What's going on at Radio 2?
Discussion
Sparky137 said:
Just putting it out there, if you think that she is that bad, why are you listening? Other radio stations are available!!
Not many, though, if you dislike adverts as much as I do. (I know you weren't talking to me, but I sometimes listen to a presenter I don't much like because it's better than most commercial stations).
Back on topic I had to switch over from Chris Evans this morning as not only was he irritating but he had that god awful Geri Horner on who took over the show with an even more irritating shrieking voice and constant commentary.
Calm had been restored listening to Uncle Ken Bruce and popmaster.
Calm had been restored listening to Uncle Ken Bruce and popmaster.
soxboy said:
Back on topic I had to switch over from Chris Evans this morning as not only was he irritating but he had that god awful Geri Horner on who took over the show with an even more irritating shrieking voice and constant commentary.
I heard that. As soon as he said she was coming on my heart sank. I can tolerate her talking in her own section, as that is what she is there for, to promote her new show, fair enough. But the constant chatter from her when it's someone else's turn is so chuffing annoying.A couple of little gems have turned up on Radio 2 in the past few weeks. I love pre-World War 2 popular music and it used to be commonly heard on Radio 2. In recent years it had disappeared. However, two programmes have recently started which resurrect this genre.
One is "The Russell Davies Archive" which goes out on Monday night at 11.00 pm. It is essentially his old Sunday afternoon programme in a different slot. What I like about Davies is his extensive knowledge of the musicians, singers and song writers of that era so you get a lot of interesting background on that era of music.
The second covers a broadly similar era and is hosted by the great Barry Humphries. It's called "Barry's Forgotten Musical Masterpieces". Again, Barry gives a lot of background to the music and the era. For instance, a few weeks ago he did a feature on "The Comedy Harmonists" who were one of the most popular German radio stars in the early 1930s. Unfortunately, a number of the group were Jewish and you can guess what happened.
With judicial use of the iPlayer and a laptop, I can reproduce my old Sunday evening radio.
One is "The Russell Davies Archive" which goes out on Monday night at 11.00 pm. It is essentially his old Sunday afternoon programme in a different slot. What I like about Davies is his extensive knowledge of the musicians, singers and song writers of that era so you get a lot of interesting background on that era of music.
The second covers a broadly similar era and is hosted by the great Barry Humphries. It's called "Barry's Forgotten Musical Masterpieces". Again, Barry gives a lot of background to the music and the era. For instance, a few weeks ago he did a feature on "The Comedy Harmonists" who were one of the most popular German radio stars in the early 1930s. Unfortunately, a number of the group were Jewish and you can guess what happened.
With judicial use of the iPlayer and a laptop, I can reproduce my old Sunday evening radio.
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