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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:02 am Post subject: Dawn Patrol |
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What was going on the Dawn Patrol this morning? It was rubbish! Some nonsense about our troops in Iraq and other places wanting pen pals. Apparently a number of troops have advertised in a posh totty magazine. Home and Country or Country Life or something like that.. anyway a posh totty mag.....for pen pals. SK thought it would be a good idea to get R2 listeners to send our boys ( and girls) a letter or two. Has she flipped? The average R2 listener is likely to be mid-fifties divorced woman. The last thing a 25 year old Army Captain in Iraq needs is three pages of woe is me, and about a hundred weight of Evans cotton underwear normally used as ground cover for acres of flesh , (all in the wrong places):. oh! and a Polaroid with, this is me 30 years ago written on the back........ wasn't I cute~?
She dragged it out for the entire programme.... all she had to do was read out an address ... she even got that wrong! |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:25 am Post subject: |
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"The average R2 listener is likely to be mid-fifties divorced woman" !!?
Rachel, I don't think so.
A rather vitriolic post, are you having problems yourself my dear?
As for SK, she said she had breathing problems
and would be visiting her GP. So let's give her the benefit of the doubt - after all, if many of us were called on to work at 6am it wouldn't be a pretty sight or sound! _________________ MiS |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Nil vitriol- all very tongue in cheek but is it is the gripes section after all...
as a fee paying listener I'm entitled to expect top quality entertainment at what ever time of day it is. The presenters of early morning shows should adjust their sleeping patterns to ensure that they are fresh and full of beans for their listeners. If they're not well, they should get a stand in. Quite a few preseters at the moment have forgotton that " it's not about them". |
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Behind Geddon's Wall
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1553 Location: Kingston Upon Hull/ The Cloud Factory
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Rachel, wrong side of bed this morning?
With SK's background in BFBS, it is likely that this is a subject close to her heart, and it should do no harm and may even improve the letter writing skills of some of our younger listeners, whom I'm convinced start as young as 18 because of the rubbish being handed out on other networks and some ILRs and BBCLRs. _________________ Geddon
You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil |
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Behind Geddon's Wall
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1553 Location: Kingston Upon Hull/ The Cloud Factory
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:49 am Post subject: |
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"...as a fee paying listener I'm entitled to expect top quality entertainment at what ever time of day it is."
As are we all, but I don't get it from 5 - 7 pm weekdays, 9 - 11pm saturdays, or 10 - 1 saturday mornings.
'Quite a few preseters at the moment have forgotton that " it's not about them".'
I agree, let us name and shame the guilty. _________________ Geddon
You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Geddon I'm fine this morning thanks , just had a great weekend picking apples in our garden. The joy of being the vicar's wife.
I just got really frustrated with the DP this morning ... nothing winds me up more than being told .. I'll do that in a moment, a moment that keeps getting delayed... it's like GMTV.. they do that too .... |
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essexlady
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 348 Location: Essex
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 9:38 am Post subject: |
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I don't usually mind Dawn Patrol but I have to agree with Rachel that this morning's programme was. quite apart from the penpal item, NOT good. If anyone had got out of the wrong side of the bed it seems to me that it was SK! |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:19 am Post subject: |
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We all have off days, I know SK should try and rise above it but it all adds to the quirky nature of her show! _________________ MiS |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:57 am Post subject: |
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MadeinSurrey wrote: | As for SK, she said she had breathing problems
and would be visiting her GP. |
Cue stand-in for tomorrow? _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
(Free to read via Kindle Unlimited) |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, if she's ill, she's ill; the poor soul can't win as if she struggles on she gets hammered and if she's off sick she gets hammered! Some of us aren't blessed with strong constitutions, that's life: let's all wish Sarah well. _________________ MiS |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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It's not about winning MIS, it's not a competition. There are many professions where it's important to be on top form when you're "in the chair". If you're well below par and don't feel like it then not to step-aside until you're back with it is doing yourself and the people on the receiving end a disservice. Laudable though it may be to soldier on, there's more to it than just turning up. I hope Sarah feels better soon. |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:03 am Post subject: |
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Much better this morning |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:20 am Post subject: |
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I find it sad that some people apparently took the trouble to write and complain about poor Sarah yesterday - sinisitis is horrible and, yes, maybe she should have phoned in sick, but look at the abuse she gets when that happens! _________________ MiS |
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Fog on the Tyne
Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 1096
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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Lots of comments on the POV Radio message board yesterday and even made the Metro paper this morning. _________________ The wheel keeps on turning...
This fool made it round. |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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I remember SK was going on about Prince Andrew practically winning the Falklands/Malvinas war back in the Eightes. Looks like she's still waving her little flag about. |
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Mark Mayhew
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897
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Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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Just get Richard Allinson back to present the Dawn Patrol Show.
It's a no brainer Lesley Douglas. |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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Standby cover is headed for Tuesday 28th show?
Maybe not? |
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Fred
Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 225 Location: Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Dawn Patrol |
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Rachel wrote: | The average R2 listener is likely to be mid-fifties divorced woman. | Not quite - BBC Radio 2 is aimed at the over 25s, while BBC Local Radio/BBC Radio 5 Live is aimed at 50-60 year olds. _________________ Fred Hart
Student & Broadcaster
Website: http://www.fred-hart.co.uk |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: Dawn Patrol |
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Fred wrote: | Rachel wrote: | The average R2 listener is likely to be mid-fifties divorced woman. | Not quite - BBC Radio 2 is aimed at the over 25s, while BBC Local Radio/BBC Radio 5 Live is aimed at 50-60 year olds. |
I thought Radio 2 was aimed at 30+. There is certainly not much to interest under 30's on 2. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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firewirefred Guest
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: Dawn Patrol |
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gfloyd wrote: | There is certainly not much to interest under 30's on 2. |
There's a decreasing amount of stuff to interest the over-30s as well. |
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gazmando
Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 560 Location: Huntingdon
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Dawn Patrol |
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firewirefred wrote: | gfloyd wrote: | There is certainly not much to interest under 30's on 2. |
There's a decreasing amount of stuff to interest the over-30s as well. |
Totally agree. |
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Scott_Nelson Guest
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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When is Lady Muckingham next on holiday? |
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