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Dean Robertson
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 Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: Mo Dutta - should he be axed? |
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I have started to wonder why Mo Dutta is still on Radio 2. I used to be a huge fan of his, but I have since become tired of his constant prattle, bad jokes and arrogant mannerisms. He comes across as a right smarmy eejit.
What has happened to this guy? Is he trying to fall into the same category as Steve Wright, Chris Evans, Russell Brand, Jonathan Ross and Dermot O'Leary? 
I think he should be given the axe. Pete Mitchell would make the perfect replacement. He is so underused on Radio 2 these days.
Sorry Mo, but you are one of many Radio 2 could do without. |
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Mo's last fan has left the building.
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I think Mark Occomore regularly tunes into Mo Dutta's attempts to be the radio equivalent to Harry Hill. |
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Rachel
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| gfloyd wrote: | | Mo's last fan has left the building. |
No!!! Mo is funny... ain't ya been listening?... Bring Sun-Hat and Sausages , Mo is on!!.... |
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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Mo is the Dark Prince, being primed to take AL's place when he takes his bow. I dabble in a bit of Mo on listen again and it seemed decent enough to me. If it ain't broke....
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Mo Dutta runs his own business (so I am led to believe). I wonder what it is? Perhaps he owns a restaurant? Perhaps his Radio 2 wages make up for his lack of tips? |
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Must admit, his prattle has put me off too. However, a very funny cheeky thing happened a couple of weeks ago - he was talking about maybe he should do an afternoon show then played a soundbite of SW "love the show".
Funny. 
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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I do have fond memories of Mo Dutta taking the piss out of Richard Baker and Your Hundred Best Tunes a few years ago!
(I mustn't say things like that on here.)
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RobbieM
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: Mo Dutta - should he be axed? |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | Pete Mitchell would make the perfect replacement. He is so underused on Radio 2 these days. |
And a good job too.
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Why is it? Pete Mitchell is a lot better than that pillock Richard Hammond! |
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RobbieM
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | Why is it? Pete Mitchell is a lot better than that pillock Richard Hammond! |
Again - that's a matter of personal opinion.
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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I don't enjoy Mo Dutta but don't like calling for presenters to be axed.
I simply keep R2 off till 8am on Saturdays.
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Dean Robertson
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| I cannot stomach Brian Matthew. It's about time SOTS was moved to an evening slot. Saturday Radio 2 is supposed to be for the 'younger audience', so why do we have a Flower Power show on at breakfast time? |
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | I cannot stomach Brian Matthew. It's about time SOTS was moved to an evening slot. |
That, again, is a matter of opinion. I like and respect Brian Matthew and consider him to be one of the few broadcasters with any semblance of integrity and experience left on R2 - not to mention the fact that he possesses an encyclopaedic knowledge of 1960s music, too, which suits me just fine.
I think the show is just fine where it is. There are plenty of "lift music" stations to retune to as an alternative. SOTS is one of the jewels in what is fast becoming R2's rather tarnished crown so it's best left where it is (in my opinion, of course).
PS: Music made in the era before 1967 can't be described as "Flower Power" music, either.
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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If anything, SOTS should be moved to Sundays where I firmly believe it would fit in nicely amongst Pick of the Pops, Michael Ball and Johnnie Walker.
How about Sundays, 6.30 - 8.30pm in place of the ghastly Alan Titchmarsh/Melodies for You? |
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | How about Sundays, 6.30 - 8.30pm in place of the ghastly Alan Titchmarsh/Melodies for You? |
How about Saturdays, 8.00-10.00am? Ideal!
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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| No, that's the time of week when the Saturday workers will be up and about getting ready for their shift in McDonalds or Tesco. |
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RobbieM
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | No, that's the time of week when the Saturday workers will be up and about getting ready for their shift in McDonalds or Tesco. |
Not me though - and that's why the slot is ideal.
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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So, you think it's acceptable to have an old kenk on at 8am playing 60s music?
Why not go the whole hog and reinstate David Jacobs to weekday lunchtimes, 1.00 - 2.00pm?! |
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | So, you think it's acceptable to have an old kenk on at 8am playing 60s music? |
I think it's highly acceptable to have SOTS playing out on Saturday mornings, otherwise I wouldn't have made the posts I did above.
