Rod Hull Interview | Emu | Thames TV |1977

[@WhosAGoodDogue]

A wonderful close up and personal interview. No audience to play up to, no questions pre-written on paper and resting on the knee to work down one by one. Just a fluid, warm conversation between two people. Rod Hull seems like a totally different person without his 'sidekick'. A fascinating man, and a fellow pipe smoker that I would have loved to sit and share a bowl with along with a few drinks. He is still missed by the people that grew up watching him. This interview shows just how sad a loss he was to the world.

[@MatthewBrannigan]

That's the first time I've ever seen Rod Hull interviewed out of character - fascinating stuff - thanks for the upload!

[@BNCA70]

Great, almost all tv interviews in the UK were like this in the 70s - no constant interupting, no gags or gimmicks, no smug interviewer. The guest was allowed to talk and talk and open up. Brilliant.

[@tinadeeks6437]

Bnca70, well said , he is a nice man , no body is like him

[@tinadeeks6437]

He has big hands

[@spankysmp]

What an amazing personal, relaxed interview.

[@davidevans3227]

was listening to him on desert island discs the other day.. he does seem like a lovely man.. so glad i encountered his entertainment as a child.. perfect. thankyou for this 🙂 x

[@Voxac100b]

A nice man. A good interviewer too

[@thegrimreaper1991]

Rod was a big part of my childhood.....I have great memories of happy times watching him and emu terrorising people lol RIP

[@nigelwilliams9307]

Very nice interview.

[@fraserkatie]

What a great interview and very honest man

[@bollywayne14]

What a great man. Such a talent. If I'm sad Rod and Emu can always make me laugh. Such a shame your life went the way it did. Still love you, and miss you. My first hero as a child. Your death still shocks me a bit today. Forever missed And a true genius. R.I.P xx

[@solcutta3661]

I find it terribly strange when people write as tho speaking to someone who is dead..im pretty sure he can't hear u as much as it would be nice... But each to their own

[@martinistakis1825]

People need fantasy to believe. Just as Rod said here.

[@undercoverhamster2549]

@@solcutta3661 You don't know.

[@solcutta3661]

@@undercoverhamster2549 I think it's a pretty darn certain that people who once lived, like everything in the universe which once existed but no longer does, can't see whats written in comments on a youtube page on one handset out of the billions on the planet.. Imagine the tedium if u could, all those millions of random, pointless messages.. Lol.. Going on that assumption then it goes that they must also know every line and factual written piece on them in every book ever written, every documentary shown on TV and well, anything that includes their name... And what about all those who share names, do u have to read theirs as well just to make sure its not urs or does some universal fact checker assign each comment, message and article to each specific person.. Imagine being rod Hull from Essex, a comment start the late great Rod Hull, old mateys ears from Essex pop up... The message continues, such a great talent (Essex rod now knows what's coming but stays hopeful) he knew how to make that bird seem real... Essex rod sinks in his ethereal chair and sighs, it's that bloody puppeteer again.. When someone gonna mention me ffs.. Lol Yea, so er, pretty convinced old Rod Hull (not the Essex one, sorry pal to got ur hopes up again) can't hear messages on phones in the comment section of youtube... Lol... But if he could.. What a tedious eternity.. I can see some kind of envy occurring, just thinking of that obscure named person who shares his moniker with a much thought about celeb version...lol Cynical?? Yep, but then that's the world we experience.... For a short time.. Anyway. And no disrespect to u my friend, I'm just having a laugh with u. All the best.

[@stevenmorley1639]

Mavis Nicholson was an excellent interviewer, remembered her as a kid. This is the first time I've seen Rod Hull without Emu , interesting 🤔.

[@fraserkatie]

He sounded very well spoken in this interview too

[@mattbod]

Privileged to have known Rod and his family. He was a lovely bloke.

[@dalebaker9109]

He was a fabulous bloke. Sounded such a decent guy. I loved emu broadcasting company, it was one of the best and funnest programme ever. Great laugh.

[@bennyd345]

What a wonderful intelligent gentle man. God bless you, Rod. 🙏

[@DavidBensonActor]

As always, Mavis got a highly intimate and revealing interview from her subject. Hull comes over as an A1 human being

[@missdemeanour3664]

Amazing interview. An amazing man. So right about school sucking the life out of our children...

[@martinistakis1825]

I am now grasping why in spite of not being stereotypically handsome, according to several accounts the women were round him like bees to a honeypot. He naturally creates an intimacy when he talks. That quiet whispery voice etc + a kind of John Pilgeresque ravaged intellectual appeal.

[@bartman9400]

I love rod hull he is very open and kind and such a nice guy shame he is gone rip rod

[@Sundae_Times]

Hull allegedly used to use emu as a cover for sexually assaulting women.

[@johnking5174]

Rod Hull spent 15 years working and living in Australia from 1956, the year television launched in Australia. I do noticed a tiny hint of Australian accent in his speech. Very slight and unnoticeable to some.

[@pauloliver6813]

As a child of the 70's I could never stand the "act", but it is a pleasure to discover the man behind the act...clearly a thoughtful man, an intelligent man. Someone I can empathise with. What a treat discovering this interview. Of course I looked up Rod's bio on wiki after, and I was shocked to discover he was "only" 63 when he died; I would have guessed he was older than that, and indeed, he looks much older than 41/42 in this interview. Fantastic- renewed my faith in youtube.

[@donnn-ow4rj]

You must had been the only kid in the 70s whohated the act ??!!!

