Should Morning Ireland go on air on Saturdays

kpbdublin

I think there is a case for putting on a version of Morning Ireland from 8 am on Saturday mornings.

Radio 1 and Newstalk are no-go areas until 10 am on a Saturday when John Murray's business programme comes on. Why not drop the business tag and give him a Saturday morning current affairs show? His sense of humour would give it a nice Saturday morning feel.

Radio 4 broadcasts its Today programme on Saturdays. The tone of show is slightly different to weekdays with more left field topics and features.

FlutterinBantam

Dublin John:rolleyes:

Jaysus give us a break from that auld droll Doooob accent.

mike65

Of course, its pathetic that RTE has spent decades avoiding doing some hard work on a Saturday morning. The BBC 4 flagship Today programme goes out between 7 and 9, the tone is lighter or at least lighter elements are in the mix but if there's serious stuff to discuss and analyse they will. No doubt the head of news in RTE radio would bather on about Maid Marians show being a suitible place for current affairs blah blah blah..

(not to derial the thread but the Business is truly sh-i-te, a joke of programme)

FlutterinBantam

mike65 wrote: »

Of course, its pathetic that RTE has spent decades avoiding doing some hard work on a Saturday morning. The BBC 4 flagship Today programme goes out between 7 and 9, the tone is lighter or at least lighter elements are in the mix but if there's serious stuff to discuss and analyse they will. No doubt the head of news in RTE radio would bather on about Maid Marians show being a suitible place for current affairs blah blah blah..

(not to derial the thread but the Business is truly sh-i-te, a joke of programme)

Agree with you totally, Murray acting the bollox and failing miserably.

One way or t'other lads

Either take it seriously or make it a comedy.

Mark Mortell had a repeat around that time.... that's the way to do it.

kpbdublin

mike65 wrote: »

Of course, its pathetic that RTE has spent decades avoiding doing some hard work on a Saturday morning. The BBC 4 flagship Today programme goes out between 7 and 9, the tone is lighter or at least lighter elements are in the mix but if there's serious stuff to discuss and analyse they will. No doubt the head of news in RTE radio would bather on about Maid Marians show being a suitible place for current affairs blah blah blah..

(not to derial the thread but the Business is truly sh-i-te, a joke of programme)

I have to disagree. John Murray's review of the week including all the jargon can be hilarious.
At least we agree that RTE need to fill a gaping hole on Saturday mornings. Newstalk could also do better. Their Saturday morning schedule is extremely dull.

deadhead13

Extending Saturdayview and having it on earlier would be an idea.

mike65

It is odd how Saturday morning is so poor, unless you rate Brendan O'Briens random, discursive crazy-paving presentation style. Which I don't.

FlutterinBantam

It's better than what RTE have to offer.

Murray could be good if he dropped the 'professional Dooob' image.

Southsider1

kpbdublin wrote: »

I have to disagree. John Murray's review of the week including all the jargon can be hilarious.
At least we agree that RTE need to fill a gaping hole on Saturday mornings. Newstalk could also do better. Their Saturday morning schedule is extremely dull.

But is it meant to be hilarious? Or is it meant to be a serious business show or a p1ss take? Brendan O'Brien on Newstalk can be quite good - he's an old hand - but, God, he gets some morons on as guests. He had Yer man Philbin Bowman on a few times and he's a twat of gargantuan proportions.

FlutterinBantam

Southsider1 wrote: »

But is it meant to be hilarious? Or is it meant to be a serious business show or a p1ss take? Brendan O'Brien on Newstalk can be quite good - he's an old hand - but, God, he gets some morons on as guests. He had Yer man Philbin Bowman on a few times and he's a twat of gargantuan proportions.

Hilarious!!

There's the problem I outlined about 4 posts ago!!

Doesn't know what it is.

Now I don't want to be morbid but PB is dead around 10 years.

WTF:eek:

mike65

Its the son of JPB, Abie Philbin Bowman how pops up now and gain.

FlutterinBantam

Say it's not so:eek:

mike65

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Say it's not so:eek:

Nah! He's the son of John and brother to Jonathon.

FlutterinBantam

Right, thanks for that.

Tell me he doesn't wear a dickie bow and have that long floppy hair and crumpled suits like the other two?


I couldn't really take that.:D

kpbdublin

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Hilarious!!

There's the problem I outlined about 4 posts ago!!

Doesn't know what it is.

Now I don't want to be morbid but PB is dead around 10 years.

WTF:eek:

Is there a rule that states that a show about business has to be serious and po-faced? By its nature business is a tad dull. Murray has developed his own kind of programme and by and large it works.

FlutterinBantam

kpbdublin wrote: »

Is there a rule that states that a show about business has to be serious and po-faced? By its nature business is a tad dull. Murray has developed his own kind of programme and by and large it works.

Fair point.

Works for you, but doesn't work for me.

To me it doesn't merit an hour slot on Saturday morning.

I do accept though that you and others might find it interesting.


I prefer news as 'hard news' no fcuking around delivered with a neutral accent.

Dub accents reduce the gravitas for me.

Plowman

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