Marian Finucane

Lapin

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Marian is off on her jollies.

If she carries on at this rate she'll bump into herself on the way back someday soon.

Callan57

Lapin wrote: »

If she carries on at this rate she'll bump into herself on the way back someday soon.

I suppose it's too much to hope they'll get Rachel English to sit in for her?

Greenman

Callan57 wrote: »

I suppose it's too much to hope they'll get Rachel English to sit in for her?

No its Claire I'm afraid.

Callan57

Greenman wrote: »

No its Claire I'm afraid.

Thought so .... that's Lyric for me on Sat morning then

JoeGil

Listening to Radio 1 online abroad and suddenly just before the start of the MF show an announcer interrupted to say that for legal reasons the program cannot be broadcasted on certain foreign platforms.
Now we're being treated to a compilation of old MF shows!
Anybody know what the problem is?

Sandwlch

Topic is death of Irish girl in Tokyo. Maybe due to legal situation in Japan?

But you arent missing anything. Possibly the dullest show ever. RTE summer radio is through the bottom of the barrel and scraping the ground.

jimmyw

The whole show was not on this topic though, a little over the top to not broadcast the whole show?.

They did mention that they were restrained in discussing the matter which is fair enough.

Greenman

JoeGil wrote: »

Listening to Radio 1 online abroad and suddenly just before the start of the MF show an announcer interrupted to say that for legal reasons the program cannot be broadcasted on certain foreign platforms.
Now we're being treated to a compilation of old MF shows!
Anybody know what the problem is?

Yes I heard that, then it was flicked back to the news then back to the recorded show. I changed over to BBC Radio Four for re-runs of The Archers.

Nascence

Just listened to the podcast of last sundays show there. WHAT is the story with the 20+ minutes of sport? Isn't Radio 1 ENTIRELY SPORTS for the whole day after Marzie? >_<

Itssoeasy

Jesus that interview with Martin fagan was hard to listen to.

mike65

Pretty odd to spend so long debating the merits of car fuel on this programme. Better suited to something like Pat Kennys programme.....

JonathanAnon

mike65 wrote: »

Pretty odd to spend so long debating the merits of car fuel on this programme. Better suited to something like Pat Kennys programme.....

Very odd to get Conor Pope to find out about it and then get this mechanic on after him to effectively debunk him. Astonished that Conor Pope wouldnt know about tyre pressure..

P. Breathnach

mike65 wrote: »

Pretty odd to spend so long debating the merits of car fuel on this programme. Better suited to something like Pat Kennys programme.....

Interesting observation; I could certainly accept that as material for Pat.

But is there a clear distinction between the editorial policies of the programmes, so that we can say what belongs in one and not in the other?

JonathanAnon

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Interesting observation; I could certainly accept that as material for Pat.

I'm not sure if this is a factor, but I'm sure it would be a lot easier for Conor Pope to present this segment with Claire Byrne presenting. Pat is an engineer and is THE most well prepped interviewer that RTE have.. Maybe Conor Pope was afraid that Pat would start asking him to balance a few chemical equations?

mike65

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Very odd to get Conor Pope to find out about it and then get this mechanic on after him to effectively debunk him. Astonished that Conor Pope wouldnt know about tyre pressure..

Missed that went to make an early lunch....did the mechanic mention the energy deficit in LPG?

P. Breathnach wrote: »

Interesting observation; I could certainly accept that as material for Pat.

But is there a clear distinction between the editorial policies of the programmes, so that we can say what belongs in one and not in the other?

Well I associate this programme with humanities guff and chit chat based around the "issues of the week" rather than anything related to technology/systems/infrastructure etc

JonathanAnon

mike65 wrote: »

Missed that went to make an early lunch....did the mechanic mention the energy deficit in LPG?

Yeah, in fairness to Pope, he said that LPG is 10% less efficient but is 50% less in price (so you still win on balance).. Not mentioning that diesel engines can not be easily converted to LPG was a big omission on Pope's part...

Itssoeasy

It's all fuel today.EPO, LPG, or body fuel.

Itssoeasy

Is it diabetic week in RTE or what ? Damo was obsessed with it on liveline and now it pops up in Saturday morning.

mike65

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Yeah, in fairness to Pope, he said that LPG is 10% less efficient but is 50% less in price (so you still win on balance).. Not mentioning that diesel engines can not be easily converted to LPG was a big omission on Pope's part...

