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bouncer_the_dog
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She's unlistenable to, and rubbish on TV too. The 'getting in touch' thing is a way of geting instant free content for their show.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
She has good taste but I can't stand that 'eeeyaaaa!' northern noise she makes.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
It's her skin complexion for me, I find it almost mesmerising. You can forgive a lot for that. Mind you, after 10.0pm I find a lot of things mesmerising.
The above may not apply to Liz Kershaw.
The above may not apply to Liz Kershaw.
MellySingsDoom
Decimated by the shrapnel of his rhetoric
All this getting down with the people shtick from Laverne et al is a load of old wank, really. But I guess that the way the Beeb want it to be when it comes to connecting with da yoof etc. Anyone familiar with the hell that was Reichsminister Jo Whiley on R1 in the morning - the insincerity of her made me want to eat penguins - "ya, wow, your band is so indie, right (said band being signed to Megacorp, inc)", or "wow, so urban, I'm really down with the R'n'B sound, Mary J Blige is my homegirl", will be well aware of the BBC's ability to pick a winner every time when it comes to the morning slots.
Frankly, I wish we could listen to Resonance FM at work
Frankly, I wish we could listen to Resonance FM at work
soonplus
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the "friendly northern radio presenter" persona is quite grating, in the same sort of way as Sarah Cox, actually there's a whole heap of them annoying for very similar reasons (if you ignore the "northern" bit) Jo Whiley, Fern Cotton... and that's just the women, there's am ountain when you include the male ones
i suspect they are pitched as presenters "what-are-like-the-average-girl-who dones-shop-in h&m-but-listens-to-the-animal-collective" or something like that, and they probably play up to that persona... i refuse to believe they are that annopying in real life... but then again it is the meeja
liz kershaw is millions of times worse than laverne, agreed. quite an achievement.
ive actually felt compelled to email the show when shes been on politely asking her to shut the fuck up and play some MUSIC.
London_Calling
Pleasant and unpatronising
You don't think she has people there to answer the torrent of email?
King Biscuit Time
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When Lauren Laverne was on XFM, if you phoned in for a comp, she'd usually answer the phone. This is according to my mate who was convinced he could use a succession of 90 second phone calls during records to chat her up enough to get her to leave her husband and child and marry him. It didn't work.
Idaho
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I don't find Liz Kershaw nearly as annoying as Lauren Laverne for some reason. I can actually listen to Liz Kerhaw, whilst acknowledging that she's a bit rubbish.
Sarah Cox does a sucking air through her teeth thing whenever she says something that is supposed to be funny. Once you notice it, it's impossible to listen.
Sarah Cox does a sucking air through her teeth thing whenever she says something that is supposed to be funny. Once you notice it, it's impossible to listen.
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hiraethified
Yep. She's got an iPad and a Twitter account too and likes to tell us. All the time. Why-aye, I'm so quirky etc etc.I was off last week so was listening to the radio quite a lot... I found myself shouting "just fuck off" to Lauren Laverne quite a lot, she is very annoying
MellySingsDoom
Decimated by the shrapnel of his rhetoric
My solution - fire Laverne and get Harry Hayward from Resonance FM's "Calling All Pensioners" on.
"Apple Ice-Phone? Fackin' bastards!"
"Apple Ice-Phone? Fackin' bastards!"
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I think they should ban all people who became famous in the years 1990-95 from TV and radio. Each and everyone is shit.
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
Women DJs, eh
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hiraethified
No, just this one particular DJ who happens to be a woman, actually.
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
And L Kershaw, Cox, Whiley et al mentioned previously. Even 6 banished poor Nemone to the early Sat slot.
Seriously though, I have gone off Laverne and I felt we were especially spoilt when we had the likes of Cerys or Huey filling in. Laverne's style is all banter and matey and for me seems more suited to R1 or CBEEBIES
pk
drink flounce rinse repeat
Mark Thomas?
stethoscope
Well-Known Member
Can't say I have much time for Laverne or Cox. I do like Nemone though and never minded Whiley either.
MellySingsDoom
Decimated by the shrapnel of his rhetoric
Nemone's all good, but Whiley's smug, I'm down with the indie kids/R&B queens/pop icons persona grates on me muchly.
My vote though goes to Mary Ann Hobbs - enthusiastic, knowledgeable and lets the music do the talking.
My vote though goes to Mary Ann Hobbs - enthusiastic, knowledgeable and lets the music do the talking.
stethoscope
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Yeah, I was gutted that Hobbs left her BBC show... although she's got a new show forthcoming on XFM apparently.
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hiraethified
Now you're talking!
MellySingsDoom
Decimated by the shrapnel of his rhetoric
As long as they don't interfere with her right to choose the choonage, that's very good news. I presume XFM can be streamed live on t'internet? (For non-London peeps)
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hiraethified
XFM comes burdened with festering ads. I can't listen to ads. Even the endless BBC radio idents bug me.
MellySingsDoom
Decimated by the shrapnel of his rhetoric
Ah, forgot about that. Mind you, XFM do podcasts - stupid question, but would the podcasts be ad-free, or they be full of Go Compare etc shite too?
(BTW, anyone remember that Branston pickle radio ad, which has Harry Hill singing about Branston's tasty tang to the feem choon of "Knees Up Mother Brown"? That was total
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skyscraper101
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But Nemone and Whiley are so incredibly dullard. Jo Whiley especially as she has zero taste in music and just raves about whatever seems cool at the time in a vain attempt to seem credible. Both of them should take a leaf out of Huey's book.
