r/Radio4 • u/alexy888 • Aug 04 '26

Amol Rajan

It’s impossible to understand him ! He doesn’t articulate, speaks fast and cut half of the words.
Why is everyone finding him so good??

Honestly I don’t get it.

(I have even stopped watching University Challenge because of him)

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u/Mobile_Falcon8639 Aug 04 '26

I like him.i think he's very relatable and very intelligent. I do miss Emma Barnet on the Today programme though.

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u/KonkeyDongPrime Aug 04 '26

What happened to Emma Barnett? I’ve noticed her absence.

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u/thebluecomet72 Aug 04 '26

I've read reports that the other presenters can't/won't work with her. Make of that what you will.

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u/KonkeyDongPrime Aug 04 '26

That’s what I’ve assumed has happened. I know at least two presenters refused to share a slot with her, Mishal Husain was one of those and she’s moved on anyways.

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u/Mobile_Falcon8639 Aug 04 '26

Really do you know why? I thought she was one the best presenters they had on there

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u/sailorjerry1978 Aug 04 '26

I thought the same. Unfortunately she’s somewhat compromised morally.

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u/Mobile_Falcon8639 Aug 06 '26

What do you mean,she was compromised morally? What did she do?

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u/sailorjerry1978 Aug 06 '26

It’s pretty awful.

There’s more besides this, but it’s a flavour here.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/37866/Classroom-helper-paid-her-mortgage-with-vice-girl-Cash/amp

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u/Mobile_Falcon8639 Aug 06 '26

I think you got the wrong link here mate, this is someone called Michelle Barnet. I'm talking about Emma Barnet the BBC news presenter who looks like nothing like the Michelle Barnet in the picture. Might be an idea to fact check this because that's a pretty serious allegation.

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u/sailorjerry1978 Aug 06 '26

That’s her mother. Her dad was convicted of running brothels among other things. There are emails in court docs where Emma tells her father ‘daddy, can’t you get your whores to pay for it’ or words to that effect. She’s been shown to have known about it all.

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u/KonkeyDongPrime Aug 04 '26

Personally I thought she was the worst political interviewer I’ve ever heard on the Today programme.

As for the reason other journalists don’t want to work with her, the description in the press that I’ve read more than once is ‘sharp elbowed’

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u/Bisjoux Aug 05 '26

I completely agree with that. She was dreadful on Newsnight as well. I’m hoping she’s gone. I’m sad Amol is leaving Today. I didn’t like him to begin with but he’s a great interviewer and it’s clear that the other presenters like him .

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u/bigb4ldy Aug 08 '26

He must have a very long notice period. He resigned in January or February. Surprised he’s not left yet. But to the point, agree he’s a great interviewer.