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Lady Boil De Spudswell · Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 429 Location: Location, Location

So, Dame Lesley is gorn, but who will replace her? Place your bets here, folks!

Personally I wouldn't mind seeing either Matthew Bannister or BBC London's David Robey given a crack - the best way of ensuring a slot for Mr. Baker is still in the offing!

Have to say I agree with Gambo. Brand was a time bomb and Douglas's love of him cost her her career.

Some think Baker a bit of a loose cannon but he's like D. Jacobs in comparison.

Baker mentioned on-air on Tuesday that R2 had invited him to an 'urgent' meeting. Now, this might be another of Baker's infamous leg-pulls, however could it possibly have been La Douglas getting her last will and testament in order before she jumped? After all there was no secret in the fact she is a DB fan and had tried several times - unsuccessfully - to sign Baker, most recently as a stand-in to 6Music Breakfast Show host Sean Keaveny. Interesting... Ross's 12 week suspension relief perhaps?

Brand was always a liability and, from the shows I heard complete with talk of genitalia etc, not exactly groom-able to a more mainstream slot so I couldn't see why Douglas was so desperate to shift him from 6 to such a lowly slot on 2? It's wasn't as if he could be put anywhere else on the network.

Oh, and by the way, his producer. 25 did I read?! I've got older socks!! No wonder it all went pear-shaped!
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Lady Boil De Spudswell · Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 429 Location: Location, Location

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Ian Robinson · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:01 am Post subject:

Clive55 · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 1336

Paul Gambuccini would be the best choice
he seems to have his head screwed on

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

Mark Thompson said he wont rule out the return of Lesely Douglas. Maybe not Radio 2? I thought she was going to be moving into Television?

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:27 pm Post subject:

She would be best suited to working on the dodgems!
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Before this furore, I read that Lesley Douglas was being lined up to head the 'Radio Academy.' Rolling Eyes

Behind Geddon's Wall · Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

Anybody BUT Matthew Bannister Exclamation

Radio 1 STILL hasn't recovered
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Number Six · Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 439 Location: In the village

I thought I read somewhere that she was moving to BBC4 .
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