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graham b
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ruddlescat
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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I entirely agree but there are some good female presenters around - it's just that Bob Shennan hasn't the slightest clue about the competency of presenters whether female or not _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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littlepieces
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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Janice is very good but we all know she would never get a daytime slot. I did try Feltz but i now see that as time wasted that i will never get back.Would love to have women on daytime R2 but the question is who?
Lauren Leverne on BBC6 is good but can't see her on 2 _________________ I found out how you can hurt an insect.It's the bees knees |
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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Lynn Parsons should be given a permanent slot on Radio 2 in my view
I know she has a young child but I'm sure if she was given a regular weekend slot with the promise of a regular daytime show perhaps when her son gets a bit older I'm sure she would be a great asset and certainly a lot better than Ms Ball or Ms Feltz
Jo Goode is also quite good in my opinion and worthy of further consideration _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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Janice Long definitely deserves a more sociable time slot. Having said that, I wonder what she would think about the constraints of the daytime playlist! And I agree about Lynn Parsons. I also agree with the comments re. Lauren Laverne & Jo Good, I have heard them both on 6 Music. Another female presenter from days gone by that I occasionally heard on R2 was Sybil Ruscoe and I thought she was very good. She certainly didn't deserve to be dropped and I think she should be given a regular slot on either 6 music or R2. _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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littlepieces
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:04 am Post subject: |
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Sorry i did forget about Lynn and i do like her _________________ I found out how you can hurt an insect.It's the bees knees |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 11:08 am Post subject: |
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I don't particularly like listening to female presenters, news readers apart. They mostly gabble on too much and in a lot of cases their voices are too high pitched for my liking (that's one of the reasons I hate Chris Evans).
So it doesn't bother me that there are so few on R2!
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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gazmando
Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 560 Location: Huntingdon
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2011 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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I enjoy Lyn Parsons too.
Definitely don't want any of the "Look how cool I am" type female presenters though, would much prefer somebody who loves loads of different music.
On a side note whatever happened to Nicki Bedi (I think) who used to stand in sometimes? |
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nod
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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Does it matter if they are female or male, as long as they are good ? |
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Helen May
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Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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I'd say no it doesn't matter.
If I don't like the sound of their voices, to me they aren't any good. Not sure if that's the right way to look at it though...............
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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Number Six
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 439 Location: In the village
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Helen May wrote: | I'd say no it doesn't matter.
If I don't like the sound of their voices, to me they aren't any good. Not sure if that's the right way to look at it though...............
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I don't know of a better way to lool at it Helen. Nowt to do with gender. I can't stand Steve Wright's voice. I don't mean the crud that he comes out with, he could read the complete works of Shakespeare but to me he'll still sound like a Dalek on helium _________________ I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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I think the same on that as well, sorry if it came out wrongly, but a lot of the females just gabble on which I also don't care for!
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sorry Helen and whilst I understand what you are saying I think that is rather a sexist comment
There are plenty of male presenters who gabble on about unimportant trivia already presenting regular shows on Radio 2 quite apart from Steve Wright including Chris Evans, Paul O'Grady,Alan Carr and Graham Norton just to mention a few examples
As has already been mentioned on here this issue has nothing to do with gender but more to do with competence which can be present or absent in either gender _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:02 pm Post subject: |
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ruddlescat wrote: | As has already been mentioned on here this issue has nothing to do with gender but more to do with competence which can be present or absent in either gender |
Not to mention the agenda (secret or otherwise) that the controller (be it this one or a future one) is persuing. _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, Mr Shennan seems to have the knack of picking the worst from both genders if recent events are anything to go by _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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Angela W
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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ruddlescat wrote: | Yes, Mr Shennan seems to have the knack of picking the worst from both genders if recent events are anything to go by |
Yes he does.
I suspect that he didn't listen to Radio 2 when it was worth listening to all day long ( as we used to do) and he probably didn't grow up listening to the pirates (like some of us did). Happy days! _________________ Pirate Johnnie Walker played my request on 11 April 2009 |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe it is sexist but it doesn't change how I feel Ruddles.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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ruddlescat
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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Fair enough Helen, I would never dream of suggesting that anyone here should be bound by some kind of politically correct agenda as I don't like that kind of thing myself but I just don't understand the logic of your comments _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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Helen May
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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What is illogical?
I don't like to listen to high pitched voices, a lot of women have them and a lot gabble on like Zoe Ball does. That's the reason I don't like Evans or the way he shouts rather than talks most of the time.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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ruddlescat
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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What you have just said Helen exactly illustrates what I am trying to say
You don't like Zoe Ball and you don't like Chris Evans and I think we can agree on that
One of them is male and the other is female and they are both poor presenters being pushed by the clueless Bob Shennan
It's not just their voices which are the problem - it's their competency to front a prime time show on Radio 2
There are good presenters of both genders on the network such as Ken Bruce, Johnnie Walker, Lynn Parsons and Janice Long but they are not good simply because of their gender - they are good because of their ability _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19391 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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When I said it doesn't matter I was referring to nod's post
nod wrote: | Does it matter if they are female or male, as long as they are good ? |
In my opinion it doesn't, but I happen to think there are few good female presenters, mainly because of their voices and the fact they gabble as in Zoe Ball's case.
Hope that has made it clear.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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