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Spencer
Look North's Tom Ingall got a bit of national exposure on Breakfast this morning in one of their 'round the regions' features on the heatwave. A shame for him that aston said 'Tom Ingle' . Wink
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Colm
And there was no Calendar at 7.08am this morning on GMTV - perhaps Carolyn's "happy pills" hadn't yet taken effect Wink
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Andrew Founding member
A nice bit of chevron action on Calendar tonight
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/ytvvan.jpg
It looks like the TV exhibit at the National Museum of.... has been relaunched, for thr first time in 20 years. Gone are the Central cake vision mixing and Nick Whitchell with Breakfast News exhibits!
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Steve in Pudsey
Oh cool, might head in a Bradford bound direction at some point in the near future then Smile
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Spencer
Andrew posted:
A nice bit of chevron action on Calendar tonight
http://www.rp-networkservices.com/tvforum/uploads/ytvvan.jpg
It looks like the TV exhibit at the National Museum of.... has been relaunched, for thr first time in 20 years. Gone are the Central cake vision mixing and Nick Whitchell with Breakfast News exhibits!


I suppose they can't really get away with a 1983 video explanation by Richard Whiteley of how Calendar is made anymore.
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Glenn
Alas the YTV chevron, we miss ye big time. Crying or Very sad
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Andrew Founding member
Ian White has just announced that tonight it's the last ever Alex Hall Late Show on BBC Radio Leeds, Sheffield and York!

End of an era of late night phone-ins in the Yorkshire area!

She's moved to BBC Radio Cleveland. Not sure who's replacing her
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Square Eyes Founding member
What a great phone-in this is tonight, all old fogeys telling her how much she'll be missed, and Alex just going through the motions pretending to be interested.

These pensioners are staging a revolt, they don't like change and say they won't be listening to Radio Leeds anymore.

Alex can't say where she's going (although staying in the BBC) but from her website it appears they wouldn't commit to the late show beyond September, http://www.alex-hall.co.uk/index2.html refers.

Alex changed when she started flogging mortgages on daytime TV.
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Andrew Founding member
Not sure why she can't say where she's going. It's not like she's moving to commercial radio.

Ian White was on earlier, doing the geeky bit, explaining how at one time the late show used to be pan-regional, broadcast sometimes from Manchester or Newcastle.

She doesn't seem to be mentioning who is replacing her either, although I presume it'll be individual shows for each station

These oldies on the phone don't seem to like Martin Kelner either!
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Square Eyes Founding member
Andrew posted:
Not sure why she can't say where she's going. It's not like she's moving to commercial radio.

Ian White was on earlier, doing the geeky bit, explaining how at one time the late show used to be pan-regional, broadcast sometimes from Manchester or Newcastle.


Haven't listened to Alex in a while, but went to listen tonight, and found she doesn't do Radio Humberside anymore, when did that change ? Had to resort to the web. I take it she's not going to tell who's taking over ?
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A former member
Never was a big fan of hers tbh.
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TROGGLES
Square Eyes posted:
What a great phone-in this is tonight, all old fogeys telling her how much she'll be missed, and Alex just going through the motions pretending to be interested.

These pensioners are staging a revolt, they don't like change and say they won't be listening to Radio Leeds anymore.

Alex can't say where she's going (although staying in the BBC) but from her website it appears they wouldn't commit to the late show beyond September, http://www.alex-hall.co.uk/index2.html refers.

Alex changed when she started flogging mortgages on daytime TV.


The problem is that the BBC regional management want a younger audience so they won't be bothered about the old dears moaning about her going. They already dumped the programme on Bumbleside for a younger line up till 1.00am

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