Most Complained About Moments In UK TV History

[@Tozzywozzy01]

Are we sure the CBBC dog was a talking dog and not just a normal innocent man?

[@TonyP_Yes-its-Me]

Hey Richard, you think you were outraged? We were playing a knock off Family Fortunes in our local pub, and we had to name five famous Chinese people, and two of the official answers WERE THE SAME PERSON! It was impossible to get all five. Chairman Mao and Mao Zedong WERE THE SAME PERSON! Of course I didn't complain, because I'm English, but six weeks later, I still think about the fact that they WERE THE SAME PERSON!

[@thebagelsproductions]

That's rough, man. I would've said something

[@owenyexley7290]

Confucius, Xi Jinping, Ken Hom?

[@davidjamesrumsey]

That is absolutely infuriating.

[@jessicaallen8661]

I’ve complained about a pub quiz before. After the winner was announced, and 1st prize given, I realised that the wrong winner was crowned, and actually it should have been my team. Except the £100 cash prize had already been given, and the host didn’t want to take it back from them. All we got was a bottle of wine and a “make sure you come back to the next quiz”. Needless to say, didn’t go back!

[@nostalgiccollectables554]

What, no David Yip? Outrageous. Long live the Chinese Detective.

[@charlottelanvin7095]

Remember when in 2009 an international internet driven campaign drove Rage Against the Machine to No 1 on the Christmas charts? We were so fed up with Simon Cowell’s X-Factor hit machine.

[@Jimmy180-b1n]

I don’t care what anyone says, I think Richard’s jokes are quite funny.

[@maxytwist]

You're an imbecile (just checking you don't care) 😊

[@ginettedarlington6793]

'The most complaints between neighbours are about a fence' 😂😂😂 Well played Rich!

[@nickm8494]

I'm a middle aged, centrist dad to two Swifties, but also a bit of music nerd. Taylor's cultural significance is undeniable, predominantly due to her relatable lyrics (imho). However, I wouldn't say she was particularly adventurous musically; yes she has moved from country to singer-songwriter, via pop and folk, but from a musical standpoint the structure and tone - chord progressions, time signatures, etc - remain, in the most part, very similar to what came before, just with slightly different production methods. Taylor doesn't have the technical innovation of, say, Joni Mitchell; nor does she use producers - eg Quincy Jones - that push her music into areas outside of both her comfort zone and those of her fans. That's isn't a criticism - as I said, she is someone soundtracking my daughters' youth and I wouldn't want to undermine their lived experiences. Also she is giving her young listeners a taste of musical genres they can then explore further if they wish to, which is great for less well known musicians. Conversely, one should be cautious about including her among the pantheon of "great artists" - the mark of which being particular songs or albums that are so distinct and innovative that they cause a shift in musical and cultural perspectives. I'm very much on the fence about Ms Swift (centrist dad etc); only time will tell how much impact she will have on future musicians, or if she is just very good at tapping into the Gen Z market. But. like Madonna before her, she is redefining the role of women in positions of power; empowering girls to become successful without losing their feminine identity. Either way, if I hear my daughters singing along to Taylor's music and they're happy, then I'm happy. That to me, and all other parents of Swifties, is the most important thing, so we should be grateful for her efforts.

[@dog-jk2hn]

Who could deny the cultural impact of such extraordinary lyrics as "touch me while your bros play grand theft auto"?

[@clansome]

I remembering seeing a video somewhere on YT rhetorically aking "Who is the most important (I think) guitarist of the modern era" (or similar question) and the answer surprised me when he said Taylor Swift, not for her expertise at the instrument, but the fact that she has encouraged so many young women and girls to take up the guitar was the point he was getting at. Think it might have been Rick Beato actually. I am someone whose teens were the 70's and who listened exclusively to hard rock and prog rock. My tastes have widened (and mellowed somewhat) over the years and I would classify myself as a Swiftie now, much to my wife's annoyance, as well as being a devotee of all the music from my formative years.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

Gen X, no kids, to the best of my knowledge I have never heard a full TS song. What I have heard has sounded to me like utterly generic pop music, so it held no interest to me. Artists these days have to be a "full package", not simply a good musician. I think that detracts from the potential for interesting, new ideas in the music. And if it ain't broke don't fix it....keep doing exactly what you're doing, because that's what is selling. Where's the impetus to do something different? It's a business now and I don't think musicians who can push music forward would always be comfortable in that environment. The most interesting artists I've heard recently have been independent, not tied to labels or managers or any of that stuff. Because it's about the music, not the money. Maybe one day TayTay will decide she has enough money and go do something completely left field. That I would admire!