Indeed the huge leap in diesel ownership means the potential market for LPG is shrinking, I remember how it used to be the fuel of choice for farmers who bought big Volvos and Mercs in the 70s and then converted in the early 80s.

edit - so far the TV critic has highlighted four programmes and put two of them on the wrong channel!

sudzs

mike65 wrote: »

edit - so far the TV critic has highlighted four programmes and put two of them on the wrong channel!

and the nutrition woman was all wrong promoting low fat yoghurt and skimmed milk. The latest thinking is that full fat versions are far more nutritionally beneficial as you get better absorbtion of calcium and other minerals. And low fat chocolate drinks are just jam packed full of sugar. :rolleyes:

I emailed to tell them but they ignored me. They don't like me in RTE!!

Callan57

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Jesus that interview with Martin fagan was hard to listen to.

Dreadfully boring .... if I hadn't been out walking I'd have fallen asleep :rolleyes:

Harry Angstrom

Callan57 wrote: »

Dreadfully boring .... if I hadn't been out walking I'd have fallen asleep :rolleyes:

What could have been an interesting topic turned into one of the most tedious, disjointed, drawn-out interviews I've heard in a long time. I'm not sure if it was to do with Claire's approach or just that the guy being interviewed wasn't very engaging.

JonathanAnon

Boring, boring stuff today...

coming up next "Why hot tubs are annoying"... Also, Which work better? Spring clothespins or the other kind?

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telekon

JonathanAnon wrote: »

Boring, boring stuff today...

coming up next "Why hot tubs are annoying"... Also, Which work better? Spring clothespins or the other kind?

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Sounds like a typical 2.58 Liveline ad-break promo for the Mooney Show.

"Coming up on Mooney... man counts backwards from a million, and Brek meets the youngest candlestick maker in Termonfeckin..."

Absolute drivel and a waste of everyone's time.

Dirigent

Hopefully today's JNLR figures will finally force RTE management to send Made Marion out to grass. To say she's stale is an underestimation, even when she takes a few months off, and when she comes back the coughing and spluttering will be even worse.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0727/1224320884787.html

bureau2009

Dirigent wrote: »

Hopefully today's JNLR figures will finally force RTE management to send Made Marion out to grass. To say she's stale is an underestimation, even when she takes a few months off, and when she comes back the coughing and spluttering will be even worse.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0727/1224320884787.html

Marion is way overrated, she can do a good interview (largely thanks to the researcher) but after that she is very average.

But my biggest problem with her is her OBSCENE AND SCANDALOUS SALARY.

Wonder what the true value of a weekend radio presenter is? I'd say about 3% to 5% of the value of Marion's contract.

Rachel English is, in my opinion, the ideal person to replace Marion. No crazy contract, true star quality based on talent and personality, and great listener appeal.

Out with Marion!

jimmyw

Dirigent wrote: »

Hopefully today's JNLR figures will finally force RTE management to send Made Marion out to grass. To say she's stale is an underestimation, even when she takes a few months off, and when she comes back the coughing and spluttering will be even worse.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0727/1224320884787.html

No mention of Mooney s figures in that survey.

jimmyw

Great news, Charlie Bird :rolleyes:will be filling in for Marian for the next 2 weeks.Give Claire a well deserved break anyway.:(:p

Cassidy28

jimmyw wrote: »

Great news, Charlie Bird :rolleyes:will be filling in for Marian for the next 2 weeks.Give Claire a well deserved break anyway.:(:p

Get finucane back, make her sweat for the money she's on.

Red Alert

Charlie Bird is another symptom of everything that's wrong with RTE. An utter hack who found out when he went to the USA that he wasn't that important at all... but RTE seemed to be happy to pay him to trek around.

trishasaffron

jimmyw wrote: »

Great news, Charlie Bird :rolleyes:will be filling in for Marian for the next 2 weeks.Give Claire a well deserved break anyway.:(:p

OMG what is it with these superannuated aged broadcasters - thought MF was bad but jaysus:eek:

Cassidy28

Charlie Bird should be doing some Saturday/ Sunday morning Bird watching:D instead of bringing down the mood on RTE Radio:cool: or if he doesn't like Bird watching he should get his nappy on and stay in bed

Cassidy28

jimmyw wrote: »

No mention of Mooney s figures in that survey.

