New desk (sort of)
Well here it was at last. First day at Radio2, one week away from launch day. Your new drive show starts on the 11th but there were jingles to listen to, live music to talk through and blog instructions to follow. If you're reading this, that last one has worked at least.
My excitement is tempered only by the fact that my NEW desk in my NEW office for my NEW job is shared with some guy who only comes in on Fridays. He has however colonised all available shelves, drawers and floor space leaving me with, well, a chair basically. There will need to be words. By Thursday.
More discussions tomorrow and will tell you about some of the new features we are hoping to introduce to the show next Monday. They will need to go before many BBC committees of course to be tested for corporate soundness and if pronounced clean and decent, they're in.
And we'll need to get our first song discussion underway. But until then...
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At 19:12 4th Jan 2010, Carl Legge wrote:Is his name Bacon?
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At 19:37 4th Jan 2010, Kevin wrote:Can't wait for the show on Monday Simon! Best of luck, although I'm sure you don't need it.
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At 19:46 4th Jan 2010, Perless wrote:Good luck with the defection!
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At 19:51 4th Jan 2010, untalentedmrripley wrote:Hi Simon,
Very much looking forward to all of the new shows on both R2 and R5 next Monday.
If you need some help gaining some space on other peoples shelves, I'll send the wife in!
Good luck for Monday
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At 20:43 4th Jan 2010, ronniecameron wrote:maybe you could print off some sticky blank addresses labels and then write with "Mine" on them, and stick them on everything in sight, maybe he'll get the message.
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At 20:52 4th Jan 2010, Blythy wrote:Has the BBC stock photo budget been cut? :p That photo is from the turn of the century!
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At 21:23 4th Jan 2010, pip7890 wrote:Good luck for next week's show. I'd take Rips suggestion of the wife. She manages to keep him in order so a shelf-hogger will be a push over!!
PiPx
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At 21:43 4th Jan 2010, callie wrote:What you really need is a big cardboard box to dump the stuff in and some post-it-notes to mark your space
Orrrr I spose you could always do what cats do.....or maybe not.....
Best of luck for Monday - it's a tough act to follow but if anyone can it's you
Callie x
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At 21:48 4th Jan 2010, MrCyberkim wrote:Space Invader Advice: Don't bother with subtlety, just get that bloke with the big hands to rant at him for a couple of minutes. He's friends with Guy Ritchie apparently...
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Comment number 10.
At 22:19 4th Jan 2010, Sezzagirl wrote:Hi Simon
Good luck with the show next week
Am really looking forward to seeing how you change it and make it your own
Just like that desk, surely if he's only in on Fridays you should have 4/5th of the desk.
Go for it
Seza xxx
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At 00:57 5th Jan 2010, Mary Luella Zahner wrote:I've been listening to your interviews for several years now. I hope your new job will give you the chance to continue. I live in New Hampshire and start work at 5am so I listen to the podcasts. Your thoughtful and sometimes daring questions are spot on. There is a really good NPR program called Fresh Air with Terry Gross. You two are my favourite interviewers.Best of luck with your new job. M'Lue
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At 04:04 5th Jan 2010, Anke van Lenteren wrote:Will there be a podcast of your show? Like the previous poster, I've been listening to your podcasts for ages (and Fresh Air, funnily enough) and can't imagine living without your interviews.
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At 12:14 5th Jan 2010, Sandra wrote:Can't wait for the new shows to begin.In fact, I need to calm down a bit...
All the best,Simon. Here's one long time fan of many who wishes you every success.
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At 12:51 5th Jan 2010, Fred Hart wrote:New jingles to listen to? They wouln't be from Wise Buddah, would they! As have lots of the jingles which have appeared on new programmes in the last few years!?
Just a quick question... when will the page at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p2dfq be designed with all the standard Radio 2 website layout?
Looking forward to the new show - Evans was good but got a bit too predictable for me.
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Comment number 15.
At 12:56 5th Jan 2010, Thunderclap wrote:Good luck for the new show Simon.
Enjoy.
Thunder
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Comment number 16.
At 17:28 5th Jan 2010, gen wrote:Welcome to the new Drivetime slot Simon. Looking forward to hearing the show next week. Keep the tweets up too.
All the best
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At 17:40 5th Jan 2010, Matt Clements wrote:Simon, everyone knows you work by preference out of a certain coffee shop, and not in the office - or has your new office buddy muscled in there too ? In which case, surely a Kermodian-like rant might be called upon to clear up what is what... ?
Good luck for the new show, you know it will be awesome - just gutted that it's not starting till next week, come on we're all back at work now, and need your words of wisdom! Where's the commitment !?
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At 19:37 5th Mar 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:Just thought I'd make a REALLY late post here. to see if anyone noticed.
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At 11:02 10th Mar 2010, Kev Williams wrote:I noticed Paul!
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At 11:23 10th Mar 2010, Ticketyboo wrote:you guys and your japes !!!
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At 21:54 15th Mar 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:Do you know, there is a life out there and I've just got to grasp it. Not quite yet, though, eh?
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At 11:01 16th Mar 2010, Ticketyboo wrote:not yet, no.
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Comment number 23.
At 11:35 16th Mar 2010, Kev Williams wrote:There's a life out there?
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Comment number 24.
At 14:19 19th Mar 2010, Ticketyboo wrote:Will the real Carl Legge step forward.
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Comment number 25.
At 18:53 11th Apr 2010, Paul of Sheffield wrote:Applies fingers to puffed out cheeks, and then presses inwards causing a rapid ejection of air through pursed lips, therefore creating an amusing noise. Dunno why!
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