Radio 2 drivetime - another show ruined

[Welshbeef]

I know he isn’t for everyone

But
Rylan Clarke is great.
Music great
The quiz and chit chat great
And it’s lovely to have D&I

[DoctorX]

Welshbeef said:

I know he isn’t for everyone

But
Rylan Clarke is great.
Music great
The quiz and chit chat great
And it’s lovely to have D&I

Hell no. But to give the bloke his due, he is very slick and professional at TV presenting when I’ve seen him on the One Show and not nearly as irritating as you think he might be.

[Castrol for a knave]

DoctorX said:

Welshbeef said:

I know he isn’t for everyone

But
Rylan Clarke is great.
Music great
The quiz and chit chat great
And it’s lovely to have D&I

Hell no. But to give the bloke his due, he is very slick and professional at TV presenting when I’ve seen him on the One Show and not nearly as irritating as you think he might be.

When i first saw him I thought he was CGI - a sort of modern day Max Headroom.

I've heard his show a few times and he's actually quite funny.

We have a battle in our house between Radio 6 (me) and Radio 2 / Virgin for Chris Evans (her). I deliberately listen to Cerys because I know her voice is like nails down a blackboard to my wife and she hates "plinky plonky world music st".

We both agree, that a return of the Ranking Miss P is long overdue however.

[Welshbeef]

Which DJ is ranking Mrs P?

[Castrol for a knave]

Welshbeef said:

Which DJ is ranking Mrs P?

Reggae DJ from the 80's - showing my age.

[kowalski655]

Castrol for a knave said:

When i first saw him I thought he was CGI - a sort of modern day Max Headroom.
......

That's the best description of him ever!
Won't be able to see him without thinking of him singing "Paranoimia, oooh cheeky"

[XCP]

kowalski655 said:

Castrol for a knave said:

When i first saw him I thought he was CGI - a sort of modern day Max Headroom.
......

That's the best description of him ever!
Won't be able to see him without thinking of him singing "Paranoimia, oooh cheeky"

Definitely a face for radio.

[Evoluzione]

200Plus Club said:

Evoluzione said:

200Plus Club said:

Tarby jnr is growing on me though.

She's been on there since Mark n Lard were!

Yea never really jelled with her but started listening again at weekends and warmed to her a bit.

I think she's quite good. Back in the day she teamed up with Mark Radcliffe weekdays in the afternoon and they went really well together.

[BeastieBoy73]

Evoluzione said:

200Plus Club said:

Evoluzione said:

200Plus Club said:

Tarby jnr is growing on me though.

She's been on there since Mark n Lard were!

Yea never really jelled with her but started listening again at weekends and warmed to her a bit.

I think she's quite good. Back in the day she teamed up with Mark Radcliffe weekdays in the afternoon and they went really well together.

She's worked with Huey Morgan, too. I enjoy her shows, they are handy to play back via Sounds when Mary Anne Hobbs is on 6 music.

[Genuine Barn Find]

Welshbeef said:

I know he isn’t for everyone

But
Rylan Clarke is great.
Music great
The quiz and chit chat great
And it’s lovely to have D&I

Wasn’t a fan, but i have to admit he was really good when he stood in for Steve Wright (even though the “we love you Steve” comments did become a little irksome)

How Steve Wright manages to cling on to 3 hours in the afternoon is beyond me.....

[downthepub]

Castrol for a knave said:

We both agree, that a return of the Ranking Miss P is long overdue however.

My god, that’s a blast from the past.

On Radio 2, the best show hands down is Pick of the Pops with the Great Gambo.

[james_TW]

Genuine Barn Find said:

How Steve Wright manages to cling on to 3 hours in the afternoon is beyond me.....

Me either - I actually turn off the radio rather than listen to him

As for dialling in his Sunday show... That really is scandalous...

[Castrol for a knave]

james_TW said:

Genuine Barn Find said:

How Steve Wright manages to cling on to 3 hours in the afternoon is beyond me.....

Me either - I actually turn off the radio rather than listen to him

As for dialling in his Sunday show... That really is scandalous...

Steve Wright is for people who wear nylon comfort pants, live in a 70's bungalow and eat tapioca three times a week.

[Red9zero]

The only good thing about Steve Wright was if I heard his afternoon show on the car radio, it meant I had got out of work early.

[RC1807]

Simon Mayo on GHR : Day 3

My wife's listening to the show whilst cooking. I've been reading, so it's been background noise. It's a shame he's on commercial radio now, and couldn't / didn't negotiate a "NO ADVERTS!" deal like Graham Norton seems to have managed when he moved to Virgin.

[Sparky137]

downthepub said:

My god, that’s a blast from the past.

On Radio 2, the best show hands down is Pick of the Pops with the Great Gambo.

I really don't get the like for Gambo. Theres no denying that he has an encyclopedic knowledge of music but on the radio his delivery is dreadful. He always sounds like he is reading from a script. Bring back Blackburn for Pick Of The Pops. He really does have the ability to sound like a DJ without sounding forced.

[RichB]

RC1807 said:

.... couldn't / didn't negotiate a "NO ADVERTS!" deal like Graham Norton seems to have managed when he moved to Virgin.

And Chris Evans too, also on Virgin..

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I've switched to Greatest Hits now as well. So far so good. Drivetime is excellent, good to have the confessions back. Music seems to be excellent so far.

[Red9zero]

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I've switched to Greatest Hits now as well. So far so good. Drivetime is excellent, good to have the confessions back. Music seems to be excellent so far.

I caught the show on my way home from the dentist tonight. I thought it was very good, just like the old days!

[12TS]

Yeah. But the adverts are annoying