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gfloyd · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: My media Stuart Maconie

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/21/8

I'm pretty promiscuous when it comes to papers because I tend to work in offices where they are always lying around. So I read the Sun, the Mirror, as well as the Guardian, the Times and the Independent. On weekends, though, I don't really read papers. If I do read the Sundays, I'm incredibly ruthless and get rid of all the sections that I have no interest in, like motoring.

Magazines

I read The Week religiously and have been a subscriber since the days when it was almost a samizdat publication. I read a lot of specialist magazines, too, such as Country Walking and Trail because I do a lot of fell walking. I also still read Viz and it still makes me laugh.

Books

Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach is beautiful and heartbreaking, and I defy anyone not to be bowled over by it.

TV

The best thing on telly is House with Hugh Laurie and, comedy-wise, I like Peep Show and The Mighty Boosh.

Radio

I have about eight radios in my house and have them on all the time. My favourite programmes are I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Jeremy Vine's programme on Radio 2, and Guy Garvey on 6 Music on Sunday nights. Actually, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue has a competitor: Down The Line, the spoof phone-in show - a brilliant piece of satire.

Ads

Despite not being a fan of laddishness, I like those ads for Carling about knowing who your mates are. It's quite clever putting that idea in a variety of different situations. The ad I hate is the DFS one because everyone thinks it's me doing the voiceover. It's not - it's someone who sounds like me.

New Media
I love YouTube; it's the greatest thing ever. I love the fact that if you want to see, say, John Coltrane at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1958, or some obscure Italian prog rock band, you can.
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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Well I never. My day would not have been complete without that. Confused

I have actually just started reading his Pies and Prejudice; he does write far better than he sounds.
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gfloyd · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:59 pm Post subject:

I just thought it interesting that he enjoys the Jeremy Vine show Rolling Eyes

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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Ah

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pickle · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject: My media - Stuart Maconie

I like Peep Show and The Mighty Boosh too! Noddy Holder said (on the Radcliffe & Maconie show) that someone had described David Mitchell (Mark in Peep Show) as looking like Maconie's little brother!

However, when I take sections out of newspapers it's usually motoring, homes and horse racing.
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iain_smith · Guest

If you're a fan of Stuart you'll be pleased to know hes doing drivetime starting monday february 11 while Evans takes the first of no doubt many holidays this year.Looks like the experiment with Shaun Keavney didnt work out too well...

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essexlady · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 348 Location: Essex

I think s**s law has come into play here - I'm going away for a couple of weeks on 12th February so will miss Stuart's stint on Drivetime. There's just no justice!

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

That happened to me when I was last away. Shame they don't publish their holiday roster so we can plan ours accordingly!! Very Happy

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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

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

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

Don't know about the link you gave us, but I thought it made a change from thinking that it was only R2 listeners who whinged about changes they didn't approve of.

It certainly reminded me the way the Beeb tried to surpress our thoughts. Don't know if 6 Music have message boards but no doubt any post that was quoted in Media Guardian will receive a swift death sentence!

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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire

Don't know about the link you gave us, but I thought it made a change from thinking that it was only R2 listeners who whinged about changes they didn't approve of.

It certainly reminded me the way the Beeb tried to surpress our thoughts. Don't know if 6 Music have message boards but no doubt any post that was quoted in Media Guardian will receive a swift death sentence!

H
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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

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

Morning Aitch,
6 music do have message boards. In fact they have more boards than Radio 2 now with 5 topics to R2's 3!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/have_your_say/index.shtml
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nod · Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558

They don't look anymore interesting though, do they?.

igs007 · Joined: 18 Aug 2007 Posts: 190