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actually it does.
I didnt listen to the original broadcast, and I didnt complain. It doesnt mean that I dont think what they said was very wrong.
In any other job it would get you instant dismissal. Brand stood up for his actions, apologised and left the BBC.
Ross took a 12 week holiday, has come back and after the official announcement made a joke about it. he isnt sorry for what happened, and should not be allowed to stay.
I didnt listen to the original broadcast, and I didnt complain. It doesnt mean that I dont think what they said was very wrong.
In any other job it would get you instant dismissal. Brand stood up for his actions, apologised and left the BBC.
Ross took a 12 week holiday, has come back and after the official announcement made a joke about it. he isnt sorry for what happened, and should not be allowed to stay.
eldudereno said:
Tyre_Tread said:
I can think of better ways of spending £6 million.
The man is an ignorant ego maniac.
Totally agree, never lets his guests speak, get rid.The man is an ignorant ego maniac.
I'm not homophobic but I cannot stand the 4 puffs and a piano, also get rid.
Edited by eldudereno on Saturday 18th April 10:38
Simond001 said:
actually it does.
I didnt listen to the original broadcast, and I didnt complain. It doesnt mean that I dont think what they said was very wrong.
In any other job it would get you instant dismissal. Brand stood up for his actions, apologised and left the BBC.
Ross took a 12 week unpaid holiday, has come back and after the official announcement made a joke about it. he isnt sorry for what happened, and should not be allowed to stay.
EFA I didnt listen to the original broadcast, and I didnt complain. It doesnt mean that I dont think what they said was very wrong.
In any other job it would get you instant dismissal. Brand stood up for his actions, apologised and left the BBC.
Ross took a 12 week unpaid holiday, has come back and after the official announcement made a joke about it. he isnt sorry for what happened, and should not be allowed to stay.

I caught a few seconds of this prog last night where the host was messing around with what appeared to be a cadrboard iron maiden {now, there's a thought...}
It's an extreme form of supply and demand, afaic, that allows celebrity of his kind to be so handsomely rewarded: he's just not that good.
Crass of humour with so-so wit and a manner so far below the polished mastery of old Parky ito actual interview technique, it seems inconceivable that effectively a tripartate market should exist (BBC, ITV & Sky) and be so hamstrung in it's various abilities to introduce real talent from other sources [random e.g. Clive Anderson,] that they feel some competitive compulsion to sink whatever inconceivable wad of remuneration it is into JR's vast offshore account.
I appreciate 'it is just the market' and there's no arguing with that: it's a genuine case of 'imho' and equal surprise that such reward for so little physically exists at all.
Good luck to him, I suppose. How odd.
It's an extreme form of supply and demand, afaic, that allows celebrity of his kind to be so handsomely rewarded: he's just not that good.
Crass of humour with so-so wit and a manner so far below the polished mastery of old Parky ito actual interview technique, it seems inconceivable that effectively a tripartate market should exist (BBC, ITV & Sky) and be so hamstrung in it's various abilities to introduce real talent from other sources [random e.g. Clive Anderson,] that they feel some competitive compulsion to sink whatever inconceivable wad of remuneration it is into JR's vast offshore account.
I appreciate 'it is just the market' and there's no arguing with that: it's a genuine case of 'imho' and equal surprise that such reward for so little physically exists at all.
Good luck to him, I suppose. How odd.
.. his comments last night hardly raised more than a 0.00000001 on the "morally outraged he's earning more than anyone else and should be humble and meek" scale.
He's quite amusing at times - self deprecating, crass and a has a rather egocentric view. Parky he's not - but then again, the likes of those that Parky interviewed are not around any more either.
He's quite amusing at times - self deprecating, crass and a has a rather egocentric view. Parky he's not - but then again, the likes of those that Parky interviewed are not around any more either.
There is an off button you know. For all of you spending your licence fee on Wogan's equally huge salary to wake you up of a morning, I like to spend mine listening to JR.
Yes, the Brand show was terribly offensive, but incredibly funny and the fact that Mr Sachs seems more shocked that his grand daughter is in a band called the Setanic Sluts than she shagged Brand is telling. Obviously though, it was not a thing that should have been on the BBC and I was shocked to see they even put it out on the podcast (which I subscribed to).
Lots of things crop up like this once in a while. Remember the BBC banning 'Relax' in 1983?
Yes, the Brand show was terribly offensive, but incredibly funny and the fact that Mr Sachs seems more shocked that his grand daughter is in a band called the Setanic Sluts than she shagged Brand is telling. Obviously though, it was not a thing that should have been on the BBC and I was shocked to see they even put it out on the podcast (which I subscribed to).
Lots of things crop up like this once in a while. Remember the BBC banning 'Relax' in 1983?
I dislike the man. I worked on some awards with him, but last night I thought he did a splendid job of turning Lady Gaga into something from nothing. That woman needs some trainning on how to answer questions with more than one word answers.
Her dress in the song performance was however a PH man's wet dream.
Simon
Her dress in the song performance was however a PH man's wet dream.
Simon
Simond001 said:
anyone just hear him joke about the Andrew Sacks debacle. the guy is a disgrace to the BBC.
If you think he's that bad, just change the channel. But if you really must complain about this complete non-event, have the courtesy of spelling both his and Sachs' names right. If nothing else it'd give this pointless moan a tiny bit more credibility. nonplussed said:
Simond001 said:
anyone just hear him joke about the Andrew Sacks debacle. the guy is a disgrace to the BBC.
If you think he's that bad, just change the channel. But if you really must complain about this complete non-event, have the courtesy of spelling both his and Sachs' names right. If nothing else it'd give this pointless moan a tiny bit more credibility. To put his comments in context. The BBC had just played the Ofcom announcement regarding that the offensive comments from Brand and Ross.
It ended with a website address to download the ruling.
Ross's immediate retort, his first words of the show were to the effect of" did someone write that down, i for one cant hear enough of that", whilst laughing.
Not acceptable practice. He was (apparently) allowed back to the BBC on the basis he cleaned his act up. That just showed he is not apologetic for the previous comments.
Simond001 said:
anyone just hear him joke about the Andrew Sachs debacle. the guy is a disgrace to the BBC.
But you were listening? And that's why the BBC pay him to do what he does, i.e. because lots and lots of people listen to him on Radio and watch him on TV.God forbid that Radio 2 reverts back to the boring sh!te they used to broadcast at weekends a few years ago!
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