BBC Radio 2 listeners raise ?1,869,394 for BBC Children in Need
Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:30:44 -0000
Submitted by howardlake on 21 November, 2009 - 01:57.
BBC Radio 2 listeners have raised ¡ê1,869,394 for this year's BBC Children in
Need Appeal.
Sir Terry Wogan's auction of Things Money Can't Buy on his breakfast show,
Chris Evans' Drivetime Dine and Drive Disco auction, and Friday's Music
Marathon all for ...
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stupid requests today
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:29 -0000
so.....
people can phone up, pledge money and request a track.
and what do most of them do? - request something that's getting played every
day anyway - i was hoping for long unheard rarities that were hits in their
day.
the most exotic thing i heard was when graham norton played lady gaga - only
a rarity for ...
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Sally Traffic now on TomTom satnav
Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:41:28 +0000
My life is complete...
Just discovered that you can download a genuine Sally Traffic voice for
a TomTom (along with Wogan, Deadicoat and Bowles) in aid of Children in
Need. See www.charitygoods.org
<http://www.togshopping.co.uk/shop/article_CHG0008/TomTom-Celebrity-Voices-(Download).html?shop_param=cid%3D6%26a ...
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I just can't believe this... Malcolm Laycock has died
Mon, 9 Nov 2009 15:40:02 -0800 (PST)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8351614.stm
He did some marvellous radio programmes, 20's, 30's and 40's dance
bands and swing.
Then the morons at Radio 2 f****d it all up - AS USUAL.
I am stunned.
Thank you, Malcolm. ...
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R2 v R1
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 01:13:24 -0000
I make no apologies for this. I know the subject has been discussed before.
But what exactly is supposed to be the difference between Radio 1 and Radio
2.? Nothing as far as I can see.
Paola Nutini's "Pencil Full Of Lead" is on this week's Radio 2 "A"
Playlist, so is being hammered to death by all the presen ...
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JL verbals
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:34:50 -0000
Don't know why, but I'm sat here listening to Janice Long. Well, not really
listening, it's just on in the background. She's there interviewing some
non-descript, and the language is not what you expect from the BBC. In the
last 10 minutes, there's been an "oh damn" and a "damn it all". O.K. so it's
after midn ...
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Already tired of C******n in N**d?
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 04:12:50 -0800 (PST)
Am I the only grumpy git who's already had enough of this worthiness
fest? ...
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Re: does steve wright listen to what he plays?
Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:03:56 +0000
On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:36:31 +0000 (UTC), A.Clews@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk
wrote:
>Thus spake Mike Plowman (mike.plowman@mydomain.net) unto the assembled multitudes:
>
>> inevitable happened. 10 of us cast off our flares, went into town one
>> Saturday and returned home with very short spiky haircuts, After 2
>> y ...
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gorblimey guvnor
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:56:21 -0000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-thA7Gv2s68
now, where have I heard that before.....?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fez7oWW8y8Y
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Smokey Robinson
Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:31:14 -0000
I see R2 gave him top-billing
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