The Eternal Breakfast Debate in a New Place

[antongould]

In recent weeks I have been listening to Ian Skelly on my headphones during my daiuly early morning walks. Very satisfying and an object lesson on how to present a programme. Those that feel the same way should band together and let him know our appreciation.

Excellent another member for the club Rumpole .... we'll be having a Christmas party soon .....

[DaisyDog]

presenters, past and present...

CallMePaul: Calling Susan Sharpe ‘not in the first flush of youth’ is a little unkind. You may be there one day yourself. She still has an exquisite voice. I see that she is now running cultural tours for the ‘discerning traveller’. Good on her. It’s a great shame that we have lost Louise Fryer. She was one of the best and was still in the flush of youth. Perhaps she found a more rewarding career than being a disk jockette at Radio 3. Another great loss has been Catherine Bott who the BBC let fall, inexplicably, into the black hole of Classic FM. But we still have Penny Gore, who remains a regular presenter of Afternoon on Three, thank goodness. The rest, the youth flushed gang, still manage to annoy as many as they please. We will always have disagreements about their merits.

[subcontrabass]

It’s a great shame that we have lost Louise Fryer. She was one of the best and was still in the flush of youth. Perhaps she found a more rewarding career than being a disk jockette at Radio 3.

See https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/iris/browse/profile?upi=LFRYE50

[Nick Armstrong]

In recent weeks I have been listening to Ian Skelly on my headphones during my daiuly early morning walks. Very satisfying and an object lesson on how to present a programme. Those that feel the same way should band together and let him know our appreciation.

The Controller knows; and I believe word has got back to Mr Skelly (our glorious Administratrix has l think passed it on).

I don't think it's entirely coincidental that he's happily being deployed more of late...

Excellent another member for the club Rumpole .... we'll be having a Christmas party soon .....

I'm getting quotes for some lapel badges

[Old Grumpy]

I'm getting quotes for some lapel badges

Count me in...



Old Grumpy on mine or OG if it's cheaper!

OG

[french frank]

Old Grumpy on mine or OG if it's cheaper!

[Zucchini]

The Controller knows; and I believe word has got back to Mr Skelly (our glorious Administratrix has l think passed it on).

"Good Morning Ian. Not good news I'm afraid. Apparently the old dears on the Radio 3 Forum have been tut tutting and clattering their false teeth and only 5 out of 1401 subscribers say they like your on air chit chat ..."

[Nick Armstrong]

"Good Morning Ian. Not good news I'm afraid. Apparently the old dears on the Radio 3 Forum have been tut tutting and clattering their false teeth and only 5 out of 1401 subscribers say they like your on air chit chat ..."

[french frank]

"Good Morning Ian. Not good news I'm afraid. Apparently the old dears on the Radio 3 Forum have been tut tutting and clattering their false teeth and only 5 out of 1401 subscribers say they like your on air chit chat ..."

[DaisyDog]

subcontrabass: Good news about Dr. Louise Fryer - Doctor of Philosophy–Psychology at UCL. She is one bright button. Too good for us mortals.

[Nick Armstrong]

In recent weeks I have been listening to Ian Skelly

You can't move for him this week - all five days in the morning, and introducing 2 evening concerts. Things are definitely looking up!

Apart from everything else, he says "the Wigmore Hall", God bless him.

Being on a big Havergal Brian kick as I am atm, it's great to see that they played a new-to-me work of his on Breakfast this morning, the Variations on "Has anyone here seen Kelly?" (I believe it derives from his opera The Tigers.)

Presumably that's a typo and you mean "Has anyone here seen Skelly?"....?

[DaisyDog]

Ah yes, the extraordinary Ian Skelly. The doyen of current R3 presenters. It'll be a bit of a let down to retreat to the Cornish pastie next week.

[Bryn]

Being on a big Havergal Brian kick as I am atm, it's great to see that they played a new-to-me work of his on Breakfast this morning, the Variations on "Has anyone here seen Kelly?" (I believe it derives from his opera The Tigers.)

Your belief is quite correct. Do get the fine transfer of the Radio 3 production of The Tigers. "Has anyone here seen Kelly" is so much better in that context.

[kernelbogey]

... the Cornish pastie next week.

'Tes a pasty with a dash of Worcester Sauce, my 'andsome.

[Zucchini]

The Cornish pasty (Oggy to the cognoscenti and anyone who plays rugby) has protected status, is crimped and oval. A top crimped pasty cannot legally be called 'Cornish'.

That's exciting isn't it zzzzzzz