Happy Birthday Talkback
See that Talkback will be celebrating its 20th birthday next Friday. Love it or loathe it, its quite an achievement for David Dunseith and his team. I don’t listen everyday, and there are times that I become frustrated, bored or angry when I do. However, it has provided a vital and energetic platform for debate, discussion and contrasting views for 2 decades and that has been invaluable. David Dunseith remains impartial and unflappable, although he can become exaperated with the ‘usual whataboutery’ that is our cross to bear in Northern Ireland. That he remains interested in his subject and willing to engage with the public on the level he does marks him out as an outstanding journalist and presenter. I don’t know if he wants them, but many more years of talking back to you David! There will be a special show next Friday to mark the date, and I imagine it will be well worth a listen
Miss Fitz, I’m with you 100%.
Miss F/Fanny
Do you not think though that William has a somewhat sneering manner? Its something in his voice, I think. He is intelligent, though.
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No Jo, I think William is balanced, and I have never noticed the sneer. Will keep beady eye out for said mannerism, but not convinced
Jo, I’m afraid I agree again 100% with Miss Fitz. (I’ll have to stop this sycophancy.)
William is also well versed in religion so can take on all the fulminators. He also fulfils the BBC brief: he’s prod and he’s male.
And cute Fanny, but thats a breach of BBC code
This is true.
Dunseith and his programme are well past there best. He’s never happier than when he’s sneering at some old dear for her “stupid” views. Put an articulate intellegent caller up against him and he runs a mile.
Next presenter? It has to be Gerard from Clonard! He’s quoted every day and obviously shares Dunseith’s political view-point.
Seriously though, I think the next host should be Noel Thompson – sure he shares the general BBC, pro-GFA, anti-DUP, liberal bias that DD has, but at least he’s capable of real bite and probing questioning not just the smug middle-class condacension!
As for the Boul’ Wendy – I am almost certain that she was at one point a member of the NIWC.
Ahh, he’s CUTE? Sorry, of course now I understand, Miss F. An able contender!
Is Jo really criticising a presenter for sounding sneering at times on Talk Back? Can you imagine how difficult it must be to AVOID sounding sneering about the kind of shit those presenters have to drag their careers through? I’d like MORE sneering from the often wimpish BBCNI lot. I bet Jo think Paxman should be put out to pasture for sneering at Michael Howard or Tony Blair. I can hear it now … Talk Back in five years time presented by a sneer-proof female presenter:
Caller: I’d like to complain about a floral display outside the city hall. There are green, white and yellow flowers in a pattern that can only be intended to offend Protestants. This is a disgrace and I demand that the head gardener be strung up by his green fingers on a lamppost.
Presenter: Thank you for that colourful and interesting comment. Do you enjoy gardening, yourself?
If that’s the future of Talk Back, no thanks. You’d be better putting Nolan on until 1.30. Bet he couldn’t do it without sneering, though.
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LOL, I was just reporting my feelings on the tone of a radio voice. However, now I hear the owner of said voice is a bit of all right, I of course support his canididature.
Noel Thompson? Hmmm. Cardboard. Sorry, but he is. You couldn’t loosen him up with a gallon of WD40.