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Too Long Didn’t Read - Radio 4 Friday

9 replies

Tootingbec · 29/08/2025 18:48

Bugger me but this is AWFUL! So unfunny and the presenter has a really grating voice.

Can’t be believe this is meant to be the replacement for the Now Show 🤨

Bring back the News Quiz and Dead Ringers please R4!

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Oneearringlost · 29/08/2025 19:00

Oh, yes, I find her voice so screechy, I feel like I'm being screamed at. I have it off.

Tiggiwinklescousin · 29/08/2025 19:11

Totally agree. Today was the last is the series, thankfully. Next week The News Quiz is back.

Game0fCrones · 29/08/2025 19:17

Awful. The material just isn't funny and the delivery is poor because it's garbled / screeched. The guests were low energy and unfunny too.

Lalgarh · 29/08/2025 19:19

(I am ok with it. It's growing on me. And they had a bit the other week where they mentioned her voice being a bit shrill and there was this APPALLED reaction from the R4 audience)

MyTommyGunDont · 29/08/2025 19:22

I knew what this would say before I opened the thread.

It’s TERRIBLE. I work in tax and was looking forward to the first one as I’ve worked with the expert guest before - but while I was listening I checked THREE times that this was actually the Friday night prime comedy slot show as I couldn’t believe it.

I made DH power through the first one with me and we won’t be listening again. We love The Now Show/The News Quiz/Dead Ringers and this just isn’t even a patch.

TheCrasher · 30/08/2025 17:31

I've not listened because I had a feeling I'd not like it.
There's another programme that I should enjoy but I find the presenter's delivery too annoying. It was on this morning at 9.30. My loss, I suppose.
Also, I find the jingles on podcast are often so irritating that I switch off the radio.

I'm cross with myself because I find it's mainly women's voices, but it is only a few of them. There are about the same number of male presenters who I switch off.

OwlsR · 30/08/2025 17:36

Indeed it’s rubbish. I actually think subject and experts are interesting but the programme is really bad. I think the BBC are hampered as they can’t pay the presenters as much. Also supposed to introduce new talent. That’s probably happening online now anyway.

CarlaH · 01/09/2025 10:47

Seriously the only thing I think is worse than this the Olga Koch OK Computer programme so having her on as well made it even more awful.

I also have an irrational dislike of the "(name of comedian) everybody!" that she is constantly shouting.

WelshDaffodil · 20/09/2025 23:54

I like it! I like the guy on it (Phil?) I think he's really funny. I also like Olga Koch. Clearly, I'm their audience Grin

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