willamos

Go online and listen to Absolute Radio in the UK (used to be Virgin Radio).

Listen to the style of presenting and also the adverts. Pay attention to the tone and the style of humour used.

Then listen to Triple J or Fox FM in Australia.

Very different.

Which you like more is personal preference, I guess.

ABCDiamond

Why would anyone want to listen to Triple J or Fox FM? There are much better Stations about.

The_Wookie

How would you describe the differences? Just curious having not been in the UK for a while.

willamos

Well, quite clearly as I was choosing comparable stations. Would've thought that was fairly obvious!

willamos

The British humour on the radio (at least something like Absolute Radio) is very typically, well, British. Elements of all the classic sitcoms in there, right from Are You Being Served through to Little Britain. Lots of cheekiness and word-play and innuendo. Always very clean though. Non-offensive. Deliberate use of received pronunciation for comedy effect etc. Very much what you would expect from a British radio station. Almost cliched in some ways!

The Aussie radio stations are way more in your face. Cruder, I think it has to be said. I also have to say they sound less professional to me. A lot less polished and not necessarily the better for it. The adverts are much more in your face too and irritating. More mild swear words being used during the day than you would ever get on British radio. Abbreviations being used fairly often.

ABCDiamond

Not to me, as I have never listened to Absolute Radio

itigo

I would say more moderate than mild swear words - Nova anyway. And sexual references are just way over the top! And to think Chris Moyles gets frequently rapped over the knuckles for the occasional word sneaking in!

willamos

I agree! Was ''going gently'' cos I have already spotted that making too many critical remarks about Australia is likely to get you jumped on. You have to state a negative gently and understate it so all those who love Australia don't get all upset with you for bashing their beloved adopted home.

willamos

Professionalism means something different in the UK to Australia. In Australian broadcasting it just means turning up, it seems.

Officer Dibble

Treading gently has never been my strongpoint either but this site is better than some others I could mention.

kporte

You're not happy here Will eh?
Radio and tv are not a patch on Britain. I don't watch much telly though due to my social life and outdoor activities, and my music on the ipod is better than any radio station in the world.....
I have an internet radio so we can listen to Absolute or Radio 2 when making the tea

CEM

Shame I can't get the internet radio in the car. It came as a bit of a shock, having to explain erectile dysfunction to my 10 year old on the way to school!!! The ipod is plugged in now!

Officer Dibble

Exactly! Do you want longer lasting sex?

Why, where and who?????

quoll

What is it with Australian announcers (tv and radio) that they cannot get a whole word out? We have the prissiest of newsreaders who puts a real plum in her mouth to spout the news and is always talking about the "cops" doing things and people winning the "champs" and if she tells us that the top "temps" are going to go through the roof one more time I am going to throw something at the tv.

CEM

You don't get that in The Archers