As mentioned in my last post, I did go through a phase of trying to get my text messages read out on Radio 2.At the time Stuart Maconie (pictured left in the most unattractive pose I could find, sorry Stuart) was filling in for Johnnie Walker in the "Drivetime" slot. I used to listen to him on the way home from work.
I began to work out what sort of emails and text messages appealed to him and tried my hand at trying to get mine read out, with some success. My record was three in one week.
I found if I followed some simple guidelines I was more likely to get on:
1. Messages claiming to be sent from the north of England seem to take precedence.
2. Make sure it has a certain "down to earth" quality.
3. Quirky texts (within reason) work well.
4. Pathos - be pathetic.
5. Two of my successful texts were food related (burgers, thai fish curry).
Quirkiness is a hard one to excel at. I wrote (or rather, beat out with my thumbs) an excellent text about finding a Swindon Town football programme in a gutter in Basel but he didn't go for that one.
At the end of his stint in the Walker chair, I felt I had to confess that I had been sending fictitious texts. I felt a duty to do this having enjoyed his programme so much (especially the Belle and Sebastian sessions) and also so that it might stop me lining Vodafone's pockets!
Listen to his truly excellent programmes on BBC6 and BBC radio 2.
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