Steve Wright in the Afternoon...
Sharif Shahwan
Richard Bell wrote:
>...is back, on Radio 2, soon. I'm not sure when, all I know is his
>astrologer guy will be on it - Steve said sw in the afternonn himself,
>so presumably it will be called that (Ok Simon Mayo hinted that the
>brand spanking 9-10am slot was going to be called the Golden Hour again,
>but wasn't).
>
>I think it will be on 2-5 because I know Ed Stewart is leaving.
>
>Unless he is going to replace Johnnie sniff Walker 5-7 or whatever he
>did.
This is all very interesting; If it turns out to be any good, that'll be
another nail in the coffin as far as my R1 listening goes. I've been
finding that a lot of my friends who were R1 devotees only a couple of years
ago, are starting to listen to R2 more and more. Seeing as they're all
under 25, this would seem to show that R1 is narrowing it's target audience
beyond belief, leaving a huge age range that R2 can't possibly fill, can it?
If R2 becomes more popular with the twentysomethings, then it's bound to
alienate the over 35's.
Of course, I'm not saying that one show will do this all, especially one by
Steve Wright, but it's another indication of the direction that things seem
to be taking on BBC national music radio.
Sharif
As the (updated) old saying says:
"Leave a million monkeys with a million computers, and eventually they will
write the greatest literary work in history"
The internet has disproved this theory.
HBT
will have to find an alternative.
I also don't expect Steve Wright will be allowed to do all the great stuff
he did on Radio 1 - Sid the Manager, etc etc. After all he has been playing
it very safe on his Saturday morning show!
Alan Coote
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Martin Lowe
>I don't think the over 35's have much to worry about it's the over 50's
who
>will have to find an alternative.
>
>I also don't expect Steve Wright will be allowed to do all the great stuff
>he did on Radio 1 - Sid the Manager, etc etc. After all he has been playing
>it very safe on his Saturday morning show!
I was a big fan of the geese myself.
Martin
Mr Blowup
> >
> >I also don't expect Steve Wright will be allowed to do all the great stuff
> >he did on Radio 1 - Sid the Manager, etc etc. After all he has been playing
> >it very safe on his Saturday morning show!
>
> I was a big fan of the geese myself.
>
What about Fred Cresswell, the cinema manager, 'OK Yah' the yuppie,
the voice-over man, and Mr Mad? There were also a number of 'celebs'
like David Bowie, Keith Richard, etc, who I think were all done by Phil
Cornwell?
pri...@nibsc.ac.uk
Mr Blowup <blo...@netcomuk.co.uk> wrote:
> What about Fred Cresswell, the cinema manager, 'OK Yah' the yuppie,
> the voice-over man, and Mr Mad? There were also a number of 'celebs'
> like David Bowie, Keith Richard, etc, who I think were all done by
Phil
> Cornwell?
Roy and Ray (?) the men of Kent, Hopeless the Weathergirl, Down-the-pan
Daleks, the Gary Davies Quads. Ah, happy days.........
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Sheriff Fatman
>the voice-over man, and Mr Mad? There were also a number of 'celebs'
>like David Bowie, Keith Richard, etc, who I think were all done by Phil
>Cornwell?
My fave all time sketches were the Arnie Terminator and the Dalek
ones. Does any one have any of these on tape?
Martin Lowe
> What about Fred Cresswell, the cinema manager, 'OK Yah' the yuppie,
>the voice-over man, and Mr Mad? There were also a number of 'celebs'
>like David Bowie, Keith Richard, etc, who I think were all done by Phil
>Cornwell?
Indeed it was Phil Cornwell. But what about Sid the Manager (aka Kevin
Greening's dad), Llamaman and the Arnie parodies ("I asked you to repaint my
car yellow and you have painted it puce. Puce is a girl's colour. UZI
9MM!!!!)
Can't imagine them getting an airing in Stewpot's old slot where the only
thing of interest is the quiz (sample question: "Aren't you dead yet?")
Martin
pri...@nibsc.ac.uk
"Martin Lowe" <marti...@nospam.clara.co.uk> wrote:
> Indeed it was Phil Cornwell. But what about Sid the Manager (aka Kevin
> Greening's dad), Llamaman and the Arnie parodies ("I asked you to
repaint my
> car yellow and you have painted it puce. Puce is a girl's colour. UZI
> 9MM!!!!)
>
> Can't imagine them getting an airing in Stewpot's old slot where the
only
> thing of interest is the quiz (sample question: "Aren't you dead
yet?")
Agreed. I can't imagine Lusty Linda's phone-lines on afternoon Radio 2
somehow...!
I've just remembered Paranoid Man too. It's all coming flooding back...
Andrew Clover
> My fave all time sketches were the Arnie Terminator and the Dalek
> ones. Does any one have any of these on tape?
I certainly used to have the Arnie one on tape, and a load of others too.
Erm... Don't Touch This... the Mr. Food Song... erm... My Definition...
Plane Delayed... blimey. Nostalgia. I'm sure I've still got that tape
*somewhere*.
Didn't they get on Top of the Pops once with the Arnie song?
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Sharif Shahwan
Andrew Clover wrote:
<snip>
> Didn't they get on Top of the Pops once with the Arnie song?
Yeah, they released it as a single by 'Arnee and the Terminaters' with that
all time classic; "I'll be back".... UZI NINE MEELLEEMEETAAA......
ASSHOLEEE
etc.
marty...@gmail.com
> Martin Lowe wrote:
>
> > >
> > >I also don't expect Steve Wright will be allowed to do all the great stuff
> > >he did on Radio 1 - Sid the Manager, etc etc. After all he has been playing
> > >it very safe on his Saturday morning show!
> >
> > I was a big fan of the geese myself.
> >
> the voice-over man, and Mr Mad? There were also a number of 'celebs'
> like David Bowie, Keith Richard, etc, who I think were all done by Phil
> Cornwell?
A presenter named, Gavin McCoy did the voices and wrote Sid the Manager, Gervaise the Hairdresser, Fred Crossell and another called Malcolm from the Arts Council.