article_snippet.sent: It has been a staple of Sunday night listening for almost 50 years – but now Radio 1's Chart Show has been branded a 'banal failure' by one of the most respected voices in broadcasting.
article_snippet.sent: The Chart Show is a complete failure because The Chart Show has not accomplished what The Chart Show was set out to be.
article_snippet.sent: The Chart Show is the news of popular music and, if it is to have any integrity, it should be an objective show.
article_snippet.sent: The Chart Show has become an extension of The Chart Show presenter's personality rather than an objective programme.'
article_snippet.sent: The Chart Show has had a presence on Sunday nights in one form or another since the days of Alan 'Fluff' Freeman when Radio 1 launched in 1967.
article_snippet.sent: The current version has seen The current version audience dwindle from a peak of four million in the early 1980s to about 1.2 million.
article_snippet.sent: The current version will end in July, when the chart rundown will become part of Greg James's Friday drivetime show, to reflect changes in the music industry.
article_snippet.sent: Gambaccini, who recently returned to Radio 2 after being cleared over historic sex abuse claims, said: 'I wish Greg James's well but The Chart Show will never have the impact being a feature of Greg James's programme that The Chart Show had on a Sunday.'
article_snippet.sent: The Chart Show said: 'The Chart Show is an entertainment programme and as such our DJs present the countdown in a way that is engaging and relevant to our young audience.'
article_snippet.sent: In February, Radio 1 was at the centre of another ageism storm after The Mail on a Sunday revealed Madonna had been dropped from the playlist.
highlights_snippet.sent: 'The Chart Show has become an extension of The Chart Show presenter's personality' 