Last of the Medici - Brian Sewell

[@lordmontmorency7303]

Mr. Sewell's cut-glass accent is impeccable and flawless. An unattained aim for many people all over the world! His oratorical adornment is unsurpassable. Gifts of oratory, writing and organization are all his. It is rather difficult to imitate his manner and catch the tone of his voice. There is no doubt that he speaks a peculiarly musical English which bewitches the ears of auditors. His pomposity is merely a mannerism. I adore his pompousness and gentlemanliness. The art of saying things in the way as Mr. Sewell does, is like an ear for music, it is not to be acquired!

[@zorancajka4970]

Andrea Scott I wholeheartedly agree with you. He has a magnetic influence over his auditors and viewers. We are judged by our speech. If we pronounce words incorrectly, we shall merit the criticism or being careless or even ignorant. I cherish epeolatry. I admire his ampullous and turgid language. I also admire his caninity. I must admit that I oscillate between supreme contentment as a listener and envious despair as a speaker.

[@USERNAMEfieldempty]

+Lord Montmorency Blow me down and then stand me back up again, I never knew that dogs got no knighthoods. Nor that they could type none niether. An' where it got all its long words from, well, that is just a myst'ry.

[@AntPDC]

Not only is Mr Sewell a scholar - here he gives us much more than any dry documentary ever could: a high-camp interpretation, apropos of his subject. His naughty performance transfixes and educates us in a way only the best teachers can. I, too, love Brian Sewell. No wonder he was so liked when he taught in British prisons.

[@NorlandPark]

His history is all wrong.

[@shaikhalifa3133]

The way he articulates his words is so unbelievably impeccable

[@CarlaSimian]

At last Sewell is on KZbin. I searched for him a while ago and found zip. The man is a genius. If you can post more of him I'd be ever so grateful.

[@ilkinond]

This man is a national treasure.

[@duffeknol]

I've watched this so many times by now I know it by heart. Wow.

[@nickwrathall7540]

The utter contempt in his voice with his sharp intake of breath at 03:59 and exhalation of '"Uuuuuhhhhh.... The LORENAS", as if they were like Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances, is priceless! So many other wonderful moments... 'The Hanoverians' also uttered with contempt, and we know who he really means... A sadly missed genius and the ultimate 'naww-tee boy'...

[@Jammsbro1]

I find him quite entertaining. He takes his time telling the story and embelishes it with poetic leaning.

[@LucianORourke]

"Worthless boy...s, naughty boy...s, willing boy...s" I think I've found my new ringtone

[@davvid266]

Brian Sewell is a brilliant man, the style, the personality..., his Italy Grand Tour is captivating, a fabulous travel series.

[@Jenbro1982]

I love Brian Sewell, his voice just sends me to sleep, the most therapeutic thing ever!

[@moltedo37]

He is the only person who pronounces The Medici correctly.

[@Saffron1947]

One of Sewell's many talents is his ability to compress meaning into such expressions as "Naughty Boys" - He is a master of understatement!

[@RichardCalladine-u1o]

This man is so beguiling....one leaves his presence enriched...a beacon of refinement in this world of wokery

[@chrisbarton5851]

thank you mr Brian sewell for all the wonderful tour's around ITALY simply unique RIP X

[@chrish12345]

more ppl should talk like this dude

[@ilkinond]

You ghastly creature, speaking of the priceless Sir Brian in such vulgar and offensive terms. What an uncommonly common little man you must be. In fact he is a scholar, an aristocrat, a polished and sparkling testimony to all that is noble, refined, and Olympian in our land. God bless Sir Brian, and may the rospundi guard him.

[@Saffron1947]

Well ilkinod - A Sewell convert - I totally agree with you. Did you note Sewell's last comment regarding how religion always spoils everything? That was a very apposite conclusion to end the programme and shows Sewell's wit and erudition again!

[@ilkinond]

An unashamedly glorious paragon of aristocratic refinement. That he irritates the wormy classes is of no consequence whatsoever.

[@sunnyt4493]

He's so posh that he's come full circle

[@Saffron1947]

Dear "TOM71292" - how you must have dredged your rich reservoir of words in order to stun and astonish us with your wisdom and display of pyrotechnics!

[@HoumaJMM]

I am a Medici, living in USA, my Dad came to the US when he was nine yrs old, because of war his Mom an Dad had to smuggle him and all his brothers and sisters on a ship to the USA. He was born in Cefalu sicily Italy.

