Day: 14 January 2011

>21ST Century Customer service;
A)Wait at least 20 mins, someone answers, cant help you/english is painfully obviously a second language.
B) They promise to call back within 24 hrs, They do, just to say Im calling you within the 24hr call back time,cant help you.
C)Answers I cant help, try/you need to call this number.which; Ca) doesnt work; Cb) is the wrong dpt. pls call again.(dead tone)
D)Ringtone, then you get to listen to the whole of Henry the VIII fav tune green Sleeves..then back to B & C

The above WILL happen in no particular order

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>An evening at broadcasting house

>Happy New year, yes yes I know bit late eh? Why new year was two weeks ago. But hey me being me Im late as per usual, & anyhoo as I’ve been told. Better late than never.
So finally got to see a live recording of Radio 4’s `The News Quiz’ last night. Was bloody berilliant. The panel was made up of Susan Calman (very funny lady from Scotland), Sue perkins (very funny lady from North London), Jeremy Hardy (v. funny geezer,who was on form as ever), Henning Wehn (funny german comedian, who learnt english at the Dick Van dyke Scool of cockney english as a 2nd language, you gotta hear that accent 🙂 )& in the chair brilliant as always Sandi Toksvig. Though the tickets are free for this gig.
Gotta tell ya the entertainment is excellent. The broadcast program is approx 30 mins, but the recordings meant we the audience got a great two hours worth of giggles. And yes there is seriously a need for editing, somehow the language of merchant seamen doesnt seem appropriate for Radio Four. 🙂

Now if only I can get tickets for Just a minute, which reminds me, How old is Nicholas parsons? I swear the dude hasnt changed in over 30 yrs.

>An evening at broadcasting house

>Happy New year, yes yes I know bit late eh? Why new year was two weeks ago. But hey me being me Im late as per usual, & anyhoo as I’ve been told. Better late than never.
So finally got to see a live recording of Radio 4’s `The News Quiz’ last night. Was bloody berilliant. The panel was made up of Susan Calman (very funny lady from Scotland), Sue perkins (very funny lady from North London), Jeremy Hardy (v. funny geezer,who was on form as ever), Henning Wehn (funny german comedian, who learnt english at the Dick Van dyke Scool of cockney english as a 2nd language, you gotta hear that accent 🙂 )& in the chair brilliant as always Sandi Toksvig. Though the tickets are free for this gig.
Gotta tell ya the entertainment is excellent. The broadcast program is approx 30 mins, but the recordings meant we the audience got a great two hours worth of giggles. And yes there is seriously a need for editing, somehow the language of merchant seamen doesnt seem appropriate for Radio Four. 🙂

Now if only I can get tickets for Just a minute, which reminds me, How old is Nicholas parsons? I swear the dude hasnt changed in over 30 yrs.