The Dawn Patrol:
News, views and music, plus a review of the morning's papers. Including 6.15 Pause for Thought.
From Radio Times
12 December 2006
10 December 2006
Look!
"In real life Sarah's just like she is on the radio: open, honest and always a great support. She's very generous to her friends and loyal, a great listener, terrific fun, always laughing and giggling."
Independent website: How we met: Sarah Kennedy and Lee Durrell
Independent website: How we met: Sarah Kennedy and Lee Durrell
6 December 2006
An Apology
SK would like to offer her sincere commiserations to the Institute of Advanced Motoring (IAM).
She was due to give a talk to them today on road issues, but an advance appointment means she has had to send Lynne Bowles instead.
She was due to give a talk to them today on road issues, but an advance appointment means she has had to send Lynne Bowles instead.
5 December 2006
28 November 2006
Aled Jones: the truth
The BBC are due to issue a notice on what is happening with regards to Aled Jones and why the show is being publicised as "Aled Jones: The Dawn Patrol".
27 November 2006
Still no Aled Jones
Today, Adrian Lester stood in for SK.
With such a poor attendance record, it is unlikely Jones will work for the BBC again.
With such a poor attendance record, it is unlikely Jones will work for the BBC again.
24 November 2006
20 November 2006
SK's on holiday
Miss K is having a well-deserved break.Someone called Aled Jones* is meant to be standing in, but he couldn't be bothered today, so Goodier stood in.
* He never even sang "We're Walking In The Air". Peter Auty did.
14 November 2006
12 November 2006
Sarah Kennedy having a laugh on air!
Radio 2's Ms Kennedy, as recorded on Thursday 9 November 2006
Reproduced with kind permission.
Reproduced with kind permission.
28 October 2006
Someone else loves SK
Grant Methieson, Scotland - from Our lives revealed in a blizzard of blogs
I guess most days start the same for lot of people.
06.15 Alarm goes off — sounds of Radio 2’s Sarah Kennedy gently prise me from the arms of Morpheus.
06.30 Mobile phone alarm now goes off — just to make
sure.
Finally stretch out, give a big sigh and then head for the bathroom. Into the shower, temptation is to dwell under the shower head too long and feel the hot water flow down...
I guess most days start the same for lot of people.
06.15 Alarm goes off — sounds of Radio 2’s Sarah Kennedy gently prise me from the arms of Morpheus.
06.30 Mobile phone alarm now goes off — just to make
sure.
Finally stretch out, give a big sigh and then head for the bathroom. Into the shower, temptation is to dwell under the shower head too long and feel the hot water flow down...
9 October 2006
Wilson, Keppel and Betty
SK once performed the part of Betty, of Wilson, Keppel and Betty fame, for a Royal Performance.
She was not amused.
She was not amused.
8 October 2006
3 October 2006
SKs in The Guardian, again!
"What could Sarah Kennedy have been thinking of last week, reviewing the press coverage of the "size zero" models story on her Radio 2 show? It was an "insult", she said, to "Japanese prisoners of war". Come again?"
See here: Size matters
See here: Size matters
25 September 2006
FAQ 1: What does "SWs" mean?
"SWs"* means "Steve Wrights", which refers to all the "Love the show!", "Keep up the good work!" and "You've got the best moustache on radio" comments that SW never ever stops reading out on his stupid programme.* Not to be confused with "SK".
13 September 2006
Did you know?
8 September 2006
3 September 2006
Did you know SK was good at art?
Sarah Kennedy kindly did a doodle for a charity earlier this year. Here is her doodle:
It's really nice, isn't it?
See this: National Doodle Day website
It's really nice, isn't it?
See this: National Doodle Day website
22 August 2006
14 August 2006
13 August 2006
2 August 2006
Marriage and Fidel
25 July 2006
"Right"
"Right, it's time for It's Showtime"
"Right, have you got a leg in a pant yet?"
"Right, I'm orf. Terry's in next looking lovely in his yellow cardigan"
Etc...
22 July 2006
Lennon and Bruce
17 July 2006
Proved wrong
SK didn't think the first Pirates of the Carribean film would be a hit at the box office - but it was.
13 July 2006
12 June 2006
6 June 2006
26 May 2006
BBC finally appreciate SK!
Why?
SK is now appearing on a current Radio Two advert
They have added some fantastic wallpapers to download HERE!
29 April 2006
From The Mirror...
PRESCOTT AFFAIR: CALL HIM 'JOHNNY TWO SHAGS'
RADIO 2's Sarah Kennedy dropped herself in it yesterday, joking about Mr Prescott as "Two Shags".
The presenter, left, thanked a listener to her early morning show for suggesting the Deputy PM change his "Two Jags" nickname to "Two Shags". Stifling a giggle, she chortled: "...stop it!" and quickly signed off.
One shocked caller rang Wogan to ask guest host Johnnie Walker: "Did I really hear Sarah say that?"
