Tubridy to fill in for Graham Norton on BBC R2 this summer

coylemj

Indo says Tubs will do the Graham Norton slot on Saturday mornings this summer (starting July 23rd) for eight weeks.

Any suggestions as to what I should listen to now on Saturday mornings? I don't listen to Playback or George Lee on RTE, Graham Norton is a good mix of chat and music, something that is non-existent on RTE radio.

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/tubridy-to-keep-nortons-seat-warm-at-radio-2-2641524.html

fred funk }{

You're about a month too late pal.

coylemj

Sorry about that, I only saw it in the online Indo today and the article has today's date on it, guess they hadn't heard about it until now either.

real rocker

fred funk }{ wrote: »

You're about a month too late pal.

A LATE LATE Announcement maybe?

todolist

Why would BBC Radio take a minor league presenter from a regional Radio station to present a national programme.I'm baffled

FlutterinBantam

Pound to a packet of oven baked goat shite he will do very well!!

donaghs

Its a win-win situation.

(1) Its a great boost for his career, and I wish him well personally.
(2) I don't like hearing him on Irish radio, so glad that he's moving in another direction.

Welsh Megaman

Credit must go to his agent Noel Kelly for getting him the gig, which shows just how powerful he is in the industry. He must have given the BBC a hell of a pitch.

Lunaarli

Is the Graham Norton show that's shown on Tv 3 is a week behind in Irealand?

Tapes

This is really no big deal and nothing new, Dave Fanning did saturday afternoons on Virgin Radio in London from about 1993-1995.

Fuzzy Clam

suntottie wrote: »

Is the Graham Norton show that's shown on Tv 3 is a week behind in Irealand?

Question or statement?
Either way, it belongs in the TV forum.

JonathanAnon

suntottie wrote: »

Is the Graham Norton show that's shown on Tv 3 is a week behind in Irealand?

he is replacing Graham Norton on the Saturday morning RADIO show..

padd b1975

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

Pound to a packet of oven baked goat shite he will do very well!!

thats what his pr ma
chine and media friends will spend the summer preaching to us. Obviously listen to the show if
you wish,and form your own opinion, but mark my words you will read and hear what will probably be quite average figures by uk standards of maybe 2 million listeners being compared to irish figures of usually somewhere in the low 100 thousands. I will probably listen out of curiosity but not expecting anything new. It will be interesting what the uk media journalists make of him. Cannot see his usual
guff passing muster over there but time will tell_

FlutterinBantam

padd b1975 wrote: »

thats what his pr ma
chine and media friends will spend the summer preaching to us. Obviously listen to the show if
you wish,and form your own opinion, but mark my words you will read and hear what will probably be quite average figures by uk standards of maybe 2 million listeners being compared to irish figures of usually somewhere in the low 100 thousands. I will probably listen out of curiosity but not expecting anything new. It will be interesting what the uk media journalists make of him. Cannot see his usual
guff passing muster over there but time will tell_

Yes it will my friend.

Now he will come to the UK without any of the baggage he has here.

he will N E V E R make it in the listnership audience he is aimed at here. NEVER.

He speaks correctly, he understands grammar, he is informed on history, he reads ,he used words of more than two syllables, all which Guarantee he will not be in touch with the people who speak in mumbles, use grammar poorly, don't understand tenses, and who plank those who do in a certain cubbyhole marked 'ancient.


that's the scene my friend.


The Brits will love him.

padd b1975

i agree somewhat, yes he is on the wrong station here but he should blame his ego for that.
you say he will be broadcasting to a more intelligent listener? Yes probably true but is it not true that said listeners will see through all the jfk and twitter bull that he presently tries to construct 2 hours of radio around?

FlutterinBantam

padd b1975 wrote: »

i agree somewhat, yes he is on the wrong station here but he should blame his ego for that.
you say he will be broadcasting to a more intelligent listener? Yes probably true but is it not true that said listeners will see through all the jfk and twitter bull that he presently tries to construct 2 hours of radio around?

No I didn't say he would be broadcasting to a more intelligent listener, i implied that he would be broadcasting to people who value the attributes I outlined, and would be more comfortable with the way he speaks .

Only time will tell whether he will actually do well or not, but one thing IS sure, he is not cutting the mustard with the RTE2 punters he is aimed at.

padd b1975

FlutterinBantam wrote: »

No I didn't say he would be broadcasting to a more intelligent listener, i implied that he would be broadcasting to people who value the attributes I outlined, and would be more comfortable with the way he speaks .

Only time will tell whether he will actually do well or not, but one thing IS sure, he is not cutting the mustard with the RTE2 punters he is aimed at.

You are right,you did not say that.
My apologies:o