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| '''Clive Bull''' (born January 23rd ]) is an award winning radio talk show host on ] in ], ]. He usually occupies the mid-evening and "time-for-bed" slot, currently 8 p.m. - 12 mdt., Monday to Thursdays and was recently voted one of the most powerful people in Radio by the Radio Times. His laid-back approach is the antithesis of the opinionated, radical radio host so typical of ]. | |||
| '''Iain Lee''' (born ], ]) is a ] ]. Lee stands 19 feet (5.8 meters) tall and weighs 65 stone (900 ]s ], 413 ]). His eyes are black with red pupils and his skin resembles a mixture of crocodile and the foam from those ] matresses. | |||
| Clive was educated at ] in ], South East London between 1970-77. He has a degree in Educational Broadcasting from the ] and a distinction in Radio Journalism from The National Broadcasting School. | |||
| In June 2005, the ] published a list of the 40 "most powerful people on radio". A panel of radio experts was polled rate their favourite, and most influential, broadcasters. Clive Bull came in at 19, on a list dominated by BBC national radio presenters. "''A brilliant phone-in host who knows that the way to make captivating talk radio is not to rant or rage, but to create a separate world, away from the nonsense of current affairs - then invite his listeners into it. His show is the most listened-to night-time programme in London and is an understated joy.''" | |||
| Clive is known to enjoy badminton, playing the keyboard (having formerly played in a band) and is married with three young children. | |||
| == LBC radio show == | |||
| Owing to the fact there were no computers at that time, little is known of Lee's life on Mars. It is known that Lee, whose Martian birth name is Gubiainababanaktunixtilanapstu Jaburunakalee, was a cruel warlord. Witness account state that he would dangle bits of food over his subjects and then eat it in front of them. It is believed that Lee rules the entire southern half of Mars for over 600 years. This rulership was abruptly ended in March, ] after Lee's troops lost the War of Mongubanbu. | |||
| Clive Bull entices his callers into a cosy familiarity so that the audience feels it is listening in to a private conversation. The discussions tend to focus around two or three topics each evening based loosely upon what is in the news, or what has interested or amused Clive. The discussions are known more for their unintended (by the caller) entertainment value than for their intellectual content. His producer, Bob "Nice" Johnson, plays an essential role in the show. He often enhances the quality of the calls by providing musical accompaniment, often the theme from ]. From time to time, he leaves his desk to collect a "Number 94" (a 20p coffee from the machine downstairs) for Clive, and also to go to the toilet. This in fact has been integrated as a regular feature in his show, with an accompanying ] of "It's officially time for Bob's tea-break". This sometimes leads to Clive answering calls directly, with no filtering. The result of this is occasionally lunatics making cow noises. Nevertheless, Bob's filtering has previously allowed through callers of the lunatic persuasion, such as "William from Sutton", a ] impersonator, who appeared over ten times. Clive has won several awards including a bronze ]. | |||
| Records indicate that Lee fled Mars for Earth. Finding Lee's Martian name difficult to spell and pronounce, the ] ] Captain that processed Lee's American immigration papers, after Lee's space ship, "Panpan One Two Niner," crash landed in ], ] in ], simply renamed him "Iain Lee." | |||
| Regular callers appear to believe that they possess special insights into solving the problems of society, the best known of these being the infamous Rosemary from Golders Green. Surprisingly few, however, ring up to give a political speech. This may be due to Clive Bull's disarming style which includes asking the next caller a question based upon what a previous caller said. For example, if someone rings in to say "Failed asylum seekers should be thrown out of the country" they are likely to be asked a docile question such as "Have you ever picked up a penny in the street?". By the time they have had this discussion, the wind has been taken out of their sails. A surprisingly high proportion of callers appear to be ]s who may be waiting for a fare or actually have a fare in the cab. Listeners may then be treated to a discussion about where the cab dropped off the passenger. | |||
| === Celebrity callers === | |||
| Shortly after landing in America, Lee became active in American ]. Lee became the mayor of the city of Carmel, ] in ]. Lee quickly rose through the ladder of American politics, becoming governor of ] in ]. In ], Lee set his eyes to the South. He became the Supreme Commander of the United ] States. As Mexico's most popular leader, Lee lead Mexico to victory against ] in a war that was fought in the American state of ]. Having legally won Canada, Lee decided to curry favor with then English King Billy by signing the deed to Canada over to young King Billy in ]. | |||
