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Lady Boil De Spudswell
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 429 Location: Location, Location
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:20 pm Post subject: Deceased Former Gardeners World Presenter Gets Top R2 Job!! |
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BBC Radio 2 today appointed Napster's Jeff Smith as its next head of music.
Mr Smith, currently the director of UK and international programming at Napster and a BBC radio veteran, is to begin his new role on March 26.
He will take over from Colin Martin, who announced his retirement in December.
Smith was credited with playing a major role in shaking up Radio 1 when he oversaw the station's music policy between 1997 and 2000.
He established Radio 1's Evening Session programme and helped to bring DJs Chris Moyles, Jo Whiley, Trevor Nelson, Stuart Maconie and Steve Lamacq to the BBC.
"I'm delighted that Jeff has decided to re-join the BBC," said Lesley Douglas, the controller of Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. "Colin Martin is a very hard act to follow but I have no doubt that Jeff's love of music, industry experience and recent role at Napster puts him in a unique position to move Radio 2 forward."
Mr Smith joined Napster in 2004 at a time when it was transforming itself from a controversial file-sharing site into a legal download service.
Leanne Sharman, Napster UK vice-president and general manager, said: "For the BBC to recruit from Napster for such a pivotal role in UK radio indicates how important digital has become in the development of the music industry."
Before joining Napster, Mr Smith spent more than 18 years in radio, including stints at the BBC World Service and Capital Radio. _________________ Who Can Take A Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Dew... |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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So he's not deceased then? |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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Toggy tea slurper wrote: | So he's not deceased then? |
2 guys with the same name. Jeff Smith used to present Gardeners World before Alan Titchmarch IIRC. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure that was Geoff Hamilton. |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Didn't Geoffrey Smith present it years ago as well? He certainly presented some gardening shows and was a panelist on R4's Gardeners' Question Time. _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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Lady Boil De Spudswell
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Toggy tea slurper wrote: | I'm pretty sure that was Geoff Hamilton. |
Na, you're thinking of 'Diddy' Geoff Hamilton who used to do the afternoon show on R2. _________________ Who Can Take A Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Dew... |
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mcl
Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 127 Location: Somewhere in the South
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject: Re: Deceased Former Gardeners World Presenter Gets Top R2 Jo |
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Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote: | Smith was credited with playing a major role in shaking up Radio 1 when he oversaw the station's music policy between 1997 and 2000.
He established Radio 1's Evening Session programme and helped to bring DJs Chris Moyles, Jo Whiley, Trevor Nelson, Stuart Maconie and Steve Lamacq to the BBC. |
These two paragraphs are the most depressing thing I've read for years! _________________ "....you're wearing a plywood bow tie with Dundee United on it?" |
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Lady Boil De Spudswell
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: Deceased Former Gardeners World Presenter Gets Top R2 Jo |
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mcl wrote: | Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote: | Smith was credited with playing a major role in shaking up Radio 1 when he oversaw the station's music policy between 1997 and 2000.
He established Radio 1's Evening Session programme and helped to bring DJs Chris Moyles, Jo Whiley, Trevor Nelson, Stuart Maconie and Steve Lamacq to the BBC. |
These two paragraphs are the most depressing thing I've read for years! |
Don't worry. Moyles, Whiley, Nelson.... Lesley would never let any of them get in the way of her relentless pursuit of signing yet more talentless TV D-listers.
I can see it now. Lesley and Jeff working together to bring us ... "Kim & Aggie's R2 Techno Show" _________________ Who Can Take A Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Dew... |
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mcl
Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 127 Location: Somewhere in the South
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 11:02 pm Post subject: |
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How long before they offer Shilpa Shetty a show, do you think? Place your bets now!! _________________ "....you're wearing a plywood bow tie with Dundee United on it?" |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:13 am Post subject: |
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Toggy tea slurper wrote: | So he's not deceased then? |
Or does someone not know what deceased means? |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: |
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mcl wrote: | How long before they offer Shilpa Shetty a show |
Or Jade Goody |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:21 am Post subject: |
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"Or Jade Goody"
Please don't put that idea in her head! |
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Lady Boil De Spudswell
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:20 am Post subject: |
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Lord Evan Elpuss wrote: | "Or Jade Goody"
Please don't put that idea in her head! |
Oh come on! What could be better than our Jade hosting a two hour show exclusively featuring the music of The Streets and Lilly Allen...
(Frontal lobotomy?) _________________ Who Can Take A Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Dew... |
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Behind Geddon's Wall
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1553 Location: Kingston Upon Hull/ The Cloud Factory
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:51 am Post subject: |
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Being beaten over the head witha sock full of custard _________________ Geddon
You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil |
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Behind Geddon's Wall
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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Even Dame Lesley can afford Shilpa - It would take the wages of Woss and Evans combined. However, If we chuck in Russell brand might we have a deal _________________ Geddon
You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Shilpa is quite intelligent & talented. So I am at a loss to see why people automatically object to the [highly unlikely] eventuality that she would end up on Radio 2. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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Julia
Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 556 Location: a hillside desolate
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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the title of this thread makes no sense!! |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Julia wrote: | the title of this thread makes no sense!! |
It does if you read the posts underneath.... _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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Behind Geddon's Wall
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Goeff Smith was a gardener who did a lot of work on 'Look North'which did a local Gardeners questions programme. It was hosted by John Thirlwell and also had Peter Seagrave and Prof Bill Sowerbutts. _________________ Geddon
You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil |
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gfloyd
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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All the best musicians are dead, so it makes sense to hire a deceased music programmer! _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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Behind Geddon's Wall
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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And some are only dead from the neck up _________________ Geddon
You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil |
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Julia
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Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Cherskiy wrote: | Julia wrote: | the title of this thread makes no sense!! |
It does if you read the posts underneath.... |
I was too lazy |
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