BBC pay deals probed by watchdog
Sat, 2 Dec 2006 14:02:59 -0000
BBC News
2 December 2006
The pay deals given to top BBC entertainers such as Jonathan Ross are to be
investigated by the government's spending watchdog.
The National Audit Office will review whether the large salaries are value
for money for viewers and listeners.
But Peter Fincham, controller of BBC O ...
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JW not well?
Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:24:16 -0000
As Ive just heard Michael Ball say he was sitting in for JW until Christmas.
With JW not doing the SOTS show either I was wondering if he was just taking
time off or if he was ill again? Hopefully the former!
T
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Re: SOTS - guest presenters?
Sun, 26 Nov 2006 16:59:34 -0000
I am reminded that Keith took over from Brian Matthew on Saturday Club in
1967
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Terry" <miketerry73@btinternet.com>
Newsgroups: uk.media.radio.bbc-r2
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: SOTS - guest presenters?
>A possibility is Keith Skues. ...
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Re: SOTS - guest presenters?
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:55:37 -0000
A possibility is Keith Skues. Keith presents his excellent 60s pirate radio
show on BBC radio in the east on Monday evenings, he has a huge vinyl
collection and an encyclopaedic knowledge of sixties (and fifties) music.
Mike Read would be good. I recall his Sunday afternoon oldies shows in the
late 80s and ...
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SOTS
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:03:56 -0000
Johnnie announced that today's was the last show from him for a while, there
will be guest presenters for the next few weeks, then either Johnnie or
Brian will be back.
Its long odds but I wonder if Simon Dee might return?
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Times change as Radio 2 signs up Dylan show
Fri, 24 Nov 2006 04:47:31 -0000
Owen Gibson, media correspondent
November 23, 2006
The Guardian
The times they are a changin' for Radio 2 listeners. The station, once
mocked for its cosy image but now both credible and popular, is to give
British listeners their first taste of Bob Dylan's critically acclaimed
radio show.
The BBC yest ...
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SK
Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:11:54 -0000
has she been sent on leave or suspended
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Johnnie Walker book
Sat, 18 Nov 2006 08:05:22 -0000
I can thoroughly recommend "Johnnie Walker Cruisin' The Formats" by Bob
Preedy which chronicles Johnnie's over 40 years in UK broadcasting.
Bob is a weekend presenter on BBC radio in the north and his website is at
http://www.kingqueen.org.uk/yorkshirebooks/
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Terry Wogan and Rudolph Hucker
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:55:44 GMT
The inventive pseudonyms that TOGs come up with are quite hysterical at
times but, blimey, surely Rudolph Hucker was a bit OTT for 9:15 in the
morning!
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Radio 2's Vine to present BBC1 Panorama
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:46:03 -0000
By Paul McNally
16 November 2006
The host of Radio 2's daily discussion show, Jeremy Vine, has been announced
as the new presenter of BBC1's Panorama when the show moves to a peak-time
slot in the New Year.
Vine - a former BBC Lobby correspondent and Newsnight presenter - hosts the
Radio 2 lunchtime sho ...
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