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    OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Had a quick look in the Radio Times earlier to see if I'd be able to watch the England match in HD. No- even though Virgin apparently own about 20% of ITV they still don't transmit the ITV HD channel, even though they now have 4HD and a couple of other HD channels. Bunch of arse if you ask me. If I didn't hate Rupert Murdoch so much I'd be forced to go to Sky HD.

    But anyway- while looking for the footy I noticed that there was a new Jonathan Meades series on BBC4. But not on BBC HD- WTF?

    I set the V+ box to record it anyway.

    And it was well worth it. I've been a fan of Jonathan Meades for well over 10 years. As someone who can go weeks without watching any telly at all, and who as a result rarely consults the schedules, I daresay I've missed a bunch of his stuff over the years. More fool me. The man makes quite wonderful programmes.

    It's a bit hard to categorise- ostensibly he's an architecture critic, but his programs combine humour, social commentary, satire, and history into a unique and quite wonderful whole. I very strongly recommend it. I checked, and it's on the Iplayer catchup on Virgin, and it looks like it's here too:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ter_Episode_1/

    The new age of on demand, pausable live TV etc. suits his programs perfectly IMO- they're full on, and I'm not at all ashamed to admit to pausing and rewinding multiple times during a viewing to make sure I've understood a point or a subtle joke, or visual sight gag.

    I'm constantly depressed by the fact that our mainstream media seem to celebrate dumbing down and stupidity. When someone as obviously clever, well informed and opinionated as Meades is given a whole hour of airtime, that's something to shout from the rooftops.

    Albeit that he used to be on BBC2, and now he's on BBC4. The battle is far from won.

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Nice, reminds me that I need to pick up the DVD boxset of his stuff.

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Thanks for reminding me - Missed this last night - off to iPlayer now.

    Been a fan for years as well. I can't help feeling though that these days he looks very ill. He's certainly lost a hell of a lot of weight since he first started doing these 10-15 years ago...

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Quote Originally Posted by capt_cornflake View Post
    Thanks for reminding me - Missed this last night - off to iPlayer now.

    Been a fan for years as well. I can't help feeling though that these days he looks very ill. He's certainly lost a hell of a lot of weight since he first started doing these 10-15 years ago...
    He lost the weight a good few years ago now, apparently it was causing him knee problems. I agree that his old size imparted a certain je ne sais pas to the visuals, but you can't have everything.

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Thanks for the heads up, I caught up on the first episode on iplayer last night proper good quality t.v tbh

    It's a shame that these days it's so few and far between, primetime t.v especially, it seems if you can't phone in to vote in some way it's not getting shown before eleven. ITV in particular is a wasteland, I honestly haven't watched anything on it in years. Channel 4 and the BBC do a better job of making good quality programming (imo at least) but then they consistently fail by putting it on an obscure digital channel at stupid o'clock in the morning

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Next one on tomorrow.

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Quote Originally Posted by Rave View Post
    He lost the weight a good few years ago now, apparently it was causing him knee problems. I agree that his old size imparted a certain je ne sais pas to the visuals, but you can't have everything.
    His old size imparted a certain "I don't know" to the visuals?

    You sure you didn't mean je ne sais quoi?



    Either my GCSE French has just come in useful, or in tune with the thread I've missed a subtle French joke.

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Told. I even googled it to make sure. My memory ain't what it was. I only got an A at GCSE French because I was a teacher's son and my French teacher had a completely irrational liking for me. Since then I've only used my limited French on Booze Cruises.

    So anyway- did you watch the program, smartarse?

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Quote Originally Posted by Rave View Post
    Told. I even googled it to make sure. My memory ain't what it was. I only got an A at GCSE French because I was a teacher's son and my French teacher had a completely irrational liking for me. Since then I've only used my limited French on Booze Cruises.

    So anyway- did you watch the program, smartarse?
    To be fair, I'm making a conscious effort to watch it for the first time - never heard of the bloke before but it sounds very intriguing from your description.

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Great new word coined by Mr Meades to describe smokers outside a building - 'snoutcasts'

    A witty, erudite programme like his makes most other broadcast material seem very 'dumbed down' in comparison.

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    Re: OMG new Jonathan Meades

    Loved episode 2. I visited Lewis a couple of times when a friend stayed there. I do concur in general with Mr Meades which is just as well as hasn't gone after anything I hold dear yet and I not sure my skin is thick enough.

    Then again might do me good

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