- Johnnie Walker
- Mark Radcliffe
- Stuart Maconie (?sp) (and ? Northern Soul)
- Whispering Bob
- J Woss
- Ken Bruce
- Steve Wright
- Wogan
So that - the list above - is why I am sad Johnnie Walker is leaving the drive time show. I know he's off to do other things, but he plays the best music by miles (although Mark is close behind) and that's why he tops my list of DJs in order of the quality of their music.
He's being replaced by Chris Evans. God knows where he will come. Near Wogan and Wright I would guess.
Not that I dislike Evans. I used to listen to him on GLR a lot and even looked forward to his show. I was a fan. But I've moved on a bit. Has he? Not judging by the Saturday show. I heard the first four or five podcasts and gave up after that. So samey. And not a patch on Johnnie Walker: the DJ that's been with me all my life. From Radio Caroline through Radio 1 and his remergence seven years ago on Radio 2. He has educated my taste and entertained me for (crikey!) nearly 40 years. His arrival there took me to Radio 2.
His leaving the daily show for a "quieter schedule", and this, make me feel old.
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well, that's all very well, but I still haven't learnt how to tune in my DAB radio, so I'm sitting in silence here
and I'm not commenting on the age thing, last time I did I got into trouble
WV: think-shoe-size
get the instructions from the manuf's website?
I recently got some for my 2nd hand espresso maker that way. But, judging by the hissing and spitting, it stil only pickes up Radio 5Live
chris evans on a satruday is brilliant. fact. it's time dear old johnnie walker gave up. please, please let him take sally bloody traffic with him. smug cow.
I reserve judgement, he said in an old man's growl to the very young person who had popped over to say hello.
Chris Evans is responsible for Texas making a comeback.
I'll never forgive him.
I suddenly wish I were British. I cannot bear to listen to radio nowadays. Listening to American DJs makes you want to kill all DJs. No one has any sort of unique playlist. They all take their orders from Radio Borg, aka Clear Channel and their ilk. So help me Zeus, listening those DJs who are allowed to yak on the airwaves makes one long to stab out their vocal chords. They are all idiots. And not the sort of idiot that amuses you because they're charmingly silly in their idiocy. Oh no. Think of the worst stereotype you can come up with for ugly Americans. Double it. Then triple that. That is the state of disc jockeying in the States. I honestly don't know how I end up finding good music to listen to anymore.
I really envy you for a decent selection of options. Which I know you're complaining about some of them, but that's how awful it is here. THAT sounds good to me.
Katy - try Radio 2 on the net, or BBC 6 Music.
As Surly says: for unique quirky English humour try and capture Chris Evans' show on Radio 2 (at the BBC.co.uk website). It's worth it.
Oh no, that's a perfume. Sorry. But Radio 2 probably smells nice as well.
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