I agree with Marina about celebrity novels diluting the quality of literature on the shelves - so many authors now have no chance of mainstream publishing, and the best work is often left to small publishers. The idea that books are just another thing a famous person can do when they run out of options is insulting.
@philipellis703910 ай бұрын
On the early Gladiators there were cheerleaders and Donna Derby choreographed and lead them. Donna is married to Bradley Walsh and is the mother of Barney so there’s a family connection to the original show.
@NinaGray-eq9on10 ай бұрын
Without mortality, things become meaningless. Yes, music lives on, though we don't need to be stuck in a time when our favorite musicians continue perform at their 'peak', people should be encouraged to embrace their aging, which includes accepting that our favorite musicians age/die.
@AndrewMcColl10 ай бұрын
I bought Geri Halliwell's new novel for my niece for Xmas after listening to a mid-strike Gran Turismo interview where they couldn't talk about the movie. As she tells it, she's writing because she now has kids of her own, and the reason she's moved from her young kids books to this is because he daughter is now old enough for them. I was also pleasantly surprised to see included with the book was a QR code to music she had written to accompany the book as you read. That was a nice touch.
@RobDW2410 ай бұрын
I really wish somebody would bring back You Bet, it is weird that it has never had a reboot, as it seems so perfect for nowadays TV. Where else could you have seen somebody naming the cast of The Bill by just seeing their ears.
@stevenmclennan19539 ай бұрын
Pretty sure Ant and Dec tried to revive it in America recently and it flopped. It'll come back eventually though.
@ComputerRouter7 ай бұрын
I think Brucie was the original, it was rebooted with Matthew Kelly But, I agree time for another
@iancross537010 ай бұрын
Question for you both... Why do program makers constantly add the "coming up" section just before the ad break!! Totally spoils the next part of the program. Just wondering your thoughts on this.
@stevecochrane5376Ай бұрын
Marina is once again BANG ON THE MONEY. Whatever happened to "Rest in Peace". Marina is correct, People can't handle endings.
@tomgidden3 ай бұрын
23:17 re: Harper Lee and how bringing out "Go Set a Watchman" didn't "do her memory any favours". Lee was alive when it was published, and made a statement that she was happy it was to be published but did try to set expectations with it being a largely unrefined early work. There was controversy, and she did die the following year, but it wasn't a posthumous release as with the other examples.
@AlmostYearly10 ай бұрын
Richard seemed to forget Dr Who at 04:17. Although of course ironically Bradley was the best thing in it.
@richards293610 ай бұрын
He also forgot Doctor Who when talking about TV that appeals to the whole family. It just happened to be the biggest drama on TV on Christmas Day, which I think qualifies it as a success... Ingrid will be very upset with him :)
@johnstirzaker683210 ай бұрын
I love Richard Osman, he's like the drinking man's Melvyn Bragg.
@thebagelsproductions6 ай бұрын
😂😂
@Jonathan_Green_Gamebook_Author19 күн бұрын
I enjoy listening to Richard talk about the book business, but his own experiences are not those of all authors. I am an author; it's how I make my living. My books do not have a lead time of two years, I'm not paid the sort of advances he talks about, and as for advertising... But it's still my job and I've been doing it for a long time. I absolutely agree with Marina about those celeb 'authors' who don't write their own books, but the advances that are wasted on them don't just need to go to new, young writers. How about some of the money coming the way of those of us who've been doing it for years but still earn less than a primary school teacher?
@tomleigh747810 ай бұрын
What a beautiful podcast this is. I'm very surprised the viewing figures haven't shot up after Gary linekars push. 'Push'? There is a better word which I can not think of right now cos I'm really stoned. Brilliant info from a couple of lovely people
@AndrewMcColl10 ай бұрын
I could understand a George Michael hologram/AI concert, if they bill it as a Farewell Tour. And the profits go to his family, and all the charities he supported during his life.
@hannahjames357610 ай бұрын
Looking forward to you circling back to McFly Richard, love those talented men (and have done for 20 years 😆)
@ltlbuddha10 ай бұрын
One problem with digital version of real people is that acclimatises audiences to digital performances, reducing the demand for real ones. It will kill creativity even more than the corporatisation of music has already
@AndrewMcColl10 ай бұрын
Conversely, more 'digital' performances could actually work in the favour of living artists. For example, Beyonce's world tour barely dipped below the equator, while the Eras tour visited Australia but not New Zealand. Imagine if either artist had a digital version of their concert for places it wasn't monetarily viable for them to normally visit. Would they be as good as the 'real' thing, of course not. Would it open up options for people who otherwise couldn't afford the extra cost of international travel? Absolutely. It's like when streamers have a concurrent cinema release. There's the big screen option for people who want to make a thing of it, and the at-home-in-your-pants option for those who don't.
@ltlbuddha10 ай бұрын
@@AndrewMcColl For established artists, sure. Not for everyone else, though
@AndrewMcColl10 ай бұрын
@@ltlbuddha that's why I used two of the most 'established' artists currently touring as examples.
