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Post by salopstick on Jan 28, 2020 11:14:06 GMT
Nicholas Parsons passed away
96 that’s a good age
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 28, 2020 11:21:08 GMT
Amazing longevity. It comes as a bit of a shock to find that he wasn't immortal. RIP and condolences to his wife and family.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 11:21:53 GMT
Me and the kids used to listen to Just a Minute in the car regularly when we were out and about, his wit was razor sharp despite his age.
He's had a good old innings, RIP x
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Post by cooper67 on Jan 28, 2020 11:25:34 GMT
RIP.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jan 28, 2020 11:25:36 GMT
Me and the kids used to listen to Just a Minute in the car regularly when we were out and about, his wit was razor sharp despite his age. He's had a good old innings, RIP x I always found that there was nothing to compare with "Just a minute" to make a car journey pass quickly.  |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jan 28, 2020 11:29:08 GMT
Listened to this recently. Sharp as a tack for his monumental age and very funny. RIP.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 28, 2020 11:30:17 GMT
He just didn't seem to age. Always on the ball and very quick witted. Just a Minute, brilliant.
RIP.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 11:31:57 GMT
Me and the kids used to listen to Just a Minute in the car regularly when we were out and about, his wit was razor sharp despite his age. He's had a good old innings, RIP x I always found that there was nothing to compare with "Just a minute" to make a car journey pass quickly. Yep, good old fashioned clean entertainment, and some of the guests like Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Pam Eyres and Graham Norton are brilliant....... |
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Post by partickpotter on Jan 28, 2020 11:44:38 GMT
I always found that there was nothing to compare with "Just a minute" to make a car journey pass quickly. Yep, good old fashioned clean entertainment, and some of the guests like Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Pam Eyres and Graham Norton are brilliant....... A bona fide broadcasting icon. RIP (Just) A Minute silence would be appropriate at 6.30 pm tonight. |
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Post by riverman on Jan 28, 2020 11:45:26 GMT
Used to watch Sale of the Century as a kid. Questions were usually pretty easy and the prizes were hilariously shite! Proper 70s kitsch. RIP Nicholas.
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Post by maninasuitcase on Jan 28, 2020 12:13:49 GMT
RIP
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Post by thevoid on Jan 28, 2020 13:06:02 GMT
RIP
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Post by bathstoke on Jan 28, 2020 13:52:00 GMT
I always found that there was nothing to compare with "Just a minute" to make a car journey pass quickly. Yep, good old fashioned clean entertainment, and some of the guests like Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Pam Eyres and Graham Norton are brilliant....... Yeah, But Giles chairing full time fills be with dread |
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Jan 28, 2020 13:52:45 GMT
Very sad news RIP
Can always remember “from Norwich it’s the quiz of the week” as a lad growing up
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Post by Northy on Jan 28, 2020 17:10:22 GMT
RIP, heard on the radio earlier he had to cancel a speech he was giving in Dubai a few months ago as he was too unwell, he was 96 !
From Norwich .... ATV
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Post by lordherefordsknob on Jan 28, 2020 18:44:23 GMT
RIP Nicholas bloody Parsons.
Never ever bloody anything ever.
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Post by telfordstoke on Jan 28, 2020 19:35:50 GMT
RIP indeed. Memories of Just a minute and Sale of the Century like many of you, seemed a truly nice guy
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Post by theglove on Jan 28, 2020 21:10:06 GMT
I always found that there was nothing to compare with "Just a minute" to make a car journey pass quickly. Yep, good old fashioned clean entertainment, and some of the guests like Paul Merton, Gyles Brandreth, Pam Eyres and Graham Norton are brilliant.......
Not to mention Clement Freud :/
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Post by thequietman on Jan 29, 2020 12:51:06 GMT
Met him once, briefly, in Leeds. He & Paul Merton stopped me in the street & asked me to recommend a good, quiet pub. Think they'd come out of the theatre after a Just A Minute show recording.
He was a total gent.
The doyen of show hosts. Professional, sharp, understated. RIP Mr Parsons.
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Post by raythesailor on Jan 29, 2020 15:48:24 GMT
Just a minute around the late 70s/early 80s with the likes of Kenneth Williams, Clem Freud and Derick Nimo used to be on Radio 4 in my car when I was on my way to football at that time around about one or two pm.
