Michael Tanner

Why do Radio 3 presenters adopt the tone stupid adults use when addressing children?

Michael Tanner is being driven mad by the breathless enthusiasm that is now de rigueur for concert and opera announcers

Tom McKinney is merely maddening. The absolute depths are plumbed his friend Elizabeth Alker. Image: NetPics / Alamy Stock Photo
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