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

Wonder with a organisation as big as the BBC that they would not have a cover presenter to call in, if news events make pre-records come over wrong. Couldn't Sunday Love Songs have been changed around and still continue with Valentine messages and tributes to Whitney Houston?

Every other radio station is doing this. Bob Shennan should be ashamed of himself today.

SantaFefan · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 11:02 am Post subject:

I was thinking along those lines too Marko.. I wondered if the show was recorded ( which it obviously is ), would it have been much of a big deal for Wrighty to "add" a couple of tributes? then again, I suppose he makes plans for his time off like the rest of us.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

essexlady · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 348 Location: Essex

Aled Jones mentioned her death on GMS and one of her songs was played,
but then of course this is a live show.

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

Steve is off for a couple of days and the show is pre planned to be aired. Can't the BBC not change things around in a matter of hours of her death? It would have been the ideal show to have aired the tribute, as I say along side Valentines messages. I bet Wrighty does it next weekend, a little too late.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

She is a singer who has tragically died Mark, not the head of state so why should everything be changed?

As Essex Lady has said Aled Jones spoke of it and played a song. You'll no doubt be expecting Barbara Windsor and Johnnie Walker to play something even though she had nothing to do with remit of their shows.

Did Wogan say anything? I only heard the second hour and wasn't really listening properly.

No doubt there will be tributes across all the shows tomorrow.

H

Edit:- Just had a look at Wogan's playlist and he did play a track during the first hour.
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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

I agree Helen - it's a sad event but not on the scale of say Michael Jackson or Freddie Mercury so coverage in the news plus the occasional tribute track is more than enough in this case
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Shaky Fan · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 628

Maybe next time Steve does a pre-record they should get him to record hundreds of extra bits to cover the possibility of different stars dying suddenly just before the show is broadcast? Rolling Eyes

Nickbucks · Joined: 30 Dec 2006 Posts: 100

Richard Allinson started his show just after the news broke and managed to fit in three of her tracks and and paid a measured tribute.

SantaFefan · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 6:18 pm Post subject:

Number Six · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 438 Location: In the village

Acts from the sixties die all the time but Brian Matthew doesn't redo SOTS. He just fits a tribute in later.

It's very sad news but I haven't listened to R2 at all today. If I could put one record into Room 101 it would be her version of "I will always love you" It's nails down a blackboeard to me
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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

SantaFefan · Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 7:44 pm Post subject:

Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:19 am Post subject:

Don't see the problem here, unless the pre-record had included a Whitney Houston song and no reference to events.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

I know Him So Well maybe but she didn't 'make' the song.

H
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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Ken Bruce struck about the right balance when he played one of her tracks as the 'lovesong' today

Also there's coverage on the JV show today
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Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:30 pm Post subject:

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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

I didn't say it wouldn't be on the show, all I said was that she didn't 'make' the song famous.

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

Could have already been planned. Thursday 16th February at 9.30pm for half hour..

Whitney Houston - An Appreciation

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No problems Smile

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