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‘No one knows or cares more about radio or can write about it with such wit, love and grace’ Stephen Fry
'Very funny' Lauren Laverne, Grazia
'As interesting as it is timely … what shines through is his affection for a medium he flourished in' Shortlist
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What possesses a right-minded comedian to quit the day job for life as a breakfast radio DJ?
'I have always been very aware that millions of people truly appreciate the breezy banter and lively tone of the majority of breakfast broadcasting. I admit that on occasion I have been known to wake up in a good mood and feel quite chirpy. Unfortunately for me this happens one day a year at most…' – Phill Jupitus
Why exactly would a nationally successful stand up comedian, chuck in the exhilaration and freedom of life on the road for endless Coldplay singles, arguments with BBC management, incredibly expensive coffee and an alarm clock set to 4.30am, five days a week?
When the BBC decided to launch a brand new digital radio station that would play alternative music for truly passionate music fans, their first port of call was to elicit the services of Phill Jupitus. With a record collection that ran the gamut from calypso to techno, and a love of radio inspired by his childhood hero John Peel, Phill seemed the perfect choice to launch 6 Music. Phill readily accepted, determined to do something different with such an unexpected yet brilliant opportunity. Little did he know what lay ahead.
With the weighty advice of such broadcasting behemoths as Terry Wogan, Steve Wright and Tony Blackburn ringing in his ears, Jupitus tried to shake up the world of breakfast radio for the better one tune at a time.
Were the public ready for something new? But more importantly, did they even want it?
In Good Morning Nantwich, Phill Jupitus not only discovers the answer but finds out what really makes the listening nation tick first thing in the morning.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An interesting read, but I reckon that it would be improved by being 100 to 150 pages shorter - for example a whole chapter on why he doesn't like commercial breakfast radio got pretty tedious. There were also parts where the rants became repetitive. I was hoping for more laughs. What I was really impressed by, and will be checking out, were the play lists at the end of each chapter. I'll be checking out the music to see which ones I want to buy to expand my cd collection.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I know that we are advised to not judge a book by its cover but surely I am not the only person that was put off from reading this book by the hideous illustration on its cover. The cartoon does the book no favours and because of it I would probably have never read it had there been anything more tempting on the shelves of my local library.
As it turns out, Phill Jupitus's book about his stint as a DJ on BBC digital radio station 6 Music is not a bad book at all. It is not a particularly outstanding book - we are told in one chapter that Jupitus's agent informs him that it was time he brought out a book and at times it feels like he has churned this out to fulfil this obligation - but it is certainly entertaining and is a decent enough read.
The book has its faults though. I got a bit irked by Jupitus's insistence on preaching about what makes good or bad radio when surely this is should be down to personal taste. Perhaps I could have agreed with his views a little more if his own programmes had been outstanding but each time I listened to them I thought they were overly self indulgent. He also includes transcripts from various radio shows and this doesn't really work, and as a result they come across as being just a convenient way to fill a few pages.
If you like Phill Jupitus through his TV (and radio) appearances you will almost certainly enjoy this book.
As it turns out, Phill Jupitus's book about his stint as a DJ on BBC digital radio station 6 Music is not a bad book at all. It is not a particularly outstanding book - we are told in one chapter that Jupitus's agent informs him that it was time he brought out a book and at times it feels like he has churned this out to fulfil this obligation - but it is certainly entertaining and is a decent enough read.
The book has its faults though. I got a bit irked by Jupitus's insistence on preaching about what makes good or bad radio when surely this is should be down to personal taste. Perhaps I could have agreed with his views a little more if his own programmes had been outstanding but each time I listened to them I thought they were overly self indulgent. He also includes transcripts from various radio shows and this doesn't really work, and as a result they come across as being just a convenient way to fill a few pages.
If you like Phill Jupitus through his TV (and radio) appearances you will almost certainly enjoy this book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very touching and funny book full of insights into the tension between the more maverick and disorganised approach of the true (i.e. non-career) talent against the box-ticking administrative nightmare of an organised corporation. For this I give it 6 stars.
Do please note that Phill is extremely potty-mouthed here (a great surprise given his maidenauntworthy on-air chat) and, if you had forgotten just how "right-on" he is, a couple of self-indulgent excursions into religion and politics will remind you. So that's one star knocked off.
If you used to listen to, and enjoy, the show, you will probably be amazed at the Machiavellianism behind it. It is so depressing to think that there may well never be another show like Phill's again, even though 6Music has just been saved (the closure threat may, paradoxically, finally have brought the larger audience the BBC thought might "just turn up" without ever really having marketed the station).
I note that this Amazon copy is almost half the price of the exact same book on the high street - a compelling buying argument, surely!
Do please note that Phill is extremely potty-mouthed here (a great surprise given his maidenauntworthy on-air chat) and, if you had forgotten just how "right-on" he is, a couple of self-indulgent excursions into religion and politics will remind you. So that's one star knocked off.
If you used to listen to, and enjoy, the show, you will probably be amazed at the Machiavellianism behind it. It is so depressing to think that there may well never be another show like Phill's again, even though 6Music has just been saved (the closure threat may, paradoxically, finally have brought the larger audience the BBC thought might "just turn up" without ever really having marketed the station).
I note that this Amazon copy is almost half the price of the exact same book on the high street - a compelling buying argument, surely!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
To much radio
I'm not sure what i expected from this book. I was a little dissapointed that the whole book is centered around phils radio career. which gets a little tedious after a while. Read more
Published 1 month ago by chochouse
Comedy + Radio = ?
Phill Jupitus seems to have been a staple of comedy panel games for an awfully long time and his sheer knowledge of music never fails to impress so I thought I'd read about his... Read more
Published 3 months ago by SilentSinger
A somewhat confused, rather bitter read
A confession: I wasn't a listener of Phill's show on the radio, and have never listened to 6 Music. I bought this book as I love reading about music and the media, and felt it... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Peter Lee
Musical Memories
My discovery of music mirrors that of Mr Jupitus; an early 70s love of The Sweet followed by a musical awakening round at my mates, who had a job and money to spend on the latest... Read more
Published 6 months ago by John Halton
Hardly riveting
I can't stand Mr Jupitus on TV and bought this purely as a big 6Music listener keen to learn a little "behind the scenes". Read more
Published 11 months ago by Trev Go
Big Phill on the Radio
I think I expected a lot of laugh out loud writing; instead I got a lot of very thoughtful discussion of what makes great radio, what makes great music and what makes a... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Kenny51
Good Morning Nantwich
I'm not a fan of Phill Jupitus however i received the book as a present and whilst not expecting to love the book i did my best to approach it with an open mind. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Jim Jim
It was just like you were in the room
I loved this book it was like Phill was in the room with me. Right blend of fact, humour and entertainment, even my Mum liked it (she would like her copy signed if you are ever in... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Yorkshire Sue
Too much Griping
Jupitus has dedicated far too many pages to a protracted tantrum over the fact that not everyone shares his tastes and wishes - if they did, he'd be bemoaning his loss of... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jon the Irrelevant
Nice enough, but not what I expected.
As quite a long-standing phan of TV's Mr Jupiter I snapped this up, trusting from print reviews and interviews (hello Word magazine podcast) that it was a brutally honest, warts... Read more
Published 19 months ago by skiffybrummie
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