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Re: Pre Merton Broadcasts

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Julian BishopSep 30, 2012

I grew up in the seventies and - for me - that's the golden era. The main players played almost every week and the interaction between them was excellent. They were ruder to each other than today (because they knew each other better)

That said, the shows now are consistently funnier.

- Most of the players now are primarily known as being comedians, whereas the main players of 70s were Williams, Nimmo and Jones (actors who sometimes played comic roles) and Freud (not quite sure how you categorise him).

- Humour has changed since 1970s.

- The panel game now is ubiquitous and players are extremely skilled at the genre.

- JAM had a serious side. Just listen to Kenneth Williams when he is interrupted 15 seconds into talking about some (relatively obscure) historical figure. They just wouldn't have that type of topic today.

In summary, I think JAM is quite a different show today than in the seventies. The one you prefer is probably the one you were first exposed to.

Julian

On 30 Sep 2012, at 10:34, "James R Curry" <scratchy@...> wrote:

I, for one, love the classic era shows and still miss the four regulars terribly.

That said, I thought we discussed this before and one of the reasons for the BBC's limited selection in airings is the fact that they don't have a well-organised archived of early JAM. Or am I mis-remembering?

On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 3:36 AM, Espen Krømke <espen.kromke@...> wrote:

Well, if BBC think anything like me, my guess would be that they simply find the newer shows to be more fun to listen to. I know I do. The only reason why I keep pre-Merton shows in the JAMmer shoutcast (stream.beatradar.com) is because I know there are some who still appreciate those shows.

In fact, I would not even have been a JAM fan today, had it not been for the era introduced with Merton.

On 30. sep. 2012 04:14, Wayne Styles wrote:

Hi
It could be that they have sold the rights to other publishers for CDs etc before they realised the income to be made or they still own the rights and the sales from older broadcasts may be another income stream. Dont know for sure, but its worth a guess.

From: mat_bagnall <mat_bagnall@...>
To: just-a! -minute@...
Sent: Sunday, 30 September 2012, 3:05
Subject: [just-a-minute] Pre Merton Broadcasts

Is there a reason why the BBC dont broadcast old episodes before Paul Merton joined. More often than not they will air episodes from the 90's onwards eg when they rebroadcast shows at the launch of 4 extra they were various ones from Series 32 onwards.
Surely listeners would enjoy a run featuring Williams, Jones, Nimmo & Freud and its not as if the humour would be outdated - before some of the 50's shows the announcer will warn listeners that the humour might be slightly outdated.

Has this ever been raised or requested?

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James R Curry
scratchy@...

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