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Mark Mayhew



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:26 pm    Post subject: Pause For Thought Reply with quote

Is this feature really relevant in 2007.

On the Dawn Patrol show this morning Richard had some boring old fart rabbiting on about his last bonfire, his limp hot dog and sparkler.

Give me a break-total rubbish.

Get rid of.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's incorporated as part of the structure of radio 2. I think some of the pause of thoughts are quite interesting. Anyway it's only on for about 5 minutes twice a day, and if you are at home gives you time to do something if you dont like.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm, I'm not sure about that Mark. To be honest it's not really my thing but I don't think they should get rid of it. It's not on for very long so it's not like it is clogging up the schedules or anything.
Each to their own and all that.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try listening to it...you might recieve some awareness
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I listened to it again-it's still total nonsense.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
I listened to it again-it's still total nonsense.


Maybe for you, but it's part of the religious part alongside GMS, which the station provides.


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PFT is always worth a listen, most of the speakers give life a different perpective from the 'no-time, money grabbing, me,me,me' attitude of post-thatcherite Britain.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

170 hours of religious output every year.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/radio/radio_servicelicences/radio2_servicelicence.pdf
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is funnier (unintentionally) than the Comedy Hour. The best comedy on Radio 2 comes from those who aren't even trying.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pause For Thought probably comes under the same banner as this Book reading at 9.15 on a Friday.
All part of the Radio 2 speech output i would imagine
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not religious and only hear Wogan's 'Pause for Thought' and not every day. Even if you only reflect on something for a minute once a day it can't be bad. It's not all about religion either.

Nothing wrong with it in my mind!

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

All new celebrity Pause For Thought will revitalise the slot. I cant wait to hear about Davina's struggles to sound enthusiastic on Big Brother 449 or Russell's problems with his dinkle.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SW certainly couldn't Pause For Thought, he doesn't keep his mouth shut for long enough
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

what if I don't want to pause for thought?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Exactly-not relevant in 2007.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Julia wrote:
what if I don't want to pause for thought?


Don't
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
Exactly-not relevant in 2007.


yeah, you get enough of it on sundays
why can't we have a secular society and bbc like they have in france (but where they of course don't have a beeb - but you get the point)
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Isn't France dominated by the church of rome?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
Exactly-not relevant in 2007.



Has the faith / religion been ditched? News to me Confused
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Behind Geddon's Wall wrote:
Isn't France dominated by the church of rome?


No,france has been strictly secular since 1905 - when the church split from the state for the final time
you can practice your religion in the privacy of your own home, but it is to be confined to the home
We could learn a lot from them - would make life a lot easier
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