Ken Bruce
Brydon &
Rob Brydon | Wondery
4.6 • 597 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…
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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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