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Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

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James R CurryAug 24, 2012
 

 
Should anyone still have a copy, I'd be interested, too.

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James R Curry

On Aug 24, 2012, at 5:16 PM, mathew <mat_bagnall@...> wrote:

> 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?
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> --- In just-a-minute@..., "Paul" <groups@...> wrote:
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>> 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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