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Topic: Re: Ian MesSiter questions

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Tony BaechlerApr 15, 2013
 

 
Thanks. Actually, I read all I could find on Wikipedia and it wasn't very
helpful, thus my Google search and asking here.

On 4/15/2013 5:15 AM, Don Judge wrote:
>
>
> Check the entry for Ian Messiter on the Just a Minute website that is
> managed by our 'heroic leader' Dean.
> It says he appeared four times, full details can be found at...
>
> http://just-a-minute.info/who7.html > Ian Messiter
>
> "JAM Appearances: Four including one as chairman on radio in 1977, one as a
> panellist on radio in 1982, one as a guest speaker in one round in 1977, and
> one on the Silver Minutes compilation special."
>
>
> Other shows?
> Wikipedia is your friend...
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Messiter
>
> Actually, there is a much better list of programmes that he has been
> involved with at The IMDB - Internet Movie Database (it now does more than
> just Movies)...
>
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0582232/
>
> As ever, Google is your friend - even if you spell his name incorrectly as
> it happens.
>
> --
> Cheers
>
> Don __o
> \<,
> .....O/ O
>
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Tony Baechler <tony.baechler@...>
> *To:* just-a-minute@...
> *Sent:* Monday, 15 April 2013, 9:17
> *Subject:* [just-a-minute] Ian Mesiter questions
>
> Hi all,
>
> I just found and joined this group, thanks to a member here. JAM is one of
> my favorite BBC shows. I also like Many a Slip and have great respect for
> Ian Mesiter. Biographical information about him is lacking except the very
> basic details.
>
> I have a few questions. Did Ian Mesiter speak on any JAM shows other than
> 1977-01-12 and 1977-04-27? For those who haven't heard those shows, I
> highly recommend them, especially the first. There were some early shows in
> which Nicholas Parsons wasn't the chairman, but 1977-01-12 was the only show
> in which Ian Mesiter was, for that one episode only. I can sometimes hear
> him saying something in the background on some shows, but he doesn't
> actually say much.
>
> What other radio shows did Ian Mesiter create besides JAM and Many a Slip?
> I've done some research and apparently he created other panel shows, but I
> haven't found any definitive list. He also apparently created a comedy, but
> I can't find it anywhere.
>
> Finally, do any of you have a complete set of Many a Slip out there? I am
> missing about half and what I have is mostly ABC rebroadcasts. For some
> reason, some of the ABC shows run 25 minutes with music fill, so I'm sure
> they're cutting some part of the shows, but I don't know what. Also, at
> least the final 1979 series was done in stereo. I like it almost as much as
> JAM. On an unrelated note, I'm looking for Quote, Unquote as well.
>
> Thanks for any help and other interesting information this group can offer.
>
>
>
>


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Have a good day,
Tony Baechler
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Topic: Re: Ian Messiter questions

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Tony BaechlerApr 16, 2013
 

 
Is there a way I can actually hear these? I have JAM but none of the others.

On 4/15/2013 12:49 PM, Dean wrote:
>
>
> the book Delmelza mentions is well worth reading if you’re interested in
> Ian’s life.
>
> Ian was a panellist on a show in 1982 – ep 304/15/3 on 6 February 1982. An
> as you say, you can hear him in the background on other shows.
>
> other shows created by Ian – One Minute Please, Fair Deal, Lucky 13, Leave
> Your Name and Number, and False Evidence. Also a chat show – a radio version
> of The View or Loose Women called Petticoat Lane.
>
> The comedy was Mr Drake’s Duck.
>
> He also produced Twenty Questions for a long time (but didn’t create it).
>
> cheers
>
> Dean