The cheerful earful

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  • February 25, 2016 at 11:47 pm #11150
    DuncanNewmarch
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      Hospital People is a new comedy (Friday 26th, 10.35 on BBC1) and starts with a lovely parody of hospital radio, it’s ‘bonkers’ DJ and his cart filled with Alfasound day jingles. Been there, done that

      February 26, 2016 at 12:44 am #99535
      RobinBlamires

        I was at a recording of the Radio 2 pilot for Ivan Brackenbury 8 years ago with one or two fellow members of Jinglemad.

        It could work better on television though the act goes back almost 20 years, getting Alfasound jingles played on BBC Radio 1, via “gatecrashing” Lee and Herring’s show.

        February 26, 2016 at 8:04 am #99538
        rak
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          I was at the pilot recording as well, in the BH Radio Theatre. I’ve seen the video that this is based on, and it was very good. Hopefully some viewers will think it’s real for a bit… :) 22:35 on a Friday is a very high profile slot, so it should do well, I think.

          February 26, 2016 at 8:57 pm #99543
          jonno
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            Looking forward to watching this tonight ;-)

            February 26, 2016 at 10:54 pm #99544
            jonno
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              mm those cart machines look familiar ;-)

              February 27, 2016 at 8:46 am #99547
              IainJohnston

                Nice to hear Mr England’s “he’s bonkers” sonovox! (Cheque in the post for him I hope…)

                Now where did I put my copy of the audio…?

                February 27, 2016 at 8:53 am #99548
                rak
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                  mm those cart machines look familiar ;-)

                  Tell us more, Jonno :)

                  February 27, 2016 at 12:11 pm #99549
                  GrahamCollins

                    Yes I was also at that BH recording and it was painfully unfunny. I wasn’t surprised that it didn’t get approval for more.

                    Essentially ‘Ivan Brackenbury’ is a 10 minute standup routine that works very well the first time for people who are ‘into’ radio. Trying to work this into any other format is flawed in my opinion.

                    February 27, 2016 at 12:24 pm #99550
                    gameswizard
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                      I’m just watching Hospital People now. It’s really, really awful. Comedy it is not. A funeral is actually funnier.
                      What a shame Matt Lucas & David Walliams didn’t have an idea for this. Done in the same way as their “Come Fly With Me” airport skit, it would have been hilarious.

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