[@clansome]

@@jonnylumberjack6223 Obviously never heard folklore or evermore. Seriously in my life I have listen to so much music that I have difficulty rremembering it all, by the time you hit 66 you'll find that. If you only hear the singles then yeah they can could be said to be a bit samey/typical but that is typical of virually every artist in the field. Also it is what attracts people to music, being comfortable in the music and then listening to more of their repetoire. If you want to muffle your ears thats on you. As I said I first listened to Taylor way back in 2008 when she did a CMT Crossover program with Def Leppard. Now her voice wasn't particularly strong back then but compare it to today and her range has extended downwards considerably. I want her to do a rock album, as do a huge amount of Swifties that I know. To me that would be real leftfield and I hope we get one before she hangs up her guitar. She recently released a double album, which personally I was disappointed with. It could probably have been cut in half. However this iwas in the middle of her Eras Tour when for 3 nights a week she's is performing pretty much non stop for well over 3 hours. If you listened to her music you would be surprised at how vaired it is. I do get fed up with all the hidden messages and easter eggs and feel she should start to move past them, but her fans just won't let her.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

@@clansome I'll listen to those tracks, who knows, maybe you're right! I do tend to find new stuff either grabs me from the get go, or they don't. But I'm not saying the stuff that doesn't grab me is bad, that would be nuts! It's simply down to personal taste and how the music makes me feel. On that note, you sound like the kind of dude who might enjoy a thing I just watched earlier today. On Neil deGrasse Tyson's channel on here..."StarTalk". Neuroscientist musician professional brain guy being interviewed about the brain on music, seriously interesting stuff. We were musicians before we had language, apparently! Good stuff, recommend. And I'll check out the tracks you recommended 🙂.

[@xt4hodgson]

I knew Jerry Springer the opera would be in there. I worked for an ISP at the time and we started getting complaints 2 weeks before it was on. No idea why people were complaining to us we didn't even offer a TV package.

[@plebius]

As someone who has worked in customer service. That sounds about right.

[@cheekychappy1234]

I saw it in the theatre and there were the expected groups of protestors outside with their placards. The theatre goers mostly found it amusing.

[@keithpanton]

@@cheekychappy1234 Stewart Lees show about blasphemy and the outrage about Jerry Springer the opera, well worth a watch. "I was accused of blasphemy, but the case was thrown out of court as it was no longer 1508"

[@siobhanowen-m8v]

Amazing that even on this podcast they don't discuss what must be one of the most consistent complaints to the BBC-the fact they constantly conflate England with UK/are factually incorrect when referencing Scotland/rUK. I know for a fact they get masses of complaints about it and the response is always very clearly just a cut and paste reply. I'd like to now the figures for it and why they donlt address it properly.

[@martinguy7609]

38:17 That quote from Richard about most people not being interested in everything is so true and relates to every area of life 😮

[@morphunkown]

Bill Hader had a writing credit on the first inside out. He was brought in early to help develop the film and many of the actors helped develop their characters. They are not just voice actors and the deserve better than to be low balled and replaced.

[@asoiseth]

That was my initial thought as well of the ‘selfie’ -the JOY on the kid’s faces! Dad too. Kind of wonderful

[@thomasdalton1508]

I agree with Richard on the voice actors point. Marina has the wrong take on that. It is a good thing that studios have realised that what matters is having a great voice actor not having a voice actor with a famous name.

[@Tozzywozzy01]

Truth! But then sometimes the audience is the problem because some WANT famous names they recognise. Like what would the intake difference really have been had Chris Pratt NOT been the voice of Garfield?

