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Brydon &

Ken Bruce

Brydon &

Rob Brydon | Wondery

Comedy

4.6597 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Join Rob as he welcomes radio legend Ken Bruce on his podcast this week. They discuss Ken's new role at Greatest Hits Radio, his long-spanning radio career, and even his unexpected venture into running a small bus company! Rob also treats listeners to his impeccable Ken Bruce impressions… 



Transcript

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0:00.0

Thanks for coming back. I don't want to sound needy, but if you didn't come back, there wouldn't be much point doing it, would there?

0:08.0

There'd still be point in doing it. Just not, you know, broadcasting it, not putting it out.

0:14.0

And we're putting this out, and this was a hugely enjoyable chat.

0:21.1

Talking to Ken Bruce for around an hour,

0:25.1

when we recorded, he was just about to start

0:28.7

on Greatest Hits Radio,

0:30.9

having left Radio 2 at the BBC in a dramatic fashion

0:35.6

in as much as he called the shots very rare for a radio presenter.

0:39.7

I mean, it happens, but it's very rare for them to make the decision to leave.

0:45.6

So it was really nice to talk to him about that, to find out a little bit about how he started,

0:52.6

because I was sort of unaware of that. And to get his views on

0:57.2

radio, because if anybody is qualified to give you their opinion on British radio, it is Ken Bruce.

1:03.5

We also talked, I'm afraid we did, about my impersonation of him. As I say to Ken, I find his voice incredibly easy to do.

1:15.4

So the impression does crop up now and again and again.

1:20.9

So please sit back, lie down even and enjoy.

1:25.2

Ryden and Ken Bruce.

1:33.3

Hey, everybody.

1:34.9

Hello.

1:35.8

Welcome.

1:36.7

I'm talking to somebody today who.

1:39.0

And we're having this conversation, not today.

1:41.4

We're having it at the end of February because of circumstances.

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