[Johnny 1989]

It's the initials of the presenters, Steve Harris and Matt Dyson, it's sort of like Chappers and Dave cos Matt (I think it's him) does the sport and news on the weekday shows.

Ah ok, I shall search them out in the new year TBH I'm trying to find some new DJ's to listen to in addition to Chris Moyles, Jon Holmes and Chappers & Dave, so if I like them that'll be someone different to listen to.

Whiel we're at it, is there any other shows people can recommend, TV is really sh*te these days so any radio alternative would be a big help

[MK Chris]

Peterborough's immense amount of roundabouts

Call that immense? You should visit Milton Keynes.

That's not an invitation.

[Quincy]

peterborough = boring cos i went up there last year. my mate lived there for a bit for his job. got there nightlife was rubbish (ended up doing pills in liquid lol) and hotel was crap. although it did snow which was nice. but the place is just dreary and plain. what actually makes peterborough unique? its rubbish!

jon holmes used to do sunday evenings (networked i guess? capital i dunno?) on power fm and it was with some other guy (someone hurst? andy i think) and it was quite good. bit of a mark and lard rip off but it was still good. did he write on the 11 o'clock show?

[Andy B]

Jon Holmes. I always wondered what he did after he left "acting" now I know.

Kids if you're gonna google him the JoHn Holmes might work better! Or better still ask your dad and if he denies knowing who he is then he's lying.

[Munki Bhoy]

Ban Ki-moon gave him a "job".

http://www.un.org/sg/senstaff_details.asp?smgID=118

[Johnny 1989]

peterborough = boring cos i went up there last year. my mate lived there for a bit for his job. got there nightlife was rubbish (ended up doing pills in liquid lol) and hotel was crap. although it did snow which was nice. but the place is just dreary and plain. what actually makes peterborough unique? its rubbish!

jon holmes used to do sunday evenings (networked i guess? capital i dunno?) on power fm and it was with some other guy (someone hurst? andy i think) and it was quite good. bit of a mark and lard rip off but it was still good. did he write on the 11 o'clock show?

Jon Holmes did Power FM with Andy Hurst, they won awards but got sacked in the end because Holmes refused to use their new slogan (or something like that, I can't fully remember to be honest). Jon Holmes then went onto Virgin Radio, he was hosted to be as controversial as he virtually liked (from what I've read), Andy Hurst only appeared on pre-recorded segments which were usually totally off the wall, sometimes sick, but made me laugh (and was the start of me broadening my choice in stand up comedians, etc).

Jon Holmes got sacked for two reasons, 1) was for Swearing Radio Hangman for the Under 12's which was wrong but funny at the same time (especially after a few pints ) The odd thing is though that parents were persuading their kids to take part, yet he got lambasted for it. The other thing as well was that it ran for six weeks on Virgin Radio until the boss pulled him in the office & said to him, perhaps you should stop it by now. 2) was for the Adam Ant incident, again a sick one, send the Eliminator (his Broadcast Assistant who would do some dodgy things, nominated by the audience) to go an interview Adam Ant in the hospital he was staying it, The Eliminator got in but security confiscated the phone, the aftermath was funny mainly as it was The Eliminators own phone but Jon Holmes' own personal mobile (DOH!)

Virgin were then fined £75,000 (a record at the time until Bam Bam on Kiss100 got them an even bigger fine a few years later) and thought that if they were to sack Jon Holmes (of which they put up for a Sony Radio Award but later withdrew because it would "have been embarrassing if he had won after he got sacked" (sic) and of which Jon Holmes himself said was a load of crap as he said he wouldn't have won an award for that show anyway) the fine would be cut, but the old Radio Authority didn't.

Thing is Virgin Radio got loads of emails about both Jon Holmes & Mark Fox when they were let go in early 2002 yet all Virgin replied with was "they weren't suitable for the station due to the direction we were taking the station in" (sic) That direction was a bland, boring station sadly.

However his 6 Music show I rather enjoy, in fact more than his old Virgin Show now. I think it's because although he still goes over the line a bit he is a bit more controlled by his producer & the like, whereas on Virgin he wasn't

[Johnny 1989]

Ban Ki-moon gave him a "job".

http://www.un.org/sg/senstaff_details.asp?smgID=118

Seems it's quite a common name then, although the radio DJ doesn't have the "h"

[Quincy]

thanks for the info.

[S4B]

peterborough = boring cos i went up there last year. my mate lived there for a bit for his job. got there nightlife was rubbish (ended up doing pills in liquid lol) and hotel was crap. although it did snow which was nice. but the place is just dreary and plain. what actually makes peterborough unique? its rubbish!

Well if you went to chavvy Liquid what do you expect - Tosser?! You cannot judge somewhere on one visit especially if you don't go anywhere decent but to be honest if you feel like that I'd rather you stayed away!

[MK Chris]

S4B, you're not even from Peterborough. I do agree that there's nothing about it that makes it unique.

[Johnny 1989]

thanks for the info.

No problem Like with Moyles when he disappeared from Capital FM I was always checking up to see if he (and Mark Fox) were going to get another gig on another station, Moyles I found about by accident waking up really early one morning to hear him doing the early bit, unfortunately on too early, and again by accident in the afternoon's when Doctor Fox was getting on my t*ts.

Jon Holmes popped up as a stand in for Andrew Collins for one week & then finally got a gig on 6 Music but that wasn't for another 1-2 years after the Virgin Radio incident, Mark Fox unfortunately never got another radio show (so far)

[Quincy]

peterborough = boring cos i went up there last year. my mate lived there for a bit for his job. got there nightlife was rubbish (ended up doing pills in liquid lol) and hotel was crap. although it did snow which was nice. but the place is just dreary and plain. what actually makes peterborough unique? its rubbish!

Well if you went to chavvy Liquid what do you expect - Tosser?! You cannot judge somewhere on one visit especially if you don't go anywhere decent but to be honest if you feel like that I'd rather you stayed away!

we went to a place that was a converted something or other, errr brewery? train station? i dunno cant remember, but that was ok. then we went to some irish pub. again that was ok. i think i was more disgruntled with the lack of nice ladies, and in the day the poor quality of shopping. i just bought a pizza and some wine in the tesco in the end

good news is hes moving to spalding so im sure i will be up to peterborugh for another enthralling night out lol x x x x

[Bonanzoid]

Quincy, how is that after having being registered here for over 5 years you still say 'lol'?

[MK Chris]

You have to know Quincy to realise he's parodying 'lollers'!!11one1

[Bonanzoid]

Thank feck.

[MK Chris]

Quincy is actually one of the funniest on here, but rarely visits now. And Yudster likes his nose.

[Quincy]

im back for 2009 lol

[Yudster]

I love his nose and his cardigans lol.