[@stevecox7075]

Brian Sewell is a national treasure. I love her.

[@kutuluu]

What an original rhytm of speaking. Enjoyable.

[@Saffron1947]

He talks like that naturally - nothing affected at all. I speak with authority Andregurp!

[@midori81]

Can someone pass him a big glass of water, please??? my throat suddenly feels utterly dry the moment i heard the man's voice!!! this man defines the term "parched"!!!

[@drees71]

by god...i love Brian Sewell!!!!!

[@duffeknol]

I recorded the audio from this vid and put a delay, reverb and more echo over it. I slept like a baby ever since.

[@jennyhughes4474]

Brian Sewell: one of the last real eccentrics - there hardly seem to be any these days, shame because they add colour to an often too-grey monotonous world.

[@Saffron1947]

Dear Tom71292 - what a way with words you have. You make me want to run to classical literature in order to cleanse my vocabularly!

[@Saffron1947]

BBrr9 - thank you for your thoughts and you are exactly right in all your thoughts and description of Sewell. He seems to me often as a misunderstood man and critic. But then doubt Sewell cares much for his critics anyway. Long may he continue!

[@Saffron1947]

Forget the accent sskrewdriver and listen to what Sewell has to say - he has real insight and curiously enough he is far from snobbish! He carefully chooses his words and as I have said before - Mr Sewell is in himself a work of art!

[@ensouls]

I could listen to this man babble about peaches all day.

[@orlando098]

I think he is enjoyably erudite and articulate and his accent has character. You don't hear many like it these days! There's no need for everyone to sound the same!

[@SuzaneVonRichthofen]

Hahah I love it when he turns around dramatically at 1:02: "..his bed..."

[@zurrillo1]

Excellent Video On The Medici's.

[@jamesax96]

I was waiting for him to say, BAH, or BOH,

[@mico2020]

I like his last comment ... never has this applied than in our modern times

[@LeamingtonSteve]

This queen has a great accent

[@Nepeccel]

His voice is so brilliant that he could bullshit about anything and people would believe it

[@MrRice18]

thanks! found it. i never knew Dali was such an unusual guy.

[@Saffron1947]

How perceptive you are graemeoliver84 - and you make a very valid point regarding Sewell's truthfulness. He could fall into farce and burlesque but he is the genuine article. I thank you for your thoughts!

[@brhodes0]

Juice dribbling down his chin...fuckin' hilarious I love this bloke!

[@EMGColonel]

Brian Sewell is a British National Treasure and Institution but with a sense of humour so sophisticated that his self deprecation and inspired self parody can go unnoticed by the Hoi - polloi

[@NorlandPark]

A badly informed national treasure.

[@Omnicient.]

I thought the positioning (camera wise) of Brian in the room was a little off. He pointed to the alcove and we couldn't see it as he was in the way! He should have stood a little more to the right or left.

[@jezdobbs]

we luv u brian sewell.

[@gman8471]

I don't know if those are your words but I'll have to remember that one!

[@EcceHumanitatis]

Posher than the queen...

[@Saffron1947]

I can well assure you dafo93 - that his accent annoys him at times but it is perfectly natural but that was his upbringing and I have met him - quite an experience!

[@GordonHudson]

Brian Sewell's voice is like a mature English cheddar cheese.

[@wigggo]

Thank you for a superb clip. Sewell rules. Anyone got some of his Dali show?

[@hindsighter]

Thank you, AntEtches.

[@boydism08]

I would like to be also notified if anyone uploads Sewell's Dirty Dali. Cheers

[@chrish12345]

yeah he's great

[@duffeknol]

i fuken love you for once linking me to this

[@Saffron1947]

Kittyconvoy - I thought the word he used was "aberration" but you may be right. Even in this area Sewell is interesting - he could discourse about butter or any food and still be interesting - that is his greatest gift!

[@5amH45lam]

The poshest man in the world. Called Brian.

[@Olliguer]

At 4:16, I sure dear Brian is the victim of a Freudian slip. It sounds so much like he says "...wank the slate clean."

[@Saffron1947]

Strange ChloeJ500 - Sewell said in an interview once that he considered homosexuality was an aberration! Sewell is rare creature and long may he continue. After all we live in a society that desires uniformity in all things. It makes us another Roman Empire and look what happened there!

