sarahc Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Oh come on, mangling of names is tradition! My mum used to tell me about the old cinema adverts like 'Bridson (with a short i, not a long igh sound) and Horrox', and Onchan (complete with a ch sound rather than a k) Head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger lily Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 If in comand, I no give £1,000,000 taxpayer gift to radio every year in order make radio budgett look good As if radio makin profit Let radio people work harder to make real profit - not imagary profit They good talkers - so can do better and just talk to advert businesses to pay bit more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Oh come on, mangling of names is tradition! My mum used to tell me about the old cinema adverts like 'Bridson (with a short i, not a long igh sound) and Horrox', and Onchan (complete with a ch sound rather than a k) Head. So true, (I must know your Mum) but those ads were commissioned off island not through the 'national radio station'. What really grates is the Bottom Line advert, when they talk about refurbishment of the 'gallery'. FFS it's the boat's kitchen, a galley; you know, just the right English words, forget about Manx pronunciation. If I was them, I would ask for a re-record.* It is just so unprofessional when the advertiser is trying to put across the message of a company involved in boats and understanding the needs of the boat owner to have some tw*t make such a basic mistake. A comparison may be an ad for trainspotters to go to St Pancreas, or for a Harley Street surgeon to advertise how good he is at treating illnesses of the pancras. It is just down to plain professionalism. *Perhaps the mistake was picked up, and the pay off was to play the ad more frequently. If that is the case, then all it does is to compound the felony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freggyragh Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Oh come on, mangling of names is tradition! My mum used to tell me about the old cinema adverts like 'Bridson (with a short i, not a long igh sound) and Horrox', and Onchan (complete with a ch sound rather than a k) Head. So true, (I must know your Mum) but those ads were commissioned off island not through the 'national radio station'. What really grates is the Bottom Line advert, when they talk about refurbishment of the 'gallery'. FFS it's the boat's kitchen, a galley; you know, just the right English words, forget about Manx pronunciation. If I was them, I would ask for a re-record.* It is just so unprofessional when the advertiser is trying to put across the message of a company involved in boats and understanding the needs of the boat owner to have some tw*t make such a basic mistake. A comparison may be an ad for trainspotters to go to St Pancreas, or for a Harley Street surgeon to advertise how good he is at treating illnesses of the pancras. It is just down to plain professionalism. *Perhaps the mistake was picked up, and the pay off was to play the ad more frequently. If that is the case, then all it does is to compound the felony. Maybe it was aimed at those sailors who have not only a galley, but their own art collection too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERED Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I'm with you on this one Gladys: "..What really grates is the Bottom Line advert, when they talk about refurbishment of the 'gallery'. FFS it's the boat's kitchen, a galley; you know, just the right English words, forget about Manx pronunciation. If I was them, I would ask for a re-record.* It is just so unprofessional when the advertiser is trying to put across the message of a company involved in boats and understanding the needs of the boat owner to have some tw*t make such a basic mistake..." A boat would have to be of Titanic proportions to warrant a GALLERY! And, equally annoying, is the fact that the advert starts with the Tw@t saying..."Would you believe it? Winter is here again!" !!!! (Just when we thought we were getting to the end of THIS Winter!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERED Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I think you rattled HIS cage with this one, GD4ELI: "I am doing my very best at the moment but listening to Chris Williams trashing the music, rabbiting on about nothing and thinking he's still on a pirate ship is just too much. Stuff the Hospice etc. - let's start a fund to buy CW his own boat, then we can take it and him outside the 3 mile limit and SINK IT. How can any marginally intelligent person listen to this???" On yesterday's "show", he kept playing Nautical Sound Effects, and sarcastically referring to boats, and feeling sea-sick etc. I wish he would just grow-up and stop sulking!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 On yesterday's "show", he kept playing Nautical Sound Effects, and sarcastically referring to boats, and feeling sea-sick etc.I wish he would just grow-up and stop sulking!!! I heard the start of that yesterday but had a business call and missed the next 40 minutes or so. Some days are worse than others. It's hard to say exactly what's wrong, maybe MR is a reflection of the Island today and it's the Island that has changed? I would prefer the morning MR of 10 to 15 years ago, then it really was Manx Radio, at the moment is a radio station in the IOM. FWIW I'm very happy with Alex, Stu and the afternoon show, some of the specialist programs such as 'A walk with' are excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I like Manx Radio. I particularly like Stu's talking heads, Bernie Quayle's evening show and the Moanin line sometimes. You can keep Brindley, I'd even consider listening to bagpipes playing before him - and that takes some saying. I like Stu's stuff (greenie bleats aside ), talking heads and the Saturday night rock thing. Mandate and the news are fine too. Don't like Bob 'cant think what I'm going to say next' Harrison, don't like the adverts, don't like the woman who says 'andrus', don't like 'Hi it's Mike the Plant from Robinsons'. Don't like the way the only sports on the Island according to manx radio seems to be Football or the TT. Hate the way the RSS feed for the website is clipped, stupid. Hate the fact the web stream is such low bloody quality! It's got a hard job though, nightmare of an audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 It's got a hard job though, nightmare of an audience. Agreed - I would like a mid-morning program with a different flavour - more along the lines of the afternoon program which Sue Richardson (? my brain is AWOL) presented. I miss the first hour of Stu's prog as I'm out for lunch with the dogs but use the listen again option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I like Stu's stuff (greenie bleats aside )... I wonder which is worse - Stu who is an self-proclaimed CO2 champion or a hippie tree-hugger? At least Stu nails his colours to the mast and has no secret agenda other than abolition of car tax, petrol duty and all forms of public transport I like Stu's program, also like it when Dan presented the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freggyragh Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I like the presenters, particularly Chris Williams. The weather forecasts are good. The Manx news coverage is good (compared to other sources). If it wasn't for those adverts and the obsession with parochial English news and sports then I would listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 The weather forecasts are good. I find the Scottish guy difficult to understand unless I really concentrate, I'm sure it's just my hearing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 I can't agree with Slim's evaluation of the sports coverage. Although there's probably too much time given over to motorsport there's still plenty given to hockey, rugby, cycling, special Olympics, athletics etc with ermmm...Tim...ermmm Glover. I don't much care about 'local' accents either - as long as their diction is reasonably clear. And as for 'annoying' adverts - I can't think of any that aren't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semolina pilchard Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Always had a bit of a regard for John Hines on MR, he seems able to fit in wherever they put him, very professional and able, shame they have not got more presenters of his standard. he made the Williams Morning show listenable last week, and is doing a sterling job on Talking heads this week. There used to be some good presenters on the station, Stu lowe, Andy wint, Roy Macmillan etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger lily Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Manx news big big hit with my famly We like when world colapsing and manx news concentraat on Laxey V Peel fotball etc., etc., very funy very funy we kill self laffing ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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