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John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Well, have to say I'm enjoying Ed Stewart's Junior Choice, driving my daughter mad with 'Hello darling' Laughing

Anyone listening today, could you make a note of any dates and things that presenters mention that we can add to the R2ok timeline?

Ed Stewart has already provided info about his first show which was Happening Sunday which went out at 10.00am 1st Oct for 7 weeks. Leslie Crowther did the first Junior Choice shows.

I've also added the first day schedule which Mark found on the Beeb website last week.

John W

mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

I did enjoy listening to his voice back on Radio 2 and saying " Hopefully this wont be the last time"

SantaFefan · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:21 am Post subject:

Very enjoyable so far! I'm driving our staff bonkers by singing along to most of Ed's songs, particularly "Right Said Fred" ! and great to hear "Ernie" again Laughing

Hopefully I'm recording all of today's offerings on DVD so I can enjoy them again later...that's if I've got the stupid DVD thingy to work properly after looking at all 70 pages of instructions.. far too complicated. Rolling Eyes

Really looking forward to Brian and Kenny later..
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Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Yes, I enjoyed Paul Hollingdale & Ed Stewart and currently Kenny Everett, Which Mike Reynolds (of Jezzasexiles) has told me comes from October 1981. I thought the music was modern for 1967!! Laughing

I think it's going to be a day of divided loyalties for me. I heard a bit of Chris Moyles with Tony Blackburn on R1 this morning and looking forward to Annie Nightingale request show this evening.
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Rachel · Guest

I'm really enjoying listening today. The Junior Choice stuff was all brand new to me, even though I'm just about old enough to have listened to it, I don't recall ever doing so. A few questions have been answered espeically "Sparky's Piano" which several people have mentioned to me in the past but I had no knowledge of, so didn't have a clue what they were talking about.

The music on the Kenny Everett programme is familiar but not the show.

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Kenny Everett is a hoot. I did listen to this on occasion in 1981 but was just married then and Radio was not high on the agenda Laughing

How refreshing is the playlist?? Great!

Today's schedule (including the dates of old programmes) is:

0900-0955 Breakfast Special With Paul Hollingdale
0955-1000 Five To Ten
1000-1100 Junior Choice With Ed Stewart
1100-1300 The Kenny Everett Radio Show,from 3/10/81
1300-1430 Family Favourites With Michael Aspel
1430-1630 Pick Of The Pops With Smashie And Nicey
1630-1830 Brian Matthew
1830-1930 Semprini Serenade, from 24/01/71
1930-2000 Round The Horne
2000-2030 Sing Something Simple, from 16/03/00

gfloyd · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:46 am Post subject:

Wonderfully varied playlist. Never afraid to mix classical & pop.

Had to laugh when he said back in time now for Chicago and "if you leave me now". It was an oldie even in 1981. Laughing

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gfloyd · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:50 am Post subject:

"This programme is brought to you by kamikazi motorcycles. The only motor bike that has no brakes".

Wouldn't get away with that now!
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iknewdavidjacobsmum · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 336

Finally knew one answer to his quiz! Is it too late to write in?

gfloyd · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:53 am Post subject:

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

gfloyd · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 10:59 am Post subject:

Billy Ocean is the next answer.
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gfloyd · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:04 am Post subject:

Kenny knew his classical music. Cant imagine Ross telling too many stories about Paganelli
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iknewdavidjacobsmum · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 336

John, got it spot on. Billy Ocean lived in England? Well I never

Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

Paganelli??? Did he mean Paganini??

Radio's switched off Crying or Very sad

We're off to a christening now Mad

gfloyd · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:21 am Post subject:

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Just as impressive was Ken's mastery of timing so that, even when live he stopped talking right at the point the vocals started, or the twiddly quiet bit of an intro finished. And his time checks were almost spot on; after 26 years you can forgive him 30 seconds.

But is it him we have to blame for the overuse today of "guys"?
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SantaFefan · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject:

I don't use Guy in my day to day speech but I do when it comes to corresponding with my American pals.
Using "Chap" or "Bloke" seems a little corny and too.. well, British! Rolling Eyes

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Cherskiy · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

Listened to everything so far apart from Michael Aspel (was photographing the Red Arrows display at the Great North Run). Enjoying it all - Junior Choice took me back a bit and it was interesting to hear the background to "Allo, darling!"

Will have to listen again to the other networks' celebration programmes this coming week.
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firewirefred · Guest

I used to like the Smashey & Nicey sketches on "Harry Enfield & Chums"...... not so sure about the embarrassingly awful stretching-out of the joke on R2 this afternoon. Great music - shame about the "life imitating art" bit though.