[@milkydnb]

BRIAN BADONDE!!! I CANT WATCH THIS WITHOUT LAUGHIN

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

T 🦂

[@Saffron1947]

0FindGlory - There was faults in production - you are quite right and the inserts of the alcove were poorly edited

[@hindsighter]

@watto1188 I didn't mean that word, actually; lascivious was quite clear to me. I meant the "and they ate their dinner" part. Thank you anyway. By the way, someone eliminated your reply, I don't know why.

[@tenseman08]

wow the guy is so posh you feel it's hurting him

[@hindsighter]

By the way, what does he say at 2:27 just after "willing boys. And they...." and before "and they cavorted round the bed"?

[@lovelyethereal]

The conflict between the English and Italians is exemplified here...

[@Saffron1947]

I am curious to know in what context you use it dafo93 - let me know please - I remain curious!

[@DanielChannon]

you can so tell that brian badonde's character was inspired by this guy

[@Saffron1947]

You last statement dafo93 regarding your perception of Sewell as the stereotypical Englishman demonstrates how little again you know of the English! Sewell is far from representative of that nation and many feel like you. I do agree that the English can be snobbish,aloof and at times insufferably superior. But again listen to what Sewell says and don't judge him by his accent. What a pity that you have never heard or seen him being interviewed

[@theshadow664]

@LikeItDeep Correction - Brian IS the Queen!

[@nayaent]

BELLO!!!!!!

[@manulito2]

it would be really extraordinary, if he had a thing with lloyd grossman!

[@rogerstallion815]

The Admiralty couldn't be more arch .

[@xTriggeRxBx]

Bello, Brian Bewell here. Biddily Boo Behhh. Bah.

[@itierney]

Wow, he's even more ridiculous than the facejacker character and he's actually serious!

[@XSaffie_LoveX]

LOL I love the way he says "Naughty". BOH!

[@gol4ever]

where do you find this stuff? and when do you find the time to find this stuff??? ('tis funny tho')

[@DavideoDesign]

Waheey he's a naughty Brian Badonde template

[@shockingelderly]

The Bast of the Bedici - with Brian Bewell

[@ammusi]

I've had plenty of Renaissance professors that sounded nothing like this guy. They were erudite and sophisticated as well, but without the snobbish flair.

[@hamboola]

Arseblogically amazing

[@igornonsuch]

Even the Queen thinks his accent is hilarious ;-)

[@andrealuisecandido1154]

.... now : ThoughT

[@LikeItDeep]

Brian speaks posher than what the Queen does.

[@Omnicient.]

I like this man so much its unhealthy - and I'm a man!

[@Saffron1947]

Well ilkinond - you are able to sit in several chairs at once - very dexterous of you. I agree with you entirely Sewell is ironically far from pompous but often truthful. He is man who doesn't waste words and I agree very erudite and clear in his thoughts. He really is in awe of MichelAngelo and rightly so. Poor old MIchelangelo never had enough money, exploited by the Roman Catholic church - do they ever get anything right I wonder!

[@Saffron1947]

Intelligent people always find time to discover the real treasures in life "Gol4ever"

[@gman8471]

I love the way this man speaks, the fact he never seems to be sending himself up! If anyone outside of the aristocracy spoke like this they'd just be having a laugh.

[@VEJ8]

RIP

[@TheEyreBender]

my ansestor was a friend of the medici

[@gigajudge]

370 naughty young men. Jesus Christ! his voice is enough never mind the topic.

[@MrRice18]

how about someone uploading his programme about Salvador Dali? that was very interesting.

[@YourFaceWillDie468]

I swear to God, this man is so---dare I say it?---it's clearly hurting him.

[@Jordannadroj20]

The bart of technology.

[@ForeverAyrtonSenna]

If only, my dear.

[@MrRice18]

he says "and they ate their dinner and they cavorted around the bed"

[@pricklyphlox]

Later, dude. You were fun.

[@danieIlondon]

Bello by name is brian bewelle and by bill balk about be bedid buuuh beeeh

[@Saffron1947]

Well ilkinond what a character you are. You could wear any robe or costume and constantly reinvent yourself! Tell me do you remember the series on Television many years ago called "Civilisation" by Kenneth Clarke? Sadly for me Clarke was too redolent for my tastes of the dry academic but he knew how to present such programmes!

[@DustyyRuins]

ahahahaha this guy is amaazzinng lol badonde sent me here but this guy is actually funnier lol im in tears lol

[@ybot1983]

@ilkinond Brian's hardcore highbrow i could just listen to him all day

[@MrRice18]

Just out of curiosity, what exactly is hyperlect RP?