12th - 16th Oct 1998- WILL TEACH YOU NOTHING... BUT ENIQUITY AND WICKEDNESS -
Monday 12th October Angry Hour Special mention must got to a boiling argument between Tommy and Steve from North London, who was on his high horse about American's foreign policy regarding Kosova (sp?), who lied, pretending he was angry about students who park cars on pavements. This was one of the most heated arguments I've ever listened to - you could almost hear their blood boiling! Not only was their exchange absolutely hilarious, but must go down as one of the best arguments this year! Tommy <shouting>, "What you actually try and do, is blind people with boredom, that's what you do. You're a complete and utter irrelevance. I have never ever been so insulted by such stupidity in all my life!" Genes Premise : You are your father's child, your father's father's child, even your mother's father's child, as far as genetic influence is concerned. You are never your mother's child, she only has a tiny contribution. Evaluation : An extremely fascinating introduction launched this show, blessed with the history of genetic experiments with peas, chickens, and with conclusive evidence based on a comparison between humans and race horses. As per usual, Tommy argued well, and defended his proposition admirably. Believable research operated as the backbone which supported this conclusion - so this was a highly constructive, yet rare offering. Very interesting! Classic Quote : Tommy "We have to deal in enormous quantities of information in order to find patterns and discover trends. That's where conclusions lie. You could be the case in point, you could be the exception that proves the rule. So we need to stack evidence, and we can't do that with human beings, because we can't experiment." Interesting Points : John from Manchester (a regular) claimed that a cow can still be impregnated with dead sperm / between 200 and 300 million sperm are released per ejaculation / One caller suggested that in mixed race offspring they are more inclined to take on the physical characteristics and colouring of the father
Tuesday 13th October - missed both hours Pit Canary Syndrome Premise : Special thanks to Tommy Boyd for the following info : "Often when a pet is distressed it's because the owner is mentally unwell. We suggested people buy a pet, and let it act as a sort of loony barometer - if your hamster is scatty... see your psychiatrist." Unknown
Wednesday 14th October Woman's
Hour Premise : 1. What makes a good vacuum cleaner? And how do you deal with the noise? / 2. What is the best way to get a great man? / 3. Gossiping can take pounds off your hips. Evaluation : The return of the instantly forgettable woman's hour. Once more taking on the premise that women are housewives, and again most women were ringing in and answering the questions without protesting about sexist attitudes... incredible - why can't you encounter these women when your out on the street, or watching Kilroy? Another one for the women, and going by the calls, this is what they want and what they are the experts on... fair enough! An amusing moment was when Margaret from London called in with a gruffish voice, so Tommy intimitated that she'd been hitting the bottle! Classic Quote : Tommy to Margaret in London, "I'll let you get back to the gin!" Financial Advice Premise : In this hour Tommy set himself up as financial advisor to anyone who required advice. Evaluation : A purely private and meaningful hour for the individuals that phone in. In this case, it's a form of financial therapy for the callers involved, so it wouldn't be appropriate to review this hour. Classic Quote : Tommy to a woman in extreme debt, "Have you ever thought of doing a runner?"
Thursday 15th October Witches
Premise : Beginning with a ten question survey carried out on a selection of female guinea pigs, and based on the results led onto a discussion about witches. Evaluation : Getting into the halloween spirit far before anyone else, this show followed in the tradition of many others, by celebrating festivities far before they arrive. You can't help but be consumed by the fact that all blokes find witches horny... ooh yeah!!! From that lady in Bewitched all the way down to The Witches of Eastwick and Angelica Houston..... It is a fact. Witches don't just involve glamorous and sexy Hollywood babes, but they take you back to your mystical childhood of fairy tales, and those stories in which you always wanted the witch to get away with it. With anecdotes, and a sprinkling of what I think was role play on the part of some callers, this hour was quite memorable, and thoroughly enjoyable to listen to. Spell casting stuff! Classic Quote : Tommy, "I would never want to be involved in any activity if I thought there was a possibility there was going to be another naked man!" Interesting Points : Whilst in the Oily Toad (co-incidence?) pub, Tommy got talking to a real witch / Rural areas are more prone to witches / Star from Summerset claimed to be a real witch, and submitted the existence of male witches - she was either very good at role playing, or believed herself to be one / Witches have their own magazine / Britain use to have a Witch Finder General Hull Premise : Are people being kept in Hull against their will? The evidence for this hour stacked up to an awful lot, with no less than 10 points including : Some believe Hull to be the centre of secret government and/or military activity. Thousands of students come to Hull each year and a lot of them never leave. There were rumours of Russian submarines positioned permanently off coast making Hull accessible for KGB agents during the cold war. The CIA partially funded the construction of the Humber Bridge. The smell of fish in Hull is artificial to mask out chemical manufacturing emissions, and so on... Evaluation : For those of you who know exactly where I live and was born, this hour was very personal, bloody hilarious, but personal. The stock pile of evidence concerning strange happenings in Hull was absoultely phenomenal. I can whole heartedly agree with his argument about students, that was very accurate, a lot of them actually stay in Hull over the summer instead of going home, and most of them end up setting permanent residence - one caller (a former student) admitted being stuck and also hating the place. The point about Hull smelling of Fish is completely inaccurate. The only place in Hull where you can smell fish is the docks, for obvious reasons, apart from that you CAN smell awful chemicals, but it's not consumed by fish. As for the other arguments... your guess is as good as mine, but I'd never heard them before, and was splitting my side when I did. Nothing was really resolved in the hour, and the question wasn't really answered, but who cares, it was a bloody good laugh!!! Classic Conversation : Tommy to Brian in Hull, "Brian, good afternoon.", Brian "Hello?", Tommy "Hello Brian!", Brian "Hello, good evening.", Tommy "Good evening." <very long silence> Tommy "You're from Hull Brian?", Brian "Yes I am." <short silence> Tommy "Will you ever leave?", Brian "No!", Tommy "No." <Brian is cut off> Interesting Points : Talk Radio has a higher proportion of listeners in Hull and Yorkshire than any other parts of the country - There was an incredible amount of calls from Hull this hour supporting that statistic / Hull is unique in the fact it has a noticable absence of any UFO sightings / Tommy said that they may return to this hour in the future.....
Friday 16th October The Wonderful Hour The
English and Sport Premise : It's a myth that the English love losers - they have a Corinthian spirit. Evaluation : The difficulty is in classifying who are the losers. Examples such as Frank Bruno were given, who didn't win anything, but is worshipped as a winner. A debate concerning great English sportsmen ensued, ranging from boxing to football. Mildly interesting stuff, nothing special! Classic Quote : Tommy talking about David from the West Midlands, "I don't know what this bloke's talking about, I really don't! You get all sorts of nutters, don't you, coming up when you try and have a sensible conversation about sport..." Interesting Points : This hour was keeping in the spirit of English Day with Ikea / Only the English would describe themselves as British |
