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Clive55 · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1336

I have tuned into Radio 4's Today prog on a few ocasions to catch upon the pre and post election shenanigans.
I was forced to switch over by the pomposity and especially by the increasingly out of control rantings of John Humphries. For example, Humphries was literally SCREAMING at Labours Ben Bradshaw this morning. John seemed unable to comprehend the simple fact that political parties can go into a coa;lition with other parties without becomming a different party.
Bradshaw showed admirable restraint in the face of humphries rantings. Bradshaw argued patiently and logicly. Followed by a random anti-New labour rant by Humphries followed by more calm reason from Bradshaw.
The Radio 4 PM prog is very good. But "Today" is a ranting mess.
Any other views on this?

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 9:32 am Post subject:

Agreed about JH - high time he was pensioned off. Most interviews he conducts consist of nothing more than his hectoring and interrupting. I like the Today prog but it would be better without him.
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Clive55 · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1336

John W · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK

More forums going,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbradio4/NF2766771?thread=8131856

closing the Radio 4 and Radio 7 messageboards (with the exception of The Archers) at the end of March.

Interesting to read:

FleetingEileenM · Joined: 30 Mar 2010 Posts: 5767 Location: Hampshire

Some good jokes on the Today Programme this morning about how to make sport and the Olympics more interesting:

1) Football matches with three teams taking part on a triangular pitch.
2) Put quicksand in the long jump.
3) In a particularly boring marathon, every half hour shoot the last three.

Fred · Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:07 am Post subject:

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:58 am Post subject:

Fred, never take part in a marathon Laughing

All I can say is thank goodness for Radio 4. Since Sarah K left and the unmentionable one made Radio 2 a no-go area, Today has been my regular wake-up call. Sure, it gets irritating, and some presenters are better than others (see above!) but on the whole a good listen. Drives me mad though, they can't stick to timings and the Weather forecast is always too rushed... Rolling Eyes

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

graham b · Joined: 23 Sep 2010 Posts: 211 Location: Wakefield

Just listening to For One Night Only on R4. This week it's B B King in 1964, Live at the Regal. Well worth a listen on the player.

Gnasty Gnome · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 313 Location: West Wales

I suppose I should thank Chris Evans and Steve Wright for helping me to find out what a good station R4 is; to the extent that I rarely tune back to R2 for Ken Bruce nowadays.