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How did I miss Radio 2?

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on October 28, 2008
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One minute I’m kidding myself that I’m still too young to listen to Radio 2. The next minute I’m finding Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’s phone calls to Andrew Sachs a bit puerile (and unlike most of the 10,000 people who complained to the BBC, I have heard them).

So that means that I’m now too old for Radio 2. What the hell happened there?!

See, George Lamb IS a tosser.

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on September 24, 2008
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Have a look at this: http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/when-hardeep-met-les#comment-57497

I can’t bear listening to the man, but David Hepworth confirms the nation’s suspicion that BBC 6Music presenter George Lamb is a tosser, he knows or cares bugger all about music which is a bit of a failing when you’re on a station that claims to take music seriously.

A few months ago I had the misfortune to hear his interview with Martha Wainwright - he was clearly less interested in the music than in chatting her up. I assume he’d only agreed to speak to her on the strength of the cover photograph of the amusingly-titled I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too.

By the way, worth scrolling to the top of that Word magazine page to hear the cringeworthy BBC WM interview - thanks Westy!

In watermelon sugar the deeds were done…

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on May 21, 2008
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Richard BrautiganJust took my Richard Brautigan anthology off the shelf and it looks like I haven’t read it in a while.

The bookmark is one of the strips of paper BBC World Service studio managers used to write their shifts down on.

On this day I did shift A4 which consisted of the following:

  • 1700-1730 Thai PO Box recording in S14
  • 1730 in S35 for a Somali transmission, on air at 1800. Jonathan Haine was panelling
  • 1930 in C33 for a Ukranian transmission on air at 2000. Tania Garner was the panel SM.
  • 2045-2315 in the Newsroom. So, no change there, then.

On the back of the sheet I had written the words ‘Surplus Affection’. Mmm.

Turned out nice

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on November 1, 2007
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Two nice things happened to me today.

  1. The doctor’s receptionist casually mentioned in passing that my chest x-ray was normal. I’ve been dreading the result for weeks…
  2. Alone in a lift at work, the door opens… and Alan Johnston walked in.  Very odd, very very nice. Suddenly face to face with what is now a very famous face. I had 30 seconds alone, chatting with Alan. Put a great big smile on my face.

Radio 4 Go Home

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on January 24, 2007
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05:20 Shipping Forecast
Nappies and motorbikes. Rising. Good.

06:20 Today
Posh bird tries to finish over-running interviews by repeating the first syllable of guest’s name. Humphries harrumphs. Sport bloke makes joke which falls flat as no-one else on the programme gives a toss about sport.

11:30 With Great Pleasure…
…I hurl the radio out of the window because I hate my middle class Le Creuset-pan-and-Dualit-toaster existence. Well, I tried but the DAB radio got snagged on its mains lead and it only got as far as the quarry-tiled floor.

12:30 Smug, Unsmug
With our host, Nigel Smug.

18:15 Loose Ends
This week Ned’s guests include comedy duo Toss and Pott, fresh from their sell-out Edinburgh Fringe show. Plus music from jazz trio Chisolm, currently appearing at Pizza on the Park.

01:00 As BBC World Service
Thank heavens, now I can get some proper sleep.