[@MikusMusik]

Real voice actors have lost out to big name actors in recent years - its a bone of contention for them, and a very particular skill

[@travisolson9413]

It is sad to think that people do not recognize or appreciate voice actors. Some of them are extremely talented. I dislike it when celebs are used for their name and not their talent.

[@thomasdalton1508]

@@travisolson9413 The problem is that they are, by their nature, not recognisable. There is no way to know who they are. That means they are useless from a marketing perspective.

[@travisolson9413]

@thomasdalton1508 Oh I agree with the hard to market part. But there are several recognizable names and voices within animation and video game markets. But, yeah, it is very hard to sell a voice that doesn't belong to a face, but those voices are , in most voice actor roles, more important than the face by its nature.

[@isladurrant2015]

I'm so offended about the arctic explorer vessel naming exercise where the British public chose "Boaty MacBoatface" and was insultingly rejected in favour of boring "Sir David Attenborough" (yawn). I have ever since referred to the "National Treasure" as Boaty!

[@pauljbarlow]

😊😊😅😅😊😅

[@JamesPatching-yv1kw]

With mega stars of previous times, to a certain extent you couldn't get away from their music. Even if you couldn't stand Michael Jackson or Madonna, you'd still hear their music everywhere and would probably be able to reel off half a dozen songs or more. Even though Taylor Swift is absolutely massive, I could only name two of her songs. If I heard any of her others, I'm not sure I'd automatically be able to recognise it as a Taylor Swift song. I guess there just seems to be less cultural bleed these days.

[@thomasdalton1508]

That's probably because how people consume music has changed. You decide for yourself what to stream rather than having a radio DJ decide what you listen to.

[@Hexon66]

@@thomasdalton1508 That's absolutely the case. Plus, the OP is either unaware or being intentionally thick about not hearing Taylor Swift songs. I *do* know a lot of her songs, and can hear them played a lot.

[@thomasdalton1508]

@@Hexon66 Indeed. They are on in the supermarket I go to all the time.

[@JamesPatching-yv1kw]

​@@Hexon66 "intentionally thick" 😂. The only TS songs I'd recognise are Shake it Off and Bad Blood. It's entirely likely and even probable that I've heard more of her songs, but if I have, I didn't know it.

[@COLINHILLSWIMS]

I agree, I know Taylor is super famous, she is very astute from business point of view and that one of her songs is on the SING cartoon movie. But somehow I just don't know any of her music. I thought it was just me.

[@markhopkins318]

I'm not sure I agree with Richard's attempt to increase the price of Jaffa Cakes by 20%

[@deanknight4789]

Very niche joke - love it

[@evilcorp]

Surely the Day Today or Brass Eye would have been massive complaint holes back in the 90's?

[@krisinsaigon]

Pedogeddon got a lot

[@edmckay8647]

Not for Ofcom as it was formed in 2003 😂. This is a list of complaints received by Ofcom.

[@ThisIsMeUK]

So glad Richard is back in the studio. Those two belong together in this podcast 🥰🥰🥰

[@m-alexandria-g]

I love when you two list a British (?) celebrity most of the world don’t know and then clarify who that is by naming another British (?) celebrity we don’t know. Not being sarcastic. It’s so wholesome.

[@Elwaves2925]

I have that same thing with reality TV 'stars' and many modern music people. I have no idea who they are and people try to help by saying they did something with another person I don't know.

[@edmann1820]

@@Elwaves2925 I hear two boys called Drake and Kanye are having beef burgers. I'm unsure why that's news.

[@TheSuzberry]

I don’t regret leaving my big screen tv at my previous address.

[@biegebythesea6775]

I have this issue with pretty much everything on the internet by Americans. Almost impossible to watch those!

[@danielguy3581]

Oh, you don't need to know their exact identity. Just understand they're like the spotted dick of desserts.

[@danielclarke7627]

If you think everyone singing every song back to the performer is a rare thing, then u’ve never seen a Garth Brookes gig in Ireland. In fact most gigs I’ve been at here that happens.

[@mattys3246]

Big fan of you both, thank you for the great content!

[@TheHbase]

Absolute insanity and historical revisionism to say Taylor Swift is bigger phenomenon than Michael Jackson. Maybe someday, but not yet at least.

