Home Truths (BBC Radio 4) has gone right downhill since John Peel died. Discuss.

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Also - what other radio programmes have suffered from a change of presenter, and why?

― Andrew Munro (andyboyo), Saturday, 3 June 2006 07:07 (twenty years ago)

Desert Island Discs

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Saturday, 3 June 2006 11:52 (twenty years ago)

I can't imagine Just A Minute or I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue being presented by people other than N Parsons or H Lyttleton either. I much preferred Roy Plomley on DID. Why though is more difficult to answer. I never really liked Home Truths.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Saturday, 3 June 2006 11:55 (twenty years ago)

I did like Home Truths but had to stop listening to it immediately when Peely died, so can't comment on whether there has been any going downhill since then.

― Zora (Zora), Saturday, 3 June 2006 17:36 (twenty years ago)

this probably makes me some kind of rockist, but i felt that home truths went badly downhill shortly after it stopped being called offspring and moved from saturday evenings to the mornings. i stopped listening regularly shortly afterwards.

― toby (tsg20), Saturday, 3 June 2006 21:14 (twenty years ago)

i see that offspring ran from 95-97, which seems about right. somehow it felt like it had exhausted its subject by the end, and i can't imagine that another 8 years of home truths didn't get a little repetitive.

― toby (tsg20), Saturday, 3 June 2006 21:16 (twenty years ago)

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