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He presents a weekly specialist show dealing with people's problems and has done so for all of... what, a year now?

With the greatest respect to Aled, that's no recommendation for potential breakfast show material, no matter how little the stint is. Surely if you were going to take someone from the show to present it, Comedy Dave is more suited to the role. Aled has been the joke character ridiculed for most of his time there - to move from that into the dominant anchor role just doesn't work at all, especially overnight. Plus, he has producer duties to be concerned with.

I don't think it's going to happen though.

 

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He presents a weekly specialist show dealing with people's problems and has done so for all of... what, a year now?

He also presents the shows in Wales. I found the birthday half hour they did a while back quite amusing having the team by his side. I wouldn't see the problem - it makes no difference to having someone else come in?

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The birthday half hour was clearly designed to be a joke show and wouldn't have been nearly as good without the gimmicked nature of it; the game, the amateurness of it, the constant teasing by the other members of the team. It wasn't a real show and was certainly not a show to base any future possibilities of Aled presenting in a more serious tone.

And it very clearly does make a difference to have someone come in because Vernon, who usually comes in, is actually a very good presenter who carries himself like a star which is what a show of this magnitude needs. Aled, in the context of the show, is the likeable but dimwitted, almost childlike-in-his-innocence producer who often serves as the comic relief for people to make fun of as they see fit. Now that's just a character and not representing his presenting abilities, but it would be like continuing Father Ted after Dermot's death and making Mrs. Doyle the lead character; Pauline McLynn is a fantastic actress but Mrs. Doyle is the weird housekeeper used as comic relief to the serious and level-headed nature of Father Ted. To make her the lead character would require a complete reworking of the character and by that point, what's the point? Especially if, by some complete fluke of nature, Father Ted returns the week after to take back the role.

And again, maybe this is just me, but I don't think Aled has the talent nor the aura to carry the second biggest show in the country for longer than half an hour. This isn't some two-bit f*ck-all nothing show on local radio; this is the breakfast show on Radio One and it deserves at least a bit of respect, which is why I refuse to believe that Aled is presenting the show. I flat-out refuse to believe that they'd ridicule the show to that level when there are so many better choices, including one on their very own show team. And I'm sure that even Aled himself would agree that he's not the right choice to anchor the show.

Aled's a great producer and a good presenter of The Surgery. Leave it at that.

 

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am I right in thinking max is usually the stand in for aled? I'm not too keen on max's style of presenting when I've heard her covering for Dev, and previously Greg. I dont listen to the surgery but I'd hope for R1's sake this isnt a permanant thing.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but I'm sure I heard Moyles and co talking about her having nearly entered into an argument with Aled about people checking out people when they're in a relationship. To me the surgery should really be presented by someone with an open mind, and from having listened to Aled's appearances on the breakfast show he seems much more open minded to other peoples opinions etc etc

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Someone please correct me if I'm wrong but I'm sure I heard Moyles and co talking about her having nearly entered into an argument with Aled about people checking out people when they're in a relationship. To me the surgery should really be presented by someone with an open mind, and from having listened to Aled's appearances on the breakfast show he seems much more open minded to other peoples opinions etc etc

Yeah, Aled's perfectly suited for the type of show that the Surgery is, because he's perfectly fine at being fair-minded, calm and friendly, and letting the specialists do their thing and be the experts. The questions that he asks them are fairly simple but it's the tried and tested formula that works the world over. I've made the comparison before, but it's like the UK version of Loveline, except that Adam Carolla was ever so slightly more involved than Aled (and more likely to interject with jokes and personality - Aled knows his place and doesn't overshadow the real issues, whereas Carolla was prone to do so sometimes, for better or worse).

I just don't think that it's wise to transition that kind of presentation towards the breakfast show. Aled hasn't even truly definied himself with the Surgery yet, and could end up doing so and making the show his own in the way that very few are able to. I'd say that's more important, especially for the station and the remit.

 

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could it to be with the kilimanjaro climb

Hello Red Nose Dayers. Hope you have recovered from Jedwoods survival. There's some big Kilimanjaro climb news on the way tomorrow.
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Yeah, Aled's perfectly suited for the type of show that the Surgery is, because he's perfectly fine at being fair-minded, calm and friendly, and letting the specialists do their thing and be the experts.

Yes. As well as being a naturally sensitive, intelligent individual, having experienced a LOT himself (overcoming the bullies, just as an example).

Like any person who has overcome trauma, it will make them more sensitive towards other people and their issues, and less judgemental. Hence, the perfect person for a Surgery-type show!! The sort of person which people can naturally tell things to!!

Aled's currently the brightest star in the Universe.

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