15 'Listed Londoner ' questions from Robert Elm's radio show

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In a recent interview with him he says he wants to cut back on work commitments (might be face saving). He has just bought a high rise in the Barbican which he is gutting before moving in. His children are fleeing the nest age ....

 

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I love his show, love Vanessa too + have got used to and enjoy Jo - all since lockdown, they're daily in our house.
Never got to hear the shows previously in full daily due to work and it was always Eddie's show I listened to when in from work.

I am going to miss his daily show tho', I know they can be repetitive but IMO they're certainly not tedious + the music programming can be spectacular, + I love how he always plays Sade, I know they have form but I think everyone should listen to at least 1 Sade track every day of the week. I feel like a Londoner when I listen to some shows/guests and possess the same knowledge about London, I've even contributed to some of the subjects and had read outs.

I've seen him at events I've been to plenty of times but never felt the need to want to say hello, he's not an idol or anything. I know people who know him and call him Bandwagon Bobby

 

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In a recent interview with him he says he wants to cut back on work commitments (might be face saving). He has just bought a high rise in the Barbican which he is gutting before moving in. His children are fleeing the nest age ....

Big life changes for him recently and from what I hear it is this life change/priorities which is driving it.
Lucky man.

 

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True that, they're replacing Elms Mon-Thurs with Edddie Nestor! Other than helping both have a better work/life balance I don't see the point, although in the afternoon slot they're shifting Jo Good to late night and bringing in Jeanette Kwakye, who at least is new and a lot younger, and should offer something different to Good's incessant waffle about yoga, facelifts and dogs.

I hardly ever bother with the station these days (apart from Lister Londoner if I remember it). Like you say Elms and his show have become very repetitive and tedious, full of cabbie's reminiscing about their disco days - which of course Elms is quite fond of doing himself. What really made me stop listening to him was his constant referencing of his kids, particularly his son - I found it really annoying when he started going on about what his over-privileged sprogs were doing at uni or what his lad thinks about this record or film, like I or anyone should give a toss.

Totally I agree - it became ‘The Robert Elm’s -famous people in friends with and story of my life show. What put me off was when they moved house (clearly rented somewhere) up the hill to get his son into a good state school (so he didn’t have to resort to private education) and soon after quietly appeared back in Camden in the same house again . His daughter went to church school (again a very good one) although they’re not religious. It stunk of hipocracy. I haven’t listened for years.

 

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He's moved to Barbican hasn't he?

 

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In a recent interview with him he says he wants to cut back on work commitments (might be face saving). He has just bought a high rise in the Barbican which he is gutting before moving in. His children are fleeing the nest age ....

He's moved to Barbican hasn't he?

Moving. He has bought a flat and ripped the insides out

 

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Changing it round, ripping out walls etc.

 

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Big life changes for him recently and from what I hear it is this life change/priorities which is driving it.
Lucky man.

life changes?

i listened every day as a van driver but rarely catch it now - weekend suits me! changed my relationship with london tbh - greatly improved it
tbf hes put in some solid shifts on that radio show - how many years now? might be 30 even! getting on for that - 5 days a week, its a lot.
must be getting close to retirement age....

 

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I'm not in London any more but I listen to Robert Elms on Sounds. I think he has been excellent through lockdown, very calming.

I like his music too.

 

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I have got back in to the habit of listening to radio london during the WFH times (so about most of the last year)

Like a lot of what Robert Elms does, although the music over the course of a week seems a bit repetitive especially considering that they don't play that much music. Jo Good similar, only her prog can tend to be a bit painfully middle class, especially the meditation / woo bit.

And Eddie Nestor - just no (the show not really him personally). it's the sort of phone-in / moan-in that they tried to get rid of when it became GLR...

RE seems to do 6 days a week now (or at least is broadcast 6 days a week - not sure if the Saturday show is live or recorded during the week or what) so think he's entitled to slow down a bit if he wants.

 

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Heard 1/2 hour of Roberts replacement Eddie Nestor yesterday. Very different show, alot more serious. Will see if it grows on me.