TV presenters who mumble
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I really enjoy watching BBC click, it's probably one of my favourite factual programmes and I regularly tune in to watch it on the BBC iPlayer on the Wii each week.

There's only one thing that spoils my viewing pleasure though and it's TV presenters who mumble.  I often find it quite difficult to follow what Spencer Kelly is talking about.  He often starts of talking about something and then suddenly starts to mumble or lowers his voice making it difficult to hear what he is saying.  I could of course turn up the volume but then it would be loud for the rest of the programme.  Has anyone else noticed this?

To some degree Kate Russel does this as well, although not nearly as bad.  I don't find the Webscape part of the programme that interesting though as it's mostly full of gimmicky sites that to me appear more targeted towards the fairer sex.

Yes, I know what you're thinking.  It's your bloody hearing mate.  Well no, actually it's not.  My hearing is actually very good and I don't think I can blame it on me watching Click on the Wii/iPlayer either.  Everything else I watch on it is fine, it's definitely the TV presenters in this case.

A computer mouse, TV presenters who mumble

No offence to Spencer.  He seems a pretty knowlegeable guy and the stuff on BBC Click is really interesting.  I just wish the dialogue was all spoken at the same volume level and with a consistent tone.  Maybe they could do something in the production suite before broadcasting the programme.

Come on man... speak up for goodness sake.  As a 'TV presenter' we actually want to be able to HEAR what you've got to say!


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Ivbe got a worse gripe about TV presenters....

Pundits in the studio ie 'BBC Homa Affairs Correspondent' or if they 'Go Live' to a disaster/war/crime scene.

The ridiculous amount of "Well er,er,er as you can,er see behind,me..er,er we understand that,er,er,er,er,er,er,er,er,...."

all that stupid stuttering is to try to sound dramatic. Its on every news program.

They all go to BBC school to 'learn' those hand signals,stuttering etc..

Nonsense.
*TB  30-Jan-2010 22:43

 
Perhaps he is being forced to leave by BBC managers who want a bigger slice of the cake?

Some BBC managers are on mega money, hundreds of thousands a year,

Public money, a tax which we are all forced to pay.
*Gainsborough lad.  07-Jan-2010 22:55

 
I couldn't agree more. What saddens me though is that this vile, smarmy, reptilian excuse for a human being will go to another position with another broadcaster who will pay him an obscene amount of money. At least it won't be public money any longer.
*MikeP  07-Jan-2010 15:31

 
Wossy's leaving the beeb!! Hooray!
Wossy's leaving the beeb!! Hooray!
Wossy's leaving the beeb!! Hooray! (I know this is not up to my normal standard, but, Yippeeee!)
*grumpyoldwoman  07-Jan-2010 14:21

 
There is one woman newsreader on BBC news 24 who really should be removed. She seems to have a permanent cold, or is it allergic rhynitis, always looks as though she has just got out of bed, and slumps on her desk like she's tired out.

She was shown in Beijing during the Olympics speaking Chinese. Great, but the woman has a health problem. I don't want to see her at mealtimes.

Nor do I want to see obviosly pregnant weather girls. Please, cover up your bulge.
*TIG  13-Sep-2009 19:15

 
Opinionated, can't think why you want to get rid of Sir Trevor! He is one of the most clearly spoken presenters on the telly.

Davina McCall however, with you 100% there! Can't stand the shouty woman.

Jonathan Ross; with you there too! Stick him on a desert island (with Ms McCall?) so we never have to see or hear from him again.
*grumpyoldwoman  30-Jun-2009 17:25

 
Spencer Kelly is a sound chap and Click is the dogs b. So what if he mumbles. There's much worse to complain about out there other than a tv presenter. Turn your hearing aid up grandad.
*Cobblers  30-Jun-2009 14:45

 
I vote we just get rid of all the crap presenters like Sir Trevor McDoughnut, Davina McCall, Jonathan Ross and now that awful hyped up muppet Deanne Berry on GMTV. If ever there was evidence opposing evolution then she is surely it (along with her cohort Mr Motivator).

While we are on the subject of presenters, the BBC news crew are all totally square old school Blue Peter types who look like they wouldn't have much of a clue about real life, the GMTV bunch are dreadful and need to get a decent wardrobe department that doesn't dress them in nighties, a lot of presenters cannot speak properly and as for regional accents - at least make sure we can understand them!
*Opinionated Moi?  30-Jun-2009 14:42

 
BBC presenters are actually normally well spoken, some of the best I usually find. I don't watch Click so can't comment on that but I personally find it difficult to hear people with very low voices. Fortunately the wife is partially deaf so the telly is always on max.
*Alan  30-Jun-2009 09:55

 
I have a theory, if the newsreaders or presenters come from what might loosely called a "theatrical' background they speak clearly, if they come from a "journalistic" background they are not so clear when speaking. The former are trained in dramatic presentation, the latter more familar with the wriiten word.
*Timelord  25-Jun-2009 10:31

 
I think they should have more Welsh, Scottish and Irish TV presenters. The accent would make the show more interesting. Some people have deep voices which I often can't make out and can't they normalise the the voice channel or something automatically so it's all the same?
*J. Essex  22-Jun-2009 10:35

 
As far bas? Did I type that? Ooops! (Not enough characters, so blah blah blah!)
*grumpyoldwoman  19-Jun-2009 10:10


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