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The Most Irritating Voices on the Radio

 
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:06 pm    Post subject: The Most Irritating Voices on the Radio Reply with quote

Listening to Arlene Phillips grating voice and idiotic performance on Mark Radcliffe yesterday, I had to leave the room. Could there be worse??

The voices of Anne Widdicombe and Cilla Black sprang to mind, not to mention Margaret Thatcher, HRH, and Janet Street Porter, but Arlene has the edge on all of them I think. Who's top of anyone else's "most irritating" list?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Er..................... Chris Evans?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I considered him, but then I thought maybe the voice itself isn't that irritating. It's just the shouty bit and the juvenile content of what he says. Then of course there's the maddening bell-ringing..... the singing along..... the interruption of others...... and ....

Yeah, I guess you may be right. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

firewirefred wrote:
Er..................... Chris Evans?


No contest, IMHO.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Barkingbiker wrote:
firewirefred wrote:
Er..................... Chris Evans?


No contest, IMHO.

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Agreed, and I'll add Russell Brand going by what I've heard on the trailers.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chris Evans, definitely.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steve Lamaq
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RB - makes me want to throw the radio out of the nearest window, but I usually settle for finding the 'off' button instead - it's the cheaper option! Laughing

RB is to me the radio equivalent of dragging a nail down a blackboard.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 9:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cherskiy wrote:

RB is to me the radio equivalent of dragging a nail down a blackboard.


Yes I must admit he has the same effect on me and it's a close call, however, Evans wins for me with RB, Wossie & O'Bleary very close seconds. However, there are many presenters who always cheer me up and make me smile, on R2. Cool

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Top/worst three are Evans, Brand, Ross. I don't even attempt to listen now.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

John W wrote:
Top/worst three are Evans, Brand, Ross. I don't even attempt to listen now.


Me too. When Johnnie Walker's sitting in for TW I find it kick-starts the day quite nicely. I miss JW on weekday programming.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ross made me laugh this morning with his run through of the top 10 comedy stars and his chat with David Baddiel. He can still make people laugh when he wants to.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Russell Brand.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

All of the above!
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Radcliffe,
I feel a professional broadcaster should at least be able to string a couple of coherent sentences together.
I also agree about Steve Lamacq, that is one annoying voice.
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Richard Bacon and Matthew Wright. Both of them have voices that make the hairs on my neck stand on edge.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Radcliffe, Steve Wright and Russell Brand.

NB-Is Mark Radcliffe the worst dj/presenter ever-he cannot string 2 sentances toogrether without tripping over himself-truly terrible.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:

NB-Is Mark Radcliffe the worst dj/presenter ever-he cannot string 2 sentances toogrether without tripping over himself-truly terrible.


Maybe. But he is one hell of a Bruce Forsyth impersonator.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
he cannot string 2 sentances toogrether without tripping over himself


Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
Mark Mayhew wrote:

NB-Is Mark Radcliffe the worst dj/presenter ever-he cannot string 2 sentances toogrether without tripping over himself-truly terrible.


Maybe. But he is one hell of a Bruce Forsyth impersonator.


That's it gfloyd.
I was trying to think all last week who he sounded like, thanks.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
Mark Radcliffe, Steve Wright and Russell Brand.

NB-Is Mark Radcliffe the worst dj/presenter ever-he cannot string 2 sentances toogrether without tripping over himself-truly terrible.


Agree on the Russell Bland comment but I don't have a problem with MR, maybe he stutters a bit but something worth listening to is said, no just a load of repeated facts / surveys read out. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Radder's voice may not be the most pleasent for radio, but he does have a habit of talking sense, whereas other just shout drivel or self serving cr*p
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:32 am    Post subject: The Most Irritating Voices On Radio Reply with quote

Mo Dutta reminds me of the pensioners you get in the post office who tell the person behind the counter the story of their life when you're several customers behind, waiting to be served!
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dale Winton-is he getting more "camp" as time goes by.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark Mayhew wrote:
Dale Winton-is he getting more "camp" as time goes by.


Don't know about that Mark, but after this week I think Dreadful Mcall is just as irritating as CE!

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