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I would agree with some of what is said, below, but I do take issue with some of it.


Firstly, it may well be that if everything has to be accessed via the BBC Sounds Gateway then a one-time login would at least solve the issue of having automatic access to Sounds for radio and I dare say podcasts if podcasts are to be behind that wall too.? The nudging or pushing of people to use Sounds is of course making itself felt with access to the latest podcasts being restricted to BBC Sounds.? For a publically funded service like the BBC free to everyone in the UK this is a questionable restriction.


Going back to radio station acess, what I and many are arguing for is an easy one or two button preset access to stations we listen to a lot.? I regularly listen to five or six national BBC stations and local radio - and not just the area I live in.? So, I want speedy convenient access to these as I have now, without a good deal of swiping and tapping or grovelling around a screen to get to the many stations I want to listen to.? A Many people still do value this sort of feature on ordinary radios and in the blind community you can go right back to the old Bush push button presets on the radios that used to be issued to people all those years ago.


It would not be beyond the enginuity and skills of BBC designers to build such a feature into Sounds with an on-screen preset pad numbered and giving names of stations you have chosen as presets. This could be built on by access tech manufacturers with the addition of a press button interface linked via bluetooth or whatever.? Yes, as unpelitable as hardware interfaces may be to the skillful and well adjusted smart phone user these are valued, literally, by a high proportion of blind users and those who have problems of dexterity and co-ordination in using touch screens.


I have to say with some hesitation and reluctance, that the attitude which says "I can do it, so should you" just does not cut it with me and many everyday users.? Planely there are many who, for whatever reason, still find smart phones a faff and a painfully clunky way of accessing radio stations, unless that is, some sort of adaptation is available and Synapptic, which is not perfect, does provide this with in their case a voice drivven interface which is easy to use.? Yes the A Lady does that, and I have one, although for reasons I will not burden the list with right now, I still cannot link it to BBC Sounds when it comes to validating my BBC Sounds account.I access commercial offerings with my smart speaker though when it comes to playing say, Mushroom FM Amazon wants me to sign up to a subscription service. No thanks.


So, I still argue for an easy to use press button preset interface and there is nothing wrong in wanting this.? Its a convenience and time saver - at a cost I am willing to bear.? Its rather like some drivers like automatic cars instead of manipulating with gear stick and clutch.So we have a market for these things.? I am sure any specialist dealer isn't going to say to us, Well you do not need this, so I am not going to sell it!


Ray.