Cherskiy · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject:

Waiting for 'Round the Horne' now.... Very Happy

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gfloyd · Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject:

The Smashy and Nicey bit about Smashy going for a dump was really a bit uncalled for when eating Sunday lunch. Rolling Eyes

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John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

My commitments yesterday meant that I heard far less of this than it deserved--only Paul Hollingdale and one or two snippets of other items.

Overall it looks to have been a thoroughly successful day.

I'm working at home for some of the week so should be able to employ Listen Again.

Mrs W was at home for Junior Choice and said it was brilliant, so that'll be on my list.

Should be hearing plenty of Mr Matthew, as I've recorded the show yesterday and still have the second half of Saturday's SOTS to catch up with.

Paul Hollingdale's 50 minutes simply flew past, full of treats.

Both Mrs W and I were pleased that Family Favourites was featured and would really like to see R2 try out a similar show each week. As a starting point, why not limit Mr Ross to two hours per week and try out a request show from 12noon to 1pm on Saturdays?

Saw some press and TV coverage of the event but most of it seemed to major on R1 and R4. Does anyone know whether there was anything in depth on R2?

Ian.

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Family Favourites did not seem to be exactly over-subscribed with requests (unlike Junior Choice).

Enjoyed Kenny Everett. Twenty six years on and half the Radio 2 daytime presenters still try but can't do it as well as him.

Sing Something Simple was as awful as ever I remember it, dragging every song down to the same dreary tempo, and Round The Horne as corny as ever - if it were served up today as an original on the Comedy Hour we'd shoot it down in flames.
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Behind Geddon's Wall · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

Junior choice - Excellent
Kenny Everett - First rate, played some music I'd not heard in ages.
Family Favourites - Excellent
Smashie and nicey - Good music, but the joke that is these 2 alleged comedians fell very flat after 30 seconds.
Sing something simple was as dire as always and was a vivid reminder that after pick of the pops the music went downhill rapidly.

The news that Der Togmeister got the icon (acorn, con etc) award was greeted with delight in our house
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gfloyd · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 1:53 pm Post subject:

Junior choice was a bit of misnomer. The youngest person requesting anything was about 55 Wink

Family favourites also sounded dated as a concept. Paul Hollingsdale was good though as was Kenny. With POTP the joke was flat after a few minutes.
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Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 3:00 pm Post subject:

Great to hear Kenny - if only modern DJs could be allowed such a varied playlist. He was also funny between records without labouring the point (compared to, say, Chris Moyles who talks for 15 minutes but doesn't say anything worth listening to).

I also quite enjoyed Family Favourites. Yes, it was gentle and a bit slow (and I was disturbed by the number of songs about Angels - an odd choice to play to armed service members and families, eh?) but it was a nice bit of nostalgia. With the autumnal afternoon, I felt like I'd gone back to my childhood.

SantaFefan · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:00 pm Post subject:

I managed to record all of Sundays Radio 2 programmes from 9am on my DVD recorder using two discs ( 8 hours each ) and I'm just enjoying listening to them now.

If anybody wants a copy of the two discs I'll be happy to send you copies free of charge.
Just PM me with your address. Very Happy

( I just did a copy on my pc and they work fine on my other machines! Very Happy

Sound even comes out of all 5 speakers on my system which I'm sure it didn't on the day! )
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firewirefred · Guest

I use that technique as well, except that I then import the audio into MPEG Streamclip and strip out the video element (if it's been recorded from a satellite or freeview decoder) and export as WAV or AIFF. That way they can be edited in Audacity and dumped into iTunes or out to CD.

iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

Last night I finally heard on Listen Again almost all of Brian Matthew's collection of interviews.

It provided a splendid glimpse of what must have been a very interesting and rewarding career. And it's clear that the spark of enthusiasm is still driving him.

But I was fascinated by how much deeper his voice is today than it was then. Even more intriguing was his presentation style, which was much more 'BBC English' than it is 40 years on.

Excellent show.

Ian.

SantaFefan · Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject:

Scott_Nelson · Guest

Shame Radio 2 doesn't sound like this anymore.

Briant · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:48 am Post subject:

Here's a little poem I wrote recently:

Two Way Family Favourites

Jean Metcalfe on 'Two Way Family Favourites', broadcasting on the radio for the BBC,
Read out a request for someone serving in the forces, somewhere in occupied Germany in BFPO 43!
'Sir Thomas White Gardens in Liverpool! What a lovely address' said she!
'It sounds just like a Shangri La, with beautiful flowers and wonderful vistas for all to see!
I envy those who live there! Perhaps I'll drop in sometime for a cup of tea!'

Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Briant · Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

Hello Phil Jr. Not guility, m'lud! I have met AM when I was shortlisted for a poetry award. My last broadcast poems (on local BBC radio) were about The Beatles manager Brian Epstein and most recently the film director Alfred Hitchcock.