Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up
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Coincidentally, here's someone giving them a lesson on how to do tv.
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I mean that's just Peak Partridge. Hilarious 😁kingstongraham said:Coincidentally, here's someone giving them a lesson on how to do tv.
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He's just been taking his opinions from the wokerati of Cake Stop there.shortfall said:
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.0 -
TBF, isn't Partridge an amalgam of Madeley and other daytime TV hosts?shortfall said:
I mean that's just Peak Partridge. Hilarious 😁kingstongraham said:Coincidentally, here's someone giving them a lesson on how to do tv.
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I admire your originality Brian, but as I'm reporting a past fact that's not hopebriantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:https://theguardian.com/media/2021/jun/14/gb-news-launch-gains-more-viewers-than-bbc-or-sky-news-channels
Not bad for a first evening on air.
You sound like you're saying that in hope.
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But This Time wasn't even an exaggerated version of that Madeley clip.rjsterry said:
TBF, isn't Partridge an amalgam of Madeley and other daytime TV hosts?shortfall said:
I mean that's just Peak Partridge. Hilarious 😁kingstongraham said:Coincidentally, here's someone giving them a lesson on how to do tv.
He only needs to accidentally do a Jimmy Savile impression and it's fully realised.0 -
I've not watched much Partridge but from what I've seen I always thought Madeley was the main inspiration.rjsterry said:
TBF, isn't Partridge an amalgam of Madeley and other daytime TV hosts?shortfall said:
I mean that's just Peak Partridge. Hilarious 😁kingstongraham said:Coincidentally, here's someone giving them a lesson on how to do tv.
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Susannah Reid must regret leaving the BBC (until she looks at her bank balance at least). Working with Morgan then when she finally escapes him she gets lumbered with that clown Madeley. It's the news equivalent of being paired with Carlton Kirby.0
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Finally, someone giving voice to the opinion that Shamima Begum shouldn't get her citizenship back. Until now only the plucky underdogs the UK Government have been fighting that corner.shortfall said:
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.- Genesis Croix de Fer
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I guess indirectly Begum has been banned from playing cricket for England but surely that is a minor inconvenience of being made statelesspangolin said:
Finally, someone giving voice to the opinion that Shamima Begum shouldn't get her citizenship back. Until now only the plucky underdogs the UK Government have been fighting that corner.shortfall said:
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.
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Sorry did you miss the bit where Rebecca Hutson said she couldn't believe someone who was brought up in the same area as her felt so marginalised that she would be compelled to join ISIS, or that she was our problem and should be brought home and be dealt with in the British courts and that as a country we should be better than this? Could you spell out which bits of that you disagree with? I thought that was cakestop boilerplate right there?pangolin said:
Finally, someone giving voice to the opinion that Shamima Begum shouldn't get her citizenship back. Until now only the plucky underdogs the UK Government have been fighting that corner.shortfall said:
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.0 -
My wife apologising profusely for sending me to the spare room while she has a girlies dinner night in. I'll take the brownie points.
What cheers me up is having beer, whisky, the football is on and I have access to Netflix and other streaming services. Woe is me. 🤣The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.2 -
You better make her suffer with lots of passive aggressive
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I'd rather accept the gifted cycling passes. 😉shirley_basso said:You better make her suffer with lots of passive aggressive
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Eh? I don't particularly disagree with any of her points. My point was that Darrren's opinion isn't "different" it's clearly fairly widely held. Perhaps most importantly by the government.shortfall said:
Sorry did you miss the bit where Rebecca Hutson said she couldn't believe someone who was brought up in the same area as her felt so marginalised that she would be compelled to join ISIS, or that she was our problem and should be brought home and be dealt with in the British courts and that as a country we should be better than this? Could you spell out which bits of that you disagree with? I thought that was cakestop boilerplate right there?pangolin said:
Finally, someone giving voice to the opinion that Shamima Begum shouldn't get her citizenship back. Until now only the plucky underdogs the UK Government have been fighting that corner.shortfall said:
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.- Genesis Croix de Fer
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Yes but I posted the link precisely because it had a GB News presenter coming down firmly down on the side of Shamima Begum which I think counters the narrative that it's a hotbed of far right bigotry.pangolin said:
Eh? I don't particularly disagree with any of her points. My point was that Darrren's opinion isn't "different" it's clearly fairly widely held. Perhaps most importantly by the government.shortfall said:
Sorry did you miss the bit where Rebecca Hutson said she couldn't believe someone who was brought up in the same area as her felt so marginalised that she would be compelled to join ISIS, or that she was our problem and should be brought home and be dealt with in the British courts and that as a country we should be better than this? Could you spell out which bits of that you disagree with? I thought that was cakestop boilerplate right there?pangolin said:
Finally, someone giving voice to the opinion that Shamima Begum shouldn't get her citizenship back. Until now only the plucky underdogs the UK Government have been fighting that corner.shortfall said:
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.
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Oh I see, sorry I thought you meant the other side of the argument, my mistake.shortfall said:
Yes but I posted the link precisely because it had a GB News presenter coming down firmly down on the side of Shamima Begum which I think counters the narrative that it's a hotbed of far right bigotry.pangolin said:
Eh? I don't particularly disagree with any of her points. My point was that Darrren's opinion isn't "different" it's clearly fairly widely held. Perhaps most importantly by the government.shortfall said:
Sorry did you miss the bit where Rebecca Hutson said she couldn't believe someone who was brought up in the same area as her felt so marginalised that she would be compelled to join ISIS, or that she was our problem and should be brought home and be dealt with in the British courts and that as a country we should be better than this? Could you spell out which bits of that you disagree with? I thought that was cakestop boilerplate right there?pangolin said:
Finally, someone giving voice to the opinion that Shamima Begum shouldn't get her citizenship back. Until now only the plucky underdogs the UK Government have been fighting that corner.shortfall said:
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.
