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Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:37 pm
by Sid Bishop
tuffers#1 wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:10 pm Could we not get Trump to do it ?
Damn, you beat me to it !
Ok second choice, I nominate....''tuffers'' but you are not allowed to keep arguing with all the contestants !

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:42 pm
by tuffers#1
BoniO wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:33 pm Miriam Margolyes would be brilliant.

Does anyone still watch the bloody programme though. Not the same since Bamby left.
How about Jamie Wallis ? CEB could have a field day

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:43 pm
by tuffers#1
Sid Bishop wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:37 pm
tuffers#1 wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:10 pm Could we not get Trump to do it ?
Damn, you beat me to it !
Ok second choice, I nominate....''tuffers'' but you are not allowed to keep arguing with all the contestants !
what even if I called every contestant Sid Bishop ?

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:45 pm
by Sid Bishop
tuffers#1 wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:43 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:37 pm
tuffers#1 wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:10 pm Could we not get Trump to do it ?
Damn, you beat me to it !
Ok second choice, I nominate....''tuffers'' but you are not allowed to keep arguing with all the contestants !
what even if I called every contestant Sid Bishop ?
Definitely not allowed !

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:45 pm
by tuffers#1
Sid Bishop wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:45 pm
tuffers#1 wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:43 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:37 pm

Damn, you beat me to it !
Ok second choice, I nominate....''tuffers'' but you are not allowed to keep arguing with all the contestants !
what even if I called every contestant Sid Bishop ?
Definitely not allowed !
:lol: :lol:

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:51 pm
by Top of the JES
Alan Carr.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:53 pm
by tuffers#1
Top of the JES wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:51 pm Alan Carr.
To working class

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:35 pm
by slacker
Omygawd wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:52 pm Victoria Coren Mitchell. She would be good.
Please, no. She spoils Only Connect with her ‘jokes’ and ‘wit’.

I expect it will be some Radio 4 news-y type that will get this gig.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 7:37 pm
by PutneyO
Idris Elba or Adrian Lester

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 9:52 pm
by HastaLaVista
Melvyn Bragg

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2022 10:10 pm
by Friend or fart
Whoever it is, will have to come cheap- see my thread about Eurovision.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 7:43 pm
by Mick McQuaid
50p on Neil Nunes.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 8:01 pm
by Mylo Xyloto
Richard Ayoade

Born in Whipps X

Both are Alumni of St Catherine’s college, Cambridge

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2022 9:04 pm
by WickfordO
John Cleese.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:04 am
by Adz
Omygawd wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:52 pm Victoria Coren Mitchell. She would be good.
Good call, she already presents a very similar show though,

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:29 am
by Dunners
No, absolutely not. VCM is far too whimsical for UC. As I have said, it must be someone suitable dour.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:27 am
by Adz
Dunners wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:29 am No, absolutely not. VCM is far too whimsical for UC. As I have said, it must be someone suitable dour.
You can take your pick from this message board

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:50 am
by Friend or fart
Adz said:-You can take your pick from this message board

I say:- Then we would end up with Tuffers as about 80% of the postings are made by him.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:52 am
by EastDerehamO
Adz wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:04 am
Omygawd wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 3:52 pm Victoria Coren Mitchell. She would be good.
Good call, she already presents a very similar show though,
I like Victoria Coren Mitchell on Only Connect, but that and University Challenge run back to back on Monday evenings, there's no way she will present both.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:09 am
by Adz
Friend or faux wrote: Thu Aug 18, 2022 7:50 am Adz said:-You can take your pick from this message board

I say:- Then we would end up with Tuffers as about 80% of the postings are made by him.
Thanks Tuffers :lol:

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:14 am
by cymruO
Sophie Raworth.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:15 am
by Chief crazy horse
Mick Lynch.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 9:06 am
by MassiveForehead
spen666 wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 6:33 pmAlex Scott
or Micah Richards. We don't get enough exposure from either to be fair.

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 10:34 am
by Orient_Man_And_Boy
:) My money’s on Amol Rajan

Re: Who Would You Like To Succeed Paxman?

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2022 11:16 am
by Stan1972
I think they will go for a female host, so I would go for a punt on either, Sandi Toksvig for a more candid/humorous presenter or possibly Fiona Bruce for a more serious straight talking presenter.