[@siohmy]

Anyone would think that obsessive taking offence/complaining was more of a personality trait rather than a legitimate grievance. Who’d have thought it.

[@m-alexandria-g]

@krisinsaigon they’re talking about you 😂

[@MrFpk13]

New listener/ watcher from South Africa, absolutly love the show! best I've heard in a while!

[@AndrewJLeslie]

EastEnders being cancelled for Prince Philip's death was the source of many complaints.

[@Paul-tk2my]

Yeah the complaint was that this televisual shit wasn’t cancelled permanently

[@MrForbinator]

The idea of a "very sophisticated neural network" being used to model profitability reminds me of a scene from The Grifters. "I have a full room of machines back here. You wanna see them? Mainframe computers."

[@krisinsaigon]

You want a learn a trick? Ok, give me ten dollars Come back tomorrow, I’ll show you another one

[@MrFuzzyGreen]

I'm surprised more people don't compare Inside Out with The Numbskulls from the comic Whizzer & Chips

[@lukesmith5018]

Weren't the numbskulls from the Beano?

[@COLINHILLSWIMS]

@@lukesmith5018 yes and still in there, my daughter loves them.

[@krisinsaigon]

That’s what I thought of when I was watching this too

[@NickFieldMedia]

@@lukesmith5018 They started in the Whizzer comic then moved to the Beano when the former closed down.

[@mattyartell9575]

I feel like I'm on another planet when I hear the way they're describing Taylor Swift. She's a successful popstar doing an arena tour who has some very devoted fans. They're talking as if she is the second coming of Jesus

[@definedphotography]

she's much bigger than Jesus

[@jonnawyatt]

​@@definedphotography And real

[@keithpanton]

If you remember Beatlemania, then you'll understand the swift phenomenon.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

I think the show Ghostwatch in the 90s got a lot of complaints lol, I watched it when i was a kid and was fooled upto a certain point in the show. Actually i had a question for the show you touched upon....is star power an actual thing now in TV and movies and also when did TV become equal or as big as movies in that many movie stars would not be caught on TV but now many would do

[@andy2950]

Only kids and mentally challenged were fooled.😊

[@Elwaves2925]

I started off thinking it was obviously faked until the camera caught that figure by the bedroom curtains, which was gone when the camera swung back. That got me but by the time Sarah went into the cupboard, I was back to knowing it was faked. I'd definitely say star power is still a thing and always has been. If you can get a known name attached to your project, it can be the difference between getting it made or not.

[@plebius]

There is a guy online called pyrion flax. He used to work on the David Acora show. (I think that is the one you are referencing. I suggest looking up the rant he made about that show. It's funny and eye opening.

[@Elwaves2925]

@@plebius Completely different thing, aside from the ghost part. Ghostwatch had nothing to do with Derek Acorah (the person you mention). Ghostwatch was supposedly a 'live' investigation into a haunted house with Sarah Greene, Mike Smith and Michael Parkinson back in the studio. It was portrayed as being real but ultimately turned out to be fake (of course). It was aired in '92, years before Acorah first appeared on TV. I think I've seen that rant though and if it's the same one, it was unhinged and hilarious. 🙂

[@plebius]

@@Elwaves2925 Thanks for the clarification, never followed those shows. So I saw ghosts and presumed it was him. My bad 😂

[@ChrisH78]

That tracking stuff sounds incredibly depressing. Art by numbers.

[@robbyk5343]

I am obliged to cast some doubt over that statement concerning Taylor Swift. I attended 6 shows of the Celebration Tour, and it was one massive choir each night 😎

[@veronicamaine3813]

Polling is now far more difficult because it is very hard to get anyone to pick up the phone who isn’t a baby boomer. I removed reading out how the NY Times struggled at the last US election - and that was during a pandemic when people were desperate for human contact. It essentially would take them 2 hrs to get one valid non biased response- that’s just not tenable . I never answer a number that isn’t from someone I know, and I am not unique. This makes truly reflective polling nigh on impossible. Other forms of polling (online surveys etc) though are easily manipulated or skewed eg we tend to only vote when we are really disgruntled, so again difficult to trust. Ironic in the age of big data.

