Oiling up the Tape Players out in Montrose.

Shay Byrne been covering for Ronan all week.

Brendan Bendar wrote: »

And covering well too, with Ronan it's like slipping into an old shoe, bedded in and every carbuncle catered for.

Time for change here, no time for music by numbers.

Ronan is not my cup of tea, but I remember being really surprised at his high listenership numbers.

Carol Moran covering for Ronan. Nice one.

JHC

Fcuker is on the air right now.

Whooshsse........ Jeeez

SPDUB wrote: »

Can we not use initials

I have no idea who you are talking about

I'm very sorry, talking about Joe Jackson.

Just go back a few posts and you will get the context.


The JHC is Jesus H Christ.

Apologies for not being too clear, but the thread goes back a long time ...to the Flutter era.... Legend was that lad.

But, Soz, back to the present.. JJ Is still alive and has oil:D

Oliver Callan's impression of Marian is spot-on.

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I don't know about ye lot, but I'm enjoying the temporary shake-up.

From Carol Moran standing in for Ronan Collins (and doing a very fine job of it, no more i-pod shuffle), to Cormac O hEadhra, who manages to be far more laid-back and (at the same time) more incisive than Sean O'Rourke, to Philip Boucher Hayes, professional journalist, covering for Joe Duffy, self-publicist. Then you have comedy shows in the evening with the likes of Colm O'Regan.

This isn't half-bad at all. I'd happily live with this schedule all year round. I've barely listened to Newstalk or my local radio station at all this past week.

Cormac was floundering badly on Friday during the item on Denis Corkery having the audacity to say he wasn't a fan of women's rugby , got much too emotional about a fairly insignificant item.

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I don't know about ye lot, but I'm enjoying the temporary shake-up.

From Carol Moran standing in for Ronan Collins (and doing a very fine job of it, no more i-pod shuffle), to Cormac O hEadhra, who manages to be far more laid-back and (at the same time) more incisive than Sean O'Rourke, to Philip Boucher Hayes, professional journalist, covering for Joe Duffy, self-publicist. Then you have comedy shows in the evening with the likes of Colm O'Regan.

This isn't half-bad at all. I'd happily live with this schedule all year round. I've barely listened to Newstalk or my local radio station at all this past week.

Don't get me wrong, some of the cover is good and a chance can be as good as a rest, but for as many big hitters to be off the air at the same time is stretching the programming department big time. The comedy is good but it is just two shows in one hour, and shows that won't be around anytime soon. Panti has a certain novelty value as well but mess that is That Baz Thing is arguably Radio 1's worst show in years. The gap post Creedon is especially noticeable all told and it could cost his show listeners when it comes to be counted in the 2018 books.

There's going to be a couple of Hum-Dingers during Christmas Week on Radio Won, that's for sure. Take Wednesday December 27th for instance:

Today with Sean O'Rourke, presented Castleknock farmer, Damien O'Reilly

Two shows to replace the mighty Liveline....
13:30 "Waiting"
Part 1 From bus stops to book shops, via births, marriages and deaths, Waiting is a comedy sketch show all about women who are waiting. Recorded live at The Project Arts Centre Dublin, starring Deirdre O'Kane, Caitriona Ennis and Rose Henderson. Written by Fiona Looney.

And at 14:00 "Situationships"
Award winning writer Stefanie Preissner and her BFF Rachel Yoder are separated by 3000 miles but their friendship flourishes. In Situationships they explore the dynamic and the difficulties of maintaining a long term female friendship.

Then at 15:00 "Sure T'was Better"

Will Hanafin is joined on the couch by Seventologists Jules Coll and Joanne McNally as they decide whether it really was better in the Seventies or was just as messy and complicated as life is today....

Presenter & Producer: Will Hannafin (That producer credit will be news to the SIPTU producers of RTE who had to apply for a job and do a training course to be a producer, apparently)


And especially from the Head of Content just for you, Brendan:
22:00 Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited
..."the second of two interviews he did with Joe Dolan - the first was for the RTE Radio 1 series Under The Influence, which he also revisits for this show"
Reheated stuff from Jackson.

Expunge wrote: »

There's going to be a couple of Hum-Dingers during Christmas Week on Radio Won, that's for sure. Take Wednesday December 27th for instance:

Today with Sean O'Rourke, presented Castleknock farmer, Damien O'Reilly

Two shows to replace the mighty Liveline....
13:30 "Waiting"
Part 1 From bus stops to book shops, via births, marriages and deaths, Waiting is a comedy sketch show all about women who are waiting. Recorded live at The Project Arts Centre Dublin, starring Deirdre O'Kane, Caitriona Ennis and Rose Henderson. Written by Fiona Looney.

And at 14:00 "Situationships"
Award winning writer Stefanie Preissner and her BFF Rachel Yoder are separated by 3000 miles but their friendship flourishes. In Situationships they explore the dynamic and the difficulties of maintaining a long term female friendship.

Then at 15:00 "Sure T'was Better"

Will Hanafin is joined on the couch by Seventologists Jules Coll and Joanne McNally as they decide whether it really was better in the Seventies or was just as messy and complicated as life is today....

Presenter & Producer: Will Hannafin (That producer credit will be news to the SIPTU producers of RTE who had to apply for a job and do a training course to be a producer, apparently)


And especially from the Head of Content just for you, Brendan:
22:00 Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited
..."the second of two interviews he did with Joe Dolan - the first was for the RTE Radio 1 series Under The Influence, which he also revisits for this show"
Reheated stuff from Jackson.

Expunge, all I can say is “You done the forum some service”.

To quote the famous movie line.

“is it as bad as you thought general?”

“No…………………… it’s worse”

R.E.M. documentary sounds interesting on Radio One on Thursday 28th. at 2pm.

Expunge wrote: »

Actually, when I look at those programmes again, it reads like a parody schedule. Sadly it's real. And these fookers are looking for a top up on the license fee.

In the words of Boris, they can go whistle.

On another front,but possibly on topic, I see Sharon is on her own on the ‘flagship’ 6.1 News.

On RTÉ tv 1

Chopping down already,it would appear.

Hopefully there is no Tsunami over the ‘holiday’ period.

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Well Dáil Éireann is finished for the Christmas period so late debate is probably off as well.

Indeed, but why does that mean the Late Debate closes down?

Is there nothing newsworthy going in between December 20 and January 08.

Does the country ‘close down’ or something.