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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And I firmly disagree. In my opinion, Brian Matthew should be moved to Sundays (or another slot during the week). Like I said, Saturdays are supposed to be for the younger listeners.
It's a about time Radio 2 moved with the times and introduced a weekend breakfast show in place of SOTS and Aled Jones' bible bashing show on Sundays. |
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RobbieM
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | And I firmly disagree. |
Never mind, eh?
| Dean Robertson wrote: | | And I firmly disagree. In my opinion, Brian Matthew should be moved to Sundays (or another slot during the week). Like I said, Saturdays are supposed to be for the younger listeners. |
The younger listeners get their fun and fwolics during the show that follows at 10.00am.
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | So, you think it's acceptable to have an old kenk on at 8am playing 60s music?
Why not go the whole hog and reinstate David Jacobs to weekday lunchtimes, 1.00 - 2.00pm?! |
 I don't pretend to know what an "old kenk" is, but whatever it is I object to this ageist comment .
Many on here have a lot of respect for Brian Matthew and enjoy his show immensely - me included.
And why on earth is it you think Saturday mornings is for the younger listeners? it's news to me....
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject: Some like it SOTS....... |
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| Scott, you are slipping back into your 'old (sic) ways' again. Long live Brian Matthew and SOTS! |
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry Briant, but I just don't understand why some people think Brian Matthew is some kind of "radio god". I think he is as dull as dishwater.
| Quote: | | And why on earth is it you think Saturday mornings is for the younger listeners? it's news to me.... |
Because the overall Saturday schedule is aimed at younger audiences apart from the Jive Bunny rubbish between 8.00 - 10.00am. |
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RobbieM
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | Sorry Briant, but I just don't understand why some people think Brian Matthew is some kind of "radio god". I think he is as dull as dishwater. |
Which, of course, is merely a matter of opinion.
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Why do you keep repeating yourself like that? Are you a spam bot? |
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RobbieM
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Dean Robertson wrote: | | Are you a spam bot? |
If you're happy to think that, then so be it. But you must consider that my use of such a phrase is in direct response to your imposition of your thoughts about "who is good", "who isn't", "who should be axed" and "who shouldn't". It's all a matter of opinion, and since none of the members of this board, I assume, is in a position of making any direct changes to the way R2 is managed (much as we'd perhaps like to be) then it really doesn't matter, does it not? In the final event, it's all "a matter of opinion".
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Doesn't take long does it Scott?
Time for this account to be deleted methinks. I'm all for balanced debate but regurgitation of threads is just pointless. |
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Dean Robertson
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Ella,
How is Matt Marisco these days? |
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John W
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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In my opinion R2ok doesn't need Scott Nelson
Nor does it need Dean winding up folk here.
The axe will fall.
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(about to fork out $10 I'll let you know when I see the ads disappear!) |
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(Sigh of relief)
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John W
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| RockitRon wrote: | | (Sigh of relief) |
Is that for the departure of Dean or departure of the ads?
I paid just £5.16 to remove the ads. Hope they have gone when anyone logs in. Thanks to Angus and others who advised.
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Both, John. Thank you.
Seems to have done the trick, anyway.
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:57 am Post subject: |
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So, you think it's acceptable to have an old kenk on at 8am playing 60s music?
Why not go the whole hog and reinstate David Jacobs to weekday lunchtimes, 1.00 - 2.00pm?!
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This so-called 'old kenk' has just won a Sony Gold Award 'to recognise a career achievement in an outstanding practitioner'. So stop knocking him--he's probably forgotten more about his trade than most of us know.
Hands off SOTS! It's ideal where it is. As has been said, much of Saturday's R2 output is geared towards the younger end of the spectrum so surely we who are of slightly more golden years should be catered for too.
And yes, if they reinstated David Jacobs on a weekday lunchtime show to play his standard repertoire, I for one wouldn't complain.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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| This topic is so very strange. Not so long ago, Scotty wouldn't have a bad word said about Mo Dutta. I wonder how much longer Pete Mitchell will remain safe from Scott's call of the axe? |
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RobbieM
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| Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Miss Understood wrote: | | This topic is so very strange. Not so long ago, Scotty wouldn't have a bad word said about Mo Dutta. I wonder how much longer Pete Mitchell will remain safe from Scott's call of the axe? |
I know. Just goes to show that Scotty's a bit, er, weird!
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