WOMANS HOUR nuala mc govern

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I have been listening to Womans Hour for several decades, but now I switch off as soon as it starts if Nuala Mc govern is the presenter: She doesn't seem to have researched the topic in any depth, doesn't appear to concentrate or genuinely engage, seems often to be reading from a script, and ums and errs constantly. With the choice of so many good female presenters I am at a loss to know why she was chosen for this job. I am missing so many potentially good programmes due to avoiding, entire programmes on the days that she is presenting.

Totally agree and was hunting for past thread about how utterly uninterested she is. Emma Barnett back next week- just heard the trailer.

Absolutely, totally agree. Good that Emma Barnett is returning, but it would be great to also have Jane Garvey back.

Jane Garvey has left the BBC hasn’t she? Her refusal to engage with contentious issues did annoy me by the end. But I agree she is much better than the current shower.

I'm glad it's not just me. If she would even give the script a once over before the programme aired it might help. I very rarely put the radio on between 10 and 11 nowadays. I'm relieved to hear EB's coming back.

I know! It’s like being at work when you’ve tried to brief someone for a meeting and they turn up late and it plays out just how you warned them not to. I can see the responses are just so formulaic and interesting diversions don’t happen because she doesn’t bother to engage, prep questions or do the research . When they do the short videos of interviews her body language shows just how little she seems to care. I don’t think it’s that she is incapable- imagine she can be a great broadcaster. I think she just doesn’t care about the issues, maybe is embarrassed about being linked with woman’s hour?

Agreed, now rarely even bother and i used to like it so much, I listened on catch up. The so called experts they've had on any time I've listened recently also usually annoy the hell out of me....being not actually experts at all.

I like her and think she's got a lot of warmth. I like Emma Barnett and Anita Rani but I LOVED Jane Garvey. I no longer listen to it daily since she left I just check the topics and listen if something catches my eye.

Oh no, Nuala back again. That’s a disappointment. Just tuned in and waiting to see if she is any more engaged this time around. Or still just checking out the interviewees’ shoes…

Sometimes a new presenter just needs time to bed in.
She's had time to learn on the job and hasn't - still unengaged, ill-informed and often incoherent.
Please get rid, BBC.

They didn't listen. She's been given the gig Monday-Wednesday. Wonder if no one else wanted it. Or if they realised that steady pair of hands/rubbish presenters would be less likely to be offered other jobs so lower churn?

I was just looking to see if a thread on the new presenter had been announced

I'm going to give her a chance but...

Jessica Crichton has improved slightly since she started, but sadly Emma's shoes are going to be way too big to fill.

I have given up on WH but rely on Off Air with Fi and Jane for my fix. Recommend it, always very funny and worth a listen.

I think Jessica Crichton definitely better than Nuala McGovern and feels like she is trying hard. Krupa Pardi also good IMHO. Anyone but Nuala and Anita. Maybe Loose women will call and they’ll abandon ship. Really hope so

Well Emma Barnett came back and promptly left. I like Nuala McGovern, she has an attractive voice and I don’t find her I’ll informed.

I did wonder if Nuala McGovern had read this or similar criticism as she started her first programme by affirming that she cared about the programme and does seem to be alot more focused and less distracted by guests’ shoes etc.. Very glad about that. She is definitely less grating than Anita Rani but I haven’t managed to stick through a whole episode yet- whereas I rarely missed any Emma Barnett ones.