Steve Wright, Radio 2 -how much longer can it go on?

Steve Wright, Radio 2 -how much longer can it go on?

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DoctorX

7,240 posts

166 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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Sparky137 said:
Distinct odor of fish coming from the radio!

Tarrant is quite possibly the worst presenter ever put on radio 2, and that's allowing for stiff competition in the form of Jeremy Vine, Dermot O'Leary and Graham Norton. Norton's show was SO much better when Craig Charles stood in for a few weeks.
Craig Charles was good, I agree. Also, don't mind Jonathan Woss when he stands in for SW.

Steve Wright really winds me up with his "big show". Why can't he interview anyone live? All his guests are pre recorded with half the questions asked by his lackey and he can stick his "serious jocking" up his arse.

Simon Mayo, on the other hand, is excellent IMO.

H.....

483 posts

146 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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MC Bodge said:
You are obviously irritated by very different things.
We've got a sharp one here.

SWTH

3,816 posts

223 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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This thread made me remember something published in the Letterbocks pages of Viz:

Radio 2's Steve Wright only reads out letters from people who say how much they love him and his show. I know this because me and my mates write to him regularly to tell him we think he's a ccensoredt and he never reads our letters out.

Roo

11,503 posts

206 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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There's a reason he calls it 'The Big Show'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-32514...

DoctorX

7,240 posts

166 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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Roo said:
There's a reason he calls it 'The Big Show'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-32514...
Serious Troughing

zarjaz1991

3,471 posts

122 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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I don't mind Steve Wright's show. Quite often he's taking the piss, particularly with Serious Jockin.

I certainly don't care if he's put on a bit of weight either. What difference does that make?

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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lauda said:
Whilst I'm no fan of Steve Wright, all the time Jeremy Vine has a show on R2, that will continue to be my main source irritation. And by irritation, I mean making me want to rip my own ears off.
They should rename that programme to, "fking braindead s, give us a ring right now!"

He's far worse than any of the bilge Wright puts out.

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

195 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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I don't mind steve wright at all if I'm honest, proper easy listening in my opinion which is pretty much what I want from my radio. I do like 6 music if I've got DAB available however and like that I hear new stuff on it.

Radio jocks fall into 3 categories;

Think they're funny types
Think they're cool types
Specialist interest types

Wrighty falls into none of those-he's just middle of the road, pleasant chat with middle of the road music. All fairly inoffensive stuff.

poing

8,743 posts

199 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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zarjaz1991 said:
particularly with Serious Jockin.
Easily the most annoying radio feature ever, I actually refuse to listen on a Friday because of it. I don't like it any other time but I can tolerate it for 15 minutes at a time, I can't tolerate the stupid fking Friday Jockin bks for even 1 nano second. I'm not a violent person but I'd happily punch SW in the face until I ran out of strength, then I'd go for a sleep and come back and do it all again, but since my fists would be sore I'd use bricks or chairs or large fish to smash his bloody face in.

The rest of R2 I have no real issues with, even if Evans does play some terrible music from time to time.

Wacky Racer

38,099 posts

246 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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Don't forget.....all one word and NO g....

seriousjockin

teacher

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

MC Bodge

Original Poster:

21,552 posts

174 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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It is all so lame, and quite frankly execrable, it makes me as a (thankfully seldom) listener feel embarrassed for him.

As my Father in law said,
"Steve Wright just sounds thick".

As others have said, though, most of the other regular Radio 2 presenters are not up to much either. It is true that the stand-ins are often better.

Thankfully I don't have R2 inflicted on me very often.

kev b

2,708 posts

165 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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I have already expressed my disdain for Jeremy Vine a number of times on PH and he does not improve but if you really want dire broadcasters then take a listen to vapid Sarah Cox or self possessed Vanessa Feltz but particularly Anneka Rice.

Unable to go thirty seconds without stumbling over her inane prepared script, she has no place on obscure regional radio, never mind the national network, I find it incredible that she is still on the airwaves.

PlayersNo6

1,102 posts

155 months

Friday 2nd October 2015
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Still listen to some R2 in the evening but all the daytime - forget it

Mezzanine

9,149 posts

218 months

Saturday 3rd October 2015
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Cannot stand the Steve Wright show!

It is cringe-inducing stuff, and makes me feel almost embarrassed for him at times.

It is almost like he was left in an out of the way studio back in the late '70's and no one has told him time has moved on and the button to fade him down has broken off the mixing desk.


Walford

2,259 posts

165 months

Saturday 3rd October 2015
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Steve stuck in the fricking 70,s dweeb, only bill turnbull is more boring on the bbc
or should there be a poll on here

Jimmy Recard

17,540 posts

178 months

Saturday 3rd October 2015
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The factoids are st now.

They're mostly things that only a total mong wouldn't already know.

StuntmanMike

11,671 posts

150 months

Saturday 3rd October 2015
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I cant beleive the highlight of my week was hoofing down the M6, Friday afternoon in my Capri 2.8i with this on radio one.

Was it any good then? or does memory play tricks?

I cant listen to Radio two at all, Chris Evans is intensely annoying, Steve Wright is utterly st, and Jeremy Vine...well..

Utter utter crap station full of dross D.J's .

Gun

13,431 posts

217 months

Saturday 3rd October 2015
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Radio 2 in general needs an overhaul.

zarjaz1991

3,471 posts

122 months

Saturday 3rd October 2015
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Audiences would seem to disagree, the station overall is incredibly popular.

I'm supposed to be in Radio 1's "demographic" (I'm 23) but I can't stand it. Kids' stuff.

MC Bodge

Original Poster:

21,552 posts

174 months

Saturday 3rd October 2015
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zarjaz1991 said:
Audiences would seem to disagree, the station overall is incredibly popular.

I'm supposed to be in Radio 1's "demographic" (I'm 23) but I can't stand it. Kids' stuff.
Radio 2 basically caters for the elderly and that is a very large group.

I'm in my late 30s and think R2 is fairly awful. Jonathan Ross on a Saturday was good at times and Radcliffe & Maconie were good when they were on in the evenings.