Steve Wright, Radio 2 -how much longer can it go on?
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I rarely hear his awful show on Radio 2 (fairly awful station too), but whenever I do can hardly believe how terrible he/it actually is. It is excruciating to listen to.
It sounded to me as if his pseudo-sycophantic sidekicks don't even enjoy it much theses days either. It is quite sad/depressing.
It can't be the case that there are many people who genuinely like his show or that the Radio 2 managers think that he is doing a good job
It sounded to me as if his pseudo-sycophantic sidekicks don't even enjoy it much theses days either. It is quite sad/depressing.
It can't be the case that there are many people who genuinely like his show or that the Radio 2 managers think that he is doing a good job
Edited by MC Bodge on Friday 2nd October 20:17
H..... said:
After Chris Evans, Steve is my favourite show of the day and IMO he plays some of the best music on R2
Seriously? If I recall correctly, he also has an awful show at the weekend.Try listening to Radcliffe and Maconie on 6Music (1-4pm) instead, there really is no comparison.
Edited by MC Bodge on Friday 2nd October 20:39
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.
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.
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 supposed to be in Radio 1's "demographic" (I'm 23) but I can't stand it. Kids' stuff.
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.
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"That was 'Elephant Stone' by the Stone Roses. An excellent track off their first album. The lead singer being of course the legendary Ian Brown. Ian is an avid fan of Beanie Babies & has over 600 in a specially built room in his house."
"You're right Stuart, and his band member John Squire now spends his days visiting charity shops all over England in order to fulfil his craving for second hand jigsaws."
I quite like that. Nothing wrong with a bit of knowledge.
Each to their own, but I can't comprehend how anybody could find them anywhere near as annoying as Steve Wright's, er, big show....
northwest monkey said:
MC Bodge said:
Try listening to Radcliffe and Maconie on 6Music (1-4pm) instead, there really is no comparison.
The problem I have with these 2 is the way they seem to try to outdo each other with their obscure knowledge about the acts they are playing."That was 'Elephant Stone' by the Stone Roses. An excellent track off their first album. The lead singer being of course the legendary Ian Brown. Ian is an avid fan of Beanie Babies & has over 600 in a specially built room in his house."
"You're right Stuart, and his band member John Squire now spends his days visiting charity shops all over England in order to fulfil his craving for second hand jigsaws."
Each to their own, but I can't comprehend how anybody could find them anywhere near as annoying as Steve Wright's, er, big show....
MissChief said:
The problem I'm finding is that Radio two hasn't changed its demographic for decades. They still play 50's and 60's stuff and I have no real interest unless they're real classics. They've been playing the same stuff since the 80's. I'm too old for Radio one but I feel too young for Radio two. I think what I need is a radio 1.5.
No, you need 6music. TheW
Much of Radio 2 seems to be for the easily pleased and unquestioning older folk of Middle England (like the Daily Mail or Express).You won't learn much or be stimulated by listening to it. Even so, I can't believe that Steve Wright can ever get a good annual appraisal
"Hate the show, Steve and your bored Posse".
Is "The Organist Entertains" still going? Aimed at Centenarians who look fondly back to the days of silent movies and Music Hall presumably....
Radio 4, with the notable exceptions of The (tedious, melodramatic and hammily acted) Archers and Thought For The Day, is absolutely excellent.
6Music in the daytime is great, with some fairly niche stuff at other times.
The above 2 stations can keep you going whilst out on the road ...if you have DAB.
Sparky137 said:
I know its a personal taste thing, but.......
Dermot O'Leary: Referred to in this household as Dreary O'Leary. Crap chat and crap music. Even Radio 1 is better on a Saturday afternoon
He's known as Dermot O'Dreary in our house.Dermot O'Leary: Referred to in this household as Dreary O'Leary. Crap chat and crap music. Even Radio 1 is better on a Saturday afternoon
Much of Radio 2 seems to be for the easily pleased and unquestioning older folk of Middle England (like the Daily Mail or Express).You won't learn much or be stimulated by listening to it. Even so, I can't believe that Steve Wright can ever get a good annual appraisal
"Hate the show, Steve and your bored Posse".
Is "The Organist Entertains" still going? Aimed at Centenarians who look fondly back to the days of silent movies and Music Hall presumably....
Radio 4, with the notable exceptions of The (tedious, melodramatic and hammily acted) Archers and Thought For The Day, is absolutely excellent.
6Music in the daytime is great, with some fairly niche stuff at other times.
The above 2 stations can keep you going whilst out on the road ...if you have DAB.
MissChief said:
MC Bodge said:
MissChief said:
The problem I'm finding is that Radio two hasn't changed its demographic for decades. They still play 50's and 60's stuff and I have no real interest unless they're real classics. They've been playing the same stuff since the 80's. I'm too old for Radio one but I feel too young for Radio two. I think what I need is a radio 1.5.
No, you need 6music.It is, however, readily available on DAB radio ( I use a Pure Highway in the car), The Internet, satellite/cable tv and Freeview. Somebody with normal intelligence who wants to listen to it could probably access it.
Eric Mc said:
We can't all like everything. As an enthusiast of show tunes, I purposefully tune into her show - not so much for her but the music.
R2 tries to cover a very broad church. Personally, I actually think it is far too "pop" these days - becoming a kind of "Radio 1/2". I really miss the fact that up until a few years ago it also included a lot of early 1950s pre rock and roll music and even music from the late 19th century and Edwardian eras. I like popular music from all time periods but I find that Radio 2 is now heavilly weighted in the post 1980s era.
All of those should probably be on R3 these days. R2 tries to cover a very broad church. Personally, I actually think it is far too "pop" these days - becoming a kind of "Radio 1/2". I really miss the fact that up until a few years ago it also included a lot of early 1950s pre rock and roll music and even music from the late 19th century and Edwardian eras. I like popular music from all time periods but I find that Radio 2 is now heavilly weighted in the post 1980s era.
R2 tries to cater for too broad (and bland) an audience. People in their 70s probably mostly like different things to those in their late 30s.
6music should be more widely known about than it is, but many people don't seek these things out ad just stick with the rubbish that they know -Like Steve Wright's stale offerings...
H..... said:
Daz68 said:
Radio 2 is in need of a mass over haul.
In your opinion, which as you've noticed that it gets very good listening figure, won't happen and why should it? Daz68 said:
I am amazed at the listening figures it still gets?
It seems that loads of you are listening to the wrong radio station, probably helping it to get very good figures. Stop listening!when travelling in a car without DAB in the UK, there isn't much choice of non-cheesy-commercial or boring local BBC stations if you just want music and a bit of chat.
Edited by MC Bodge on Monday 5th October 22:25
coppice said:
Wright's main function is to prompt me to listen to R6 Music and the wonderful Ratcliffe and Maconie- smart, funny , hugely knowledgeable about music and genuinely likeable presenetrs.
Isn't it odd that the one of these programmes is on a relative backwater radio-wise (slightly less so than it was since the BBC have started publicising it a little), and the other -which most on here seem to agree is total garbage- is on probably the biggest station, audience-wise, in the UK.Edited by MC Bodge on Sunday 18th October 15:39
MarshPhantom said:
Traffic news is rather dull. What % of people doesn't have a ShartPhone to look at these days.
There must be a very small number of peeps that need nationwide travel news.
It is just filler. The country has 10,000s of miles of roads. What criteria do they use to choose which traffic news they announce?There must be a very small number of peeps that need nationwide travel news.
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