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Sarah Mary Kennedy . She is sometimes criticised by the station's younger listeners, who perceive her as a throwback to an earlier age of Radio 2. Kennedy's style of presentation could be said to be idiosyncratic at times. Talking over the start or end of records, anecdotes that seemingly have no point or punchline, and the use of the suffix ''-ingtons'' at the end of names or other words give the show an odd atmosphere; Kennedy also makes little attempt to hide her own political views when reviewing the newspapers e.g the Daily Mail . However, she has a loyal fanbase, among whom she is known as ''Bunty Bagshaw'' (an allusion to the Joyce Grenfell or Arthur Marshall type of ''jolly-hockey-sticks'' girls' boarding school character). She has often championed more peculiar records, including Christmas perennial 'The Dawn Patrol Choirboy', an excruciating rendition of an obscure Christmas Carol by an out of tune treble, 'Big Panty Woman' by The Barefoot Man, a calypso skit about the larger, non-surgically enhanced lady, and its follow-up 'Fake Boobies' and 'Mein Kleiner Grüner Kaktus' by German wind band Palast Orchester. For a while her "Love/Hate Slot" forced similar "hits", memorably including Dame Barbara Cartland's version of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square", upon the early-morning listenership. In fact she has a regular audience of almost 5 million listeners on the UK's most popular station. In the Queen's Birthday honours 2005, she was awarded the MBE for services to broadcasting. Sarah Kennedy MBE is one of the few female presenters to have her own daily show on UK national radio. Her ''Much Beloved'' husband is a popular character in the show thanks largely to his inept gambling problem. She is also said to have coined the phrase ''White-van man''. Another feature of her programme is the 'showtime' slot, in which listeners write in with a request for her to play a song from a famous musical, introduced by Guy Henry . Her reworking of English words is a distinctive feature of the show. Changing names as follows: "The Eaglingtons" (The Eagles) "The Kinkingtons" (The Kinks) "Sainsbugs" (Sainsburys) "Bleatingtons" (Bleat) and so on. She has also appeared on the American television game show Match Game in 1975 ans 1977. She has also appeared on the American television sitcom Laverne and Shirley, among others. SEE ALSO |
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