Richard Anderson
Perhaps the most prolific e-mailer to the Xfm Shows, Richard Anderson is mockingly described as the show's biggest fan, despite the fact that all of his e-mails are of a derogatory nature. While some suggest that he is a fictional creation of Ricky and Steve, no conclusive evidence has surfaced to support this rumour. The first e-mail from Anderson was read out on the 02 November 2002 show. When discussing what Anderson might look like, Steve said that he imagines him to be "slightly older, with a beard".
Richard Anderson's e-mails
- 02 November 2002: "Ricky, your show is appalling. Are you actually aware you're on the radio or has someone just secretly stuck a microphone on you?"
- 02 November 2002: "Ricky, thanks for a really forgettable two hours of radio. I think I'll spend the time next week counting my feet."
- 09 November 2002: "What actually is the point of your show? Is it to confuse, irritate, depress, or what?"
- 30 November 2002: "Dear Ricky, sorry for not tuning recently, only I've been busy watching a puddle evaporate. Glad to hear you haven't tinkered with the show's winning formula by trying to introduce any quality into it."
- 14 December 2002: "Dear Ricky, the more disappointing your show becomes, the more I seem to look forward to it. Now I see your face plastered across London is your show some sort of curse put on me by an old Gypsy woman I've annoyed?"
- 14 December 2002: "I've just roasted my chestnuts over an open fire; it's a lot more enjoyable that listening to your show."
- 21 December 2002: "Ricky, if, as I suspect I am your only listener I wouldn't bother with your show today as I've got to attend some family Christmas nonsense at Auntie Marian's house."
- 01 February 2003: "Is it true that companies are now getting rid of 'hold' music and are now using your show to irritate their customers on the phone?"
- 08 February 2003: "Ricky, I'm lazy, I talk nonsense, I'm badly organized, and I believe in ghosts. Can I have a job working on your show?"
- 08 March 2003: "There's something making strange yelping noises in the thicket at the end of my garden, shall I go and prod it to see if it's Karl? P.S. the show's still rubbish without Karl."
- 10 May 2003: "Commiserations on not winning a Sony. I can't believe you didn't win. I mean, apart from your show's obvious lack of quality and effort; having a monkey for a producer; offering the biggest load of tat as competition prizes; saying 'Hairy Chinese Kid' 48 times every show; Rockbusters; not bothering to turn up for weeks on end; only having three listerners; introducing the comedy characters Camp David, Harry Fuk, Stephen Merchant; apart from insulting every race, religion, sexual orientation; bickering like schoolgirls; and despite the fact you genuinely bring misery into the lives of anyone who listens, I thought you were surefire winners. Better luck next year."
Nicknames
Anderson has been referred to by several nicknames during the show's run, including:
- Dickie Anderson
- Dickie Anders
- Dickers
- Dixon
- Dixon of Dock Green
- Rich
- Dudley
- Dickley
- Little Dicky Docker
- Little Diddle Dodders
- Dicky Docky Doo
- Richard Anders
- Danderson
- Anders
- Randers
- Danders
- Cockers
- The Dickster
- The Big Dick
- The Dickmeister General
- The Diddler
- The Dick Machine
- Dicky Docky Dido
- Randy Anders
- Dicky
- Richie Anderson
- Dindo
- Dodders
- Dandyson
- Dicky Docky Dido