Parsons was the perfect host to what Is arguably one of the funniest things you will ever here on Radio. Don’t know how to do links , but if you have never heard them they are still funny to this day.
RIP
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Post by marylandstoke on Jan 29, 2020 16:22:32 GMT
Just a minute around the late 70s/early 80s with the likes of Kenneth Williams, Clem Freud and Derick Nimo used to be on Radio 4 in my car when I was on my way to football at that time around about one or two pm. Parsons was the perfect host to what Is arguably one of the funniest things you will ever here on Radio. Don’t know how to do links , but if you have never heard them they are still funny to this day. RIP Used to tape whatever was on at 12:27/6:30pm if I knew I had to drive for meetings/work and listen to it in the car. Made the drive something to look forward to. J.A.M, Round Britain Quiz, Any Questions, Any Answers. I am sure there is a bigger list. Women’s Hour was mint in those days too. My first introduction to Douglas Adams and the Hitch Hikers Guide. Golden age of, one of my fave mediums. This is The Spirit of Radio. |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jan 30, 2020 14:42:28 GMT
Also, with all the knowledge on here, I am having a huge senior moment.
What was the show, Frank Muir, Dennis Norden plus as I remember. They were given a phrase and had to tell a story that ended with the phrase.
To this day I still remember “You can’t have your kayak and heat it” and the shopping list “soup, a colly, fridge, elastic, eggs,peas, halitosis”
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Post by partickpotter on Jan 31, 2020 13:07:35 GMT
Just a minute around the late 70s/early 80s with the likes of Kenneth Williams, Clem Freud and Derick Nimo used to be on Radio 4 in my car when I was on my way to football at that time around about one or two pm. Parsons was the perfect host to what Is arguably one of the funniest things you will ever here on Radio. Don’t know how to do links , but if you have never heard them they are still funny to this day. RIP Used to tape whatever was on at 12:27/6:30pm if I knew I had to drive for meetings/work and listen to it in the car. Made the drive something to look forward to. J.A.M, Round Britain Quiz, Any Questions, Any Answers. I am sure there is a bigger list. Women’s Hour was mint in those days too. My first introduction to Douglas Adams and the Hitch Hikers Guide. Golden age of, one of my fave mediums. This is The Spirit of Radio. The excellent Round Britain Quiz is still going strong and just started its new series. Thanks to podcasts it a lot easier to listen to these days. |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jan 31, 2020 18:40:59 GMT
Used to tape whatever was on at 12:27/6:30pm if I knew I had to drive for meetings/work and listen to it in the car. Made the drive something to look forward to. J.A.M, Round Britain Quiz, Any Questions, Any Answers. I am sure there is a bigger list. Women’s Hour was mint in those days too. My first introduction to Douglas Adams and the Hitch Hikers Guide. Golden age of, one of my fave mediums. This is The Spirit of Radio. The excellent Round Britain Quiz is still going strong and just started its new series. Thanks to podcasts it a lot easier to listen to these days. podcasts ha In my day you had to wind handle on the side of the audio reproduction playertron AND drive at the same time. Ill give you distracted driving. And you try and tell the kids that these days and they won’t believe you. |
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Post by RichieBarkerOut! on Jan 31, 2020 21:06:49 GMT
Also, with all the knowledge on here, I am having a huge senior moment. What was the show, Frank Muir, Dennis Norden plus as I remember. They were given a phrase and had to tell a story that ended with the phrase. To this day I still remember “You can’t have your kayak and heat it” and the shopping list “soup, a colly, fridge, elastic, eggs,peas, halitosis” Is this it? www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/myword/ |
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Post by marylandstoke on Jan 31, 2020 21:42:13 GMT
Also, with all the knowledge on here, I am having a huge senior moment. What was the show, Frank Muir, Dennis Norden plus as I remember. They were given a phrase and had to tell a story that ended with the phrase. To this day I still remember “You can’t have your kayak and heat it” and the shopping list “soup, a colly, fridge, elastic, eggs,peas, halitosis” Is this it? www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/myword/It certainly is. Thank you so much 🏴 |
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Feb 1, 2020 0:11:01 GMT
R.I.P.
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