@ltlbuddha10 ай бұрын
@@AndrewMcColl Established artists are fairly immune to things like this, so don't really come into the equation. Not in my book, anyway
@AndrewMcColl10 ай бұрын
@@ltlbuddha no, I'm sorry. You're right. The use of digital performances by exclusively. Well established performers, who may or may not be dead, will absolutely kill the /checks notes/ live music scene. Best we just bin the technology in its entirety right now and not work on sensible ways to use it moving forward. Music is always at its best when produced and performed in a way that has remained unchanged for centuries.
@samararivett2965Ай бұрын
We all get to an age and we have to ask our selves, What can I do with my time? And, What will the value be? Leonardo finished very few paintings and had many bright ideas that destracted him from completing any more. It would be better if celebrity reinvested in their communities, for the good of it, not for more fame and profit. There are few free young writers programs.
@michaelrobson346010 ай бұрын
If ghost written work was cancelled what happens to the ghost writers?
@larrynelson4909Ай бұрын
They would have to think up their own stories
@michaelrobson346010 ай бұрын
If the panel were offered a £100k for their little minxes big book of summer holiday fun, written by the publisher and extolling their favourite themes, would they say no?
@MegaWelshpandaАй бұрын
shame they didnt name and shame all the celebs who dont write their own material
@BdotRASS7 ай бұрын
I would just like to thank the editor for the Noah's ark image, otherwise that quip would have entirely passed me by.
@nigeljames56226 ай бұрын
Last I looked, all of Abba were very much alive, so not sure why that was referenced discussing dead people making money, unless it was just said to reference the George Michael thing
@larrynelson4909Ай бұрын
It's a reference to holographic concerts but I guess you're too thick to understand how a conversation works
@scottchristie67349 ай бұрын
The Sky1 reboot already forgotten.
@colinbaker391610 ай бұрын
Why doesn’t Marina go on House of Games?
@veronicamaine38135 ай бұрын
I think the AI thing works better in music than other media - basically your watching a really good impressionist but here’s the thing, I’ve watched James Dean and his performance is great in the context of that eras films, n its own it’s a little ‘formal’. And the worst part of Rogue One is Peter Cushing redux - it’s cringe.
@tim22239 ай бұрын
“My kids say ‘he brexited him’”. That’s not true, is it Marina?
@thegrinderman109010 ай бұрын
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel is one of the worst things I've ever seen on tv. They ask about 6 questions in an hour, and not fun ones. There are constant breaks for unnecessary, extremely cringeworthy, forced dancing. And Mckintyre himself, while mildly likeable, just isn't very witty. It's baffling to me. The 1% Club puts it to shame in every way.
@ladyflimflam10 ай бұрын
I’ve never found Michael McIntyre even mildly likeable. He’s just so try-hard and smarmy.
@webbiedebby78426 ай бұрын
Each to their own but I wouldn’t want to see George as a hologram. I think George’s family won’t do it also think GM wouldn’t want it either. We have his music and his videos for ever more ❤ No need for holograms
@adamwright110610 ай бұрын
Good podcast
@aaronachnid3 ай бұрын
ah yes, the ol' outback of America.. Love you guys ;)
@annabraithwaite96119 ай бұрын
You kind of hinted at it but what are your opinions on celebrity children's books, or even the same old names getting all the attebtion in that space. There are some buitiful children's books out there that get lost
@larrynelson4909Ай бұрын
You really need to turn on your spell check
@kevinsoutham10 ай бұрын
I watched Last Stop Larrimah. It was good but it suffers from having an entire cast of disagreeable characters. *spoiler alert* I had no sympathy for any of them - and every doc like this needs a lightning rod of sympathy (great name for a band by the way). Like this? I mean there is no body, no arrests, no trial...and no conclusion - it's a little aimless and I needed someone to feel for. It's not even clear there has actually been a murder. Anyway here the 'cast' are grotty people, back stabbers all of them. Well worth a watch though. Just make sure you turn the subtitles on - the accents are thick and one guy in particular is utterly unintelligible (through no fault of his own). Just one more comment - love the vodcast here on youtube. Just two minor criticisms - I'm not keen on the position of the cameras. We spend almost the entire vodcast looking at the side of their heads. It's almost like we are eavesdropping on a private conversation. Maybe that's the idea...but I'd like to them turn around towards the camera a little. I'd like to see their eyes! In Richard's case it's because they are obscured by his glasses, and in Marina's case almost her entire face is obscured by her hair which falls forward as soon as she moves. My second (very minor) criticism - Marina get a hair band! Maybe you like me have a dry scalp but it's frustrating to see her constantly play with her head, scratching her scalp, pulling her hair out of her mouth, and then five minutes ruffling the whole lot with both hands and starting again! Like I said, very minor criticisms on what is a very diverting 30 minutes or so.
@GuanoLad10 ай бұрын
The additional trend in celebrity children's books that bothers me is how many seem to be about farts. I get it, but am also disappointed in it.
@PaulMcCaffreyfmac10 ай бұрын
I enjoy this podcast because of the two people involved and their chemistry but I have come to realise that every game show (almost every game show) they praise to the heavens, I absolutely hate.
@chaipup704510 ай бұрын
nostalgia isn't what it used to be
@m.j.nicholls10 ай бұрын
I remember when that used to be funny
@lakrids-pibe10 ай бұрын
I remember when there wasn't a constant stream of cranky, contrarian youtube comments ruining everything
@bonezeno877010 ай бұрын
She is great....was listening in because of her and i stopped listening because of him