Would you like to tell us what / where is your soft spot ?!Even Clive Bull but I do have a soft spot for him.
Would you like to tell us what / where is your soft spot ?!Even Clive Bull but I do have a soft spot for him.
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I'm struggling and I'd like to know what other Steve Allen addicts are doing. I've abandoned LBC because I'm bored shitless with 101 versions of the same topic by similar-sounding,wokecautious presenters (who have families and/or mortgages and don't want to be brutally cancelled), Radio4 is almost as bad and lacks variety, Talk Radio seems to be crap.......what else is there? I want variety, humour, information about arcane subjects from enthusiasts, decent plays, 'light entertainment', stuff for adults, you get the drift.
I've been listening to Steve Allen The Whole Show podcasts endlessly since the awful deed (I'm on mid October at the moment) because it contains a mix of all the things I want (at the lightest level) from a grown-up with plenty of life experience, a benign outlook, humour, observation, and a nicely acid way with words.
I'm not the only one adrift.......what are you listening to, please guide me to a decent speech station?
BBC WorldService for news from around the globe, stuff that might not get covered on the usual outlets, short documentaries..
I'm struggling and I'd like to know what other Steve Allen addicts are doing. I've abandoned LBC because I'm bored shitless with 101 versions of the same topic by similar-sounding,wokecautious presenters (who have families and/or mortgages and don't want to be brutally cancelled), Radio4 is almost as bad and lacks variety, Talk Radio seems to be crap.......what else is there? I want variety, humour, information about arcane subjects from enthusiasts, decent plays, 'light entertainment', stuff for adults, you get the drift.
I've been listening to Steve Allen The Whole Show podcasts endlessly since the awful deed (I'm on mid October at the moment) because it contains a mix of all the things I want (at the lightest level) from a grown-up with plenty of life experience, a benign outlook, humour, observation, and a nicely acid way with words.
I'm not the only one adrift.......what are you listening to, please guide me to a decent speech station?
What is it about white middle-aged men? They all seem to go bonkers. I'm only asking coz I am one and I don't want to go don't their route ...I am hoping that James O'Brien will stand in solidarity with Gary Lineker and refuse to present his LBC show.
You know you want to James...
II am hoping that James O'Brien will stand in solidarity with Gary Lineker and refuse to present his LBC show.
You know you want to James...
MOTD should just use AI technology. Not being funny, when I watch I forward-wind the bits when the pundits and presenters talk because it's so bleedin' dull ... not sure if you've noticed but the majority of ex-sporting people are dull. I guess it's down to them all being institutionalised for 30 years 'in the game' ... a bit like some radio hosts ironically, in their lovely bubbles and gated-communities.I
I wondered if Ian Payne was hoping to get the MOTD gig.
I must defend Test Match Special, back in the golden days when the BBC covered Test Matches all day on radio and TV. Like many people, I would watch on TV with the sound off and listen to the radio. I believe it was listened to by many people who weren't actually interested in cricket! They just loved hearing Johnners', Aggers', Blowers' and Fred Truman's banter.MOTD should just use AI technology. Not being funny, when I watch I forward-wind the bits when the pundits and presenters talk because it's so bleedin' dull ... not sure if you've noticed but the majority of ex-sporting people are dull. I guess it's down to them all being institutionalised for 30 years 'in the game' ... a bit like some radio hosts ironically, in their lovely bubbles and gated-communities.![]()
It's good soothing background radio ... something you can be creative to. Or if you aren't near a paint brush or pen ... that pile of ironing will do.I must defend Test Match Special, back in the golden days when the BBC covered Test Matches all day on radio and TV. Like many people, I would watch on TV with the sound off and listen to the radio. I believe it was listened to by many people who weren't actually interested in cricket! They just loved hearing Johnners', Aggers', Blowers' and Fred Truman's banter.
Sugar has said far worse things on Twitter than wittering on about traffic lights too. Strange.I don't think Matt Stadlen has quite got a grasp of analogies.![]()
Ssshhhh.....don't tell anyone. Last time a podcasting site like this got found out about a few years ago on social media their LBC podcasts going back ten years or more all strangely disappeared. I think most podcast sites got told to remove broadcasts of a certain age due to complications with intellectual property rights or changes in their subscription models such as was the case with Global. Enjoy those Castbox ones while they remain available.Just seen there's a podcast app called Castbox that have all Steve's shows going back to 2009 (4,400 of them) . Get 3 days free then it's £24.99 for a year. At just under 7p a night, I'm going for it. Feels a bit cumbersome to navigate to earlier years, I'll have a play and see if there's a short cut.
Stadlens Twitter is frequently a car crash......I doubt he enjoyed this reply.I don't think Matt Stadlen has quite got a grasp of analogies.
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If Gary Lineker isn’t allowed to condemn Suella Braverman’s divisive language, why is Alan Sugar allowed to mock inclusive traffic lights in London? They both present flagship BBC programmes.
Clicky on:The hell did LBC find this Ali Mirage guy from?
Nobody gets a word in edgeways, reminds me of Maajid Nawaz minus the conspiracy theories.
He also just claimed to be a part-time International House music DJ in his spare time![]()
Ooooo, where are these from?There's a load here you can get for nothing ... I've haven't checked them, so at your own risk etc. etc.
What do you mean? I wasn't expecting the link to appear as it did tbh ... it's from here: archive.org/details/20090101_202102Ooooo, where are these from?