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Re: How much truth?

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badger danceDec 12, 2011
 

 

> One of the differences between old JAM and the new is....

Not just limited to this programme, I think it's a function of the time we live in and the nature of information.

> How often have say Paul Merton or Tony Hawks or

Graham Norton mentioned their partners, for example?
These days if anyone utters the slightest snippet of personal information on-air or at a recording it will enter the Twitter-Sphere and be updated within Wikipedia within hours.

There is enough of Paul's personal life already laid bare on-line why would anyone in such a situation choose to use those people emotionally close to them within their personal lives for the the entertainment of others, IMHO it would be a 'cheap'. Also consider the nature of the audience today being (I think) somewhat more worldly-wise and informed, I also think that the demographic of the audience has changed in the last 35 years. Many of the type of people that might have listened to the radio as a mass-media in the past, are now within a generation that simply do not use radio and certainly not Radio 4.

Looking at JAM in the context of Radio 4 it was born in a time when Radio 4 was just three months old and will have many listeners from The Home Service a news channel rather than the just for laughs: Light Service.

The only contemporary comedian that I can think that does bring in his personal life is Jimmy Carr as he mentions his girlfriend during some aspects of his stand-up performances. 

 
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