[@travisolson9413]

I never understood why they paid Vin Diesel any amount of money to grunt "I am Groot!". Who couldn't do that?

[@keithpanton]

I still don't know if it's really George Clooney making the noises of Sparky the gay dog on the first episode of South Park or not.

[@Jupiter-Ace]

Taylor swift creates a lot but is it all quality? Richards point about her appealing to an older gent who likes country music or young girls is fair, but there's a large group of people she doesn't appeal to, which I think older artists, not just the Beatles, did. Anyway, if you like her music then good, enjoy it.

[@deezyhope675]

Yes I find her music very bland and derivative but hey I don’t think she’s remotely bothered 😂

[@sianwarwick633]

I worked as a responder to complaints. At a hospital. And before your jaw drops to the floor, it was long long before covid

[@ChrisH78]

My favourite Swift song is I Fancy A Sausage Roll From the Greggs Down The Road from the album "Times I Used My Jet".

[@keithpanton]

It'd be interesting to see the number of complaints after broadcast, compared with the number of complaints a few days after broadcast, after the Daily Mail etc have loudly yelled about it to millions of people who never would have watched it in the first place. So much outrage is generated by a small number of media outlets, rather than people having seen it and been offended.

[@geozeo710]

Couldn't tell you a single Taylor Swift song. Eek!

[@mabslfc]

As reported by The Independent boycotting of Eurovision did cause decline in viewership of Eurovision so not sure why Marina decided to say Eurovision wasnt affected. Very confused... "Eurovision viewing figures plummet after series of issues with song contest"

[@dianab8889]

Please can we have "House of games " back on KZbin!!!

[@cowalarmclock]

😆 I'm so ready to fight about Jaffa Cakes

[@hadz8671]

Surely there's a clue in the name!

[@steveb1972]

I just don’t get it about Taylor Swift. The music’s dull as dishwater!!!!!

[@patrickcolclough2423]

And now I know when the next episode arrives. :)

[@tomleigh7478]

Not dipped in to this beautiful conversation for far too long. This one was really lovely and informative Back on board x

[@clafoutis2758]

I have a thought on why the tracking might be off. It’s so expensive to go to the cinema nowadays that when films come out that everyone is hyped to see the speculation about which streaming platform will pick it up and how long it will be available after box office run generally dominates a lot of the conversation. I love going to the cinema and used to go frequently when I was younger but now it feels like an occasional luxury rather than a weekend regular thing.

[@IronBalls]

Jaffa cakes are cakes. Legally and literally. Just because they are small doesn’t make them any less of a cake

[@leewhite2195]

I believe that the succesful defence in the jaffa cake vat court case,mcvities v hm customs,was that cakes go hard when stale,biscuits go soft.😅

[@isladurrant2015]

I doubt Taylor Swift will be talked about in decades/hundreds of years time... I might be wrong. Clever marketing does not make a legend of music. Move Over Beethoven it ain't.

[@strongerinlove]

According to the Guardian the photograph of Taylor Swift taking the selfie was taken by the Royal photographer and posted by Kensington Palace on Instagram before Taylor Smith posted her selfie in response.

[@phueal]

Who’s Taylor Smith?

[@strongerinlove]

@@phueal Taylor Swift's alter ego! I've edited it now!

[@mikesommers1068]

@@strongerinlove no you haven't?

[@wonderwoman5528]

Only 2 people listened to the original sach gate? Did I hear that correct?

[@PaulStargasm]

Yeah that's what i thought i heard her say too.

[@ajrh82]

Of all the KZbin channels I watch, this one has the highest frequency of adverts. Kinda annoying

[@plebius]

Change you DNS. You can do this on a pc or tablet/mobile. You can find loads that block the adverts.

[@whysskrilm8049]

Wildly overstating TS's cultural significance. Huge to her audience, and probably also to the shrinking pool of people whose musical tastes are squarely mainstream. But if you're outside of those two groups, and don't have a kid exposing her to you, it's very possible to be completely unaware of her music.

[@daviebananas1735]

Ecstasy was never called cookie, unless it was some very regional thing. Sounds like a made up bit of tabloid rage.