| Clive Bull was the overnight phone-in host when ] ] made a series of calls using the pseudonym "Sven from Swiss Cottage". The ] nature of these calls has been recorded in "''Tragically I Was An Only Twin''", a collection of his writings and are also available on Clive's ] available to LBC subscribers. Peter Cook's former neighbour ] remains a regular caller (except during elections) with news of his "political" activity. | |||
| Having lived in Canada for 10 years, Lee was legally permitted to emigrate to the ]. | |||
| Michael Barrymore]] once phoned in to take part in a talent contest as himself. He came seventh. | |||
| Additionally, Clive's show has featured ] (who called in to counter Clive's antithesis towards ]), ] who answered a listener's question about an (unrelated) movie and ] who both called in to join a discussion about ] accents. Palmer also once called in asking for listeners to look out for her lost dog, which was subsequently found and returned to her. Clive's podcast has a 'Best of' celebrity callers. | |||
| ⚫ | == External links == | ||
| Lee moved to ] in ], finding the bitter cold ] weather similar to that of his beloved Martian home town, Dukumakapakapakabudoo. | |||
| ⚫ | *[http://www.lbc973.co.uk/showdj.asp?DJID=14006 LBC 97.3 presenter page | ||
| Lee invented ] in ], but feared the public would be frightened by his alien appearance. Lee then scrapped the telvision project and sold the technology to the ] who quickly adopted television and made amazing films such as Andromedia and ]. | |||
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| Having a tremendous amount of things to say, but unable to speak British English, Lee enrolled in Herschel Grammar School in ] in ]. Shortly after enrolling Lee was suspcted of being ]. This was swiftly discounted due to the fact that Jack the Ripper would not appear for another 14 years. | |||
| Having learned British English pretty good, Lee invented radio in ]. Being 19 feet tall proved handy to erect the arial antennae required to transmit radio signals. Lee named his little radio station Lee's Broadcast Center, ] for short. He hadn't yet learned to spell center "centre." | |||
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| In ] Lee sold his raio station to ], which quickly changed the format of the station to endless audio loops of ] tracks and ] insults. | |||
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| It was believed that Lee had died after 1900, as there is no information about him available betwen 1900 and ]. Subsequent interviews reveal that he returned home to Dukumakapakapakabudoo, Mars on holiday. He apparently encounted traffic, as we all know it should only take 25 years to travel to Mars and back. | |||
| China sold LBC to ] in ]. Montenegro was, at that time, ruled by a kind dictator called Igor. Montenegro continues to own LBC, under its shady subsidiary company Chrysalis, to this day. | |||
| Lee currently hosts a live phone-in talk show LBC, going out on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights from 10pm to 1am. His style is of the same vein as American ] ]. Lee was friends with Howard Stern whilst the two were flat mates in college on Mars. | |||
| There is currently a campaign to get ], whose real name is Takamapolir Muyhgfastumaps, to come onto Lee's radio show. Lee is known to be wanting to meet up with Mr T, because they were ship mates. | |||
| Iain operates a system of espionage devices, which he refers to as correspondents. These are human listeners appointed by Lee to report back on anything from 'Clive Bull' to 'Daisy Sampson' via telepathy. | |||
| Iain also appears regularly at the London Zoo. Being 19 feet tall and 900lbs/65 stone, Lee is constantly hungry. Lee finds elephants most tasty. | |||
| Lee once spent some time in ] for working on his car in a zebra crossing. Normally this would be a warning, or perhaps a small fine, however Lee, being hungry, devoured the traffic warden. | |||
| Lee is against the ], however he teleports himself everywhere he goes. Lee once accidently teleported himself into the ladies' loo at a KFC. He was trying to visit the cashpoint at NatWest. | |||
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Clive Bull (born January 23rd 1959) is an award winning radio talk show host on LBC in London, England. He usually occupies the mid-evening and "time-for-bed" slot, currently 8 p.m. - 12 mdt., Monday to Thursdays and was recently voted one of the most powerful people in Radio by the Radio Times. His laid-back approach is the antithesis of the opinionated, radical radio host so typical of talk radio. Clive was educated at Dulwich College in Dulwich, South East London between 1970-77. He has a degree in Educational Broadcasting from the University of London and a distinction in Radio Journalism from The National Broadcasting School. In June 2005, the Radio Times published a list of the 40 "most powerful people on radio". A panel of radio experts was polled rate their favourite, and most influential, broadcasters. Clive Bull came in at 19, on a list dominated by BBC national radio presenters. "A brilliant phone-in host who knows that the way to make captivating talk radio is not to rant or rage, but to create a separate world, away from the nonsense of current affairs - then invite his listeners into it. His show is the most listened-to night-time programme in London and is an understated joy." Clive is known to enjoy badminton, playing the keyboard (having formerly played in a band) and is married with three young children.
