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BBC 5 Live General Chit Chat (Part 2)
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AZ fan
18-07-2016
If Chappers 'specialises in football' then he's even better on cricket and rugby league than I thought!

His Hansie Cronje documentary on 909 a few years ago was outstanding and as good as anything I have heard on the station in over 20 years of listening.
bwfcol
18-07-2016
Mark C presents cricket, both forms of rugby and is at The Olympics, so hardly just a football man. Bar whoever presents on a Thursday, the sports presenter are mainly going to be doing football
wns_195
18-07-2016
You don't need knowledge of sports to present them on the BBC. Clare Balding was able to present the track cycling earlier this year, despite a n overt lack of knowledge of the sport.

I've never rated Mark Chapman. If he had a choice between presenting coverage of a football match involving a top English team or the England team, or presenting rugby league/cricket/Olympics, I am certain he would choose football.
Lone Drinker
18-07-2016
Originally Posted by La Rhumba:
“Great hearing John Inverdale over the weekend covering the Golf. For me, still the best Radio Sports anchor in the business, who can cover any sport well. The others specialise in one thing, like Chappers with Football.

But definitely the word has gone out to all reporters in every commentary, whatever the sport, SHOUT and make it sound really exciting, so we can use the clips in sports bulletins every half hour and on trailers that make you reach for the volume button.”

Inverdale, whether by choice or design, is criminally underused on 5live. Beggars belief that an execrable void like Kelly Cates gets the time she does whilst Inverdale only does the Open.
Robbie01
19-07-2016
Originally Posted by Lone Drinker:
“Inverdale, whether by choice or design, is criminally underused on 5live. Beggars belief that an execrable void like Kelly Cates gets the time she does whilst Inverdale only does the Open.”

John Inverdale hasn't really been flavour of the month at 5 Live since he made his less than tactful comments about tennis player Marion Bartoli back in 2013.
Lone Drinker
19-07-2016
Well they should either use him or bin him.

Pougatch has gone virtually full time to ITV, there's a vacancy for a versatile, knowledgeable engaging anchor for big events. But no, we get the fourth division lot brought in.
cosmic buttplug
19-07-2016
Originally Posted by wns_195:
“I've never rated Mark Chapman. If he had a choice between presenting coverage of a football match involving a top English team or the England team, or presenting rugby league/cricket/Olympics, I am certain he would choose football.”

Why is this such a surprise?
The Difference
19-07-2016
Originally Posted by wns_195:
“I've never rated Mark Chapman. If he had a choice between presenting coverage of a football match involving a top English team or the England team, or presenting rugby league/cricket/Olympics, I am certain he would choose football.”

Same here. I've no problem with him preferring football at the highest level to any other sport, but I've always found his knowledge of British club football beneath the Premier League to be lacking. He was never a good fit to host Final Score for that reason. He seems to be highly rated among most critics, but at the risk of being out of step with everyone else he's one of the biggest turn-offs in the sports media for me.
Lone Drinker
19-07-2016
Interesting to know who decides that an author should get a free 30 minute plug for their new book at 11.30pm

More curious as to who's interested in listening anyway.

5live. News, sport and free book advertising.
bwfcol
20-07-2016
Originally Posted by Lone Drinker:
“Interesting to know who decides that an author should get a free 30 minute plug for their new book at 11.30pm

More curious as to who's interested in listening anyway.

5live. News, sport and free book advertising.”

Interviews with people on radio who have something to plug. Whatever next?

Radio 1/2/6 interview people with a new album/TV Show/Film, should that be banned? 5Live don't do it often, 1-4pm features interviews and a few late night shots, it's hardly as if Peter Allen is shouting "EVERYONE SHOULD BUY AN <insert product>" down the microphone every day at 10am.
bwfcol
20-07-2016
Originally Posted by Lone Drinker:
“Well they should either use him or bin him.

Pougatch has gone virtually full time to ITV, there's a vacancy for a versatile, knowledgeable engaging anchor for big events. But no, we get the fourth division lot brought in.”

Mark Chapman isn't 4th division, he's a top sports presenter in the majority of people's views and even generally gets good reviews on DS which I'm sure you aware, is generally just full of bile/hatred so he must be doing something right!

Look at the Olympic coverage, full of great presenters
La Rhumba
20-07-2016
Originally Posted by bwfcol:
“Mark Chapman isn't 4th division, he's a top sports presenter in the majority of people's views and even generally gets good reviews on DS which I'm sure you aware, is generally just full of bile/hatred so he must be doing something right!

Look at the Olympic coverage, full of great presenters ”

You may choose to be a fanboy. Other posters are making perfectly valid points which do not delve into "bile and hatred". What an absurd comment! This is a discussion forum for critical comments made by listeners to the station, as well as the glowing praise that you offer. Stop shutting the discussion down simply because you disagree.
bwfcol
20-07-2016
Originally Posted by La Rhumba:
“You may choose to be a fanboy. Other posters are making perfectly valid points which do not delve into "bile and hatred". What an absurd comment! This is a discussion forum for critical comments made by listeners to the station, as well as the glowing praise that you offer. Stop shutting the discussion down simply because you disagree.”