Another listener who heard Johnnie confirm it said: "What a thoughtless remark. It's a funny joke but there's a time and place for that sort of language and it isn't when kids are having breakfast."
Radio 2 said: "It was a light-hearted play on words and it was certainly not Sarah's intention to cause offence."
See here
RADIO 2's Sarah Kennedy dropped herself in it yesterday, joking about Mr Prescott as "Two Shags".
The presenter, left, thanked a listener to her early morning show for suggesting the Deputy PM change his "Two Jags" nickname to "Two Shags". Stifling a giggle, she chortled: "...stop it!" and quickly signed off.
One shocked caller rang Wogan to ask guest host Johnnie Walker: "Did I really hear Sarah say that?"
Another listener who heard Johnnie confirm it said: "What a thoughtless remark. It's a funny joke but there's a time and place for that sort of language and it isn't when kids are having breakfast."
Radio 2 said: "It was a light-hearted play on words and it was certainly not Sarah's intention to cause offence."
See here
25 April 2006
20 April 2006
Lovely email from Cindy Ransom
Hi Sarah, listen to your programme from six thirty weekdays and really enjoy.
Frogspawn, usually spawning takes place on Valentines Day, this year it happened on the 13th of march, a month late. We had six batches.
Did you know it is only the male frog that makes the croaking noise? Some of my friends had none having had frogs dying last year of a disease. Mine have all hatched now, so sadly your teacher listener is to late for this year.
Frogspawn, usually spawning takes place on Valentines Day, this year it happened on the 13th of march, a month late. We had six batches.
Did you know it is only the male frog that makes the croaking noise? Some of my friends had none having had frogs dying last year of a disease. Mine have all hatched now, so sadly your teacher listener is to late for this year.
15 April 2006
SK's Desert Island Discs?
Could Sarak Kennedy OBE become the new host of BBC Radio Four's Desert Island Discs?
Possibly, as he is joint favourite at 6-1.
See: BBC story.
Possibly, as he is joint favourite at 6-1.
See: BBC story.
12 April 2006
Unpacking
Silly old SK still hasn't unpacked her suitcase - she only came back from her hols three weeks ago.
10 April 2006
Jo Whiley?
Someone called Jo Whiley (she works for Radio 1) says she loves to listen to SK. The piece was in last week's Guardian newspaper. She said:"SK on Radio 2 amuses me in the mornings because of mispronunciations and strange animal-effect noises."
7 April 2006
Sarah Kennedy's Special Bunny Cake
A special recipe, straight from the horse's mouth for Easter!
Preparation time 30 mins to 1 hour
Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour
Ingredients
For the sponge cake:
125g/4oz soft margarine
125g/4oz caster sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
125g/4oz self-raising flour
1x13cm/5in bought round cake
4 bought madeleines
4 sponge finger biscuits
For the yellow butter icing:
150g/6oz butter
300g/10½oz icing sugar
2 tbsp milk
a few drops yellow food colouring
150g/5oz desiccated coconut
For the decoration:
700g/1lb8oz ready-to-roll white icing
green food colouring or paste
orange food colouring or paste
sugar flowers
1 white marshmallow
1 liquorice cartwheel
2 round white mints
1 tube red writing icing
1 brown smartie
2 mini marshmallows
a few strands of uncooked spaghetti
You will need: 1x40cm/16in round cake board
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. To make the 20cm/8in sponge cake, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding 1 tbsp of flour with the second egg.
4. Add the vanilla essence and fold in the remaining flour.
5. Line and grease a 20cm/8in baking tin and spoon the mixture into the prepared tin.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes.
7. Allow the cake to cool in the tin, then turn out onto a wire rack.
8. To make the yellow icing, beat the butter with half the sugar in a bowl until smooth, add the remaining icing sugar with the milk and the yellow colouring. Beat until creamy.
9. Colour the desiccated coconut yellow using the yellow food colouring and a little water.
10. Cut the 20cm/8in cake in half and sandwich together, forming a tall semi-circle, with a little of the yellow butter icing and stand the cake upright with the rounded side up.
11. Cut the 13cm/5in bought cake in half and sandwich together, formaing a tall semi-circle with a little of the icing. Stand upright, with the rounded side up, and cut one end off at a slant so it fits the larger cake to form the bunny s head.
12. Coat each of the cakes with the yellow icing and sprinkle all over with the desiccated coconut pressing it lightly onto the icing.
13. To make the ears, coat two of the madeleines with yellow icing and sprinkle with the coconut. Combine a Madeleine with half a sponge finger to make each of the back haunches, and use two sponge fingers, with one end cut at a slant, to make the front legs. Cover these with yellow icing and sprinkle with the coconut.
14. Colour 600g/1lb5oz of the ready-to-roll icing green by kneading in some green food colouring. Roll out the icing to cover the cake board and trim the edges.
15. Colour the remaining icing orange and mould to form a carrot using the off-cuts of the green icing for the leafy carrot top.
