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By Chris WalesOctober 26, 2004 - 4:33 AM
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Hello World!
I did myself a great disservice the other day and purchased replacement headphones for my mobile phone. Immediately, my radio-junkie habits have kicked in.
Which got me thinking about our national radio stations here in the UK, run by that wonderful corporation, the BBC. It runs a number of radio stations, the most prominent being BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4. There are a 5, 6 and 7 also, comparatively less prominent.
So today I thought I'd ask – which radio station are you? Each of the primary stations has their own signature personality. Which type of radio station is the kind you listen to? Which target audience do you fall into? Funny, witty, sarcastic and abusive answers are of course welcome in Mogh's Mailbag. Significantly funny ones may even be posted in the next site columns. Special mention to anyone who can suggest which one I might be hooked on coupled with a witty reason why...
Radio 1: W00t! Teh l33t radio station r0x0r! Yes, I am under 15 or have a mental age in the same range. If it's R'n'B, I love it. If I can't tell what they're saying, I love it. My idea of a great DJ is someone who clearly did not receive the benefits of a state education. Chris Moyles is the funniest man in the world.
Radio 2: Frightfully middle-class, don't you know. We might talk about sex but unlike that dreadful Radio 1 we'll make sure it's couched in innocent innuendo. I'd rather hear a spread of pop songs from the last 30 years up until press, thank you. My idea of a great DJ is a middle-aged, middle-class man with probable mid-life crises who probably wears Noel Edmonds jumpers. Terry Wogan is the funniest man in the world.
Radio 3: We upper-class people are so above the rest of the world. Or we've reached our mid-life crisis and become cultured. Classical music is the only name of the game here – we're rumoured to do drama and polite chat, but only in moderation. My idea of a great disc jockey is someone who is edudite and charming but not limelight-seeking enough for me to know the name of. Hence, one of these people is probably one of the wittiest people on terra firma.
Radio 4: I'm completely old and senile, or else I'm a left-wing, know-it-all University graduate who likes to pontificate on the evils of western society. My channel broadcasts intelligent speech, debate, comedy and radio soap operas. So much better than that evil television. My idea of a great DJ is someone who's polite and has a great voice for radio. The Archers is the funniest thing that happened to this planet.
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