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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:18 pm    Post subject: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

Yes, that sound you can hear on your radio right now is the bottom of the barrel being scraped!

I thought Lesley had learnt her lesson there?! Confused
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:24 pm    Post subject: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

Yes, I thought 'WTF?' before she explained that Stuart Maconie was still on holiday.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote:
Yes, that sound you can hear on your radio right now is the bottom of the barrel being scraped!

I thought Lesley had learnt her lesson there?! Confused


Kate Thornton's handover to Dermot O'Leary should be interesting. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not very good is she-why is she shouting.

Hurry back Stuart.

NB-Why didn't Richard Allinson get this gig.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 2:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Has Kate Thornton got something to blackmail Lesley Douglas with? It sounds as though it's the only plausible explanation as to why she was given this particular gig.

Absolutely awful - and that was with only ten minutes listening. Time for "Listen Again", methinks - what can I listen to now? Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Stuart should have recorded ths show like he's done in the past when he was off for the day.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nod wrote:
Stuart should have recorded ths show like he's done in the past when he was off for the day.


They are probably reluctant to do this now after the furore over recorded shows that pretend to be live. Although I dont think people would care if he told us at the start that it was recorded and dont bother to call or text today.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mentioning texting I thought it was interesting that on last nights show Chris Evans mentioned that they had enough texts for the whole show after only a short period but you could still text if you wanted because they pick them out ...and also they was some pre-selecting of the listeners choices, he only wanted cheesy.....is this the new BBC explaining to the listener ?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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mentioning texting I thought it was interesting that on last nights show Chris Evans mentioned that they had enough texts for the whole show after only a short period but you could still text if you wanted because they pick them out ...and also they was some pre-selecting of the listeners choices, he only wanted cheesy.....is this the new BBC explaining to the listener ?


Don't radio 1 & 2 get roughly 200 texts per minute at peak hours. Radio 1's website has a text counter on it. If they read them all out they would never play any music. And quite a few are probably from people who are just a bit disturbed Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't doubt the figures but I've never heard them explaining any of this before.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 6:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nod wrote:
I don't doubt the figures but I've never heard them explaining any of this before.


Yes its probably the new sound of BBC Radio Glasnost. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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mentioning texting I thought it was interesting that on last nights show Chris Evans mentioned that they had enough texts for the whole show after only a short period but you could still text if you wanted because they pick them out ...



I would have thought everyone would know that they pick out the ones they want out of all those sent in. It's not exactly rocket science or is it? Rolling Eyes

Do they think the listener loses every scrap of common sense they ever had when they switch on the radio? Sounds a bit like it to me and they talk about the nanny state!

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

In defence of Kate i have to say it was average and obviously she was not driving the desk.
It sounded a little staged but she is not a regular presenter.
Nothing bad to report but sadly not the kind of show that got me dashing for the Listen Again as soon as i got in tonight.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didn't have the radio on this afternoon thank goodness.

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You're very lucky, Helen.... Smile
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cherskiy wrote:
You're very lucky, Helen.... Smile


Pure chance Cherski, I just fancied a bit of piece and quiet!

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Helen May wrote:

I would have thought everyone would know that they pick out the ones they want out of all those sent in. It's not exactly rocket science or is it? Rolling Eyes


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So some (maybe most) listeners are wasting their time and money making calls, because their requests won't be played anyway. Rolling Eyes
Is that similar to entering a competiton you can't win ? Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd say so Nod, but then it's supposed to be taking part not winning that is the important thing. Wink

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Since radio stations got computerised playlists this has been a dirty little secret. Requests from listeners are ignored as the radio bosses dont think listeners choices suit their music policy.

Capital Gold recently dropped their juke box show which did play obscure stuff from the 60's & 70's at listeners request. I think one key reason why they dropped it was because of the number of requests for slow ballad songs of the Peters & Lee type that if played back to back for an evening can get quite depressing quite quickly.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I read with interest in the Sunday Mirror that both Kate and Dermot were at the wedding of TV presenter Holly Willoughby yesterday.
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought it was her voice when I tuned in 'Oh my god I said, 'why is she back on Radio 2 Laughing

No more X - Factor now we have to hear her on the radio, again Shocked
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PostPosted: Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote:
Yes, that sound you can hear on your radio right now is the bottom of the barrel being scraped!

I thought Lesley had learnt her lesson there?! Confused


Kate Thornton's handover to Dermot O'Leary should be interesting. Laughing


Oh yeah! Forgot about that. How was it? Replaced with a very long jingle I'm guessing!
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 8:17 am    Post subject: Re: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote:
Oh yeah! Forgot about that. How was it? Replaced with a very long jingle I'm guessing!


Both were recorded but Kate wasnt taking any chances. She said good bye at 4.25 and played Take That Back for Good Shocked (any significance to that tune I wonder!)

As another poster mentioned both Dermot & Kate were at a wedding on Saturday.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:46 am    Post subject: Re: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

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Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote:
Oh yeah! Forgot about that. How was it? Replaced with a very long jingle I'm guessing!


Both were recorded but Kate wasnt taking any chances. She said good bye at 4.25 and played Take That Back for Good Shocked (any significance to that tune I wonder!)

As another poster mentioned both Dermot & Kate were at a wedding on Saturday.


Interesting. They probably get on fine, but I suspect dear Kate still sees the X Factor axeing as a major remark on her 'star quality'.

So, why therefore is LD still interested in her?! She won't touch DB, I'm guessing, coz he's not 'up there' at the moment, but at least he has a glimmer of radio talent.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:20 pm    Post subject: Re: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote:

Interesting. They probably get on fine, but I suspect dear Kate still sees the X Factor axeing as a major remark on her 'star quality'.

So, why therefore is LD still interested in her?! She won't touch DB, I'm guessing, coz he's not 'up there' at the moment, but at least he has a glimmer of radio talent.


I wonder if she has the same agent as all the other recent hires? Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote:

Interesting. They probably get on fine, but I suspect dear Kate still sees the X Factor axeing as a major remark on her 'star quality'.

So, why therefore is LD still interested in her?! She won't touch DB, I'm guessing, coz he's not 'up there' at the moment, but at least he has a glimmer of radio talent.


I wonder if she has the same agent as all the other recent hires? Wink


No doubt! Matthew Wright, Lulu, Elaine Paige, Pete Mitchell... the list of bumbling, fumbling, bland radio ineptitudes continues to fill la Douglas's 'Desirable' wipe-board.

(A pity somebody didn't 'wipe' it sooner!)
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:07 am    Post subject: Re: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
I wonder if she has the same agent as all the other recent hires? Wink


John Noel Management represents:

Russell Brand
Dermot O'Leary
Matthew Wright
Nemone
Davina McCall

All of whom have presented (or are about to present) programmes on Radio 2 - you can do the maths for yourself.

Maybe Danny Baker should give him a call?
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:51 am    Post subject: Re: Kate Thornton Reply with quote

gfloyd wrote:
Lady Boil De Spudswell wrote:
Oh yeah! Forgot about that. How was it? Replaced with a very long jingle I'm guessing!


Both were recorded but Kate wasnt taking any chances. She said good bye at 4.25 and played Take That Back for Good Shocked (any significance to that tune I wonder!)

As another poster mentioned both Dermot & Kate were at a wedding on Saturday.

What is the point of getting a stand-in to pre-record their programme? Surely the proper presenter could do that? It's just bizarre.
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Probably because most people (unlike us!) won't recognise the fact that it has been, and they may think that R2 is trying to attract new faces*.

*There is room for an obvious Freudian slip with this word. Laughing
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