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  • Sir Velo
    Full Member
    • Oct 2012
    • 3225

    Originally posted by french frank View Post
    I do think it's *preferable* to follow R64's lead and concentrate on the presenter qualities we enjoy. Silence tells its own story.
    Once I would have agreed but since the presenters have now made themselves into a cult and the focus of the programmes they're fair game for criticism in my book. Anyway, R64 is patently trying to stir it up a bit.

    If anyone is any doubt as to how it should be done, have a listen to Martin Handley introducing (NB not presenting) the Gergiev/LSO concert the other night; that should be taped and used as a demo for the Breakfast crew.

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    • Radio64
      Full Member
      • Jan 2014
      • 962

      Originally posted by Sir Velo View Post
      ...Anyway, R64 is patently trying to stir it up a bit.

      ...
      Stirring? moi?
      "Gone Chopin, Bach in a minuet."

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      • french frank
        Administrator/Moderator
        • Feb 2007
        • 30205

        Originally posted by Sir Velo View Post
        Anyway, R64 is patently trying to stir it up a bit.
        On that, I cannot comment. But, a total of 1 vote(s) is a very limited endorsement Others might call it something else
        It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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        • Bax-of-Delights
          Full Member
          • Nov 2010
          • 745

          I like IS but he needs to bone up on his London Transport history. He introduced a piece of light music yesterday which apparently portrayed the "red bus" (was it a Coates piece?)

          The Routemaster bus which made its first appearance at a Commercial Motor Show in September 1954 and was intended to replace the trolleybus and the RT model and NOT the "open-topped" bus which IS thought was still travelling the London roads in the 50's. It wasn't. By the 30's all open-topped buses had been replaced by covered models.
          Still it gives me a chance to put a link to a rather fascinating little colour film showing London in 1927 (with open-topped buses!)
          Song 1: Parasol by JonquilSong 2: Comptine D'un Autre été L'après-midi by Yann TiersenFrom the British Film Institute http://www.bfi.org.uk/Incredible colour...

          (Music is a little annoying but turn the volume down).

          I'll get me buspotter's coat on now...
          O Wort, du Wort, das mir Fehlt!

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          • french frank
            Administrator/Moderator
            • Feb 2007
            • 30205

            Originally posted by Bax-of-Delights View Post
            I'll get me buspotter's coat on now...
            No - email Mr Skelly - he'll probably read it out!
            It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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            • muzzer
              Full Member
              • Nov 2013
              • 1190

              Skellers was in fine form again today I thought.

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              • mercia
                Full Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 8920

                he seems very comfortable with the format. If the pieces of music were longer we wouldn't benefit from his wit so often.

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                • french frank
                  Administrator/Moderator
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 30205

                  Originally posted by mercia View Post
                  he seems very comfortable with the format. If the pieces of music were longer we wouldn't benefit from his wit so often.
                  Well, he could write his script first and see how many jokes he had ready that morning, and then play that number of pieces
                  It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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                  • Old Grumpy
                    Full Member
                    • Jan 2011
                    • 3594

                    Originally posted by muzzer View Post
                    Skellers was in fine form again today I thought.
                    Agreed!

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                    • ferneyhoughgeliebte
                      Gone fishin'
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 30163

                      Originally posted by Radio64 View Post
                      Stirring? moi?
                      Well; if you don't strain your tea-bags ...
                      [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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                      • underthecountertenor
                        Full Member
                        • Apr 2011
                        • 1584

                        Originally posted by HARRIET HAVARD View Post
                        I don't know what ails C B-H. But, (a) is it contagious?, and (b) if so maybe Pet Rock should pay her a visit.
                        What an unnecessary, and unpleasant, thing to say. Without the upside of being in any way funny.

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                        • Sir Velo
                          Full Member
                          • Oct 2012
                          • 3225

                          Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
                          ... or perhaps a clerihew :

                          Clemency Burton Hill
                          Was not infrequently ill:
                          Some hoped she might be more often well - E
                          xcept for me - and Ian Skelly
                          Or:

                          Is Clemency Burton-Hill
                          Presenting Breakfast still?
                          Radio 3's hit the buffers
                          With this current round of duffers

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                          • french frank
                            Administrator/Moderator
                            • Feb 2007
                            • 30205

                            If I might be permitted to mention it for a third time :

                            Could we shut up about Clemency Burton-Hill - and that includes Radio64

                            It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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                            • Black Swan

                              Well, Skellers is ok, but I see the weekend takes a down turn, Tom McKinney is back .........

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                              • James Wonnacott
                                Full Member
                                • Nov 2010
                                • 248

                                Originally posted by Eine Alpensinfonie View Post
                                That's how far our culture has deteriorated. The tabloids headline incidents in soaps as though they were real.
                                Not just the tabloids, I'm afraid. The daily Telegraph keeps going on about something called Downturn Abyss.
                                I have a medical condition- I am fool intolerant.

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