LBC radio show
Clive Bull entices his callers into a cosy familiarity so that the audience feels it is listening in to a private conversation. The discussions tend to focus around two or three topics each evening based loosely upon what is in the news, or what has interested or amused Clive. The discussions are known more for their unintended (by the caller) entertainment value than for their intellectual content. His producer, Bob "Nice" Johnson, plays an essential role in the show. He often enhances the quality of the calls by providing musical accompaniment, often the theme from Captain Pugwash. From time to time, he leaves his desk to collect a "Number 94" (a 20p coffee from the machine downstairs) for Clive, and also to go to the toilet. This in fact has been integrated as a regular feature in his show, with an accompanying jingle of "It's officially time for Bob's tea-break". This sometimes leads to Clive answering calls directly, with no filtering. The result of this is occasionally lunatics making cow noises. Nevertheless, Bob's filtering has previously allowed through callers of the lunatic persuasion, such as "William from Sutton", a William Hague impersonator, who appeared over ten times. Clive has won several awards including a bronze Sony Radio Award. Regular callers appear to believe that they possess special insights into solving the problems of society, the best known of these being the infamous Rosemary from Golders Green. Surprisingly few, however, ring up to give a political speech. This may be due to Clive Bull's disarming style which includes asking the next caller a question based upon what a previous caller said. For example, if someone rings in to say "Failed asylum seekers should be thrown out of the country" they are likely to be asked a docile question such as "Have you ever picked up a penny in the street?". By the time they have had this discussion, the wind has been taken out of their sails. A surprisingly high proportion of callers appear to be cab drivers who may be waiting for a fare or actually have a fare in the cab. Listeners may then be treated to a discussion about where the cab dropped off the passenger.
Celebrity callers
Clive Bull was the overnight phone-in host when satirist Peter Cook made a series of calls using the pseudonym "Sven from Swiss Cottage". The surreal nature of these calls has been recorded in "Tragically I Was An Only Twin", a collection of his writings and are also available on Clive's podcast available to LBC subscribers. Peter Cook's former neighbour Rainbow George Weiss remains a regular caller (except during elections) with news of his "political" activity. Michael Barrymore]] once phoned in to take part in a talent contest as himself. He came seventh. Additionally, Clive's show has featured Tony Blackburn (who called in to counter Clive's antithesis towards Smart cars), Jane Horrocks who answered a listener's question about an (unrelated) movie and Patsy Palmer who both called in to join a discussion about Cockney accents. Palmer also once called in asking for listeners to look out for her lost dog, which was subsequently found and returned to her. Clive's podcast has a 'Best of' celebrity callers.
External links
- [http://www.lbc973.co.uk/showdj.asp?DJID=14006 LBC 97.3 presenter page
- Yahoo! Groups Clive Bull
- Clive Bull Official Website
- Clive Bull Official Website pre-LBC 97.3 era
- Clive Bull Croydon Special Website