Mad McCann Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 TV ? I got rid of mine about six years ago and never looked back. Used to have a cheeky look on the iplayer on occasion before they moved the goalposts. Last thing I watched there was The Game three years ago and also had the misfortune to see faux historian Neil Oliver presenting his Fake History account of Quintinshill. You can throw that pretentious tw@t into Room 101 for me if you like! ;-) Noticed Torper mention Jackie Bird too; yep seconded and you can chuck Laura Kuenssberg and Nasty Nick Robinson from Minitruth in there too. On the other hand Lucy Versamy is a nice wee ray of sunshine. :-) D4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 We (supposedly) fought in both instances, to preserve a society that allowed free speech. That means we preserved the right to criticise those things which displeased us, despite the thoughts of others. That means continuing to criticise the actions of a democratically elected government, or the decision of a democratic majority, without being labelled "unpatriotic" or "traitors". That is what our forefathers fought for. Trumpism in reverse? Whooooops, POLITICS. Godwins Law invoked. Take Hitler for instance. He'd have made a terrible TV presenter. Moustache and hairdo admirably suited for radio. P 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wombatofludham Posted February 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2018 Sounds a bit too like England to me, and for that matter, Scotland......I have no idea about Northern Ireland, but I do know this. When my wife was asked whether she wanted a poke, in an ice cream emporium in Belfast, it took several grown adults to persuade her not to call for the Chief Inspector's best men...... My family come from the Black Country where sweets are called "suck", so if a nice young lady asks you if you want a suck don't expect anything more than a Teddy Gray Herbal Tablet or Kola Kube. There was also a family idiom, which I think was probably a Walsall-ism, that if you went to the barbers you went to get your knob scratched. In that respect Welsh is no different in the variety of dialects in a relatively small area. Oddly, I live on the milk boundary. I was taught "Llefrith" for milk which is definitely Gog, but some in Dolgellau always use "Llaeth" which I always thought was "hwntw". I actually had a laugh with Welsh recording star Heather Jones about whether she wanted milk or sour milk in her coffee at an Eisteddfod ("Llaeth enwin" being a sort of liquid yoghurt popular in olden days for those feeling not too well. I assume it was a kill or cure as the idea of sour milk makes me retch). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Well there's something I've learnt today; the Welsh language having such diverse dialects that one group can have great difficulty understanding the other.All languages have regional dialects and accents, most of us don't speak anything other than English well enough to detect it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffers Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Have always wanted to learn Welsh in order to appreciate the literature. Sadly Welsh language classes are rare in Norfolk. I can now differentiate between Suffolk, Norfolk, and Norwich accents now though, despite me being a "Darzet" boy (my own Darzet twang being the Northeast Dorset/Wiltshire variety rather than Purbeck/South Dorset, or West Dorset.) Edited February 4, 2018 by geoffers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted February 4, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2018 I miss the old OU programs that they used to show in the quiet hours. OK, most of them were of no interest to me, but some of the science and history programs were of a far higher quality than mainstream broadcasting and hugely informative. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted February 4, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 4, 2018 Indeed, there was a really good one shot in the BR Labs at Old Dalby featuring much discussion about the materials used in OHLE ceramic insulators. More interesting than it sounds and IIRC there were a few gratuitous train shots in there as well. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 All languages have regional dialects and accents, most of us don't speak anything other than English well enough to detect it. Being a Londoner, and despite having gone to boarding school, I then have a distinctive cockney accent yet my weird telephone voice kicks in when answering the phone as if I'm ashamed of having said accent. Thora Herd was a prime example of local accent change when once in 'Last Of The Summer Wine' she referred to a microwave as a ' microwarve' as an attempt at being posh and one above Wesley who couldn't give a toss how you pronounced it so long as he could pull it apart to see how it worked. Allan. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffAlan Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 I must be the only person who cannot stand Fiona Bruce. Add to that Holly Willoughby and Fearne Cotton, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, James Corden....This could be a long list! Alex Jones is a Goddess as far as I'm concerned. Michael Moseley, Mark Williams and Suzannah Lipscomb should all get a mention for great presenting. Now I too detest Janafon Woss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Aled Jones after milking 'Castles In The Air' to death, took to worshiping pure naffism in order to become a top naff TV presenter which he managed magnificently. His squeeky clean I am purer than though image did nothing for me other than to dig out his record and bin it for good. Also hate any specialist TV presenter who then goes on to present anything other than his/her original speciality where Nick Knowles and the most boring bloke on TV, Alan Titchmarsh, are neon lit examples. And as for Domonic Littlewood - well what the hell is he all about ! Allan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Have always wanted to learn Welsh in order to appreciate the literature. Sadly Welsh language classes are rare in Norfolk. I can now differentiate between Suffolk, Norfolk, and Norwich accents now though, despite me being a "Darzet" boy (my own Darzet twang being the Northeast Dorset/Wiltshire variety rather than Purbeck/South Dorset, or West Dorset.) That's impressive. I was born in Lowestoft (technically in Suffolk) but I never could! When I heard the Hawkins bros of Darkness speak a few years ago, as opposed to sing, for the first time, I wondered where on earth they were from. (Although I can tell a Norwich accent these days - mostly a mixture of somewhere between Hampstead and Walthamstow.....). