'Radio Times' gets a lot of flack for its inelegant name, but I actually like it. An early David Austin rose, it is largely off the market right now. The buds look like the flowers aren't going to be much of anything, and they open a little looking like they are going to be simple, few petaled, boring pink rose. Then it opens and wow. Amazing form, and piercingly sweet fragrance. Not a dark and rich fragrance at all. Hints of sandalwood. Others have commented on its downsides: extremely thorny canes, growth that can be scraggly and rebloom can be less than others. It also is susceptible to thrips and wind damage, but when the flowers open, that damage becomes less noticeable. I still find it to be a worthwhile rose.
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