[@deezyhope675]

Oooh I find the unrelenting fauning over Taylor Swift a bit disturbing. She’s a pretty, inoffensive white girl who makes very bland music - she really is the epitome of a bland creation for mass consumption.

[@marchirving7316]

I love listening to these two. No matter how indifferent I might be about the topic they are discussing (Marvel, Taylor Swift) they have interesting points to make.

[@michaelrobson3460]

Jaffa cake controversy! McVitties went to court to protect the Jaffa Cake. A biscuit attracts vat A cake does not. McVitties were able to proove that like a cake a stale Jaffa Cake becomes hard. A stale biscuit becomes soft and soggy. Therefore a Jaffa cake is a cake not a biscuit

[@UK_Lemons]

Jeremy Paxman on University Challenge when question was to identify a piece of popular music by an artist who died at 27 years old. Team was played Jimi Hendrix, Voodoo Chile which rhymes with smile. The correct answer was given but rejected by Paxman who said it was Voodoo Chile, rhymes with silly. How was this overlooked, not edited out or not corrected. This made me disproportionately angry. University Challenge is a serious quiz, every point counts and Paxman and production team made an embarrassing schoolboy error and worse, it went to broadcast either ignored or unnoticed. 😂

[@elvisleeboy]

Why when mentioning global super stars like Madonna, and Michael Jackson, why do they act like Elvis didn't exist? He was the Big Bang from which everything else followed.

[@cyborggaming89]

Imagine being the kind of person who has the time to watch so much TV, and then even more time to complain about it

[@c.leighx]

I mean you are watching this and complaining about people complaining so🤷🏻‍♀️

[@artiezonk]

Voice artistry is important which is why they need to hire actual voice actors and not very average actors.

[@GeraldineHughes-oj9fs]

Hi Targeted campaigns are valid. People agree with the complaint and put their name it. Price of broadcasting

[@frankhumbug]

Which American football team does Marina play for?

[@euansmith3699]

The Seattle Sarcastics. 👍

[@RubbishGimpy]

Elizabethan Monarchs

[@dibdab101]

not sure but it is probably owned by Taylor Swift

[@MK-rt2gm]

It was a bit much during her excepting a Grammy to promote a new album. REALLY

[@lukesmith5018]

But Jaffa Cakes legally are cakes

[@charlesripper2978]

For Vat reasons.🙄

[@achatwithalex474]

In regards to Taylor Swift, as Marina pointed out, she manages to capture such a volatile and vulnerable aspect of young people's lives in such an authentic and raw way that people of all ages can relate. My dad is a fan. I don't necessarily find her music uniquely refreshing, but in a world where art can often be deemed mere product, she is a singular generational voice. That's very different from Madonna in my opinion.

[@hpoonis2010]

No surprise that most of these relate to cheap, crap 'reality' shows. If one celebrates such shit shows I fail to see how one can offer outrage other than to complain about the shoddy state of current viewing.

[@michaeldunne3379]

Sounds like Taylor Swift’s success turned the conventional wisdom of pop stardom on its head, ie that creating mystery about the artist kept the public interested.

[@LinoWalker]

I disagree with their assessment on Taylor Swift. Yes, she's big, but mega stars back in the day were way more influential than the current ones are. The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones, Madonna, Metallica, etc., had an enormous effect on music as a medium. They had an effect on the genres themselves, subject matter of future songs, or on the way musc is represented (sometimes, on all three). In a sense, they've done more for other people's careers than they have for their own. You can't really say that about Taylor Swift or any of the other modern super stars.

[@thomasdalton1508]

Taylor doesn't have much influence on music, but she has enormous influence on the world. That was their point - you can't view her as simply a music star. She's bigger than that.

[@Hexon66]

I think you're overstating the boomer/GenX music case, and underestimating the newer generations. Yes, the early bands were influential largely *because* they were early. The Beatles were just another (albeit maybe the first) boy band, until Dylan got them to grow up lyrically. Led Zeppelin had a huge influence on music, but that doesn't change the fact that a lot of their music was "influenced" (a less charitable word would be "stolen") from old Black bluesmen. So *EVERYBODY* had an inspiration and influenced others. How do you know what influence Taylor Swift will have? She's already been a boss by taking back control of her music. Business-wise that's huge. Maybe you just need to recognize time has moved on.