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reading General Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Top of my list by a long long way ...Angela Rippon . awful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Trumpism in reverse? Whooooops, POLITICS. Godwins Law invoked. Take Hitler for instance. He'd have made a terrible TV presenter. Moustache and hairdo admirably suited for radio. godwins-law1.png P Is there not a version of that Graph showing the probability of reference to Monty Python? Now there was a bunch of lads that could parody every type of TV presenter! Jim 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Is there not a version of that Graph showing the probability of reference to Monty Python? Now there was a bunch of lads that could parody every type of TV presenter! I'll look forward to Michael Palin's parody of... ...Michael Palin. P Edited February 5, 2018 by Porcy Mane 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Top of my list by a long long way ...Angela Rippon . awful After all the faff about her legs on The Morecambe & Wise Show, there was no holding her self esteem back ! Allan. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tim Hall Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2018 Well there's something I've learnt today; the Welsh language having such diverse dialects that one group can have great difficulty understanding the other. They should try going to Patagonia.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 All languages have regional dialects and accents, most of us don't speak anything other than English well enough to detect it. just ask what a round ball of baked dough is called on social media and you will see the spread of regional diversity for reference its a Barm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wombatofludham Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2018 just ask what a round ball of baked dough is called on social media and you will see the spread of regional diversity for reference its a Barm Where I grew up they are Cobs. Although I was mystified when I worked in Atherstone, less than 20 miles from where they were known as cobs, to find they were referred to as a "Batch" in that area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wombatofludham Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2018 They should try going to Patagonia.... Welsh spoken with a Spanish accent. I enjoy listening to Patagonians speaking Welsh but it can be hard work. I wonder if the Welsh speakers of Pennsylvania speak Welsh with an American accent? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Turpin Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Where I grew up they are Cobs. Although I was mystified when I worked in Atherstone, less than 20 miles from where they were known as cobs, to find they were referred to as a "Batch" in that area. Batch, as in batch loaf. No, cobs it is. Though a true cob should murder the roof of your mouth with its hard crust, though you do get used to it. A bacon and egg cob is a timeless classic and no mistake! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wombatofludham Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2018 Hot Pork and stuffing for me, but I agree about the crusty cob with the exploding crust. You'd be finding bread shrapnel in the most bizarre places for days afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Top of my list by a long long way ...Angela Rippon . awful You obviously didn't know her in her Westward days! Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted February 6, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6, 2018 Aled Jones after milking 'Castles In The Air' to death, took to worshiping pure naffism in order to become a top naff TV presenter which he managed magnificently. His squeeky clean I am purer than though image did nothing for me other than to dig out his record and bin it for good. He got dropped rapidly when there was a newspaper story which painted him has in fact having been a very naughty boy. The BBC couldn't get rid of him fast enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) As ever, the news of Aled Jones’ downfall far outweighed that of his redemption http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42793716 Whatever he did was ‘trivial’ and he’s now back at the BBC. Ambivalent about him personally but I am incredibly irritated by the current celebrity witch hunts destroying careers on flimsy evidence. Often judging past behaviour by current standards. The BBC has completely refilmed an Agatha Christie drama following allegations against actor Ed Westwick which he as vigorously denied. As of yet, no charges, nor any evidence has emerged against him. Guilty until proven innocent. . Edited February 6, 2018 by Arthur Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 With what happened with almost everyone from the 70s, it's entirely understandable that the BBC is a bit jumpy on such matters. Though on the other hand, what would the reaction be if an allegation surfaced, no action was taken and it was then found to be true? The shrieking from certain parts of the press would be audible from space. I'm personally of the view that due process has to be followed before any punishment is done, and in the example of the Agatha Christie thing, just not showing it until the case as resolved would be the appropriate reaction, and re-filming if necessary once that's happened. But we don't live in an era where there is any patience for what can be a fairly long process to play out; society want results now and who cares if they're right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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