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Arcader · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 220

Anyone listening to this? I'm not impressed - the banter is insipid, inane and incredibly boring. Tate is okay, the weak link is Mack who seems to think he's funny when, let's be honest, he isn't.

2/10

nod · Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558

and it's dragged out for 3 hours, like all the daytime shows today Rolling Eyes

Arcader · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 220

At least Mayo is on now, much better. Smile

nod · Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558

Relatively.

Still using the standin format of text / email about some topic thought up, and does he know he's on R2 when he goes on about exams, that was his R1 audience Rolling Eyes

anyway he played the only Brice Springsteen song worth listening to Very Happy

DLT'S PIPE · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Yorkshire

Arcader · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 220

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

Scrapping the barrel bank holiday afternoons. It's waste of Licence payers money. Anyway they were just the voices, as someone else was playing the songs and jingles for them.

SantaFefan · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject:

I thought it was terrible, like two amateurs having a go. What a difference to Mark and Emma... Great to hear a real presenter in the form of Simon Mayo though!
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pickle · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 3:44 pm Post subject: Lee Mack & Catherine Tate

I wasn't impressed - I was expecting Mark Radcliffe and Sally Lindsay to be on at 2 pm.

I was furious that they cut off the Bangles's 'Hazy Shade Of Winter' for the news! It was generally like a 'fair facsimile' (copyright Roger Waters) of Radio Leeds's Andrew & Georgy show, but nowhere near as sparky.
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Mark Mayhew · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897

I used the Listen again feature earlier today to listen into this show aired earlier this week.

Have to say I stayed the course for about 1 hour-I thought it was quite poor radio entertainment.

I sincerely hope this duo do not return.

What is it about Douglas's obsession with Celebs who she thinks will make good DJ's/Presenters.

I would much have preferred to hear Johnnie Walker, Tony Blackburn or another proper professional presenter in their place.

NB-Normally I would have said more Richard Allinson please but I don't want to be accused of being greedy as Richard was on earlier on Bank Holiday Monday delivering a great show covering for Richard Hammond.

Arcader · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 220

Agreed. Makes me wonder if these bad ideas all come from Douglas, or from HER bosses?

navymisterbadger · Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 3 Location: Lancashire

I had the misfortune of listening to this all the way through, as we have Radio 2 on permanently where I work. This was about as poor as when Davina McCall covered for Ken Bruce not so long ago. What made it even worse was the choice of music - Milli Vanilli and Kajagoogoo - God help us! Lee Mack even acknowledged that the record by Kajagoogoo (or should that be Kajapoopoo) was dreadful, so why play it!

Mark Radcliffe and Sally Lindsay were a breath of fresh air last week, and I would love to hear these two together on radio more often.

Ian

SantaFefan · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject:

"breath of fresh air" - very well put NMB, they were just that! and I totally agree, they provided great entertainment and I'd love to hear more of them during the daytime but of course, not to replace Steve Wright! Razz

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Dean Robertson · Guest

I stopped watching Doctor Who because of Catherine Tate and her hyperactive acting. As for Lee Mack, he's about as funny as Bob Carolgees.