Well if I am wrong then say so but that lady spoke at length. All I can do is give my opinion on what I hear on the radio and what I read on here.

I missed the intro to her call and she was allowed to much air time to give her views that I thought she was an expert/spokesperson rather than a caller. She sounded Aussie.

Now I thought she had a South African twang! Amazing how two people hear the same voice but come to different conclusions.

They're not dissimilar - an all-purpose Colonial accent!

I have found that many Aussie lift the tone of their voice at the end of a sentence making everything sound like a question. Oh and start every statement with "Yeah look" Hark at me and my stereotyping

I've always found these verbal mannerisms fascinating.
Have you noticed that many callers to LBC - especially from the Education or Health sectors - begin sentences with 'So…' ?
Another bugbear is callers beginning with 'How are you?'

My favourite is when a caller to the 10am to 1pm show starts the call with "Hello Brian". Brian usually tries to say that the caller thought he was talking to Brian Hayes. Invariably, they just thought Brian's name was Brian. This is one of the many times that he becomes discombobulated.

Brian Today: Last week Brian was telling everyone how cross he was with the media telling people to be "angry and frightened". Today he was saying that everyone should be angry and frightened about Donald Trump.

What aspect of the NHS will Socialist Shelagh be dozing off to today?

JOB asked if listeners were scared at the thought of President Trump.

More Nigel magic eh : https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...34&__tn__=%2As

What's the betting he won't be asked about it next time he is on?

Do carry on leading the Brexit lot Mr Farage, you're doing just great.

From the LBC Facebook page.

It's time to stop laughing at Donald Trump, says Brian. It's time to get a bit scared.

Indeed Bangla, you'll next be telling us that all French men wear berets, ride bikes and smell of onions .. A bit more seriously doesn't the Aussie accent evolve from all the cockney prisoners sent to OZ back in the day? Prisoners of His Majesty ("POHMs").

I think the presenters should take inspiration from the late Mike Dickin and reply "My health is not in question."

I find the New Zealand and Australian accents totally indistinguishable
Slightly off topic I remember GWR with whom Capital mergerd to form Global had a policy at one time of employing Australian newsreaders
I was living in Derby at the time and it was a joy to hear them struggling with some of the local names
This was before tinterweb so unless I came to London I couldn't hear LBC
So just wondered with all the chat on here about accents did LBC employ any ?

Don't know about Australian news readers Paul but I do remember the Australian broadcaster Mike Carlton from the early 1990s, he hosted the breakfast show. He was quite a marmite presenter I seem to remember, I liked him loads, he had a real love for the UK and didn't mind telling us so.

Possibly one of the most famous radio quotes ever. I still miss Mike, one of my three all time LBC favourites. It was not only that he gave this response but the tone in is voice when he delivered the quote. I'm not expecting many to agree with me but I do find Duncan Barkes to be a quite similar broadcaster to Mike, bit of junior version of the great man.

This is a common misconception. The true history of the acronym 'POM' is 'Prisoner of Millbank'.

T'was only what I have heard over the years Charlie ..
Was there a prison at Millbank, if yes, was it from there the prisoners began their journey to Oz?

Brian Hayes, of course (Western Australia). Many presenters have since tried to copy him. None have succeeded.

That's right, Venetian - the cells were underground around the area of what is now Tate Britain and Chelsea College of Art.
It was indeed from there that the prisoners began their journey, with POM written on their shirts.

Brian rather famously patronised an email correspondent from Australia by mocking the accent while he read it out. It was particularly embarrassing (and was around the time he used the term "Red Indian"). It begged the question, would he mock an emailer from Pakistan in such a fashion?

Thanks Charlie. I just love that area, I don't live too far away from it and just might take a walk along the South Bank tomorrow for a re-visit.

Totally agree with you
I feel Duncan was unfairly maligned during his time on LBC
I think in some small part that was due to the limits imposed on him by the suits at Global Towers
And the Duncan now on BBC London is more like his Talksport persona
He is the nearest I think to Mike D
In fact the only thing that spoils his show is the music which does get in the way when the conversation is flowing
I still laugh out loud when I recall Mikes legendary hatred of caravans and the time he was rumbled when one was spotted parked on his driveway
A lovely bloke and a hugely talented broadcaster and still much missed

I have heard of Mike Carlton ..Steve used to talk about him fairly regularly
My LBC listening at that time was basically limited to a few hours in my hotel bedroom when I used to come down to our head office at Park Royal
I worked for Imperial retail which at that time was Wills and Players Tobacco, Courage Brewery Finlay's Newsagents and many others
I always went back up north hoping against hope we would get LBC up here ...twenty odd years later and we did

little tip, take the word swim. Australians will say 'sweem' and New Zealanders will say 'swum'.

Thanks Charlie
I've only heard a bit of archive stuff of his and didn't realise
You learn something new everyday as they say