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ColinB
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:48 am    Post subject: Breakfast in Evans' garage Reply with quote

I hear that this morning's "Interactive fun for all the family" Breakfast Show came live from Chris "I love the sound of my own voice" Evans' garage at the bottom of his garden.

That's handy. Not far to commute.

Next thing you know, he'll be wanting to do the show from his bed to save himself the trouble of getting up.

(PS: And then he'll be asking for Fridays off due to the stress of it all.)
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I heard the trailer for this. Words fail me, as you say Colin soon he'll be staying in bed to "broadcast" (not that I would call what he does "broadcasting Rolling Eyes ). Still, the BBC love him, that's all that matters Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We listened to and watched some of the show. It was ok as a one-off - it was a bit like watching someone's wedding video- seemed almost historical rather than live though. Curious use of technology but not the way forward. Must have cost quite a lot more than a show from the studio.

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rachel wrote:
We listened to and watched some of the show. It was ok as a one-off - it was a bit like watching someone's wedding video- seemed almost historical rather than live though. Curious use of technology but not the way forward. Must of cost quite a lot more than a show from the studio.


Definitely cost more because the BBC owns and operates very few OB facilities now, having sold off the whole of the BBC Outside Broadcast division to SIS for £40m a few years back, so Evans' breakfast show would require on-side production facilities and a satellite uplink back to BH and all the associated gubbins to get things working. And, of course, the tech/production crew need to be put up for the night!

Still, ours is not to reason why..................


Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What a waste of OUR money Rolling Eyes Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm not one of CE's detractors but can't quite see what the point of this exercise was.

Ian.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

iwarburton wrote:
I'm not one of CE's detractors but can't quite see what the point of this exercise was.


It was linked to Children In Need, apparently.

(By the way, I love the word "detractor". It's one that Lonegroover uses whenever the object of his adulation is criticised!!! Smile )
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It was much the same on the last week of Chris' Drivetime- all self absorbed- farewell disco nonsense, not about the listener at all. The show is pretty good in its normal format- it's easily likable. It realy spoils it when they go out and about though - remember the show from the hot-tubs? The drive and dine shows were worse than that: one would have put money on it that nothing could be but there you go.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rachel wrote:
..... remember the show from the hot-tubs?


I feel privileged to be able to respond in the negative, Rachel.

Rachel wrote:
The drive and dine shows were worse than that: one would have put money on it that nothing could be but there you go.


I have mastered the art of hitting the "off" button just as Evans is about to say "Thank you Moira" at 7.03am or thereabouts. Anything worse would be to forget to do so - as I sometimes do!!! Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I tuned in briefly, caught Johnny Saunders doing some drooling about the fleet of Ferraris and tuned out again. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I heard about this event from my holiday base in the south of France! It raised half a million for Children In Need

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/8251342.DJ_Chris_Evans_in_Ferrari_visit_to_Monkey_World/
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PostPosted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's done great for Children In Need but I can't help but think these big multimedia roadshow events are the sort of thing that should be cut before stations like 6Music and the Asian Network.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RockitRon wrote:
I heard about this event from my holiday base in the south of France! It raised half a million for Children In Need


And it cost how much?
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