So, what is your favourite radio station?

[Bonsai Si]

Me, personally I like listening to music while gardening, and while at home/in my car.

My preference is for Absolute 80's on DAB at home, but while out on the lottie I have small portable speaker and MP3 player that plays a personal MP3 play list (Very eclectic list from Dance through to Pink Floyd/Jarre).

My old Polytunnel had 2 big Kenwood speakers fed from a pretty hefty Kenwood Stereo in the house via long speaker wires and it could certainly entertain myself, the plants in the Polytunnel as well as the neighbourhood if I cranked up the volume. >:]

However, what floats your boat radio station wise?

[roitelet]

BBC Radio 4. What else!!!!

[Martin H]

Test Match Special. (But when there's no cricket on, I'm afraid I listen to TalkSport.) But I only put the radio on when working on the allotment if there's nobody within hearing distance.

One of my plot neighbours insists on playing 60s music continuously when they are working. I know it's the greatest music decade ever, but after an hour or two it gets really irritating. If only they would slip in the occasional tune that I don't know all the words to!

[Vickilou]

Radio 2 , enjoy

[Coopers]

Erm, kiss or radio 1... I like to think this shows I'm still hip.

[Nicos]

Radio 2, closely followed by radio 4

[Bonsai Si]

Test Match Special. (But when there's no cricket on, I'm afraid I listen to TalkSport.) But I only put the radio on when working on the allotment if there's nobody within hearing distance.

One of my plot neighbours insists on playing 60s music continuously when they are working. I know it's the greatest music decade ever, but after an hour or two it gets really irritating. If only they would slip in the occasional tune that I don't know all the words to!

I think the 60's musically was the most overrated music genre thus far, strike me down with lightening for daring to say so by all means.

I also turn down or up the music depending on if I am alone on the plot. I started off using headphones but the wires got in the way while working, hence the small speaker. I pay close attention to who is about and which way the wind is blowing with regards the volume.

Cricket is very much not my thing so I must admit your tolerance of other people and what they play or you inflict on others is admirable.

[Bonsai Si]

Erm, kiss or radio 1... I like to think this shows I'm still hip.

Radio 1, ugh. I used to listen to Radio 1 "After hours" at the weekend, so between 12am till around 6am when it was considered "hip", now as I guess I get older it became less about the cutting edge of music and Live festival music during the season to air filling and waffle trying to be cutting edge. For me R1 started to become too pop and trying to be "now & happening in the early 2000's", but music is a very subjective thing and very much down to personal taste,

Admittedly Chris Moyles was the kiss of death to R1 for me as I often had to listen to R1 at my old job, I hated that guy and what he did with the airspace with a passion and I was joyous when he was eventually cast from the R1 airwaves,

[Bonsai Si]

Radio 2 , enjoy

Not enough music and too much talk for my tastes, but when they play a track if I am listening I often like it. I miss Steve Wright when he did his afternoon slot and was very funny on R1 I guess.

I have it programmed into my car stereo on station 2 but it's rare I tune in and they are playing music, so I more often than not press 3, then 4 then 5 to find a music track I like.

[noviceveggrower]

I prefer to listen to Radio 2. Think it must be an age thing as all Radio 1 sounds like now is just noise and people not talking properly.

[JanieB]

R2. But I turn to R4 if there's a DJ that annoys me on, eg Sarah Cox or Graham Norton.

[chefgage]

Always radio 1 if i am in the car. If I am listening at home or in the garden i listen to Kerrang.

[ioan]

I prefer to listen to Radio 2. Think it must be an age thing as all Radio 1 sounds like now is just noise and people not talking properly.

Hi
I agree noise and twaddlespeak seems to be very popular with both tv and radio these days gives me the toot
to be honest,
However l am a TOG and still enjoy much of radio 2, popmaster and stuff, only in the shed though. For some reason
l only ever listen to the radio when I'm on my own.
Music and gardening can be the very best of company.
kind regards
ioan

[mothhawk]

Classic FM. I only listen to the radio in the car. When I'm outside I like to hear the birds singing, and bees and insects buzzing around. In the house I like it quiet.

Funnily enough, I don't like Alan Titchmarsh when he's presenting gardening programmes, but on Classic FM on a Saturday morning, he's very relaxing to listen to, and seems to play all my favourites.

[veggiechicken]

When I'm in the garden I listen to the Countryside channel. It plays nonstop - 24 hours of the day, 7 days a week. Uses no batteries or electricity and has no maddening adverts.
Why drown the Music of nature?