Classic FM Reviews 

It's not even December yet and you are ALREADY playing Christmas music! Could you not have waited one more week? We get Christmas music overload throughout December as it is.

I am a great fan of Classic FM and have always loved most of the presenters, especially Anne Marie Minhall but please, please will someone ask Myleene Klass to stop mumbling! At times I can hardly understand a word she says, whereas the other presenters are as clear as a bell!! It's really annoying and I'm sure others will have noticed it too!

Why do we constantly have to listen to the same pieces of music time and time again. Swan Lake, Jupiter from the Planets, The Nutcracker. They have ruined these great pieces of music. I love classical music and will now listen to Radio 3 where there is much more variety.

I stopped listening to Classic FM in the mornings because of Dan Walkers d Alexander Armstrong. I do switch on in the afternoon but now have to listen to Alexander Armstrong advertising for Air B&B and a pompous add it is too!

Quite simply the lovely music that you enjoy listening to is completely ruined by the ads. I've stopped listening now. I gave it another go the other day but the whole enjoyment was murdered by the stupid ads. I only lasted 20 minutes before the ads again and couldn't bare to listen so switched off again. I will find another station with some common sense or play my own by USB music without any ads ruining the moment.

Following previous attendances at Classic FM Live at Albert Hall, we went this month but must say we were so disappointed. Although some music was ok, not sure where the Popular music was. There was no Jerusalem or Land of Hope & Glory and not even the National Anthem!!!!!
Will think twice about going again!
Too many presenters who talked so softly couldn’t hear properly. Such a shame!

Dan Walker is not a good fit with Classic FM. His pronunciation is poor, his 'quips' are tedious and uncalled for - totally spoils morning listening for me - have to turn him off

We use Classic FM for our wake up radio station first thing in the morning.
I have to say, I am also getting a little bored with Dan Walkers programme. Same old every day, dog walker stories and the music seems to be quite repetitive. The previous guy, I think his name was Tim, was very inclusive, chatted about all pet stories and his radio voice is what we want to hear first thing.
So unless Dan or Classic FM change course, we may have to re tune our radio alarm clock.

Update - Dec 2024
Finally had enough of them. Now happily tuned into Radio 3.

I'm 68 and I'm a passionate music lover.

Please, PLEASE get it into your heads that your listeners aren't dimwits! Have you any idea how frustrating and disappointing it is to hear each and every great composer reduced to ONE piece of music?

PS: my teddy bear Rupert has recorded a marvellous version of "O Mio Babbino Caro" on his kazoo. I'm certain this would be a track you could play to death 20 times a day rather than play somebody sublime like Maria Callas.

PS: the hearing aids are in the post.

Certainly agree with those other comments about Dan Walker, he is just not a Classic FM voice or personality. It is such an awful change to what was there before. Complete dumbing down of what was once a super radio station. Until he is replaced I will be a Radio 3 listener and may never come back.

Not sure who picked the music for this evening 26 September from 19.00 till I gave up at 21.30 but it was dire! Don’t want another evening like that!

Dan Walker is so tedious. He always sounds forced. All the chitchat is irrelevant. Who cares if some unknown person somewhere likes cheese for example. Who cares if they go the gym. Lets have more music.

I listen to Classic FM for the beautiful music. Last thing I want is to hear the over-rated Dan Walker and some sports commentator interviewing sportsmen. I have to switch off 9pm Fridays 😡 Stick to classical music please

No no no Dan Walker -hopeless
No AA -to into himself

The best is always Aled by a million miles

Dan Walker! Whoever at Classic FM thought he was a good choice? Sounds scripted and phoney

I enjoy listening to Classic FM........................ BUT, why, whenever they play a track from the Planet Suite it is invariably 'Jupiter'. One of the most famous pieces is 'Mars' but I have never heard it, nor Saturn nor Mercury etc.... always Jupiter, Jupiter *##*!#* Jupiter. Oh and very occasionally Venus.

Same pieces time and again. Too many adverts during peak morning show. They even cram adverts between pieces, driving me mad. I am now Streaming my own classics through Spotify.
I do love Aled though.
It is becoming more of a talk show with school runs and endless people messaging in as to what they are doing, who cares! Just play music!!!

I understand Tim L needed to hand over his morning slot but to Dan Walker!! Have gone to Radio 3 as a result. DW is dreadful and ill suited to classic fm and as for Xander Armstrong:-a screech show of vocal gymnastics. It’s about the music not the presenter and a bit of knowledge of the classics would help. Vaughan Williams ‘ drivel tends to dominate as shows descend into pop dross.

ClassicFM is getting worse and worse. The same pieces again and again just make former regular listeners (like me) stop listening.
Does nobody at ClassicFM see that the listening figures are plummeting and ask why? Imagination concerning both playlists and presenters is now desperately necessary before it is too late.
Richard Calasca
P.S. Scrapping the inane 'let me know me what you're doing' would help.