[@thomasdalton1508]

@@Hexon66 The influence she's had by taking back her music is that new recording contracts now how much longer exclusivity periods before artists can rerecord their music to make sure nobody can do what she did again. That's certainly an influence, but not really an industry changing one - the industry has instantly taken steps to restore the status quo.

[@TheSuzberry]

Did these performers improve the economy of the areas where they performed? Boomer here, just wondering if the economic impact was noted ‘back in my day’.

[@thomasdalton1508]

@@TheSuzberry The Beatles entire North American leg of their 1965 tour lasted two weeks and involved 16 shows (several done back to back in the same venue on the same day). There is no way that can have anything like the economic impact of the 66 shows Taylor did in the Americas in 2023. The Beatles largest audience was about 55,000 people. Taylor averaged about 70,000. There really is no comparison.

[@PatDK]

The fact she doesn’t know without being told to go 10-1 instead of vice versa is mind blowing!!!! How does she even have a job doing this?

[@sandramckeehan5679]

We can complain in the the comments section for podcasts . . .

[@joso7228]

You can swear in UK English in any Comments section - YT only blocks US English.

[@dibdab101]

@@joso7228 is that because they are a bunch of gormless numpties and pillocks?

[@kevinfletcher1999]

Beatles fans did not scream back the lyrics, the just screamed.

[@janehoyle7766]

I know this is a me problem, but I don't like people all around me singing. The last time I went to a concert, a person screamed the (wrong) lyrics into my ear the whole time. Off key, slightly flat and loud. If the whole audience does that, then it's just very, very expensive karaoke.

[@Hexon66]

What did you expect? The audience to sing back "O-bla-di, o-bla-da, life goes on... bra" to Paul? Just crank out the pretty melodies, Paul. Maybe the words aren't your thing.

[@thescowlingschnauzer]

"If you can monetize even 15% of our culture." Taylor Swift has so consciously marketed to (monetized) girls and their parents. Not music execs. Not brands. Girls and their parents. She has cut out all the middlemen.

[@Jimmiejam87]

i think the main reason they didn't want to go after taylor for having their pictures taken (royals) is because their kids were fans and it'd be really bad if your parents got your idol cancelled and in legal trouble

[@deezyhope675]

And it makes the Royals look ‘down with the kids’ it’s on purpose.

[@DialMforMatt]

They covered the vaccines properly? Good joke

[@ThisIsARubbishName]

I complained to our ABC a few times; namely subtitling and transphobic remarks. Just yesterday for example! I'm surprised the talking dog got pinged, Hacker and Dodge are both legit.

[@Bosspigeon230]

Complaining is easy these days, in the past you had to find a pen, paper, envelope, stamp & post box. By which time even the most puritanical enraged person might have calmed down a bit!

[@zdelany6963]

nope nope nope ....the beatles are in no way a fair comparison , what the accomplished in the era they accomplished can not be matched thay are also a band and split up ....a fair comparison would be dolly parton or garth brooks, solo artist in control of their songbook , a couple of years ago it was adeles world before that beyonces , i have no doubt taylor will last like dolly but this is nothing new and her advantage of being in this era of soical media has to be taken into account

[@Mike-bd3yp]

When is Marina’s friendship with Piers Morgan going to be acknowledged when discussing his many disgusting antics? (Real or contrived) Please note: huge fan of the podcast and Marina’s writing. Just wondering what the etiquette is for discussing these things?

[@zbychomowca]

Never, most likely. Hyde is part of the British public school 7% that makes up 90% of the ruling class. She might look angrily at Murdoch but she is part of the problem. There is also no etiquette to speak of because she'd rather point out she saw the Coppola vineyard personally than criticise any of her friends.

[@dougbrett-matthewson2640]

Inside Out 2 didn't bring Mindy Kaling back because post-Velma she's as welcome on the red carpet as a vitriol-throwing

[@nickdaniels5262]

Gary Lineker said he doesn't get people who don't like sport - ofcom must got a few complaints about that.

