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Previously on "Daytime TV adverts"

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  • Sysman
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    Originally posted by pacharan View Post
    Our local station (BBC Radio Wiltshire as it happens) used to have some great presenters. Most were local, slightly eccentric but made good listening.

    Unfortunately, because of their age they have all been replaced with young, camp, idendikit media studies graduates.
    Radio Leeds used to have a good couple on in the mornings. Right wing bloke and a lass who provided balance by constantly taking the P out of him. It was definitely entertaining.

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  • AtW
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    Wait until you see SKA adverts...

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  • BoredBloke
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    Originally posted by doodab View Post
    I take my laptop to the park and listen to the birds. Or gawp at them, depending on how sunny it is
    From the bushes no doubt and the correct term is ladies not birds!

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  • doodab
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    I take my laptop to the park and listen to the birds. Or gawp at them, depending on how sunny it is

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  • pacharan
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    Originally posted by Sysman View Post

    Back in the 90s when I was working from home there were some good local radio stations. I then made the mistake of moving 100 miles where the local commercial radio was crap.
    Our local station (BBC Radio Wiltshire as it happens) used to have some great presenters. Most were local, slightly eccentric but made good listening.

    Unfortunately, because of their age they have all been replaced with young, camp, idendikit media studies graduates.

    I don't listen anymore.

    Note to self: must tune in to Radio Bristol to see if John Turner still does his phone-in show.

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  • oscarose
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    So I work from home and sometimes have the telly on in the background for some company...
    Try "Absolute Radio"

    hth

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  • Platypus
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    Originally posted by AleksandrMeerkat View Post
    Don't forget the meerkats
    How could I forget you when you're on the telly every 10 minutes ?!

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  • OwlHoot
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    Originally posted by AleksandrMeerkat View Post

    Don't forget the meerkats
    Oh yes, I unmute the adverts for them.

    But those are the only ads I listen to, and I don't recall what they are trying to flog - Something to do with car insurance perhaps?

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  • vetran
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    LBC here - radio to shout at!

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  • AleksandrMeerkat
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    So I work from home and sometimes have the telly on in the background for some company...

    Adverts are non-stop car insurance (irritatingly jolly) and injury lawyers (irritatingly sombre)

    It's like there's a 5 minute break from adverts every now and again for a short interlude of content.

    Don't forget the meerkats

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  • Sysman
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    Originally posted by ctdctd View Post
    P.S. Radio 6 here
    Aye, R6 or R4 here, depending on mood.

    Back in the 90s when I was working from home there were some good local radio stations. I then made the mistake of moving 100 miles where the local commercial radio was crap. That was the start of the "We'll sue on your behalf" onslaught and it did me head in back then.

    Virgin Radio was stilled linked with the record label back then, so that was non-stop U-blurry-2. I have hated the gits ever since.

    My CD collection got a huge boost in that period.

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  • ctdctd
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    So what have they made you buy ?



    P.S. Radio 6 here

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  • Lockhouse
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    Don't forget the short term loan ones at 1000000% APR.

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  • NickFitz
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    Aren't they still doing PPI claim ones?

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  • Platypus
    started a topic Daytime TV adverts

    Daytime TV adverts

    So I work from home and sometimes have the telly on in the background for some company...

    Adverts are non-stop car insurance (irritatingly jolly) and injury lawyers (irritatingly sombre)

    It's like there's a 5 minute break from adverts every now and again for a short interlude of content.

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