"Ahead of the curve" is a piece of management jargon meaning absolutely nothing. It's the sort of English that would have Orwell rolling in his grave.

What's interesting about the Controller's reply is that nowhere in it is there a solid reason for exchanging Harding for Radcliffe. There are all sorts of statements about increasing the amount of folk on radio, bringing it into the "mainstream" while retaining the specialist hour, what a wonderful job Harding did - blah, blah, blah - but not one single explanation as to why Harding had to go. I'm not bothered either way, but it's interesting to see the main point of people's anger being sidestepped.

In any case, listening to Radio 2 is like wallowing in a big, soapy tub of warm water while slurping a milk shake drizzled with chocolate and sugar lumps - good luck to you if that's what turns you on. I'm quite fond of blues as well, but I can't be bothered with Paul Jones's hour either. And as for Classic FM... don't get me started!

Signed,

His Majestic Grumpiness from Sussex