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zarjaz1991 said:
ReaperCushions said:
I doubt it will happen, but I think a Radio 2 breakfast show with Moyles and his gang from the late 2000s (Comedy Dave, Dom, Rachel, Tina etc...) would be brilliant. That was a fantastic show back in its heyday.
Please no. It was painfully bad. Their attempts at humour were awful.
ReaperCushions said:
I doubt it will happen, but I think a Radio 2 breakfast show with Moyles and his gang from the late 2000s (Comedy Dave, Dom, Rachel, Tina etc...) would be brilliant. That was a fantastic show back in its heyday.
Moyles and Dave fell out as Chris had a thing with Dave's ex.no idea if they ever made up.
Front bottom said:
Radio 1 is aimed at 18year olds, and Radio 2 at 60 year olds.
I would say Radio 1 is for 12 - 18, Radio 2 nowadays is more mid 20s to late 40s they do play a lot of "modern pop drivel", just spent two weeks on Menorca where they have Rock FM, fantastic radio station
RJG46 said:
Had no idea Jon Holmes had his own Saturday AM show on BBC Radio Kent until a couple of days ago. Supposed to be rather good.
Thanks, he is a good guest on the Now Show. I might have a listen https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/play/p06jb03cBack in 2001 Evans was earning £1.7m a year
Also he had to pay Virgin £7m in damages so the 3 years he worked there he essentially paled Virgin to allow him to work there. Why he considers it his spiritual home when he was so broken and depressed after the court case is puzzling. At BBC R1 they simply sacked him for AWOL
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/29/broa...
Also he had to pay Virgin £7m in damages so the 3 years he worked there he essentially paled Virgin to allow him to work there. Why he considers it his spiritual home when he was so broken and depressed after the court case is puzzling. At BBC R1 they simply sacked him for AWOL
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/29/broa...
driving to work in the early 90s listening to chris evans.
skip forward to driving to work at a similar time a few years ago. chris evans doing the same show no doubt pulling in the
nostalgia crowd but just plain lazy plus paid a small fortune.
glad the bellend has moved on and you get the impression he knew the next deal was going to be for lower money
even though he didn't need it the ego wont allow it.
On the plus side apparently he gave bundles to charity a while back as far as I remember and it was a joy to see
his pathetic efforts on top gear.
skip forward to driving to work at a similar time a few years ago. chris evans doing the same show no doubt pulling in the
nostalgia crowd but just plain lazy plus paid a small fortune.
glad the bellend has moved on and you get the impression he knew the next deal was going to be for lower money
even though he didn't need it the ego wont allow it.
On the plus side apparently he gave bundles to charity a while back as far as I remember and it was a joy to see
his pathetic efforts on top gear.
ReaperCushions said:
I doubt it will happen, but I think a Radio 2 breakfast show with Moyles and his gang from the late 2000s (Comedy Dave, Dom, Rachel, Tina etc...) would be brilliant. That was a fantastic show back in its heyday.
If you have a dab radio, they do a breakfast show on Radio X. They have a couple of new people but still Chris Moyles, Dom and 'producer Pippa'. Not a bad listen if you ask me. kev1974 said:
What I don't understand is, the vast talent pool that organisations like the BBC have to draw on, and yet they keep going back time and time again to the same people like Sara Cox and Zoe Ball.
Of all the local stations they have in their stable (or even the independent locals they could easily poach from), is there really nobody new that they can "promote" up to national level? Or even look to places like the Netherlands where many of their DJs speak perfect English. Either way, give us someone fresh (and presumably far more affordable to the licence fee payers).
Why does the BBC's talent searches only ever seem to have the same six or so people as contenders?
I think the simple answer is that they have a big budget to spend. Give them 25% of the budget and they would look a lot harder.Of all the local stations they have in their stable (or even the independent locals they could easily poach from), is there really nobody new that they can "promote" up to national level? Or even look to places like the Netherlands where many of their DJs speak perfect English. Either way, give us someone fresh (and presumably far more affordable to the licence fee payers).
Why does the BBC's talent searches only ever seem to have the same six or so people as contenders?
rdjohn said:
kev1974 said:
What I don't understand is, the vast talent pool that organisations like the BBC have to draw on, and yet they keep going back time and time again to the same people like Sara Cox and Zoe Ball.
Of all the local stations they have in their stable (or even the independent locals they could easily poach from), is there really nobody new that they can "promote" up to national level? Or even look to places like the Netherlands where many of their DJs speak perfect English. Either way, give us someone fresh (and presumably far more affordable to the licence fee payers).
Why does the BBC's talent searches only ever seem to have the same six or so people as contenders?
I think the simple answer is that they have a big budget to spend. Give them 25% of the budget and they would look a lot harder.Of all the local stations they have in their stable (or even the independent locals they could easily poach from), is there really nobody new that they can "promote" up to national level? Or even look to places like the Netherlands where many of their DJs speak perfect English. Either way, give us someone fresh (and presumably far more affordable to the licence fee payers).
Why does the BBC's talent searches only ever seem to have the same six or so people as contenders?
Escort3500 said:
rdjohn said:
kev1974 said:
What I don't understand is, the vast talent pool that organisations like the BBC have to draw on, and yet they keep going back time and time again to the same people like Sara Cox and Zoe Ball.
Of all the local stations they have in their stable (or even the independent locals they could easily poach from), is there really nobody new that they can "promote" up to national level? Or even look to places like the Netherlands where many of their DJs speak perfect English. Either way, give us someone fresh (and presumably far more affordable to the licence fee payers).
Why does the BBC's talent searches only ever seem to have the same six or so people as contenders?
I think the simple answer is that they have a big budget to spend. Give them 25% of the budget and they would look a lot harder.Of all the local stations they have in their stable (or even the independent locals they could easily poach from), is there really nobody new that they can "promote" up to national level? Or even look to places like the Netherlands where many of their DJs speak perfect English. Either way, give us someone fresh (and presumably far more affordable to the licence fee payers).
Why does the BBC's talent searches only ever seem to have the same six or so people as contenders?
AdeTuono said:
Shakermaker said:
I expect that somewhere, there's a few people waiting for Ken Bruce and Steve Wright to retire
There are literally millions waiting for Wright to retire. I suspect he's like Her Majesty, and will go on forever. We should be allowed to vote.AdeTuono said:
RJG46 said:
Sure I remember Danny Baker saying he used to get £500 a show at GLR (100 Grand a year or so) And that was great radio.
I could listen to DB all day. Consummate broadcaster.I think accent is a dividing issue hence Craig Charles, Sara Cox, Steve Wright etc all grate on my ears.
people like Evans, anglicised Bruce etc are far more neutral.
Those whose natural accent has been toned down tend to get on.
LuS1fer said:
AdeTuono said:
RJG46 said:
Sure I remember Danny Baker saying he used to get £500 a show at GLR (100 Grand a year or so) And that was great radio.
I could listen to DB all day. Consummate broadcaster.I think accent is a dividing issue hence Craig Charles, Sara Cox, Steve Wright etc all grate on my ears.
people like Evans, anglicised Bruce etc are far more neutral.
Those whose natural accent has been toned down tend to get on.
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