[@Elwaves2925]

That just shows that Lineker isn't very smart then.

[@nickdaniels5262]

@@Elwaves2925 I love watching sport especially the euros and tour de france but about 80% of it live boring, about 15% is interesting and about 5% is exciting

[@Elwaves2925]

@@nickdaniels5262 I used to follow footie until the early 80's (Spain 82 World Cup to be precise), then the business side started to intrude too much, it became boring and I cut it off completely. I have zero interest in it now. I did follow golf for longer (I also played) but even that fell to the side. Of course, the point is Lineker not understanding that people have differing tastes and interests.

[@christarbard4958]

I get people who enjoy playing sport but can have never understood the enjoyment people get from watching other people play.

[@poowey]

38:15 phew, genuinely happy about that.

[@frankbrodie5168]

ANYONE complaining about absolutely ANYTHING on TV is missing the entire point of televisual entertainment as a medium. It's akin to standing outside in the rain, and complaining that you're getting wet. Well move inside then! Same for the TV thing. STOP WATCHING IT THEN you total xxxx!

[@Paul-tk2my]

Absolute bollocks. You don’t get change by sticking your head up your arse. Neighbours burning tyres in the back garden again? Well just come in and close the windows then you total xxxx

[@TheRealEtaoinShrdlu]

Marina must be used to recceiving complaints, owing to her working for Piers Morgan for ages.

[@martinlangston5206]

All of these things are more complained about than the Sex Pistols saying "fuck" twice on a live Tea Time news magazine show.

[@dsaltmer]

If I had a complaint about Pointless and nobody answered it, would I win Pointless?

[@DaBaines]

"The BBC by it's charter are duty bound to reply to every complaint" Oh, a lot of fun could be had with this.

[@carelesshx]

Brass Eye: Paedogeddon must have been before Ofcom then?

[@krisinsaigon]

He got away with it by disguising himself as a school

[@daviebananas1735]

It didn’t actually get a massive number of complaints, as it was on channel four and quite late. It only hit a few thousand, but this was huge for a small comedy show on channel four.

[@krisinsaigon]

I had never heard of Inside Out until this podcast, but Amy Poehler is absolutely the perfect casting to play the voice of Joy

[@biegebythesea6775]

is that Reaper software?

[@akokow]

talk about Sweet Tooth ending please 😄

[@TCJones]

When you say general Ortaga i just think of die hard 2, so its go tie in..

[@CB-kh8lr]

I just need to say it - but Richard says 'By and Large' about 8 times an episode.

[@epicwin4life]

hes describing himself, hes large and bi

[@tobyk8125]

"Exactly that" is a favourite of his too.

[@acidstrummer]

As a TV and entertainment podcast, does doing adverts for networks like SKY impact or bias your coverage in anyway? I just mean with how polemic and cynical the opinions and pundits they platform, are Richard and Marina going to just stay silent about the racist propaganda that is SKY's bread and butter?

[@AnOldManPlays-cb9lx]

Plot Twist: One of the five options for the Spice Girls was Sharleen Spiteri, because the 100 members of the public were stupid.

[@electricladyguitarsdevonuk1414]

My close friends and I chose to avoid entertainment that includes strong language. We are grateful for bbciplayer warnings of such. Not over-righteous or judging of other's choices, just a strongly held set of values.

[@pindrop9536]

I think Rick Beato's take on Taylor Swift was best- to paraphraze- with that much power and influence she could do something incredibly interesting and creative with her music- but she keeps releasing the same dull 4-chord (usually fewer) songs.

[@dibdab101]

mediocrity+mass market+capitalism=$$$$

[@Popmetalj]

Richard Osman Jokes Compendium please 😁

[@TheSgtsMess]

We also have the professionally offended

[@JonCoupland]

Morning!

[@arleequinn5524]

Good evening from Australia.

[@cariad4297]

Does Taylor Swift really have a significant male following? She appears to be a brilliant role model for young women, but will her music really be listened to in 50 years time?

[@catherinegriessel56]

I agree with Piers 109%

[@jl-xs6ud]

What a big surprise gbnews and talktv are in the list