Thank god we'd never here the end of it

constitutionus

charlie says he's covering for the next four weeks at the start of his show (ya cant say its marions during the summer ! )

maybe the heads wernt happy with claire or something ?

sudzs

Oh gawd... just tuned in... Charlie Beard. :rolleyes:

he's very cranky with Brian darcy there!

constitutionus

its great fun watching the media go nuts over the quinn thing.

no matter what ya think of him its clearly fupped up the agenda they want to follow on the issue.

never seen so many insiders go at each other in such a manner, not to metion see the judiciay practically cannonised by them.

mustve missed the memo that judges are the new priests.

P. Breathnach

sudzs wrote: »

Oh gawd... just tuned in... Charlie Beard. :rolleyes:

he's very cranky with Brian darcy there!

I generally don't expect Charlie Bird to hit the target dead centre: he often finds his own idiosyncratic line, and follows it.

With Darcy, I think he did unusually well. He challenged him with the proper arguments, and Darcy's responses came across as specious. Good going by Charlie, as Darcy is a skilled media performer and could have slid away from somebody less dogged.

And then Theo Dorgan iced the cake!

Job well done.

JonathanAnon

That RTE interview with Ciarán O'Lionaird was awful last nite.. Usually the RTE interviewers know when to just leave the sportsperson alone, cos they know the person may something they may regret. Usually the best interest of the person themselves is the main concern.. But last night's interview was more like News Of The World... "So you're angry then"... Just leave him alone ffs..

JonathanAnon

I heard yesterday that Marian was at Maeve Binchy's funeral, so she's not out of the country, unless she was in France and flew back for the funeral which I spose is possible as well.. RTE are 17M in debt (Bless me father Reynolds for I have sinned).. And still they allow her to swan around, coming in basically whenever she wants.. They must have somebody working in RTE full time to organise a replacement for her every weekend.

JonathanAnon

Charlie trying to get rid of Sean Kelly as quick as he can so that he can wipe all that egg from his face..

constitutionus

oh christ "RTE comedy" alert !

JonathanAnon

He's better than Claire all the same.

RayM

constitutionus wrote: »

oh christ "RTE comedy" alert !

This one actually seems surprisingly good.

constitutionus

yeah im kinda surprised.

the "accidental" theme tune clips interupting the interview crack me up.

poor ol dathai is getting some feirce slagging.

RadioRetro

constitutionus wrote: »

maybe the heads wernt happy with claire or something ?

She's filling in on the lunchtime news during the week.

And that new comedy (from the makers of Apres Match, allegedly) got off to a promising start today.

constitutionus

why do all these comedy things have to have a fecking song in em though ?

it always lets them down by making em sound like they come from the 50s.

fingers crossed they keep up the standard the majority of it was at. not laugh a minute but not bad either.

i guess the funniest thing is if ya wandered off for a bit you may not actually know if the show was over or not as the girl doing the weather seems to have nutted the mike or something.

Harry Angstrom

I like Charlie Bird but I thought his interview with Sean Kelly was hilarious. The Woodward/Bernstein of RTE was well flummoxed when Kelly told him he wasn't at the Quinn rally.

Callan57

constitutionus wrote: »

oh christ "RTE comedy" alert !

I thought the funniest bit was when Sean Kelly pulled the rug out from under The Bird ... :rolleyes: Sean wasn't even in Ballyconnell, muchless at the rally .... and the subtle way he did it, played the line & then reeled in poor old Charlie. Can't beat a Kerryman!

Theo Dorgan I could listen to all day .... as for Fr Brian & the poor Quinns, I'd welcome a chance to enjoy the Quinn version of poverty, as I'm sure so would a lot of people in Cavan/Fermanagh. As for Fr Brian's redemption I understood it included making amends not expecting others to pay dearly for your mistakes while you continue to live in luxury.

Sad to hear of the death of Con Houlihan RIP .... I've no great interest in sport but Con was a legend.

Welsh Megaman

The comedy (Irish Pictorial Weekly) was much better than Green Tea, pity it wasn't on for longer.

GSF

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

The comedy (Irish Pictorial Weekly) was much better than Green Tea, pity it wasn't on for longer.

Will we ever hear an RTE radio comedy that isnt a parody of other RTE programmes?