I'm not shutting it down, I'm disagreeing which is all you're doing too, I said DS is full of bile which is often true, I wasn't saying anything about posters in this thread.

I gave my opinion on a presenter as have others, that's all
Lone Drinker
20-07-2016
No problem with Chapman at all. It's the Perry's, the Riley's and the Cates who grind my gears
bwfcol
21-07-2016
Originally Posted by Lone Drinker:
“No problem with Chapman at all. It's the Perry's, the Riley's and the Cates who grind my gears”

I think Cates is a good secondary football presenter, she's good on 606 and when she covers Monday nights.

I'm with you on the rest though
dave2702
21-07-2016
Originally Posted by Lone Drinker:
“Interesting to know who decides that an author should get a free 30 minute plug for their new book at 11.30pm

More curious as to who's interested in listening anyway.

5live. News, sport and free book advertising.”

Originally Posted by bwfcol:
“Interviews with people on radio who have something to plug. Whatever next?

Radio 1/2/6 interview people with a new album/TV Show/Film, should that be banned? 5Live don't do it often, 1-4pm features interviews and a few late night shots, it's hardly as if Peter Allen is shouting "EVERYONE SHOULD BUY AN <insert product>" down the microphone every day at 10am.”

Posted earlier in this thread, maybe the other. I have a friend who used to work as a Guest Booker on R5 for Simon Mayo and then Richard Bacon.

She used to say how through much of the first 6 months it was a pain getting celebrities on the show but once October came around and books, DVD's started to come out in the run-up to Xmas all the agents who'd practically ignored her for much of the year were phoning up desperately trying to get their client on the radio even offering to get them up to Salford
Lone Drinker
21-07-2016
At 11.30 pm the Phil Williams show has an entertainment half hour chat on a monday and a sporting chat on a wedneday. Thursday is usually the end of QT and the phone in. They're the sort of features I'd expect on this show. I'm just curious as to who decides to have such a gear change to put on a pre-record of some novel by an author I've never heard of. Who approves it ? Who checks they aren't a friend of a member of the show getting a free plug ?
abertom
21-07-2016
Originally Posted by Lone Drinker:
“At 11.30 pm the Phil Williams show has an entertainment half hour chat on a monday and a sporting chat on a wedneday. Thursday is usually the end of QT and the phone in. They're the sort of features I'd expect on this show. I'm just curious as to who decides to have such a gear change to put on a pre-record of some novel by an author I've never heard of. Who approves it ? Who checks they aren't a friend of a member of the show getting a free plug ?”

Thats the idea those kind of inerviews introduce you to new authors and what they right next debate topics etc. The checks would be producers/compliance and any undue advertising would be looked into by OFCOM etc
La Rhumba
21-07-2016
What an embarrassing half hour while I was having a late lunch between 2.30-3pm. Sarah Brett talking to a new age bore about imagining your feelings of anger and upset as colours. He did a session on her as she described a "yellow tightness in her chest". The word excruciating sprang to mind. When listeners texted in to ask why he was being given free airtime, he called them "constipated".

Put this disaster of an afternoon show out of it's misery. Whoever booked today's guest should be spoken to. It was local radio fayre circa 1992 at best, not a national station, with so much going on in the world.
Lone Drinker
21-07-2016
Long may H and J reign to give us something to listen to between 1 and 4pm. LBC have the huge void that is Shelagh Fogerty and I gave up 5live when Brett and that other numpty got afternoons. Bring back the Bacon.
dave2702
22-07-2016
Originally Posted by Lone Drinker:
“Long may H and J reign to give us something to listen to between 1 and 4pm. LBC have the huge void that is Shelagh Fogerty and I gave up 5live when Brett and that other numpty got afternoons. Bring back the Bacon.”

He's happy in the USA working for National Geographic seems his kids have also moved as they're now attending US School

https://www.instagram.com/richardpbacon/

And you don't get this guest in Salford as Boyd Hilton remarks, he's no Joey Essex

https://www.instagram.com/p/BG4hHF6j...=richardpbacon
jim_lyons
25-07-2016
How come Adrian Chiles is presenting Woman's Hour, and how come it is on now?
radiotuner
26-07-2016
On the John Inverdale discussion, I thought he was great at The Open. A real class act. Now that Mark has finally left Saturday afternoon to go to BTs, it would be great to hear John Inverdale back on Sport on Five.

I notice that Kelly Cates has left Football on Five, so is she up for the vancant Saturday afternoon slot?
wns_195
26-07-2016
Originally Posted by radiotuner:
“I notice that Kelly Cates has left Football on Five, so is she up for the vancant Saturday afternoon slot?”

Hopefully not.
Lone Drinker
26-07-2016
What about georgyboy Riley ? Has he been given the flick ? That would mean his TV career would now be confined to the comedy darts on BT.
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