Sorry Sandy Smith, I fail to see in what way Pauline Prescott is typical of the TOS audience.
It seems to me that there is a rancid cabal at the BBC that is determined to take political control of TOS. Presumably because of its high viewing figures and the opportunity to sneak propaganda into the features.
We’ve had this before with Kaye what’s her name. Presumably Pauline Prescott is to be her replacement.
I suppose we can expect regular visits from Lord Mandy and Campbell.
Sandy Smith will wreck the show. Which is a pity because I was just starting to enjoy it.
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The BBC & TOS once again play the socialist card by employing this woman, well known only by association.
ReplyDeleteKaye Adams will probably return doing her pieces.
Only hope that Brandreth can keep up with it all.
I will give the new girl a chance, but I have lost interest in the programme with all these mindless changes. Can you name one daily show that has had to suffer all these constant changes?
I blame AC & CB.
What in the name of all that is holy does this woman bring to the table, other than a large can of hairspray? Has the local pie-shop failed her as a place to hang out now that fat boy can gorge himself in the restaurant at the House? I am amazed the woman can string two words together coherently having spent so long in the enormous shadow of her partner! The day they trot out the poisonous duo of Mandelson and Cambell is the day I turn off forever.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe Arthur Scargill and the halfwits running the Unite union will get gigs on TOS. I am sure that Sandy Smith will see them as batting for all of us viewers.
I really enjoyed the show tonight. The features were interesting and well produced. In particular Gyles Brandreth's piece, which also taught me something.
ReplyDeleteBoris had me laughing out loud. To me he is similar to Tommy Cooper; in that all Tommy Cooper had to do get me laughing was to just stand there.
The two presenters were excellent. They coaxed the show along and allowed their guests to shine. The links were seamless.
The drag queen cannot rise to this standard.
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ReplyDeleteGabby Logan and the other guy do work well together and Boris playing the bumbling buffoon is amusing.
Fascinated as I am with human behaviour, I am much amused with the recent and current pics of CB in the DM - this girl has learned to stop smiling every time a camera is pointed at her face. Maybe the worry of Daybreak being a flop is beginning to worry her.
Mind you having said that the next set of pics wil have her back to Macleans advert.
Blimey, the BBC are cutting costs, but are going to pay Chris Evans £12,000 per Friday night TOS slot.
ReplyDeleteWhat with Lady No Knickers of Kingston-upon-Hull and now this, the whole scene is becoming a farce.
I love to see Boris playing the innocent slightly eccentric clown, in fact he has a razor wit much like his father, I would be delighted to have them at my dinner table, seated next to the Prescotts!
ReplyDeleteJadedoldie, Boris possesses an intelligent and fast wit. Just recall how he handled Hislop and Merton. He could easily earn his living in comedy.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of Boris dining with the Prescotts is delicious. Prescott probably takes Boris for a fool. Boris would have Prescott tied up in knots. Trouble is that Prescott would not realise this. He would only perceive Boris as Sir Percy Blakeney and would fail to spot the Pimpernel.
astroplums, £12,000 is low. It's good to see that the BBC is looking after our money.
ReplyDeleteI do not understand why the DM is hyping up CB. I cannot decide whether their purpose is to assist her or to bring her down. There is a sinister agenda in there somewhere.
My post above: I meant to say low for the fee usually paid to Chris Evans. Whether I like him or not I recognise that he has a huge task ahead of him if he is to lift TOS out of mediocrity.
ReplyDeleteJH, Prescott understands only hypocrisy, obviously wit, innuendo and satire are non-existent in his world, your pimpernel reference is bang on the money. This is actually reason for relief, imagine Lord Prescott of Ginsters with a modicum of nous attached to that seething mass of pompousity!
ReplyDeleteHave enjoyed reading the thread and the wit and wisdom of it.
ReplyDeleteHas old fat gut's wife got spiders legs for eyelashes? Perhaps they could get Trinny and Suzanne back on to give her a live makeover on TOS.
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ReplyDeleteLord Prescott of Ginsters is a classic!
astro, in his youth David Essex was a bit of a heller, and one night he set fire to a garage complex, rasing it to the ground! It is said that was the only time a Ginsters pasty was ever properly cooked, lol.
ReplyDeleteDanedweller, you're looking for a miracle there girl, that will be viable the day after hell freezes over. Her make-up puts me in mind of Alice Cooper.
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ReplyDeleteShe is a ringer for Alice Cooper.
John Bishop is on tonight. Great comedian, hope TOS lets him be himself.
Perhaps Lady Pauline could do an indepth report for TOS on the subject of 'Unfaithful husbands and forgiving wives'.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed TOS tonight.John Bishop was good. I notice with regret that the viewing figures have dropped since the departure of AC & CB. Which is a shame because I think the two latest Presenters are better. They seem to care about producing a show and are not massaging their egos.
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ReplyDeleteI think the drop in viewing figures is not as a result of Fat Boy and Freakley not being on anymore, but as a result of the continual changing of presenters over the past few months.
I believe that most viewers like the same familiar faces, whether good or bad, as it is hard work to be forever having to adjust to new personalities.
Must say that I would be happy if Gabby Logan and Matt Baker were to stay - they work well together and never seem to push the guests off camera as Fat Boy used to do.
astroplums, I agree. Gabby Logan & Matt Baker set the mood perfectly. They have turned TOS into a complete entertainment Show. They are consummate professionals. I predicate they will always find work. Whereas AC will soon be forgotten.
ReplyDeleteI can't watch this garbage.
ReplyDeleteHas Adam Crozier, CE, of ITV woken up at last to the fact that AC and CB contracts are excessive in relation to their limited talent.
ReplyDeleteI somehow feel that that they will both regret leaving the BBC before long. Unfortunately for them, the BBC will not do business with either of them in the future.
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ReplyDeleteCrozier may well have, but his own contract is eye watering. ITV has more money than sense.
Hello Scotty, Welcome to the blog. What you say is interesting. Why do you call TOS garbage? What is it about the show that you dislike?
ReplyDeleteI see article in the Sun online that Freakley is now allegedly test driving a Ferrari. Chances are the story is misleading, but if true it just shows that sticking 2 fingers up to those who stood by you certainly pays in our brave new world.
ReplyDeleteThe drag queen on the extreme right in the opening item was, surely, Pauline Prescott, they have introduced her to the show in a VERY sneaky manner!
ReplyDeleteAnd tonight's classic comments from Angelica Bell, "they would be hoisted DOWN a mine", "in search of SALTY brine", [is there another type of brine]? Who writes this c**p?
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ReplyDeleteWith a mixture of ex cops, second hand car salesmen and ex politicians wives, one cannot be surprised at the literary content.
I caught the interview this morning with the new presenter, she looks on the Bleak one as a role model. Oh dear!
ReplyDeletejadedoldie, They gave a more encouraging I/V in the Radio Times. I'll look it up tomorrow and copy some of their comments to the blog. It would be too much for my brain at this time of night.
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