Rhythm Thief:
… but I have four A levels, a 2:i honours degree and a postgraduate degree in a “proper” scientific subject. …
… …can take an intelligent interest in a wide range of subjects, often listening to Radio 4 for hours at a time.
I’ve got all of that too, but I can’t stand Radio 4 for nearly that long. How do you do it?
You must have other channels on your radio,as well as all your qualifications.
Yes, that’s it. For all my qualifications and my vast intellect, I don’t know how the radio works.
muckles:
It doesn’t worry me, I use it to my advantage, I drive a truck and come from Norfolk, so I can put on a real yokel accent. Then people assume I’m really thick and that’s when you can get the upper hand when thier guard is down.
Spot on. Bull zb baffles brains everytime.
Mr Vine is a product of the BBC - he fits in perfectly.
Never forget that Jeremy Whine has a team of ‘researchers’ fielding potential contributers to the call in show, ‘THEY’ choose who’s opinions are broadcast.
Occasionally this goes horribly wrong, but we rarely get to hear it. It has NEVER claimed to be a truly live broadcast. I’d say at least a 5min delay.
As long as I have a face, Feltz has a place to sit.
I used to share very pleasurable, intimate moments with a broadcast media type rock chick, who assured me that a tiny miniscule fraction of the audience would attempt to participate & of those, 95% would never be allowed on air. This is not specific info to Radio 2, I don’t recall that she ever worked there, but she did a lot of backroom stuff on a lot of so called ‘live’ participation stuff.
The average Radio 2 listener deserves the Jeremy Vile show.
toby1234abc:
Steve Wright talking over the start and end of songs or cuts them short.Then he sings over the tunes.
i sent a complaint to radio 2 about that ■■■■ wrighty doing that,and guess what,went in one ear and out the other, they do not give a ■■■■ about the listeners
I did email vine asking him how hgv driver’s were supposed to pass the test if they can’t read? As the highway code forms part of it amd also how do we read maps if, as he and the media make out, we are knuckle dragging, illiterate neanderthals? Strangley it was never read out. Years ago I worked for a commercial radio station and to get on air you would have to be overly happy or very opinionated depending what they needed…
I did email vine asking him how hgv driver’s were supposed to pass the test if they can’t read? As the highway code forms part of it
And what was his answer? You do not have to be able to read to pass an LGV test.All you need from the highway code is to be able to know the signs.
I have taught people to drive who cannot read or write so that blows your theory! Sorry…
I missed that one. I would’ve asked him that as truck drivers can’t read and write then how come I’m doing a proper degree unlike the mickey mouse one he did.
Years ago the Steve Wright show had Mr Angry who would phone in ranting and raving.That was funny.He was so angry,he would throw the phone down.
Ask Elvis is funny and the guy doing is talented,does a guitar riff with the gags.
Hayseed Dixie were given their lucky break in to success by R2.
Thereal-john:
Why doesn’t someone send a link to this thread to vines producer? You never know what may happen.
The assumption being they would a) can read and b) could be [zb] too.
What you have to take on board is the JV and his team are journalists…all of whom work on the principle that they don’t allow something as inconvenient as the truth get in the way of a good story.
Albion, as I said it wasn’t read out so no reply. You are correct that you dont need to be able to read to pass the lgv test, just an exceptional memory so any sign with writing on can be recognised and remembered.
Yeah, there’s a theory test, and you actually have to think about the answers, unlike the car test where questions are often the same but reworded to try and catch car learners out.
Who mentioned the Welsh twit…i had to laugh when he was on, to have one of those radio headphone things, where you could hear every dig of his spade as he planted his cabbages or whatever, and not forgetting the nice box of veg Mr Vine received every fortnight, and opened it on air, and described tom us what he received…ha ha a complete and utter waste of space.
truckyboy:
I cannot read, and i cannot write, but i can drive a tractor…there, is that better Tarquin ? We spout at Vine because he is absolutely biased, and like yourself, knows nothing about the industry, all Vine wants to do is to create a program, that he knows will bring him big votes, just to please his bosses, which at the end of the day is us licence payers. There have been times when i have enjoyed radio 2, but it was a lot better when J.Y. was at the helm, and the DJ`s from that era also. Like someone said earlier, you have Vanessa ( i love my own voice ) Feltz also Steve ( i love my own voice better ) Wright. The best thing recently is the Chris Evans Show, and The 5 pm drive time, cos after 7pm radio 2 goes for the middle -upper classes, with the classical [zb], apart from the odd day when theres blues+ country, and WTF is that 90 year old Desmond Carrington all about, its ok for him, hes up in Scotland, at doesnt leave his armchair for the broadcast.
Rhythm Thief:
One of the things I really, really dislike about being a lorry driver in this country is the fact that everyone assumes I’m thick. Well, I’m not one to show off, but I have four A levels, a 2:i honours degree and a postgraduate degree in a “proper” scientific subject. (This is not at all to devalue anyone who doesn’t have an academic background, by the way.) I read a lot and can take an intelligent interest in a wide range of subjects, often listening to Radio 4 for hours at a time. As I say, it really ■■■■■■ me off when people assume I’m some knuckle dragging neanderthal just because I hold an HGV licence.
So you don’t like other outsiders thinking your thick, but because you can count, that doesn’t stop you coming onto a lorry drivers forum pointing out spelling mistakes what lesser educated folks might make
You my son been to exposed this evening
ie you are more than happy to expose people you think are thick!
