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  • Richard Tarleton

    #31
    Tony Hall's interview with John Humphrys this morning was full of breaches of the Law of Reverse Intention, which states that if the exact opposite of a statement is plainly nonsense, then it probably wasn't worth making in the first place. For example - the BBC is full of great people committed to making great programmes, I believe in teamwork and communication etc (the BBC is full of rubbish people with making great programmes being the last thing on their minds, I prefer people not to talk to eachother).

    Probably unfair to put him up against JH on day 2, but he ducked the big question of why the people responsible for recent disasters are still in the BBC, merely shuffled about.

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    • french frank
      Administrator/Moderator
      • Feb 2007
      • 30210

      #32
      I think he was on Radio 5 Live this morning too, asking for listeners' views. Do you think he'll be allowed a phone-in on Radio 3?
      It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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      • teamsaint
        Full Member
        • Nov 2010
        • 25190

        #33
        Originally posted by Caliban View Post


        You're on fire today, M. Le Noggin!


        Incidentally, there are logical frailties in Meades' opinions on veggies, if Noggo's precis is correct, but lets set those aside for now .......
        Last edited by teamsaint; 03-04-13, 13:06.
        I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

        I am not a number, I am a free man.

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        • Serial_Apologist
          Full Member
          • Dec 2010
          • 37562

          #34
          Originally posted by teamsaint View Post
          Incidentally, there are logical frailties in Meades' opinions on veggies,
          Meades is and has been one of my heroes for a long time; but he's just plain wrong on this issue imv.

          I head the Humphrys interview - the reason Hall ducked the last question was.... they were out of time.

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          • aka Calum Da Jazbo
            Late member
            • Nov 2010
            • 9173

            #35
            According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.

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            • teamsaint
              Full Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 25190

              #36
              beat me to it Jazzer.
              What a record.Pure Joy.
              Though personally, I prefer Chris Farlowe siniging it....
              I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

              I am not a number, I am a free man.

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              • aka Calum Da Jazbo
                Late member
                • Nov 2010
                • 9173

                #37
                the film clip was pretty goods too ...
                According to the best estimates of astronomers there are at least one hundred billion galaxies in the observable universe.

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                • teamsaint
                  Full Member
                  • Nov 2010
                  • 25190

                  #38
                  Originally posted by aka Calum Da Jazbo View Post
                  the film clip was pretty goods too ...
                  oh yes indeed....."Clip of the day", easy.....
                  I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.

                  I am not a number, I am a free man.

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                  • Richard Tarleton

                    #39
                    Food for thought for Hall - the Media Show, just finished. Melvyn Bragg lambasting the BBC's arts coverage (and giving poor Steve Hewlett a pasting in the process), Alan Yentob replying with corporate speak, and then Gillian Reynolds lambasting the pair of them. Brilliant stuff, not to be missed.

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                    • Thropplenoggin
                      Full Member
                      • Mar 2013
                      • 1587

                      #40
                      Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View Post
                      Food for thought for Hall - the Media Show, just finished. Melvyn Bragg lambasting the BBC's arts coverage (and giving poor Steve Hewlett a pasting in the process), Alan Yentob replying with corporate speak, and then Gillian Reynolds lambasting the pair of them. Brilliant stuff, not to be missed.
                      It's not available yet but I'll definitely give this a listen. Thanks, RT.
                      It loved to happen. -- Marcus Aurelius

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                      • eighthobstruction
                        Full Member
                        • Nov 2010
                        • 6426

                        #41
                        Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View Post
                        Food for thought for Hall - the Media Show, just finished. Melvyn Bragg lambasting the BBC's arts coverage (and giving poor Steve Hewlett a pasting in the process), Alan Yentob replying with corporate speak, and then Gillian Reynolds lambasting the pair of them. Brilliant stuff, not to be missed.
                        Do you PROMISE there is nothing about Leveson in the show RT....??
                        bong ching

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                        • Thropplenoggin
                          Full Member
                          • Mar 2013
                          • 1587

                          #42
                          Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
                          Do you PROMISE there is nothing about Leveson in the show RT....??
                          Cannily put, 8thO.
                          It loved to happen. -- Marcus Aurelius

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                          • french frank
                            Administrator/Moderator
                            • Feb 2007
                            • 30210

                            #43
                            Media Show now available http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode..._Melvyn_Bragg/
                            It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.

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                            • Richard Tarleton

                              #44
                              Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
                              Do you PROMISE there is nothing about Leveson in the show RT....??
                              Eh? You've both lost me.

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                              • Thropplenoggin
                                Full Member
                                • Mar 2013
                                • 1587

                                #45
                                Originally posted by french frank View Post
                                Cheers, FF.
                                It loved to happen. -- Marcus Aurelius

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