The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[subcontrabass]

I don't think it's the kind of job they just advertise for someone, interview and appoint.

Tom McKinney is better qualified than some (and has perhaps improved?). But a couple of other BBC presenters who were geographically well placed, and sometimes introduce the evening concert as well, will probably never be much good: the BBC couldn't just say, 'Would you mind boning up on a bit of classical music, please, as it's Radio 3?' If they've shown little or no interest up to their 40s they're not going to pick up much now just to do a new job. But perhaps the producers could build programmes around what the presenter has just learnt?

The thing about the presenter we've recently been discussing is that she IS an experienced broadcaster. But put a script in front of her that might as well be about oblique case-marking in Indo-Aryan and the ums and ers proliferate.

At one time Radio 3 presenters were expected to be able write their own scripts. I remember from around 35 years ago seeing this requirement in an advertisement for a part-time presenter in Manchester, mainly for the "Studio 7" series of concerts.

[Nick Armstrong]

... the 'Salford Weekends' seem to be run by a couple of escapees from hospital radio

No, we really expect better of this channel

Not sure, alas, that we do after something I happened to catch on Thursday afternoon. OT I know, but click 'play' and put the slider to 02:09:05 here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vrs2h

to hear I think the worst dog's breakfast of an announcement I've ever heard.

Talk about hospital radio. Or had she been out at the pub during the opera and just rushed in to 'sight read' the announcement? My jaw dropped.

And then we seque'd into InTune with Sean Fafferty referring to Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music and saying

"the text for the Serenade comes from Twelfth Night"....

(One of the guests later was Greg Doran who at least corrected him).

Good start for the BBC Shakespeare Season

[antongould]

But things are looking up Rumpole - this morning On Yer Mobile played guess what .... ?????

[vinteuil]

(One of the guests later was Greg Dornan who at least corrected him).

:

... ah, that Mr Dornan gets everywhere, don't'ee? Still, nice chap...

[Serial_Apologist]

I didn't know that.

I didn't realise the term "smoggie" referred to the inhabitants of Middlesbrough, though my mother hailed from there.

I suppose it is not commonly known to persons from south of the Watford Gap.

[vinteuil]

... the Watford Gap.

... the 'Watford Gap'. Where's that, I wonder? Sounds dangerously Northern to me

[Stanley Stewart]

... ah, that Mr Dornan gets everywhere, don't'ee? Still, nice chap...

And probably prefers to be known as Greg Doran!

[vinteuil]

And probably prefers to be known as Greg Doran!

:sigh emoticon:

[Serial_Apologist]

:sigh emoticon:

Ask the doorman!

[Nick Armstrong]

Now the typo's corrected, any comments on the substance...?

[vinteuil]

Now the typo's corrected, any comments on the substance...?

... o on the substance I'm with you, of course.

Irresistible, tho', ain't it? - to pick up on a mistook in a complaint abt other mistakeries??

[Nick Armstrong]

... o on the substance I'm with you, of course.

Irresistible, tho', ain't it? - to pick up on a mistook in a complaint abt other mistakeries??

The difference being I'm not paid to do this envers le publique on behalf of one of the great national institutions... (and I'm trying to do some real work at the same time )

[Nick Armstrong]

But things are looking up Rumpole - this morning On Yer Mobile played guess what .... ?????

*uck a roo?

[teamsaint]

Not sure, alas, that we do after something I happened to catch on Thursday afternoon. OT I know, but click 'play' and put the slider to 02:09:05 here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vrs2h

to hear I think the worst dog's breakfast of an announcement I've ever heard.

Talk about hospital radio. Or had she been out at the pub during the opera and just rushed in to 'sight read' the announcement? My jaw dropped.

And then we seque'd into InTune with Sean Fafferty referring to Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music and saying

"the text for the Serenade comes from Twelfth Night"....

(One of the guests later was Greg Doran who at least corrected him).

Good start for the BBC Shakespeare Season

I was so good in not responding to the Ron Shafferty love- in elsewhere last week.....i thought perhaps he had upped his research levels recently......

( Also trying to do some real work, aided by some excellent Myaskovsky).
oh, and i really wish SMP would let us decide who and what is fantastic, and what, well, isn't......

[Serial_Apologist]

I was so good in not responding to the Ron Shafferty love- in elsewhere last week.....i thought perhaps he had upped his research levels recently......

( Also trying to do some real work, aided by some excellent Myaskovsky).
oh, and i really wish SMP would let us decide who and what is fantastic, and what, well, isn't......

Everything is fantastic
Everything is
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