16. To assemble the cake place the body and head of the rabbit in the centre of the board. Attach the ears to the head using toothpicks.
17. Place the front and back legs in position and attach using a little of the yellow icing.
18. Add a smartie for the nose, two mini marshmallows for the teeth and spaghetti for the whiskers.
19. Attach the white mints for the eyes and add a blob of red writing icing in the centre for the pupils. Make eyelashes using strips of liquorice. Add the marshmallow for the tail.
20. To finish, place the carrot in front of the rabbit and decorate the board with a few sugar flowers.
Preparation time 30 mins to 1 hour
Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour
Ingredients
For the sponge cake:
125g/4oz soft margarine
125g/4oz caster sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
125g/4oz self-raising flour
1x13cm/5in bought round cake
4 bought madeleines
4 sponge finger biscuits
For the yellow butter icing:
150g/6oz butter
300g/10½oz icing sugar
2 tbsp milk
a few drops yellow food colouring
150g/5oz desiccated coconut
For the decoration:
700g/1lb8oz ready-to-roll white icing
green food colouring or paste
orange food colouring or paste
sugar flowers
1 white marshmallow
1 liquorice cartwheel
2 round white mints
1 tube red writing icing
1 brown smartie
2 mini marshmallows
a few strands of uncooked spaghetti
You will need: 1x40cm/16in round cake board
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
2. To make the 20cm/8in sponge cake, cream together the margarine and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding 1 tbsp of flour with the second egg.
4. Add the vanilla essence and fold in the remaining flour.
5. Line and grease a 20cm/8in baking tin and spoon the mixture into the prepared tin.
6. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes.
7. Allow the cake to cool in the tin, then turn out onto a wire rack.
8. To make the yellow icing, beat the butter with half the sugar in a bowl until smooth, add the remaining icing sugar with the milk and the yellow colouring. Beat until creamy.
9. Colour the desiccated coconut yellow using the yellow food colouring and a little water.
10. Cut the 20cm/8in cake in half and sandwich together, forming a tall semi-circle, with a little of the yellow butter icing and stand the cake upright with the rounded side up.
11. Cut the 13cm/5in bought cake in half and sandwich together, formaing a tall semi-circle with a little of the icing. Stand upright, with the rounded side up, and cut one end off at a slant so it fits the larger cake to form the bunny s head.
12. Coat each of the cakes with the yellow icing and sprinkle all over with the desiccated coconut pressing it lightly onto the icing.
13. To make the ears, coat two of the madeleines with yellow icing and sprinkle with the coconut. Combine a Madeleine with half a sponge finger to make each of the back haunches, and use two sponge fingers, with one end cut at a slant, to make the front legs. Cover these with yellow icing and sprinkle with the coconut.
14. Colour 600g/1lb5oz of the ready-to-roll icing green by kneading in some green food colouring. Roll out the icing to cover the cake board and trim the edges.
15. Colour the remaining icing orange and mould to form a carrot using the off-cuts of the green icing for the leafy carrot top.
16. To assemble the cake place the body and head of the rabbit in the centre of the board. Attach the ears to the head using toothpicks.
17. Place the front and back legs in position and attach using a little of the yellow icing.
18. Add a smartie for the nose, two mini marshmallows for the teeth and spaghetti for the whiskers.
19. Attach the white mints for the eyes and add a blob of red writing icing in the centre for the pupils. Make eyelashes using strips of liquorice. Add the marshmallow for the tail.
20. To finish, place the carrot in front of the rabbit and decorate the board with a few sugar flowers.
6 April 2006
SK noshtastic
Good old SK was in The Daily Telegraph the other day talking about a lovely party the BBC put on for their staff. It was held in a top London restaurant and only cost the DJs £230 each!
See this: A licence to spend at the 'hard-up' BBC
See this: A licence to spend at the 'hard-up' BBC
Special Message
Hi ppl! I'm back!
Thanks for all your letters and kind emails. A big thank you to Dearly Beloved (aka Adrian) and a fat sloppy kiss to Mark Simpson.
Thanks for all your letters and kind emails. A big thank you to Dearly Beloved (aka Adrian) and a fat sloppy kiss to Mark Simpson.
6 March 2006
15 February 2006
Announcement
DUE TO FORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE WILL BE NO UPDATES TO THIS SITE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
6 February 2006
29 January 2006
26 January 2006
At last!
Whoppee! Hooray! SK MBE finally has her own radio trail. After all these years the BBC has finally decided to record a trailer for her. It could be heard today on the "Steve Wright" "show".
The music is by Goldfrapp.
The music is by Goldfrapp.
23 January 2006
Paul Nicholas
16 January 2006
Wogan, Dedicoat and birds
12 January 2006
Tiffs and dirty weekends
11 January 2006
9 January 2006
Cheese, Wogan and gay cats
4 January 2006
Diet, pet and song
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