A few years ago Alex Lester did a wasted journey text in, I told him, trucks go from England to Morocco to have buttons and zips put on clothing and go back to the UK to save Labour costs in the UK, he said that live on his night show
Agree on the fat heifer that is Vanessa Feltz, I have never known anyone to talk so much cack so early in the morning, did she have amphetamines on her cornflakes ?
Just thought of another good replacement for J Vine, ex Talk Sport’s Ian Collins.
What is he doing now?
Oh dear, I actually like most of Radio 4!
I have a weird condition that makes most music sound like nothing but random noise, so my musical tastes are very restricted, and music is also too distracting for me to drive to, whereas talking is not, so talk stations are much better for me.
DarkFlights:
music is also too distracting for me to drive to
Many years ago while driving around Tyneside I picked up a local radio station, ( can’t for the life of me remember the name) & they had one of those request shows where you have to ring up & they broadcast your selection live.
One woman called up asking for a tune to cheer up her Dad who’d not been well. When the DJ asked her what was wrong with him she replied " He’s had a touch of cancer"
Hard as nails them Geordies
Fat Controller:
Many years ago while driving around Tyneside I picked up a local radio station, ( can’t for the life of me remember the name) & they had one of those request shows where you have to ring up & they broadcast your selection live.
One woman called up asking for a tune to cheer up her Dad who’d not been well. When the DJ asked her what was wrong with him she replied " He’s had a touch of cancer"
Hard as nails them Geordies
Was there a long silence before the dj replied m8 :i bet he didnt what to say back 
Fat Controller:
Many years ago while driving around Tyneside I picked up a local radio station, ( can’t for the life of me remember the name) & they had one of those request shows where you have to ring up & they broadcast your selection live.
One woman called up asking for a tune to cheer up her Dad who’d not been well. When the DJ asked her what was wrong with him she replied " He’s had a touch of cancer"
Hard as nails them Geordies
century radio, used too love mike the mouth elliots late night show
Jeremy vine is just about the only guy I like on radio now.
Radio 4 fills me with an urge to go in a shanking spree.
Chaversdad, look up “misophonia” - been making my life a misery since I was a kid, but it’s only just been recognised as a genuine condition a few years ago.
It’s why I want a job where I have a lot of control over my own immediate environment, and why I can’t work in factories or noisy places anymore.
Listened to Radio 2 this morning while parked up and Craig Charles was a fantastic listen a good variety of great music well put together why is it that a lot of the stand ins are better then the person they stand in for?
mazzer:
Listened to Radio 2 this morning while parked up and Craig Charles was a fantastic listen a good variety of great music well put together why is it that a lot of the stand ins are better then the person they stand in for?
I think they are better simply because they are a change from what you have become used to - I thought Chris Evans was OK when he first took over from Sir Terry, but then after a few months I found he was starting to grate a bit.
That’s perhaps over-simplifying things though. What I think happens is that there will be certain aspects of any presenter’s performance that you don’t like - but with the regular guy you can hear when he’s starting off down that route and anticipate the bad experience. With the stand-in, you don’t know the bad bit is coming so it doesn’t bother you anywhere near as much. If that makes sense?
I thought Richard Bacon was good standing in for Simon Mayo, even though I still like Mayo.
They should have kept Sarah Cox on instead of giving Evans his breakfast show back, she’s more entertaining, …and definitely better looking. 
robroy:
I thought Richard Bacon was good standing in for Simon Mayo, even though I still like Mayo.
They should have kept Sarah Cox on instead of giving Evans his breakfast show back, she’s more entertaining, …and definitely better looking.
“Better looking” isn’t really relevant on t’wireless though…
Having an early start on a Friday used to be good. Not now. Paul gambaccini. Christ on a bike. He must be the only thing on radio that makes feltz bearable.
He also presents a music quiz on radio 4 which makes me want to vomit.
I tried listening to that 80’s programme hosted by Anna Matronic (or however it’s spelt). She ruined it completely by repeatedly telling us her name! Every two songs, “I’m Anna Matronic”. I became so frustrated I detuned! I since noticed on the promo for the programme, her name is mentioned more than the show’s!
Is anybody else getting entirely fed up with the Carfest / Dine & Disco bidding wars on the Chris Evans show…as if joe average can bid 150k or whatever he’s getting for bloody charity. I’m all for charity and if people want to give that much to Children in Need then great…I don’t think 97% of listeners need to hear the other 3% receive verbal ■■■■■■■■ from the breakfast show team because they’ve given some cash!! …Yes I am jealous…and skint!!!
Evans is so going to screw up Top Gear.
I believe his co-presenters are going to be Jodie Kidd and Zoe Ball.
Total down to earth car buyers with a like of exotica then? NOT
Did anyone hear him waffling on about doing his bus theory last week, moaning his knockers off about questions about other vehicle types.
Why on earth would a bus driver (or the new presenter of probably the worlds biggest car show) need any awareness of other motors■■?
Twunt of the highest order. I look forward to watching him fail miserably.
Worlds biggest TG fan that asked Clarkson why it had been moved to BBC2. ■■?
And give Sara Cox his radio show
PaulNowak:
And give Sara Cox his radio show
I.d rather they gave it back to Wogan