Why's she in the news again, has anything changed?- Genesis Croix de Fer
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L.p.pangolin said:
Oh I see, sorry I thought you meant the other side of the argument, my mistake.shortfall said:
Yes but I posted the link precisely because it had a GB News presenter coming down firmly down on the side of Shamima Begum which I think counters the narrative that it's a hotbed of far right bigotry.pangolin said:
Eh? I don't particularly disagree with any of her points. My point was that Darrren's opinion isn't "different" it's clearly fairly widely held. Perhaps most importantly by the government.shortfall said:
Sorry did you miss the bit where Rebecca Hutson said she couldn't believe someone who was brought up in the same area as her felt so marginalised that she would be compelled to join ISIS, or that she was our problem and should be brought home and be dealt with in the British courts and that as a country we should be better than this? Could you spell out which bits of that you disagree with? I thought that was cakestop boilerplate right there?pangolin said:
Finally, someone giving voice to the opinion that Shamima Begum shouldn't get her citizenship back. Until now only the plucky underdogs the UK Government have been fighting that corner.shortfall said:
Sure, but I think Dan Wooton will be a winner with their target audience, plus other presenters are given space to express different opinions such as thiskingstongraham said:
They had a lengthy interview with a representative of amnesty about asylum seekers when I was watching on monday.shortfall said:
The Mike Oxbig stuff is hilarious but it's inexcusable of the producers to let that sort of thing get through to air. It happened to Michelle Dewberry last night, at least she has the excuse of being an inexperienced presenter. Her show is otherwise pretty good IMHO. Also just to counter the "Gammon News" narrative, there was an in depth interview with Stonewall cofounder Simon Fanshawe last night examining trans rights and the controversy engulfing the charity. It was an excellent discussion.Pross said:
I might start watching - it sounds like some parody in the style of The Goes Wrong Show.shortfall said:
The production is woeful and it pains me to say it but there it is. On this mornings breakfast show they had fixed the sound and improved the lighting only to be thwarted by the noise of a workman with a hammer drill going on in the background.rjsterry said:
Possibly it is the sub YouTube production values rather than the political values that they don't want to be associated with. That it is so amateurish after so much hype and money spent is difficult to comprehend.shortfall said:One in the eye for Nivea from a great parody account
Some similar reactions to Ikea who have pulled their advertising but who have no qualms about opening their stores in Saudi Arabia.
I also really don't get how people make the leap from 'don't want to sponsor something' to 'cancelling free speech'. It reeks of fragility.
Then I see clips of Dan Wotton with his less than balanced analysis and conspiracy theorising, and Lady Colin Campbell and her bizarre response to being asked about prince andrew. I get the feeling that's what will draw the audience, and also get them upheld complaints, which is good for the brand.
Why's she in the news again, has anything changed?
I think because she's done a video appeal to be allowed back to the UK.0 -
Sounds like heavenpblakeney said:My wife apologising profusely for sending me to the spare room while she has a girlies dinner night in. I'll take the brownie points.
What cheers me up is having beer, whisky, the football is on and I have access to Netflix and other streaming services. Woe is me. 🤣0 -
Made even better by still managing to avoid GB News. Any news come to that.elbowloh said:
Sounds like heavenpblakeney said:My wife apologising profusely for sending me to the spare room while she has a girlies dinner night in. I'll take the brownie points.
What cheers me up is having beer, whisky, the football is on and I have access to Netflix and other streaming services. Woe is me. 🤣The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Apparently Simon McCoy has had to ask, live on air, for people to stop phoning in with joke names. I wonder if they have filled his vacancy at the BBC yet.
Anyway, this tickled me and is trivial.
1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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GB news took the criticism of being an 'echo chamber' far too much to heart and are literally recording in one. The sound and production is absolutely shocking.1
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The whole idea that an echo chamber is somehow the antithesis of an echo chamber should be in the intriguing thread.0
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morstar said:
The whole idea that an echo chamber is somehow the antithesis of an echo chamber should be in the intriguing thread.
Talking of echo chambers, has anyone ever been in an anechoic chamber?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anechoic_chamber
I gather they are very weird to be in.
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Yea, it sort of hurt your ears just to be in there.briantrumpet said:morstar said:The whole idea that an echo chamber is somehow the antithesis of an echo chamber should be in the intriguing thread.
Talking of echo chambers, has anyone ever been in an anechoic chamber?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anechoic_chamber
I gather they are very weird to be in.0 -
One for the GB news thread. Neil interviewed Sunak which is a reasonable scoop. The subject matter is how is it all going to be paid for.0
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Yes. Weirdly, I have been inside one in Paris. You are suddenly aware of how much information you normally receive from reflected sound. It's like part of your hearing has been switched off. Imagine you could only see things which emitted their own light.briantrumpet said:morstar said:The whole idea that an echo chamber is somehow the antithesis of an echo chamber should be in the intriguing thread.
Talking of echo chambers, has anyone ever been in an anechoic chamber?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anechoic_chamber
I gather they are very weird to be in.1985 Mercian King of Mercia - work in progress (Hah! Who am I kidding?)
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Let's stop contaminating this good news thread.TheBigBean said:One for the GB news thread. Neil interviewed Sunak which is a reasonable scoop. The subject matter is how is it all going to be paid for.
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That sort of thing is something trivial that cheers me up.kingstongraham said:
Let's stop contaminating this good news thread.TheBigBean said:One for the GB news thread. Neil interviewed Sunak which is a reasonable scoop. The subject matter is how is it all going to be paid for.
https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13116155/gb-news#latest0
