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iain_smith
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 Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:11 am Post subject: Nikki Bedi for Alex Lester |
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| Niki Bedi is sitting in for Alex on overnights from december 10-14 while he takes a break. Does she have much of a future on radio 2 do you think?I think she did Alex show in june while he was in the USA didnt she? |
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Cherskiy
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Yes, and the bits I heard (albeit at the end of the three hours each morning) were okay. Nothing like the Dark Lord, of course.... but okay.
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Scott_Nelson
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't like her. She reminds me too much of Davina McCall: the sound of her own voice is more important than the music. |
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Nikki Bedi was nothing like Davina McCall - IMHO, of course. YMMV. 
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Scott_Nelson
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| I first heard Nikki Bedi on 4/6/07 while driving home from a weekend away - and I thought she was awful. Constant prattle about anything unimportant and ridiculous gags. It was like listening to a female doing a poor impersonation of Mo Dutta. |
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Rachel
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Nikki is ok.....but when there's no Alex ... 3 to 6am doesn't exisit in my book..... |
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Ian Robinson
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Nikki Bedi for Alex Lester |
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| iain_smith wrote: | | Niki Bedi is sitting in for Alex on overnights from december 10-14 while he takes a break. Does she have much of a future on radio 2 do you think?I think she did Alex show in june while he was in the USA didnt she? |
I don't know if she has much of a future with Radio 2. It just seems to be the case nowadays that most stand-ins are already contracted for regular shows elsewhere on the BBC national stations. I assume the policy of going "in-house" is cheaper than getting outsiders (such as Richard Allinson). |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: Nikki Bedi for Alex Lester |
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| Ian Robinson wrote: | | I don't know if she has much of a future with Radio 2. It just seems to be the case nowadays that most stand-ins are already contracted for regular shows elsewhere on the BBC national stations. I assume the policy of going "in-house" is cheaper than getting outsiders (such as Richard Allinson). |
I wonder why we don't hear anything of the excellent Chris Hawkins on Radio 2 any more. In the dim & distant past he has been an excellent stand-in for Janice Long, Alex Lester & Mo Dutta.
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Ian Robinson
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 12:00 am Post subject: |
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| Hawkins seems to have a few jobs so he probably can't fit anymore shows in! |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
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Interesting. Where else can he be heard, apart from his midweek, very long overnight show on 6 music?
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Ian Robinson
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:46 am Post subject: |
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| I think he's on Classic Gold and LBC too. |
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| BBC London also |
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iain_smith
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Incidentally you can also hear Nikki sitting in for janice Long december 26-28 and for Mo Dutta sunday dec 23 and 30 |
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mark occomore
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:03 am Post subject: Re: Nikki Bedi for Alex Lester |
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| iain_smith wrote: | | Does she have much of a future on radio 2 do you think? |
Does anyone have a future on Radio 2? |
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Rachel
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Sex Pistols... answered that question a long time ago...
"No future for you no future for me
No future no future for you" |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
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| Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Nikki Bedi for Alex Lester |
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| mark occomore wrote: |
Does anyone have a future on Radio 2? |
Only, it seems, if you shout a lot or have Big Brother / X Factor connections 
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