ITV Documentary - Hunt/Sheene

[nerf]

just so you all know to keep an eye out, there's a new documentary on James Hunt and Barry Sheene on ITV in November..

http://www.itv-f1.com/news_article.aspx?id=49546

cheers nerf

[Rouleur]

Thanks for the heads up, I just hope it's better than the drivel ITV usually put out!

[Alfie Noakes]

Would someone post the air time when its announced?

Cheers.

[Chocmonster]

It's on next Monday night (15th) 10:35pm until midnight.

[Mazda Baiter]

There's a thread on this in the tv section.

Unfortunately I can see it being a bit wky, mainly because they will, undoubtedly, pay far too much attention to talking heads such as Max Clifford and Kelvin McKenzie.

[Rouleur]

...and Spanky

[Mazda Baiter]

Rouleur said:

...and Spanky

Living dangerously here, but Spanky was a reasonably big player in F1 at the time they are talking about. He can also give the point of view (ironically, given his previous misdemeanors) of how these days, Hunt's antics would bring the sport into disrepute.

Max Clifford could say that it would be difficult to cover it all up these days.

Kelvin McKenzie would say that it would be an editors wet dream.

Apart from that, the latter two have no place in this program.

But as it's ITV, no doubt it will be aimed at a fairly low IQ level. I'll watch, but I don't expect to learn anything.

[Alfie Noakes]

Mazda Baiter said:

There's a thread on this in the tv section.

Unfortunately I can see it being a bit wky, mainly because they will, undoubtedly, pay far too much attention to talking heads such as Max Clifford and Kelvin McKenzie.

Max, I have heard, is a good bloke. He lives near. Goes in the local Waitrose and if there's an old dear in front of him at the checkout he asks if he can pay for thier shopping.

I'm told!

[Alfie Noakes]

Mazda Baiter said:

But as it's ITV, no doubt it will be aimed at a fairly low IQ level. I'll watch, but I don't expect to learn anything.

Give my regards to Stephen Hawking next time he has you around for a cuppa

[DJC]

As I understand it the prog is about when sport was ruled by playboys. That is very much a social aspect and given that Hunt and Sheene and Best etc were walking headlines and publicity machines then I think asking the leading publicist in the world and one of the most famous Tabloid Editors for their comments is entirely viable.

The last thing I would want to watch is a prog were they talk to random enthusiasts. I can think of nothing more gauranteed to turn topics as interesting as Hunt and Sheene into dull monologues than if they spoke to a bunch of Eric and Derek clones about what they thought. It would be tv death.

Edited by DJC on Wednesday 10th November 14:36