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Dara O'brain sitting in for Steve Wright

 
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:43 pm    Post subject: Dara O'brain sitting in for Steve Wright Reply with quote

In a late change to the schedule Irish comedian Dara O'Briain is sitting in for Steve Wright on tuesday (may 29).Richard Hammond is sitting in for Steve on bank holiday monday.It look sas if we will be hearing a lot more of Dara on radio 2 in the weeks and months to come!
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yipee!!!!!!!!! Laughing Laughing Laughing

Although I presume you mean Dara Ó Briain will be sitting in for Steve and not a Mr. Brain as in your header. We could have the big Brain show I suppose. As opposed to the no-brain show with Steve............ Laughing
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ooh I like him...... he's funny... Smile
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 6:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like him - but I hope he gets to do the show on his own this time, and not with Claudia Winkleman.
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 7:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ian Robinson wrote:
I like him - but I hope he gets to do the show on his own this time, and not with Claudia Winkleman.


Yes, it was a bit Dire O'Brain when they were on together Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

He kept that quite Wrighty.
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PostPosted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That'll save me re-tuning on Tuesday afternoon... woo-hoo! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is he only sitting in on Tuesady or is he on all week? does anyone know?

Hope he is on his own this time Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm sorry to say I had to turn it off, he rabbits far too much, very poor show.
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought he was good. I liked the way he dismissed half-an-hour of Vine with one sentence!

Also telling was the way he had 3 guests: had one of them been booked for a Wrighty pre-record?
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

was nice to hear the guests getting a word in for a change Smile
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Toggy tea slurper wrote:
I'm sorry to say I had to turn it off, he rabbits far too much, very poor show.


I would agree with you Toggy, didn't turn it off as thankfully I was not driving much this afternoon & only caught the odd few minutes. Don't know of him as a comedian, however, he is not a competent radio presenter, IMHO. I will agree with Santa & prefer SW to what was presented on R2 between 2 & 5 today.

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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did anyone hear Dara say about when he was driving along and Mutya came on the radio.
Half an hour later and it came on again,then again within an hour and he said he had to get off the road before it came on again.
Sally then asked him what radio station it was and he said it was your younger relation.
Sally then said "WE WOULDN'T DO THAT AT RADIO 2."
That's the best joke I've heard in years
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

He does turn it more into Talk Radio but thats OK as thats what he does best and he's only on occasionally. I think if he was on more regularly the producer would ensure the balance between chat and music was more balanced (IMO) Cool
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PostPosted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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He does turn it more into Talk Radio but thats OK as thats what he does best and he's only on occasionally. I think if he was on more regularly the producer would ensure the balance between chat and music was more balanced (IMO) Cool


Well what about CE's producer?

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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Highlander wrote:
He does turn it more into Talk Radio but thats OK as thats what he does best and he's only on occasionally. I think if he was on more regularly the producer would ensure the balance between chat and music was more balanced (IMO) Cool


More talk radio than Steve Wright? Shocked Is that possible? At least Dara is entertaining.
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
Highlander wrote:
He does turn it more into Talk Radio but thats OK as thats what he does best and he's only on occasionally. I think if he was on more regularly the producer would ensure the balance between chat and music was more balanced (IMO) Cool


More talk radio than Steve Wright? Shocked Is that possible? At least Dara is entertaining.


You beat me to the question Ernie.....

Dara actually had an amusing conversation with his guests- it beat 3 hours of "Pump-up-the-ego" Wright
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PJ in Kent wrote:
gfloyd wrote:
Highlander wrote:
He does turn it more into Talk Radio but thats OK as thats what he does best and he's only on occasionally. I think if he was on more regularly the producer would ensure the balance between chat and music was more balanced (IMO) Cool


More talk radio than Steve Wright? Shocked Is that possible? At least Dara is entertaining.


You beat me to the question Ernie.....

Dara actually had an amusing conversation with his guests- it beat 3 hours of "Pump-up-the-ego" Wright


i liked his interview with brenda blethyn. he asked a question and then ( and this is really important steve!) he LISTENED to the answer without any unamusing asides trying to trump the guests answer. like i said earlier on, a nice change Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, it was almost surreal, being able to listen to what the guest had to say- instead of the usual "oh, aren't we amusing" barking and clapping from SW and the performing seals.
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There was too much blarney for me, when ever I listened, which thankfully for me was not too often, he never stopped rabbiting. What I want, in the words of Pete Townshend, is "More Music, More Music, Much More Music".

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