I'm sure your analysis is correct Richard. It is another example of out with the old and in with the politically correct vanilla. My main point is that I don't think these new tunes will connect with people in the same way the old ones did.
Sandy -------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Sandy Finlayson Philadelphia, PA 'Nothing makes a man more reverent than a library' Sir Winston Churchill -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Cuff Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 2:16 PM To: Shortwave programming discussion Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: Be first to hear BBC World Service's new sound "Lilli-whatever" has a martial, imperial history in its use on the WS, and I am sure the thinking is purposefully to soften the sound somewhat. I would imagine focus group testing on this type of change must be agonizing -- given the diversity of world cultures, how would one ever reach consensus on the appropriate "sound" for the BBC? I am not "right-brained" enough to be able to add value to that type of process, I'm afraid... Richard On 9/20/07, Sandy Finlayson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The new tones sound very 'vanilla' to me. Gone are the days when the > distinctive Lillibulero could be recognized as 'THE' BBC WS identifier. > > _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above. _______________________________________________ Swprograms mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/swprograms To unsubscribe: Send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], or visit the URL shown above.
