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Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

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mathewAug 24, 2012
 

 
I got asked to sign in. Maybe it will turn up elsewhere. Sounds very interesting.
Anyone know if this was recorded by the beeb for a future release date?

--- In just-a-minute@..., "Paul" <groups@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Dean,
>
> I just went to listen to the Q&A and it's gone. Apparently it's either
> expired or been removed by the owner or Copyright owner.
>
> Just thought I'd let you know.
>
> All The Best
>
> Paul
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "deanbedford" <dbedford@...>
> To: <just-a-minute@...>
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 8:32 PM
> Subject: [just-a-minute] Paul and Nicholas do Q and A
>
>
> this week at the Edinburgh Festival, Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons did a
> qanda around the theme of 45 years of Just A Minute Master Class.
>
>
>
> Inevitably they covered many topics that they have covered in interviews and
> on the Classic CDs in the past. But perhaps because they took questions from
> the audience, they covered many subjects that I hadn't heard discussed
> before.
>
>
>
> A reader, Leslie, sent me a copy of a recording of the hour-long show and
> you can hear it here.
>
> https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=87aae4501d28adf1&id=87AAE4501D28ADF1%21180&Bsrc=SkyMail&Bpub=SDX.SkyDrive
>
> It's a pretty good recording.
>
>
>
> But some points of interest.
>
>
>
> * Nicholas was asked his favourite current panellist apart from Paul, and
> wouldn't answer directly but mentioned Sue Perkins, Ross Noble and Graham
> Norton. (I always feel Nicholas has a soft spot for Graham.) Paul also
> mentioned that he admired how fluent Sue was. Both also expressed
> considerable appreciation of Stephen Fry and Pam Ayres.
>
>
>
> * Paul confirmed that he had made a conscious decision not to dominate the
> show as much as he used to and was trying not to win all the time. He said
> the reason was that for 20 years he'd been sitting beside Sir Clement Freud
> who was very competitive and he felt he had needed to be just as
> competitive. But now with Clement's passing, he felt the show sounded better
> if there was more variety and that it was better if there were others
> getting a good run. He said his favourite player was Peter Jones and that he
> was trying to ease into a Peter Jones-type role, of not talking all the time
> but chiming in with the funniest remarks.
>
>
>
> * On the TV series, both felt it had been a success in large part because
> they had the right, experienced panellists, and the format wasn't changed.
> Nicholas said the programmes had had a very very high satisfaction rate
> (broadcasters poll on whether people like the programmes they watch) but
> seemed to imply that the audience wasn't as high as had been hoped, without
> saying it quite as clearly as I just have. Paul said that he expected there
> would be discussions between BBC Radio and Television about the future of
> the programme - he seemed to feel the BBC wouldn't want it to run on both
> media. Both Nicholas and Paul felt there was no reason it couldn't continue
> on both TV and Radio. Both seemed optimistic but by no means confident that
> there would be another TV series.
>
>
>
> * Asked about the future of the programme after Nicholas's retirement, both
> felt sure it would continue. Asked about a future chairman, both evaded the
> question. Paul said he wouldn't want to chair the programme himself, but was
> sure someone would be found to do it. But he said whoever would do it would
> have to be very much in Nicholas's style and that he believed Nicholas's
> time in the chair would be remembered as the show's golden years.
>
>
>
> * Paul made the interesting comment that it would be hard for the show to
> fail because the panellists involved are all so good at the game. He felt
> that made it difficult for a show to be a disaster.
>
>
>
> It's a nice listen and they also played a few clips. It came through in
> bucketloads how much affection there is between the two. Nicholas delighted
> in recalling some of Paul's best barbs against him. Paul made an amusing
> comment when he said he sometimes doesn't remember his comments on the show
> and then finds himself at home helpless with laughter listening to his own
> jokes!
>
>
>
>
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