[@undercoverhamster2549]

He's very reflective and intelligent. Love listening to him

[@Sundae_Times]

Hull allegedly used to use emu as a cover for sexually assaulting women.

[@cashcrop70]

fascinating

[@PaulEcosse]

Died way before his time. Nice guy.

[@alanculbert5146]

What a lovely interesting interview. Rod always seemed a gentle soul and such a nice man. I remember Mavis on a program many years ago called "Afternoon Plus" Always pleasant and always listened to whoever she was talking to. What is not to like?

[@leejohnson3209]

Mavis Nicholson was a great interviewer, a little before my time. Having gone to school in Wales in the 80's her accent and mannerisms remind me of my primary school teachers back then.

[@Pitmirk_]

fascinating... today's celebrity interviews are unengaging crud. But this is fascinating

[@NiallJoe71]

Hes the spit of my late History teacher.

[@MrArchie800]

Ah back in the day when people actually spoke to each other and told stories, before the scourge of the social media distancing, when even Rod Hull (no offence - but he was considered a clown act) nevertheless spoke more eloquently, more compassionately and more truthfully than most people can today. Makes you think (or else if it doesn't then it should!).

[@bollywayne14]

It's heartbreaking what happened to this genius at the end. He was one of my childhood Hero's. This man is so wise RIP Rod. Much love x

[@grainneminihane625]

What happed to this lovely man?

[@grainneminihane625]

Bolly Wayne what happened to him?

[@livvyperry8318]

@@grainneminihane625 he fell off his roof and died

[@donnn-ow4rj]

@@livvyperry8318 well not just that. He had fallen on hard times during the last few years. Lost his home and fortune and wife left him. He was reduced to doing low key public booking apperences with emu like wedding and private clubs. Earning a fraction of what he used to make. then of course his fatal accident.

[@brettwyatt7165]

Is that a plate of chips on the table. There's a bottle of salt n vinegar as well.

[@teresarosier6453]

He is relaxed and kind

[@edwardalexander9486]

Classic - as usual Mavis is the aunt you always wanted.

[@johnking5174]

I liked this interview, as all of the bull shit of Rod Hull when he had that damn Emu with him was gone and he transformed into a different person. Eric Morecambe was another who if interviewed on his own could be more open and serious than when he was with Ernie.

[@paulburton9386]

I always sensed that Rod wasn't a fan of Emu and he would liked to have been a performer without him. A shame if true as they were so good together and a major part of my childhood.

[@tinadeeks6437]

I love you and miss you 😞❤️😞

[@welshhibby]

I can relate to wanting to be on my own and seeing people on my own terms.

[@SwanRonsonDonnyJepp]

God bless you, Rod Hull 🙏😁

[@danthespursfan7549]

Jesus who was that kid? Brian Connolly?

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0:51

[@danthespursfan7549]

Things emu Doesn’t like 1. Michael Parkinson 2. Order and tidiness

[@danthespursfan7549]

2:05

[@oliviawalker9944]

Aww

[@danthespursfan7549]

I do especially

[@danthespursfan7549]

15:03

[@Loverboy19691]

I grew up in Bargoed in the 1970's so for him to say Bargoed something so negative about it at 14:35 is sad because I loved it there at the time. Incidentally Bargoed is where Doris Hare comes from, mum in ''On the Buses''.

[@artemiszeus9735]

I'm captivated. Is it possible to fall in love with someone who is dead? Lol!

[@danthespursfan7549]

I say again who was that kid?Brian fucking Connolly?

[@gavinreid8937]

Rod would always offer chat shows the chance to come himself but some high up would say Bring the bird. & like Oliver Reed being "drunk" be outraged by the outcome. Parky, it coulda went like this!

[@1975ukandbored]

I think he had had enough of that bird

[@bluethunder6801]

Bet she was relieved emu stayed at home 😁

[@danthespursfan7549]

Everyone does

[@danthespursfan7549]

2:30 Good Lord no

[@danthespursfan7549]

Trust me emu Is 100% an anarchist

[@LoLzZ85]

A shame he became to dependent on Emu..i'm sure he had more to offer

[@maryshaw811]

Looked very like Stan Laurel, didn't he.

[@Sundae_Times]

Hull allegedly used to use emu as a cover for sexually assaulting women.

[@Sundae_Times]

See Eric Bristow's autobiography ('The Crafty Cockney', 2008) and 'You'd never get away with it today... Six comedy icons with a seedy reputation' (2017).

[@Sundae_Times]

_At least two people have publicly reported Hull's sexual assault of women using Emu as a cover. Darts champion Eric Bristow wrote: ‘He used the puppet to feel up women and stick his hand between people's legs.’ In a 2007 interview with Chortle, the late veteran comedy producer Michael Hurll said to Hull: 'Look Rod, you’ve got your hand in that emu, up girls’ skirts and squeezing their tlt$; doing things you would get locked up for.'_

[@Sundae_Times]

And if you can handle witnessing it first hand, check out the clip of him attacking Lulu and her backing singer!

[@michaelingleson1656]

Kind of like me they tried to make me guilty make me say guilty when wasn't injustice is the word at home and school I think that's y that was an awful ppl at school.

[@solcutta3661]

And that was a interview??? To me it was half hour on the psychiatrist couch... I love Rod Hull. Strange interview.. Maybe too personal??

[@danthespursfan7549]

2:40

[@oliviawalker9944]

Aww

[@danthespursfan7549]

3:16

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5:46

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