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Sara Cox please just stop!!!

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YorkshireMedusa · 09/09/2024 16:41

I've heard her put on a weird voice and repeatedly say, 20+ times, Scooby Dooby Doo in said weird voice. Turned off and 10 minutes later went into a shop that had Radio 2 on and she was still doing it. FFS she's paid a fortune for that nonsense and we're paying through the licence fee.

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TheaBrandt · 09/09/2024 20:07

I know it’s controversial but I quite like the Jeremy vine show. Nuala thingy has ruined women’s hour.

Vitriolinsanity · 09/09/2024 20:04

Queenofheart · 09/09/2024 17:06

OMG Zoe Ball does my head in ... calls herself Zo, she's only got a three lettered name ffs and says eerrrrrrr every other word, grrrr 😡

And let us not think about the sharp intakes of breath every 3 seconds.

As for the moron (kill me, he bloody is) Ritchie Anderson.

DS and I enjoy counting down from getting in the car to one of them saying "iconic".

Frankly the only thing worse than the both is "Love ya" Scott Mills and the incessant blathering about fucking Preston in the Park.

Yes, I can switch off/over but I'm a long life R2 listener. That said, just today I've finally re progged the car to Chris Evans in the morning.

Supersoakers · 09/09/2024 20:00

I like her! But I really love Romesh, he has me properly laughing, he’s so genuine and funny.

Putmeinsummer · 09/09/2024 19:54

I read an article once that said Vernon hated women without make up and he refused to look at Tess until she had a full face on so she had to get up early and disappear into a separate bathroom.

Gonksmum · 09/09/2024 19:53

Never heard Sara Cox on the radio but she's very good in the book discussion programme Between the Covers, as ButteredToast mentions, and the Back in Time for Tea etc shows.

dogscatsandbabies · 09/09/2024 19:52

Horses for courses isn't it?! I love Sarah Cox. I have a hellish commute home and she's the only thing that makes it bearable. Feels like having a mate in the car just chittering away to keep me awake and cheerful.

There are a good few DJs I wouldn't choose to listen to... so I don't. It's not hard is it?? Not sure i understand what people get from slagging presenters off here. If someone was spouting all over the Internet that I was shit at my job I'd be devastated. Perhaps it's not that surprising that Zoe is taking some time off.

LostTheMarble · 09/09/2024 19:45

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Ouch, crossing the line much…

Butteredtoast55 · 09/09/2024 19:44

I feel like Sara Cox dials it in on the radio. She's almost like a caricature of herself.
I do like Between The Covers but I rush she'd calm down on the radio and stop trying to be so zany!

redtrain123 · 09/09/2024 19:43

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That’s a bit mean and uncalled for.

Troopinthecolour · 09/09/2024 19:42

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LostTheMarble · 09/09/2024 19:40

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I shared a room with my sister and she set the radio alarm to wake up to his show in the morning. I think I’d sooner have had a dentist wake me up mid root canal…

Troopinthecolour · 09/09/2024 19:37

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ChishiyaBat · 09/09/2024 19:36

BitOutOfPractice · 09/09/2024 19:29

The seventh circle of hell? 😂

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Yep for sure, along with being forced to watch Claudia sodding Winkleman on a loop😂.

LostTheMarble · 09/09/2024 19:33

As a millennial, the choice of presenters are obviously for us lot who grew up with these names as the mainstream to shuffle over and leave Radio 1 to the newer Gens. Jokes on them, I couldn’t stand Radio 1 back in the day (Chris Moyles got on my last nerve and then some). I listen to Hits Radio for my local area, their morning show is brilliant on the school run.

BitOutOfPractice · 09/09/2024 19:29

ChishiyaBat · 09/09/2024 19:04

Can you imagine if it was, that would be a hellscape made for me, forced to listen to Sara bloody Cox over and over😂.

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The seventh circle of hell? 😂

ShyCrab · 09/09/2024 19:29

ExtraOnions · 09/09/2024 18:33

There is a reason R2 looses listeners month on month … the presenters. Seems like the only qualification you need to be a DJ is to be a mediocre stand up.

As for Paddy … left Bolton as soon as he could, yet has the most exaggerated accent I’ve ever heard. We just don’t talk like that.

Agree. I live in Bolton and can confirm I’ve never heard anyone talk like that, i find his hammed up accent actually quite offensive!

MaybeImbad · 09/09/2024 19:26

I think she’s great. It’s why have a tuning/off switch on your radio tho OP. Christ on a bike.

fetchacloth · 09/09/2024 19:25

YorkshireMedusa · 09/09/2024 19:11

I'm northern myself, I think my username is a dead giveaway! It's not the accent, it's the ridiculous intonation and idiosyncratic pronunciation.

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I'm from the south Midlands and I agree with you, it's not her accent that grinds my gears, but the intonation that is frequently repeated and quickly becomes wearisome. I guess that on the radio, she's not my cup of tea really.

However a few years ago she presented a TV programme entitled 'Back to School', mentioned by another poster earlier, and she was brilliant at that. Maybe she just comes across better on TV.🙂

LlynTegid · 09/09/2024 19:24

Vote with the dial and choose another station.

ShyCrab · 09/09/2024 19:21

Curious to know if people don’t like her due to her Bolton accent, or is it the silly voices? I don’t mind her but she could do with toning it down a bit. She isn’t the worst of them.

Edited to add I also prefer Scott Mills in the breakfast slot. I feel like Zoe Ball has got more complacent as time has gone on; hopefully she gets replaced soon.

nutbrownhare15 · 09/09/2024 19:14

She often has callers on in Friday phone ins who struggle a bit with live radio and she's consistently great at getting people to talk and feel comfortable on the radio. A kind warm professional as well as a very funny lady.

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YorkshireMedusa · 09/09/2024 19:13

greengreyblue · 09/09/2024 19:08

@RhubarbStrawberry she was talking about the updated Scooby Doo tune and joking about a petition to get the old one back. It was all light hearted while I cooked dinner. I don’t remember her saying it repeatedly.

She did, in a silly voice She was probably still going on about it though by the time you tuned in.

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nutbrownhare15 · 09/09/2024 19:11

I think she's great. Consistently funny.

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YorkshireMedusa · 09/09/2024 19:11

Saltedbutter · 09/09/2024 17:37

Whereabouts are you from? I’m curious if it’s mainly Southern people that may find her voice an irritation!

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I'm northern myself, I think my username is a dead giveaway! It's not the accent, it's the ridiculous intonation and idiosyncratic pronunciation.

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piscofrisco · 09/09/2024 19:11

I love her too. Each to their own. I don't know why people are so affronted by her and others on radio 2, this thread pops up in different guises all the time. If you don't like it don't listen? You can switch over.
I don't especially like Zoe ball, so I listen to five live in the morning and radio 2 for coming home.