Ex R2 Stars

[thesshhh]

Anyone out there listening to Chris Evans on Virgin and/or Simon Mayo on Scala and, if so, how do their current shows compare to their old Radio 2 ones?

[Zacs-Master]

Chris Evans’s is a carbon copy (but with more guests). Not listened to SM’s.

[Hopkirk]

I'm still celebrating that Chris Evans went. No way would I seek him out.

Simon Mayo's OK, but Scala isn't my scene.

Unfortunately I enjoyed seeing Zoe Ball on TV, but she's not good on the radio so I haven't returned to R2 at breakfast.

[collareddove12]

Can you only get Virgin Radio on digital? I wanted to try out Chris Evans but have Virgin Media which I use for TV, radio and Broadband but assume it's not available on there, at least I can't find it.

[agchristie]

//Unfortunately I enjoyed seeing Zoe Ball on TV, but she's not good on the radio so I haven't returned to R2 at breakfast. //

She is dreadful along with her sidekick Richie Anderson.She talks as if everyone is a juvenile and as for Richie.....

[Hopkirk]

In seeking an alternative at breakfast I come across Chris Moyles (ex R1) on Radio X. He is still unbearable, and I can't retune quickly enough.

[hc4361]

Collareddove, you can listen to Virgin radio online

https://virginradio.co.uk

[lankeela]

I listen to Gold, hardly any chat and really good music. Can't stand all the drivel they spout on most Radio 2 shows especially the women for some reason.

[agchristie]

R2 gives me the feeling of being all over the place.

Regulars aside like Bruce and Wright,there has been too much chopping and changing,experiments that have backfired (Mayo/Whiley),changing time slots,etc.

I've lost count of the number of stand-ins who I have actually preferred (marginally!)

It's car crash stuff at times typified recently when Whiley stood in for Bruce for the week and messing up 'Popmaster' is sacrilege! She constantly pressed the wrong buttons and sounded like any confidence she had was drained from her.

I hate it when several guests are together and they just talk all over each other seemingly oblivious to the humble listener who can't make head nor tale of what is going on.

R2 controllers need to have a proper rethink,get their act together and sort it out once and for all!

Broadcasting is an art form and standards on R2 are nosediving.

Phew!

[DeeLicious]

best weekday breakfast show in the UK is Mike Read on United DJs. No playlist. And he plays some belters every time

[Hopkirk]

Radio 2 ought to copy football clubs.

If someone else has a better person, you poach them.

Instead radio 2 seems to work on the theory you have to have done your time there to be considered. That's why Zoe Ball and Sara Cox got their jobs (that and being the required sex. Both jobs had to go to women)

[agchristie]

//Radio 2 ought to copy football clubs. //

I thought they did Hoppy.Emulating Fulham and Huddersfield i.e basement fodder :-(

[tonyav]

She talks as if everyone is a juvenile and as for Richie.....

Oh that Richie. Richie Anderson, he was crap on radio WM to.

[agchristie]

Tony,that man is simply dreadful.He makes the travel into a bloody drama and everybody he names 'is the lovely Tom' or 'the lovely Gina'.

He is ridiculous.

[tonyav]

He hasn't changed then ( even though he's changed stations ), camper than a row of tents.

[agchristie]

Exactly Tony.It's grating and an embarrassment.

They all suck up to him too! Zoe ball was reviewing the papers and she said to him 'oo look Richie,Kylie Minogue is wearing a pink jumpsuit with matching pink mobile phone case'

For Funks Sake!!!!

[tonyav]

LOL, yep sounds about right with Richie.

[Hopkirk]

Switch over to Dave Berry on Absolute.

[agchristie]

Tony,it's sad.More women presenters and an annoying gay one.

Ticky box quotas....

[agchristie]

Hoppy,can I tune in on the radio for that?

[tonyav]

Avatar Image agchristie Tony,it's sad.More women presenters and an annoying gay one.

Ticky box quotas....

Was /is exactly the same at radio WM, but hey WM and 2 both BBC.