Esther Rantzen's Reggae Anthems

[ringo]

Bless her for trying, and I believe she genuinely loves the music, but this is as cringeworthy as it comes and some of the factual errors are mind-boggling

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01ccnxl

 

[butchersapron]

Thread title of the century.

 

[friedaweed]

"Hear me now Dermot"

Love it

 

[Crispy]

Jesus. I daren't click that tbh.

 

[friedaweed]

Jesus. I daren't click that tbh.

Gwan

 

[DotCommunist]

has she put on an iron shirt and chased dermot out of ert yet?

 

[seeformiles]

Jammin' !

 

[tangerinedream]

This bit is pure Alan Partridge "...befriended Aswad in the 80s."

 

[hiccup]

"shabba"

omfg

 

[killer b]

this makes me unreasonably happy. i don't even need to listen to the show do i?

 

[Sprocket.]

Played the first line and was laughing so much the dogs are still staring at me.

 

[friedaweed]

Wasn't she down with those two reggae greats Ivor Biggun and Judge Dread as well our Hestar?

 

[ska invita]

Esther Rankin

Esther discovered the sound coming from the shanty towns of Jamaica when she was studying at Oxford in the 60s.

She was one of the first 'rude gals' in the UK, was thrown out of the BBC for her natty dreads and befriended Aswad in the 80s.

She is a walking encyclopaedia of reggae music.

 

[DotCommunist]

Esther Skanking surely?

 

[Nanker Phelge]

ouch

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Esther Ranglin

 

[ska invita]

this makes me unreasonably happy. i don't even need to listen to the show do i?

its better than you can dream! huge smile here. Too good in fact

 

[DotCommunist]

'jan moir! jan moir!'


'I've got one more bullet in my gun
So she better run
Imma get this done'

'JAN MOIR! JAN MOIR!'

'I've got one more arrow in my bow
Imma let it go
so watch me flow'

'JAN MOIR! JAN MOOO-I-IOR

 

[Athos]

Is this for real? Go to the bit where she explained how she devised a TV programme as a vehicle for NWA, and started to pinch myself!

 

[ska invita]

"but suppose i was discussing the lyrics of shabba ranks between courses [at a dinner party]"

 

[Athos]

Whoa! She's talking about when she's in a club and a selector drops some Skrillex!

 

[ska invita]

Is this for real? Go to the bit where she explained how she devised a TV programme as a vehicle for NWA, and started to pinch myself!

that was a little known fact

 

[ska invita]

Is this for real?

it cant be - has to be an in joke - shirley

 

[butchersapron]

It is just a crap attempt at wind up.

 

[el-ahrairah]

this makes me unreasonably happy. i don't even need to listen to the show do i?

me too, i'm laughing already and can't wait to get home to listen to it.

 

[ska invita]

 

[Dan U]

Nigel Havers Ravers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01br5dk

 

[butchersapron]

See, it's just a radio two joke. 100 grand a year min.

 

[rutabowa]

joy to despair in 25 posts.

 

[DotCommunist]

she was probably introduced to jimmy cliff by saville.