Good God - are they getting rid of him because he was too interesting and stimulating. Now they'll have to replace him with some of the same bland dreck that all the other stations have. They must be nuts.
Bits of his rants have made the Six Music news, though - good for him.
I Think he gets to keep the 5 live role but he was really pissed off this afternoon. Good for him and i'm sure his dulcet tones will soon be on a another station before soon.
Radio London must have some incompetent management to make a decision like this. Having Said that , Danny Baker has been " got rid off " by as many radio stations as Jordon has had boyfriends . He's obviously hard to work with but he will bounce back as he always has,
Cracks me up when middle-ranking celebs use their public platforms to rant to the public about being sacked. Couldnt give a toss. Go and get another job like all the other people who are being laid off have to do.
Cracks me up when middle-ranking celebs use their public platforms to rant to the public about being sacked. Couldnt give a toss. Go and get another job like all the other people who are being laid off have to do.
Fair point. If he's paid as little as he claims I'm sure he'll be able to boost his pay packet as a result of this.
Cracks me up when middle-ranking celebs use their public platforms to rant to the public about being sacked. Couldnt give a toss. Go and get another job like all the other people who are being laid off have to do.
Fair point. If he's paid as little as he claims I'm sure he'll be able to boost his pay packet as a result of this.
He doesn't just do his radio show.
He is a script and comedy writer for a large number of shows and individuals. QI, Jonathon Ross, Peter Kay, etc etc etc.
I reckon Danny Baker would liven up an otherwise weak morning line up on Talksport. Has to be better than Brazil and his gang or the self-important football pseud rubbish served up by Keys and Gray. Got to keep Hawksbee and Jacobs though.
Personally I like Danny Baker, his show on radio 5 before it became "5 live" was probably the best breakfast show ever, absolutely brilliant most mornings and helped me with my drudge into central London. So he's Millwall, and ?, I know many of them and few if any would have the ability to write that hilariously tongue in cheek thing he did for the Times. After supporting Charlton for over 40 years I can take a ribbing, and especially from a fellow south Londoner who supports his local team, I take it and smile and await my turn to give it back and it's all done with respect. Now give me a twat who grew up near me or even Danny Baker and who supports Man Utd, Liverpool,Man City or even bloody Chelsea for that point and the respect goes, as does the fun in their piss taking, they are the ones who are total and utter losers. Shame on you BBC, you dropped the wrong guy.
I reckon Danny Baker would liven up an otherwise weak morning line up on Talksport. Has to be better than Brazil and his gang or the self-important football pseud rubbish served up by Keys and Gray. Got to keep Hawksbee and Jacobs though.
Why not? After all he was on Talk Radio in the early days, before they butchered it to create the Frankenstein's Monster that Talk Sport is today.
Personally I like Danny Baker, his show on radio 5 before it became "5 live" was probably the best breakfast show ever, absolutely brilliant most mornings and helped me with my drudge into central London. So he's Millwall, and ?, I know many of them and few if any would have the ability to write that hilariously tongue in cheek thing he did for the Times. After supporting Charlton for over 40 years I can take a ribbing, and especially from a fellow south Londoner who supports his local team, I take it and smile and await my turn to give it back and it's all done with respect. Now give me a twat who grew up near me or even Danny Baker and who supports Man Utd, Liverpool,Man City or even bloody Chelsea for that point and the respect goes, as does the fun in their piss taking, they are the ones who are total and utter losers. Shame on you BBC, you dropped the wrong guy.
I reckon Danny Baker would liven up an otherwise weak morning line up on Talksport. Has to be better than Brazil and his gang or the self-important football pseud rubbish served up by Keys and Gray. Got to keep Hawksbee and Jacobs though.
Agreed - i don't listen to a lot of radio at the moment but for me, Brazil and Parry were a great double act but Brazil has now had a succession of dullards partnering him and Brazil's banter is now tired and pedictable. Parry spouted a lot of rubbish but i found him entertaining. Durham and dullard Gough also need a shake up and fortunately i have bnever really listened to Keys and Gray. I can't listen to the station now as so repetitive - Baker could be what they need but he'll have to put his envious grudge of Charlton to one side if he's to get my full backing.
I reckon Danny Baker would liven up an otherwise weak morning line up on Talksport. Has to be better than Brazil and his gang or the self-important football pseud rubbish served up by Keys and Gray. Got to keep Hawksbee and Jacobs though.
Keys and Gray show is poor - has to be the worse radio show on talk - no personalities and nothing enjoyable -those two always remind of the dip that replaced robin Williams in good morning Vietnam -- shame they never went out there
Talk Sports listener figures are at an all time high and they have been turning profit in the last 18 months for the first time ever.....they are obviously doing something right.
Prefer Danny on 5Live rather than BBC London....the music he plays on 94.9 is just woeful nonsense (mostly) and that American woman he sometimes on....I just didn't get why she was there.
Talk Sports listener figures are at an all time high and they have been turning profit in the last 18 months for the first time ever.....they are obviously doing something right.
Appealing to the idiotic majority, which is understandable when you are a commercial organisation. And makes it all the more vital that the BBC remains non-commercial, and all the more disappointing that they appear to have people in charge ( at Radio London at least ) who don't seem to appreciate what they are there for.
I absolutely agree with you Algarve but BBC London are losing listeners by the bucket load (I'm sure I read 200,000 in the last year alone...and their starting figure wasn't great).
The BBC trust are saying that costs have to be cut.....I'd imagine Baker is one of the highest paid people there.....people aren't listening......something has to give no?
I've always thought that BBC London must be one of the most difficult to get right. What do people in London want from their local BBC station? If you are in Cornwall or Shropshire there is a definite audience for twee things such as Gardening features and local fair coverage but London is just too vibrant and cosmopolitan that it must be impossible to get the mix right.
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Bits of his rants have made the Six Music news, though - good for him.
Said that , Danny Baker has been " got rid off " by as many radio stations as Jordon has had boyfriends . He's obviously hard to work with but he will bounce back as he always has,
got to be better than the mono-toned plankton drivel currently doing it.
He is a script and comedy writer for a large number of shows and individuals. QI, Jonathon Ross, Peter Kay, etc etc etc.
Shame on you BBC, you dropped the wrong guy.
SO TRUE
Prefer Danny on 5Live rather than BBC London....the music he plays on 94.9 is just woeful nonsense (mostly) and that American woman he sometimes on....I just didn't get why she was there.
The BBC trust are saying that costs have to be cut.....I'd imagine Baker is one of the highest paid people there.....people aren't listening......something has to give no?
I've always thought that BBC London must be one of the most difficult to get right. What do people in London want from their local BBC station? If you are in Cornwall or Shropshire there is a definite audience for twee things such as Gardening features and local fair coverage but London is just too vibrant and cosmopolitan that it must be impossible to get the mix right.