Roger Wright
Controller, Radio 3
Blog posts in total 5
Posts
Launching the 2014 BBC Proms
Director of the BBC Proms Roger Wright introduces the 2014 season, marking the festival's 120th year.
A new schedule for Radio 3 at the weekend
Controller Roger Wright describes changes to Radio 3's weekend schedule.
The RAJAR listening figures are in
Radio 3 has 2.04 million weekly listeners - compared to 1.9m last quarter and 2.17m last year. The network's share is 1.2%, from 1.1% last quarter and 1.3% last year. So the discussion goes on... Is London empty or busy? Traffic getting easier or building again? Airports busier than ever with...
Final countdown to the 2012 BBC Proms
Roger Wright at the Royal Albert Hall The 118th season of BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts is about to begin and, thanks to the unique way the BBC is funded through the licence fee, the artistic quality remains exceptional and ticket prices as low as ever. The vision of those first Pr...
BBC Performing Groups - the Controller's view
Earlier today the findings of a report about the BBC's performing groups were published. The report was commissioned by the BBC from John Myerscough in order to examine the options for making budget savings in the BBC orchestras and BBC Singers. This is in line with the recent work undertaken...
