabeth 'Alcopops' Alker

Her gorgeous Rochdale accent delivers us the music news on a daily basis on 6 Music's Radcliffe and Maconie.

Alcopops of 6 Music

I've had 7931 visits to my Elizabeth 'Alcopops' Alker post from just over a year ago.

She's the basis of the second most popular/visited post I've made thus far (Alex Jones with her baps out comes first. Seriously guys?!)

In the past month 430 visits have been made to the Alker post. With 153 of those being made this week alone.

Today, 57 people have been to see that post.

Hmm. About time then I post something else of what Stuart Maconie calls 'the fragrant Elizabeth Alker'

I wonder if she knows just how popular she is? Even in this tiny corner of the net?

Stats

It fascinates me to know what posts I make get the most interest. This week, following the sad news of Kate Simms resignation from BBC1's North West Tonight on Wednesday, my post dedicated to her gained a whopping 50+ hits in the space of just a couple of hours. Now that post has seen 127 visits.

Also topping the stats this week includes April's posts of The One Show's Alex Jones performing a hand-bra for a charity calendar  (499 views this week) and my post of 6 Music's Music news girl Elizabeth Alker  (296) Incidentally Alcopops is the most popular post I've ever done, at 2585 hits. Seems it's not just me who adores the quirky muso from Rochdale!

It looks like any reference to a BBC girl immediately means popular posts!

Statistics....

....Or Elizabeth Alker is proving popular!


Because the lady in question has been working extra on The Radcliffe and Maconie show on 6 Music for the past fortnight, whilst Mark is away. And since I blogged about her, that post has been hit many many times.


Here's the stats for my blog today -

And this past week -

And of all time - 

Dollybirds still prove very popular too as you can see; any post relating to a girl gets a lot of views.

Elizabeth 'Alcopops' Alker

I think I've decided I would like to marry Elizabeth Alker, the music news giver from Radcliffe and Maconie's 6 Music show

I don't know whether it's her delightful Mancunian accent.

I don't know whether it's her extensive music knowledge and love.

I don't know whether it's because she dreams of joining Coronation Street, providing legendary Manc poet John Cooper Clarke can play her father as they romp home to triumphant victory on the Rovers dart team

I don't know whether it's because of the daft things she says; like how a gathering of students on the Piazza De Stan Ogden of Media City reminds her of Watership Down much to Stuart's bemusement!

I do know that I am smitten 

So, if by chance you read this.....? ;)