AIBU to find Liza Tarbuck annoying ?

allaloneandlost · 16/10/2024 19:47

It's a gentle witty show on the vinaigrettes of the everyday with some great music.

Willmafrockfit · 15/10/2024 18:55

she is great

Stigsmother · 15/10/2024 18:42

she absolutely is thank goodness, still as unhinged as ever 😊

TamborineGal · 15/10/2024 17:21

Liza combines wistful nostalgia and barmy life observations and makes me LOL. Fantastic music which needs a good tamborining on a Saturday night.
I Love Her (massive crush)

ImaginativeUserName123 · 15/10/2024 16:17

I like listening to her but then again I also like Zoe Ball and Sara Cox.

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TheTecknician · 15/10/2024 16:08

Just stumbled across this thread after nine months and I haven't heard Miss Tarbuck since. Is she still on R2?

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KittyBeebee · 10/09/2024 23:22

Pomped · 10/09/2024 20:21

Another who finds her as insufferable on R2 as Elaine Paige

Oh my goodness EP and that awful fake laugh! Unbearable.

Pomped · 10/09/2024 20:21

Another who finds her as insufferable on R2 as Elaine Paige

sanityisamyth · 10/09/2024 20:17

She comes across as either incredibly thick or drunk, or both.

RenoDakota · 10/09/2024 20:16

DonnasShrugaleros · 13/01/2024 21:30

It's one of the only radio 2 shows I listen to, I love how bonkers it is and find it really uplifting. I also like it when Shaun Keaveney sits in for her.

That's exactly what makes her so insufferable. That painfully unfunny "I'm mad, me" schtick.
(I know this is an old thread but it has popped up in Active.)

Tigertigertigertiger · 10/09/2024 20:13

I like her
But she's a nepo baby

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Sharptonguedwoman · 10/09/2024 20:11

TheTecknician · 13/01/2024 20:59

I stumbled across her Radio 2 programme earlier this evening whilst exploring the various stations. I didn't know who it was until she mentioned her own name. Admittedly she did play some decent music but managed to talk utter drivel between every record. I didn't think it was possible to have access to a bottomless pit of verbal vacuous nonsense but evidently it is. I'm fully prepared to be told that lots of people like her and that's her broadcasting style and I am therefore BU. I don't think I'll be tuning in again.

For context, I was listening to Clive Anderson on Radio 4 beforehand and he can be cringeworthy at times. But nothing like Liza Tarbuck. BTW, does she put that voice on or is it her normal speech?

i haven't listened for a while but I thought she was great. Warm, funny, interesting music and definitely her own person, not a run-of-the-mill DJ.

KittyBeebee · 10/09/2024 20:01

TheTecknician · 13/01/2024 20:59

I stumbled across her Radio 2 programme earlier this evening whilst exploring the various stations. I didn't know who it was until she mentioned her own name. Admittedly she did play some decent music but managed to talk utter drivel between every record. I didn't think it was possible to have access to a bottomless pit of verbal vacuous nonsense but evidently it is. I'm fully prepared to be told that lots of people like her and that's her broadcasting style and I am therefore BU. I don't think I'll be tuning in again.

For context, I was listening to Clive Anderson on Radio 4 beforehand and he can be cringeworthy at times. But nothing like Liza Tarbuck. BTW, does she put that voice on or is it her normal speech?

Her normal voice I think. She's actually a brilliant actress (Watching, Victoria Wood etc.) but I don't like her on radio

FatherDickByrne · 17/01/2024 09:24

Team Tarby here. Listening to her reminds me of catching the bus to school with my best friend and snorting with laughter the whole way.

Loved Ken Bruce. Can’t stand Gary Davis.

Iwannerbeyourslave · 17/01/2024 08:50

We did! Not interested in long-standing jokes, which are probably not funny. If I wanted talk, i'd do R4. Still rubbish in my opinion.

LindorDoubleChoc · 15/01/2024 15:16

I'm SO glad I'll never have to listen to Paul Gambacinni on POTP again. The stupid puns and vocal gymnastics he put on during the countdown made me cringe and often switch off.

I had a really long break from R2 over Christmas because no matter what time of day I tuned in, it was always Gary fucking Woo Davis on. That man is my radio DJ nemesis and R2 only seem to have his phone number when it comes to finding someone to provide cover. An absolute nightmare for me.

I might not go back to R2, or at least only for Sara Cox and Liza Tarbuck. All my other favourites - Graham Norton, Paul O'Grady and now Claudia aren't there any more .

RaraRachael · 15/01/2024 12:25

@LlynTegid I've always wondered why Steve Wright has been kept on all these years - that's a very good point. I was glad when they got rid of him from the afternoon show - just wish they'd do the same with his dire Sunday Love Songs. I scream at the radio every time he talks or "sings" over the ends of songs.

I never liked Terry Wogan as I found his show to be like some exclusive club so if you didn't listen regularly a lot of it went over your head and I suspect Liza Tarbuck's show is in the same mould, I've no idea if she plays great music as I turn off as soon as she comes on.

I could never understand the weeping and wailing at Ken Bruce's departure. I found his show quite bland and boring.
I loved Simon Mayo, Graham Norton and Paul O'Grady.

LittleMonks11 · 15/01/2024 08:51

I love her show. I always listen when I'm cooking. She plays great music.

It's all a bit daft in between songs - so I can imagine it being annoying to people 'not in the mood' though.

LlynTegid · 15/01/2024 08:48

@TheTecknician I think Steve Wright knows something about a senior BBC executive that he is keeping quiet, as I cannot find a good reason why he is still on the BBC. The politest thing I can say is his shows are dated.

lollipoprainbow · 15/01/2024 01:46

TheTecknician · 14/01/2024 19:37

In the interests of gender balance, I think Pick of the Pops has gone spectacularly downhill since Steve Wright took over from Paul Gambaccini. POTP is one of those programmes where the music is more important than the presenter and PG respected this and brought his encyclopaedic knowledge to the programme. Steve Wright doesn't and still witters and 'sings' over the records as if he were still doing his afternoon 'big show'. I can imagine Liza Tarbuck having a similar egotistical approach if she got to present POTP.

Absolutely agree, I used to love listening when PG hosted, such a soothing voice and knowledgable. I can't listen now Steve Wright presents it, he cuts the records short with his inane comments or worse singing. Eugh.

SandandSky · 14/01/2024 23:14

I actually really like her!

HighlandCowSaysBooNotMoo · 14/01/2024 22:41

I absolutely LOVE LT..
I can not stand Claudia Winkleman on the Sat morn slot she does though, I find her so irritating to listen to. I did whoop out loud when she announced she was packing it in...

LoreleiG · 14/01/2024 20:18

TheTecknician · 14/01/2024 19:37

In the interests of gender balance, I think Pick of the Pops has gone spectacularly downhill since Steve Wright took over from Paul Gambaccini. POTP is one of those programmes where the music is more important than the presenter and PG respected this and brought his encyclopaedic knowledge to the programme. Steve Wright doesn't and still witters and 'sings' over the records as if he were still doing his afternoon 'big show'. I can imagine Liza Tarbuck having a similar egotistical approach if she got to present POTP.

I agree. I loved PG’s Pick of the Pops. Steve Wright in the afternoon was on my No list too though.

BringMeTea · 14/01/2024 20:07

Liza, Paddy O'Connell, Claudia and Eddie Mair. A highly satisfactory dinner table.