Radio 2 drivetime - another show ruined

[gregs656]

Se7enheaven said:

What about Steve Wright and “The Big Show” ?
Is he going to continue to produce the same dross for all eternity ?

Imagine being a cockroach after the apocalypse and being stuck with serious jockin' on a Friday.

[anonymous-user]

and31 said:

I used to really like Jonathon Ross on radio2 on Saturday-and the Roland Rivron thing after-was it called jamming?

What's happened to Rowland Rivron? The Set Of Six he did was one of the funniest things I've seen on the tele especially Ronnie Scrote the South London grass.

[soxboy]

Raygun said:

and31 said:

I used to really like Jonathon Ross on radio2 on Saturday-and the Roland Rivron thing after-was it called jamming?

What's happened to Rowland Rivron? The Set Of Six he did was one of the funniest things I've seen on the tele especially Ronnie Scrote the South London grass.

And also Dr Scrote

[Johnspex]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

boyse7en said:

If he/she did, so far we'd have ditched pretty much everyone except Ken Bruce

Are you insane? Ken Bruce is the first (actually, second, after that insufferable smug tt Vine) to go.

Couldn't agree more. The stuff his listeners send in is just unbelievable. You know how, when you've got toothache you have to keep checking it just to remind yourself how bad it is? Well, that's what listening to Ken Bruce is like.

24 hour Johnnie Walker is what's needed. At least get rid of all celeb presenters. Elaine Page first. Then Rylan Clark Neal. Liza Tarbuck, Michael Ball too.

[BOBTEE]

Gary29 said:

RichB said:

I agree on Feltz but there's nowt wrong with Liza Tarbuck !

Seriously?!

I'll do her 'show' in a few lines now to save you ever having to actually listen to it again:

[RUN LIZA_T SHOW]
[Liza (Step 1)] Louise has been on....they are having fillet steak with red wine and shallots for their tea (long pause).....(annoying chuckle for no reason) .....(long pause)
[PLAY SONG]
[/END SONG]
[Liza (Step 2)] Mary has been on, she took her dog Timmy out for a walk today, he's resting in front of the fire now.....(long pause).....[SQUEAK DOG TOY] Timmy!......(very long pause)...............(possible chuckle)
[PLAY SONG]
[/END SONG]
[Repeat step 1 to 2 using different names, duration 120 min]
[/END LIZA_T SHOW]

Edited by Gary29 on Thursday 14th March 10:44

You missed out 'Welcome back men' after the news

She has repeatedly failed to do the dog toy for our dog Mia, this is despite us mentioning that she has arthritis and we were in our camper eating curry! Ridiculous!

[Se7enheaven]

gregs656 said:

Imagine being a cockroach after the apocalypse and being stuck with serious jockin' on a Friday.

Think you’re correct , only things to survive , cockroaches and Steve Wright.
WTF is that serious Jockin about anyway ?
And the incessant drivel of the Jeremy Vine impressionist.
Pulling your own finger nails out is the preferred option to listening.

[kowalski655]

techiedave said:

......
Where possible I quite like the Mike and Kelly show on Rock FM Saturday mornings

I like Radio X on a Saturday. Moyles, followed by Johnny Vaughn's Kickabout-a sport show with sod all about sport, then Elis & John

Se7enheaven said:

Think you’re correct , only things to survive , cockroaches and Steve Wright.
...

Is there a difference?

[Slippydiff]

AdeTuono said:

boyse7en said:

Slippydiff said:

R2 now officially a "girl fest",

I have no issues with equality amongst broadcasters, but R2 has now officially lost the plot, and don't start me off on Ms Cox and her two hours of drivel every weekday evening.

Anyone read this ?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42891901-the-n...

It seems you do have issues with equality.

Male presenters on R2 present for more than 25% more time than Female presenters (13.5hrs / 10.5hrs)

I don't think it's anything to do with equality, more that the female presenters are, almost to a (wo)man, unremittingly st. And that's going some when they're being measured against the likes of Goodier, Blackburn and (woo) Garry Davis.

Johnnie Walker, Mark Radcliffe and Huey Morgan back to back would get my vote.

Thank you, couldn't have put it better

[strummerville]

Johnspex said:

Couldn't agree more. The stuff his listeners send in is just unbelievable. You know how, when you've got toothache you have to keep checking it just to remind yourself how bad it is? Well, that's what listening to Ken Bruce is like.

24 hour Johnnie Walker is what's needed. At least get rid of all celeb presenters. Elaine Page first. Then Rylan Clark Neal. Liza Tarbuck, Michael Ball too.

“24 hour Johnnie Walker is what’s needed”. Who said the internet isn’t ironic?

[FlyingFin]

Deranged Rover said:

However, I really, really, really cannot stand that Rylan cretin on Saturday afternoons who took Zoe's old slot. He's nearly as bad as Feltz and Tarbuck, and I can offer no bigger insult than that.

I cannot fault you at all!!

And we all know why Feltz, Tarbuck and Rylan got their jobs.... and it wasn't down to their abilities.....


