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- Tue Apr 09, 2002 4:28 pm
#7905
A few Partridge-esque toe curling moments on Danny Bakers new breakfast show yesterday morning (BBC London 94.9).The show is like a light hearted version of the 'Today' programme on Radio 4 and is very highly produced and different co-hosts come in all the time for different scripted features with Baker basically being there to add his unique brand of spontanious humour to the proceedings.Best bit from yesterday was when Dan chatted to a happless outside broadcast journalist who suddenly found himself in the deep end of the radio swimming pool.....
Reminded me of Peter O Hannarahanarahan 'The Day Today'
Baker-Right we have to go to an outside broadcast with Mick for a...uh I've got no idea....whats going on Mick?
Mick-(in deadly serious reporter voice) Thanks Dan.Yes I'm here at Smithsfield market to talk about the new Metric system I've got two people with me one of them is a butcher and one is a grocier.
Baker-(groans) oh no
Mick- uh so lets ask...
Baker-Mick are they both going to say they don't like it because if they are I'm not really interested.
Mick-(obviously taken aback) uh well lets ask them.So Mr Jones you're a butcher what do you think of the new Metric system.
Butcher- it doesn't really make any difference to me.....
Baker-(groaning more)I think we've heard enough thanks a lot Mick
Mick (trying to hide anger with nervous laughter) but Dan we've been waiting in the cold for half an hour...
Baker- Alright then ask him what he thinks of the Euro.
Mick-uh...er...What do you think of the Euro
Butcher- I haven't really given it much thought...
Baker (cutting them off) Well there you go its the BBC London breakfast show with the highest quality up to date cutting edge news and you heard it here first-a butcher in Smithsfield Market hasn't really given much thought to the Euro thats an exclusive.
During the entertainment news he appeared to switch off completley and let two Americans women chat to each other about theatre until one of them wakes him up and says
Entertainment reporter-I've got something that might interst you here Danny
Baker-oh yeah
Reporter-Yes the new Bluetones 'Greatist Hits' album is out today
Baker(in hesterics) Greatist Hits!!!! How many will that be TWO
Reporter-Well you take it up with the lead singer
Baker-Don't worry I will...
Reporter-Because he's on the line right now...
Lead singer of Bluetones (through gritted teeth) we've had 12 hits actually
Baker-yeh but you never really made it though....
Maybe you had to be there..........
Reminded me of Peter O Hannarahanarahan 'The Day Today'
Baker-Right we have to go to an outside broadcast with Mick for a...uh I've got no idea....whats going on Mick?
Mick-(in deadly serious reporter voice) Thanks Dan.Yes I'm here at Smithsfield market to talk about the new Metric system I've got two people with me one of them is a butcher and one is a grocier.
Baker-(groans) oh no
Mick- uh so lets ask...
Baker-Mick are they both going to say they don't like it because if they are I'm not really interested.
Mick-(obviously taken aback) uh well lets ask them.So Mr Jones you're a butcher what do you think of the new Metric system.
Butcher- it doesn't really make any difference to me.....
Baker-(groaning more)I think we've heard enough thanks a lot Mick
Mick (trying to hide anger with nervous laughter) but Dan we've been waiting in the cold for half an hour...
Baker- Alright then ask him what he thinks of the Euro.
Mick-uh...er...What do you think of the Euro
Butcher- I haven't really given it much thought...
Baker (cutting them off) Well there you go its the BBC London breakfast show with the highest quality up to date cutting edge news and you heard it here first-a butcher in Smithsfield Market hasn't really given much thought to the Euro thats an exclusive.
During the entertainment news he appeared to switch off completley and let two Americans women chat to each other about theatre until one of them wakes him up and says
Entertainment reporter-I've got something that might interst you here Danny
Baker-oh yeah
Reporter-Yes the new Bluetones 'Greatist Hits' album is out today
Baker(in hesterics) Greatist Hits!!!! How many will that be TWO
Reporter-Well you take it up with the lead singer
Baker-Don't worry I will...
Reporter-Because he's on the line right now...
Lead singer of Bluetones (through gritted teeth) we've had 12 hits actually
Baker-yeh but you never really made it though....
Maybe you had to be there..........
