richard madeley is an idiot

[crisgal]

i found the content of the show this morning highly inapproriate. My radio comes on every morning with the alarm, and the kitchen radio is tuned to radio 2 also. My children get up and dressed, have their breakfast in the kitchen while i have a shower, make the beds etc. A normal morning for families with school children I would imagine. Today I came into the kitchen to see my children gripped with fear listening to tales of 'definite' sightings of ghosts and spirits. I am appalled. Surely it should be safe to leave a bbc radio station on between 7 and 8 in a morning, without fear of the content terrifying my kids?? I know that my little girl will have difficulty sleeping tonight and will probably be in tears. Richard madeley and his producers are insensitve and thoughtless. disgusting.

[crisgal]

oops - 'extended'

[WELSHYORKIE]

I found the bit where he discussed the sightings of the monk on the A15 quite interesting, strangely.

[tiggerblue10]

Is this the daughter who was upset with the Comic Relief Eastenders episode about Whitney?

If so then just try and explain to her that ghosts don't exist and its all made-up to scare people.

[crisgal]

yes tiggerblue! me again!

[hc4361]

Does RM choose the subject content of his show, or is that down to the producers?

[T&S]

Notwithstanding this debate regarding ghosts, I cam to the conclusion he was an idiot when he decided to be Ali G on This Morning. His ego knows no bounds...

[B00]

ooo yeah, remember that! ^ I cringed too.

[ladybird49]

Watch out when tellys on showing previews for films /series etc of scarys
( said with tongue in cheek )

[crisgal]

it was more cringy when he thought the audience at the tv awards were asking him to do it again. But they were trying to tell him about his wife's dress popping open!

[andy-hughes]

I only listened for ten minutes on the way to work, and he still managed to mention his wife and daughter - WHO CARES!!!!!!!

[ummmm]

cris - do you not think that maybe your daughter is a bit too sensitive. My kids actively went out of their way to scare each other at that age. Still do actually.

[annie0000]

didn't hear the show 'cos the guy is an erse and I have chosen to listen to a cd in the car instead until he is off air again.

[LoftyLottie]

Whispers "I agree with Salla, I like him"

Also I can't see anything wrong with talking about 'definite' sightings of ghosts and spirits in the morning on the radio. Children usually love ghost stories even if they believe them to be true. Some children are scared of dogs, or clowns or big bad wolves. They have to learn to cope. Just think how scary most children's fairy stories are.

[LoftyLottie]

Whispers again. I would rather have Maddeley than the awful 'me me me Evans'.

I am off to bed.

[BAKERS DOZEN]

I think children take the lead from their parents reactions and if you ignore it and don't make a fuss then they will also. Just change the subject and talk about something else and it will soon be forgotten.

[annie0000]

could be worse - could be Christian o'connoll - another erse.

[Katie~77]

Hmmmm......my seven year old daughter asks to watch Most Haunted because she finds it hilariously funny! I believe in ghosties but she doesn't know that because I always tell my kids it's a load of old nonsense.

[yelenots]

I agree with Lofty & Bakers Dozen........she's probably fast asleep now and wont wake up until the morning!

[LoftyLottie]

Very true. And children are all different, we can't expect censorship on things that might upset our children's sensibilities. Inappropriate material should not be on the radio or TV before the watershed but I don't consider talking about sightings of ghosts to be inappropriate material. The news is on all through the day - there are a lot of dreadful things on the news, far, far worse than tales of ghosts. We can't wrap our children up in cotton wool.