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Topic: Canterbury panel

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DeanJan 15, 2015

the panel for the Canterbury shows this week featured Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Tony Hawks and one other.

A correspondent in Twiiter described the fourth player as “Jack Cochren”. But I haven’t been able to find a comedian or actor of that name or some other spelling of that surname. I am wondering if it could be the former Coronation Street actor and presenter Nick Cochrane? Anyway no doubt, we’ll all know who it was soon!

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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DeanJan 15, 2015

I am just wondering now if I have overlooked the obvious – Alun Cochrane? The name Alun doesn’t sound much like Jack - but still...

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the panel for the Canterbury shows this week featured Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Tony Hawks and one other.

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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Dave BJan 20, 2015

Dean,

I don't recall JAM travelling much in the last few years, apart from Edinburgh Festival. So if I am right this is an interesting departure from the London BBC venue.

Best wishes,

Dave

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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DeanJan 20, 2015

apart from Edinburgh they are usually out of London once or twice a year. Certainly they don’t travel out of London as often as they used to.

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Dean,

I don't recall JAM travelling much in the last few years, apart from Edinburgh Festival. So if I am right this is an interesting departure from the London BBC venue.

Best wishes,

Dave

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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Espen KrømkeJan 21, 2015

Den 21. jan. 2015 00:53, skrev 'Dean' dbedford@... [just-a-minute]:

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> apart from Edinburgh they are usually out of London once or twice a
> year. Certainly they don’t travel out of London as often as they used to.

... And this is unfortunate, cause I always thought the shows out of
London had a better audience. More life in the crowd! Plus, I imagine, a
more varied crowd too.

There was a few shows (or one?) in the past that took place at an
educational institution that were flat out amazing. The audience were
bursting with enthusiasm.

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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DeanJan 21, 2015

I can remember a few years ago Nicholas and Paul agreeing they didn’t like to do shows at the Radio Theatre in London (where most shows are recorded now) because it was designed for live orchestral concerts and the acoustics for a spoken radio programme weren’t very good. I think they felt like they were further away from the audience perhaps.

I congratulate Espen on finding a new subject – does the enthusiasm of the audience make a difference and are out of London audiences more enthusiastic? An interesting subject !

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Den 21. jan. 2015 00:53, skrev 'Dean' dbedford@... [just-a-minute]:

>
> apart from Edinburgh they are usually out of

London once or twice a

> year. Certainly they don’t travel out of London

as often as they used to.

... And this is unfortunate, cause I always thought the shows out of
London had a better audience. More life in the crowd! Plus, I imagine, a
more varied crowd too.

There was a few shows (or one?) in the past that took place at an
educational institution that were flat out amazing. The audience were
bursting with enthusiasm.

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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delmelzaJan 21, 2015

I am assuming that they travel less because of the continuing budget cuts to Radio 4 and all the other BBC radio channels.

I have heard some of this discussed on show like Feedback and The Media Show over the last year.

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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James R CurryJan 22, 2015

It's a shame.

I also wish they'd travel internationally, occasionally. Not every year, just from time to time. I thought the two shows from India were a rare treat. Of course, really, I just want the odds increased that they might record near me... :)

With Nicholas' advancing years, I suppose the odds of them doing this get lower and lower. Oh, well.

On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 8:22 PM, delmelza@... [just-a-minute] <just-a-minute@...> wrote:

I am assuming that they travel less because of the continuing budget cuts to Radio 4 and all the other BBC radio channels.
I have heard some of this discussed on show like Feedback and The Media Show over the last year.

--
James R Curry
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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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delmelzaJan 22, 2015

Nicolas is quoted in his JAM book that indeed it was because of budget cuts that they record mainly in London

( near the bottom of page 327)

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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Espen KrømkeJan 23, 2015

Den 23. jan. 2015 01:36, skrev delmelza@... [just-a-minute]:

>
> Nicolas is quoted in his JAM book that indeed it was because of budget
> cuts that they record mainly in London
>

Yeah that's what I've always thought, that it was due to budget more
than Nic's health.

It really is a shame. The budget issues has really made World Service
lesser than it used to be too.

Actually, I wish there was a way to become a "supporter licensee" to
BBC. I'd love to chip in for all the years I've enjoyed World Service
and the Radio 4 podcasts.

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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Dave BJan 31, 2015

Travel v London comedy value

Well, I've not done a careful study on this but I really cannot recall any travelling shows in the Kenneth Williams era.

But once the show took Paul on full time and say until recent times I can recall some excellent comedy arising from the show's location, often revolving around someone bating the audience, or making fun of the next town. Graham Norton's fantastic description of the Nottingham Goose Fair is an excellent example. And of course I loved the team's visit to Canterbury when the subject was the Canterbury Tales. Often the subjects were relevant to the place.

The best JAM period was from say 1990 to 2009. Sort of went off the boil after Clement. Dean, you did a popularity contest of Jammers for us all to vote on a few years back. It's sad that some of those we voted on are available (alive) but just don't seem to do the show anymore. The loss of those performers may be just as relevant as the London location.

Dave

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Topic: Re: Canterbury panel

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DeanJan 31, 2015

the first JAMs recorded outside central London (almost all of them were at the Paris Studio) were in 1992 for the 25th anniversary at a school in Highgate in North London.

the following year they recorded for the first time outside London, at Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk – two classic shows featuring Clement, Paul, Wendy and Tony Slattery, and then Clement, Paul, Peter and Derek recorded two shows in Llandudno in Wales.

the year after that they recorded at the Edinburgh Fringe where they have returned to every year since.

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Travel v London comedy value

Well, I've not done a careful study on this but I really cannot recall any travelling shows in the Kenneth Williams era.

Dave

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