And whose that atrocious new traffic presenter? Richie 'I have to keep repeating my own name' Anderson?? He is the worst presenter of the traffic broadcasts, I have ever had the misfortune of listening to!! He makes my ears bleed!!

If only he took a leaf out of the well rehearsed female traffic presenters, who by the way manage to give so much more traffic information in the same amount of time, instead of trying to be the host of the whole show, he may make a half decent presenter, but his constant drivel is utterly grating!!

Bring back the more professional lady presenters and give this muppet a show of his own; preferably on 5 live and at 3am when I wont have to listen to him....

[RichB]

FlyingFin said:

...And we all know why Feltz, Tarbuck and Rylan got their jobs.... and it wasn't down to their abilities.....

Go on then, do tell why you say Liza Tarbuck got a job on the radio because I'd love to know.

[james_tigerwoods]

Se7enheaven said:

gregs656 said:

Imagine being a cockroach after the apocalypse and being stuck with serious jockin' on a Friday.

Think you’re correct , only things to survive , cockroaches and Steve Wright.
WTF is that serious Jockin about anyway ?

Is there anyone that does like him / that show?

I actually prefer Radio 2 news in the day, but turning it over on the hour leads to the god awful jingle that is so damned awful...

[AdeTuono]

james_tigerwoods said:

Se7enheaven said:

gregs656 said:

Imagine being a cockroach after the apocalypse and being stuck with serious jockin' on a Friday.

Think you’re correct , only things to survive , cockroaches and Steve Wright.
WTF is that serious Jockin about anyway ?

Is there anyone that does like him / that show?

I actually prefer Radio 2 news in the day, but turning it over on the hour leads to the god awful jingle that is so damned awful...

I don't think I know anyone at all who likes SW. I found him amusing when he first appeared on the radio. I have to remind myself that that was when I bought my first house, and listened to him when I was doing it up. He was good then. I then have to remind myself that I was in my very early 20's at the time. I'm now retired, and staring very closely at the big 60. My world, and everything in it has altered considerably. SW hasn't; he is still doing exactly the same 'show' 40-odd years on.

Good work if you can get it, I suppose. A shame the nation has to suffer his banal 'banter' to provide him with a living wage.

[Pesty]

Nobody does I know of either. It’s rather bizzare.

He must have something on the BBC, some more peado secrets or something to blackmail them with.

[Stan the Bat]

So you are saying all these "love the show Steve" messages aren't real.

[Lucas CAV]

His show jingle is terrible and it goes on for far too long

[Evercross]

Lucas CAV said:

His show jingle is terrible and it goes on for far too long

All the show's link music and jingles are written and recorded by Steve Wright's brother, and they are the length they are because they then qualify for airtime royalty payments like any other song. Nepotism by stealth.

[Johnspex]

strummerville said:

Johnspex said:

Couldn't agree more. The stuff his listeners send in is just unbelievable. You know how, when you've got toothache you have to keep checking it just to remind yourself how bad it is? Well, that's what listening to Ken Bruce is like.

24 hour Johnnie Walker is what's needed. At least get rid of all celeb presenters. Elaine Page first. Then Rylan Clark Neal. Liza Tarbuck, Michael Ball too.

“24 hour Johnnie Walker is what’s needed”. Who said the internet isn’t ironic?

Why is that ironic?

[Johnspex]

FlyingFin said:

Deranged Rover said:

However, I really, really, really cannot stand that Rylan cretin on Saturday afternoons who took Zoe's old slot. He's nearly as bad as Feltz and Tarbuck, and I can offer no bigger insult than that.

I cannot fault you at all!!

And we all know why Feltz, Tarbuck and Rylan got their jobs.... and it wasn't down to their abilities.....


And whose that atrocious new traffic presenter? Richie 'I have to keep repeating my own name' Anderson?? He is the worst presenter of the traffic broadcasts, I have ever had the misfortune of listening to!! He makes my ears bleed!!

If only he took a leaf out of the well rehearsed female traffic presenters, who by the way manage to give so much more traffic information in the same amount of time, instead of trying to be the host of the whole show, he may make a half decent presenter, but his constant drivel is utterly grating!!

Bring back the more professional lady presenters and give this muppet a show of his own; preferably on 5 live and at 3am when I wont have to listen to him....

Richie? The one who says "stationERy' when talking about standing traffic.
Get rid of him and let him take sub-Terry Wogan Kem Bruce with him.

[Gary29]

Johnspex said:

Richie? The one who says "stationERy' when talking about standing traffic.
Get rid of him and let him take sub-Terry Wogan Kem Bruce with him.

Ultra camp, shaking pom poms, ........'ooooo Jason has been on, he says: bad news on the M6 in Wulver'ampton (he does say it like that) a family of 4 has been killed by a big nasty lorry....how am I to get my skinny latte before work now Richie?!'

People just want the fking traffic news, you're not a 'performer'

Also, whilst I'm in therapy, Tina Daheley, the news reader, can't pronounce her 'R's' and when every other word is bRexit, it gets annoying very quickly. bWexit this and bWexit that. I'm sure she's a lovely person, but just find someone who can talk properly to read the news, it can't be that difficult surely.