Sir Patrick Moore

Angus-Higgins said:
Did you watch the anniversary programme today?

It was really good. Sir Patrick Moore is an incredible presenter, and person in general.

Angus Higgins
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On the radio this morning he was said to have said something along the lines that there are too many women presenters and women in general working at the beeb! lol, classic.
 
This thread has just reminded me that I put my "Patrick Moore on Mars" book in my bag before I came back for Uni!

Gotta give that a read next!

Rich
 
Shackley said:
No connection there then.
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The war had a significant influence on his life: his only known romance ended when his fiancée, a nurse, was killed by a bomb which fell on her ambulance. Moore subsequently explained that he never married because "There was no one else for me... second best is no good for me...I would have liked a wife and family, but it was not to be."
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Or he could have old fashioned views on love and decided that he didn't want to marry another woman when the one he loved was killed in such a way?

Let's face it, the daytime TV market is designed for women and the rest of it isn't much better (at least on the BBC).
 
afraser2k said:
Let's face it, the daytime TV market is designed for women and the rest of it isn't much better (at least on the BBC).
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You mean that I am missing out on some quality television elsewhere :eek:

Do tell, please.
 
skankmaster said:
hehe - just read his comments about TV.

Hes justified in his views about big brother though :p
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just read that also,

""I would like to see two independent wavelengths - one controlled by women, and one for us, controlled by men."

Fair comment if you ask me, his just asking for equality.

"I used to watch Doctor Who and Star Trek, but they went PC - making women commanders, that kind of thing. I stopped watching."

and this I agree with fully, although I like Voyager it was soooooo blaitantly PC, I don't mind woman playing roles of that type but it has to be done right and not just for the political correctness of it.
 
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I'd be interested to see the actual figures of the female/male split of BBC program commissioners, TBH I would be surprised if the majority are women as he claims.

From comments by people in the industry I get the feeling that most producers, directors, writers, controllers and news editors are still men

I think he's confusing women commissioning programs, with programs being made to appeal to women.
 
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