Sean: a Celebration

[cloughie]

The principles which govern the BBC's decisions as to which personnel it continues to support and which it easily dispenses with have become rather hard to fathom.

But they seem to get nastier!

[LMcD]

My thoughts too....

And mine!

[french frank]

I must admit he has never been a favourite presenter of mine but he does seem to have been treated shabbily.

The principles which govern the BBC's decisions as to which personnel it continues to support and which it easily dispenses with have become rather hard to fathom.

[kernelbogey]

I must admit he has never been a favourite presenter of mine but he does seem to have been treated shabbily.

My thoughts too....

[Ein Heldenleben]

Yes, he mentioned on Friday that this would be his final week. I cannot think of any other presenter who wears their learning so lightly and across such a vast range- from jazz to classical to contemporary - and his amiable yet informed interview style always grabbed my attention. I'll miss his voice in the kitchen when getting dinner ready.

Indeed . Often to be seen at the Opera - he is a true classical music fan. With his Northern Ireland current affairs background he is not to be underestimated as an interviewer. I’m sure he’ll find a berth somewhere.
One of the more regrettable recent decisions by the powers that be.

[Bella Kemp]

Yes, he mentioned on Friday that this would be his final week. I cannot think of any other presenter who wears their learning so lightly and across such a vast range- from jazz to classical to contemporary - and his amiable yet informed interview style always grabbed my attention. I'll miss his voice in the kitchen when getting dinner ready.

[AuntDaisy]

He'll be missed. Yes, very shabby treatment, esp. with the Festive Season fast approaching.

I see the In Tune listings haven't yet caught up with Tempesta di Mare's Fasch Suite in E Minor, Overture. (Listening to it on NML now).

[Old Grumpy]

Sean Rafferty educated, informed and entertained me during msny a homeward drive in my commuting days.

[Barbirollians]

I must admit he has never been a favourite presenter of mine but he does seem to have been treated shabbily.

[Ein Heldenleben]

I wonder if Petroc's move from Breakfast will now be brought forward as a result.

Good question. Sean cited “tides and emotion “ as the reason it’s been brought forward.

[Old Grumpy]

He sounds somewhat annoyed having just played an “aptly named piece” Tempesto di Mare.”

[LMcD]

Sean has just announced that his leaving date has been brought forward from March 1st to the end of this week - so this is his final week.
One of the better presenters who really knows how to do an interview . He’ll be much missed.
He sounds somewhat annoyed having just played an “aptly named piece” Tempesto di Mare.”

I wonder if Petroc's move from Breakfast will now be brought forward as a result.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Sean has just announced that his leaving date has been brought forward from March 1st to the end of this week - so this is his final week.
One of the better presenters who really knows how to do an interview . He’ll be much missed.
He sounds somewhat annoyed having just played an “aptly named piece” Tempesto di Mare.”

[Ein Heldenleben]

Do you mean the OOV commentators or the presenter/pundit types ? I don't think any of the superb off-camera MOTD commentators make it onto this list -- from which, as an aside, many of the highest earners in TV are excluded because they're paid via private production companies.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0w4xqlwr1ro

I don't have a Sky subscription or pay for any media outlet owned by the Dirty Digger, so have no idea who their pres/pundits or commentators are, but I'd be surprised to find any of the off-camera MOTD regulars wielding their lip mics on Sky Sport, as opposed to the pundits, of course.

Well the rugby commentators move between BBC ITV DISCOVERY PLUS and I’m pretty sure the footy ones do as well. The pundits are the ones who tend to be tied into exclusive contracts- like Ian Wright who recently left the BBC for ITV.
As has been pointed our Sky is owned by Comcast - currently making a loss I believe.

[Maclintick]

Although Sky was one of many media corporations formed and owned by Rupert Murdoch, that ceased in 2018 when Comcast purchased the whole lot, including buying out 20th Century Fox's (Murdoch by another name) minority shareholding. Sky is no longer owned or run by the Dirty Digger or any of his family members.

Thanks LHC. At least I won't now feel guilty watching the Sky News press review -- a habit acquired after the axing of The Papers in the BBC News channel shakeup last year.