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Cherskiy

Did anyone see the interview this morning?

He actually came across pretty well - manic, shouty-ness dialled right back down. Based on the interview - and only on the interview - I'd like to believe that he'll do a good enough job, and will cater for the variety of listeners that TW did, without offending them.

Time will tell, though.
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Briant · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 10:24 am Post subject:

No I didn't see the interview. Sounds like one last charm/offensive (take your pick) to try to get listeners to his breakfast show. I won't bother listening as his voice hurts my ears. Rolling Eyes

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

Mine as well! Glad I didn't watch Marr this morning.........

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Mark Mayhew · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897

Well I watched this earlier.

Chris Evans was excellent-thoughtful in his answers and articulated his plans/ideas for the show very well. He admitted very clearly that the music played is the most important aspect of the show.

Like millions of others in the UK really looking forward to the start of the Evans Era tomorrow.

Good luck Chris.

Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3415 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

If they have to put him & his mugshot everywhere in order to drum up support, doesn't that mean they are afraid that they have made a mistake? Surely real talent sells itself. How many other Radio 2 jocks have had that ammount of publicity ahead of a new show? Thankfully my shift pattern precludes my listening to him.
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I think Chris Evans will be excellent as the breakfast show host.

Looking forward to hearing him.

Cherskiy · Posted: Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:21 pm Post subject:

As I said, based on the interview, he came across as quite mild-mannered, intelligent and reiterating the charm offensive we've noted recently. If you took that in isolation, then there'd be little cause for worry.

However, I (and most of the posters on this thread, seemingly) just wonder when the wheels are going to come off.... Confused

Also, he mentioned "Resurrection Song" as being the first thing he'd play tomorrow morning.... I've just watched ten seconds on Google Videos of Mark Lanegan not only murdering it, but burying it and then stomping all over its grave, ten seconds being all I could stand. Good grief. Rolling Eyes

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

If he didn't sort himself out then he wouldn't have got Breakfast or onto Radio 2. I wonder how many specialists helped him through this depression etc? Laughing

Also Money does help

Angela W · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 7202 Location: North Yorkshire

He is everywhere, there is no escape. The BBC must be very worried to mount such a huge charm offensive. The like of which has never been seen before! Rolling Eyes

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Toggy · Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 1239

I for one wish him all the best and will give him a chance. I thought he came across quite well on the AM show.

gazmando · Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 560 Location: Huntingdon

I wish him all the best too.
I think Chris was very good on Drivetime even though I would have preferred Johnnie to have carried on.
A lot of people seem to hate his shows even though they never listen to them which I find a little strange.
As long as he continues to play stuff like the Beatles and Kinks as he did on the Drivetime shows and not slip into the Gary Bones type of music then it'll be a thumbs up from me.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

I don't listen to him Gazmando because I can't stand his voice full stop. I want to throw things at the radio if I can't get to it to turn it off. Sorry but I can't help it. Something to do with its pitch.

I won't be listening tomorrow or until he has a holiday and it will depend who sits in if I do listen then. you get used to things you like not things you don't.

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Clive55 · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1336

I didn't see the interview.
But I have been pleasantly surprised by the radio 2 era Chris. Over the past few years, he has proved himself as a presenter- he just went a bit bonkers on a couple of ocasions. If he starts getting a bit shouty, I hope his producer will have a quiet word in his ear. I think he will do very well

Powerfulglenith · Guest

I normally watch this programme and when Evans came off I swore and turned it over, he seems to be on everything at the moment, sick to death of it.

Clive55 · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1336

Been listening to the show this morning. Very good & a nice eclectic selection of music
Well done Chris! Cool

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Would love to see Harry Hill on TV burp rip into the dreadful new breakfast show advert

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

Clive,

Did you never listen to Wogan? He played some older things.

At that time of day the presenter is I think more important than the music and for me life is too short to listen to one you don't like.

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

Clive,

Sorry if I came over a bit strong about ever listening to Wogan, I wasn't sure if you did or not.

Agree about a musical advisor in a producer, although I think they are probably too young to have any decent indepth musical knowledge. That's the problem when you give the jobs to people under the age remit for a station. They just don't have the experience, can't have as they aren't old enough to have gained it that way.

Sorry for sounding like an old fogey but as far as producers are concerned I think R2 have a problem.

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Cherskiy · Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:26 pm Post subject:

Toggy · Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 1239

Deadly tended to take over I found, I'm sure he's a nice enough chap and all that but I found him rather annoying.

Boggy I love though, so pleased to hear he will be joining Terry on his Sunday show.

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MadeinSurrey · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 8:29 am Post subject:

Agreed on that point - I'm pleased for Moira, just sorry that Deadly is set to ruin Sarah's show, for it won't be long until his "part" gets bigger.

He already ruins the Lotto and associated quiz, he just can't help himself.
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Briant · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:25 am Post subject:

Why does someone standing there on the show have to write the winning numbers down on a piece of paper? Rolling Eyes

Are those involved in the show allowed to play the lottery too?
If they are, then imagine one of them screaming 'I've won!' Then running off the set! Laughing

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:34 pm Post subject:

H, if that's true, then yippee! Now that he has to start "work" at 5, I imagine he'd rather not be up till that hour on a Wednesday, if it is in fact live.

It's always puzzled me why they have to have a Lottery "show" at all - we just need to know the numbers without paying some zzzz list celeb to front a pointless programme.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

I agree about the need for a Lottery show, its a sort of advertising for it.

I heard that Joe Pasquale was to take over. Wasn't sure if it was an April Fool or not............ Wink

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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

I think the original thought may have been that the public might need an encouragement to do the lottery (as if the British ever needed incitement to gamble, and as if a jackpot of £4+m was not enough) and a light entertainment show or quiz built around the draw would help.

They've all been pretty feeble, and I can't see Joe Pasquale breaking the mould (lor', I hope that's an early April Fool)
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Briant · Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:46 pm Post subject:

Joe might have to take a 'helium balloon' break to maintain his 'squeaky clean' voice when asking the questions.

'Am I to take that as your FINAL ANSWER? EXCUSE ME... Ah that's better! Where was I?'

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

Ah just to clarify Joe Pasquale was to take over the Voice of the Balls role not to be presenting, as far as I can remember.

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