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Topic: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 1 / 11
deanbedfordAug 24, 2012
 

 
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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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 2 / 11
PaulAug 24, 2012
 

 
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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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 3 / 11
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!
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

 
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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 4 / 11
James R CurryAug 24, 2012
 

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

--
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?
>
> --- 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!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

 
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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 5 / 11
deanbedfordAug 24, 2012
 

 
thats interesting, because it still shows up when I sign in. (You do have to sign in.)

I can post it on another file sharing site, but it will have to wait a few weeks as I'm on holiday at the moment and a bit restricted in what I can do net-wise.

dean

--- 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.

 
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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 6 / 11
Don JudgeAug 25, 2012
 

 

 
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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 7 / 11
deanbedfordAug 25, 2012
 

 
okay well the item was sent to me so maybe I am the only one able to look at it. As I say, I can send it somewhere else, but that may have to wait till I'm back home. But I'll try a couple of things tonight and see what I can do.

--- In just-a-minute@..., Don Judge <don@...> wrote:
>
> I signed in, clicked the link and I got
>
> "This item might have been deleted, expired or you do not have permission to access it. Contact the owner of this item for more information."
>  

 
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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 8 / 11
deanbedfordAug 25, 2012
 

 
well I have tried uploading it to a couple of sites but it hasn't worked because of the less than stellar quality of the hotel wifi. I have tried attaching it as an email and sending it to Don but that hasn't worked either. I will keep trying, but it may have to wait.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "deanbedford" <dbedford@...> wrote:
>
> okay well the item was sent to me so maybe I am the only one able to look at it. As I say, I can send it somewhere else, but that may have to wait till I'm back home. But I'll try a couple of things tonight and see what I can do.
>

 
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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 9 / 11
Don JudgeAug 25, 2012
 

 

 
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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 10 / 11
James R CurryAug 25, 2012
 

 
Seconded!

Just for informational purposes, I received the same error.

Dean - enjoy your holiday!  I just came back from one.

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Don Judge <don@...> wrote:

Thanks for trying Dean.

Please don't spend any more time on it.

When you get back from hols will be fine.

Many Happy Returns and have you run into Prince Harry yet?

Hehe!

 

--
Cheers

Don   __o
      \<,
.....O/ O

---

From: deanbedford <dbedford@...>
To: just-a-minute@...

Sent: Saturday, 25 August 2012, 15:31

Subject: [just-a-minute] Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

well I have tried uploading it to a couple of sites but it hasn't worked because of the less than stellar quality of the hotel wifi. I have tried attaching it as an email and sending it to Don but that hasn't worked either. I will keep trying, but it may have to wait.



--- In just-a-minute@..., "deanbedford" <dbedford@...> wrote:
>
> okay well the item was sent to me so maybe I am the only one able to look at it. As I say, I can send it somewhere else, but that may have to wait till I'm back home. But I'll try a couple of things tonight and see what I can do.
>



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Topic: Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A

Message 11 / 11
mathewAug 26, 2012
 

 
Enjoy your holiday. Far more important than uploading a recording.

--- In just-a-minute@..., James R Curry <scratchy@...> wrote:
>
> Seconded!
>
> Just for informational purposes, I received the same error.
>
> Dean - enjoy your holiday! I just came back from one.
>
> On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Don Judge <don@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Thanks for trying Dean.
> > Please don't spend any more time on it.
> > When you get back from hols will be fine.
> >
> > Many Happy Returns and have you run into Prince Harry yet?
> > Hehe!
> >
> > --
> > Cheers
> >
> > Don __o
> > \<,
> > .....O/ O
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* deanbedford <dbedford@...>
> > *To:* just-a-minute@...
> > *Sent:* Saturday, 25 August 2012, 15:31
> >
> > *Subject:* [just-a-minute] Re: Paul and Nicholas do Q and A
> >
> > well I have tried uploading it to a couple of sites but it hasn't worked
> > because of the less than stellar quality of the hotel wifi. I have tried
> > attaching it as an email and sending it to Don but that hasn't worked
> > either. I will keep trying, but it may have to wait.
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In just-a-minute@..., "deanbedford" <dbedford@> wrote:
> > >
> > > okay well the item was sent to me so maybe I am the only one able to
> > look at it. As I say, I can send it somewhere else, but that may have to
> > wait till I'm back home. But I'll try a couple of things tonight and see
> > what I can do.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> --
> James R Curry
> scratchy@...
>