So tonight is the night when Biased BBC goes live with real-time coverage of Question Time. Have a look at the panel, and weep. Or laugh. We have the ludicrous Jim Knight, the appalling Lembit Opik, Mr Smug himself Will Self, Jungle Bunny Ester Rantzen, and conservative Nadine Dorres. 5:1, I think is the ratio, so it’s important that WE are all on air to offer a little balance! Hope you can join me at 10.30pm when the we shall go live, should be a fun experiment and I will be ready and waiting…..bear with me if there any technical problems, this is a first at my end as well!!
I wonder how long it will take Self to start going on about the miners strike?
Want to open a book?
David,
Yep, looks like 5:1, including Dimblebore. Pathetic really.
I am a little confused (not unusual !), by what is meant by “real-time live”. Surely not “live” at 10:30 ? I can’t see the BBC passing up the opportunity of editing the programme !
Grant,
It just means we can comment instantly, without having to post, via the on-screen icon that shall magically appear later on at 10.30pm! Means we can be instantly on the button, and that we can a good old evisceration of this most prestigious and biased of BBC programmes! I’m a little nervous as to how it will work but it should be quicker than this business of having to type, post, and publish.
Actually, I always had Esther Rantzen as being vaguely right-of-centre.
I honestly don’t know how anyone can watch that appalling programme!
That’s great, but can we watch it on-line too?
Great, looking forward to it.
What kind of person watches QT? The type of person attracted to BBC TV is hardly likely to want to watch even such a crass attempt at a political discussion. There’s bound to be another channel showing their preferred fare of soaps, celebrity talent shows, cops/robbers/doctors/nurses dramas when QT is on. That’s why QT gets such a small audience.
It’s going to be ‘pick on Dorres’ night. She’s a good MP, and is actually further right than many other Conservative MPs, but she’s not the most eloquent or gifted performer on things like this. Self is going to throw his usual array of big words at her to make her look stupid, when she’ll probably make perfectly valid points. I hate Will Self – just thought I’d mention that 😉
What’s the point? Left wing panel, Left wing audience and Left wing BBC–I’m off to German economic forum instead
BBC Scotland have went a step to far recently, and have invoked a huge reaction from Rangers FC supporters. They will be demonstrating outside the Glasgow HQ on Saturday 20th December, for their bias, bigotry and anti British propoganda.
The BBC have shown their true anti British/Unionist mentality for years in Scotland, due to right on, liberal Britain haters in control at Pacific Quay.
Well no more I’m afraid, Rangers fans are taking up the mantle and will be conducting a peaceful demo, right on their front doorstep.
William Anderson
Could you expand on what BBC Scotland have done to annoy one of the Ugly Sisters?
Does it really behove Rangers supporters to complain about bigotry?
a smack head on the panel eh? Suppose thats a bit cheeky, but, thats life innit
wonder if he’ll be jackin up in the toilets before hand
David Vance
It just means we can comment instantly, without having to post, via the on-screen icon that shall magically appear later on at 10.30pm! Means we can be instantly on the button…
I think you’d better read what it says on the packet carefully. I have a horrible feeling that you are going to have to moderate and publish every comment manually yourself if you are the designated ‘writer’.
This is a good idea and all, but it’ll be a cold day in Hell before I sit through an episode of QT again. The last time I saw it, poor Douglas Murray was doing his best to warn us about the dangers of Islamo-fascism and he was being verbally assaulted by the audience and the panel, one of which was that heavy-weight giant in the field of political philosophy, Davina McCall.
That’s when I came to the conclusion: Why bother?
Tom,
Think you are right but hey, I’ll give it a go and If I am overwhelmed I have a solution. A nice glass of wine!!
Will Self? Has he not been found dead in a dingy bedsit with a belt wrapped around his arm yet?
I stopped watching Q Time years ago, but since finding this blog I have started watching it again, as I find it quite amusing if I read the blogs at the same time, ie live. It sort of cancels out the bias and makes the lefty panelists look so ridiculous. Of course if the internet were down I would turn off.
So, David Vance, you are helping their ratings, but not in a way they would like.
David Vance and Caveman 2:52
Funny, I was going to post the same. I gave up watching QT years ago when it had already become a parody of itself and only started watching again as a result of this website and the , often hilarious, comments here.
Just wish QT was on a bit earlier as I am usually tucked up with my hot chocolate by 10:30.
Guess it will have to be a glass of wine tonight !
Speaking of which , what happened to Mikey Whitewiney ?
Anyway, David, good luck with the technology tonight !
William Anderson 12:40
Never thought I would become a fan of Rangers fans ! Good luck to them.
Apologies for non attendance in advance. To late for me when i’m on early shift. have fun though.
O/T but ….
What TF are the BBC trying to tell us about the arrest of al-Qaeda terrorists in Belgium?
First they give it to us straight:
Belgian police say they have detained 14 people suspected of being members of the al-Qaeda network.
But then there’s:
The BBC’s Jonny Dymond in Brussels says the investigation that led to the detentions appears to have been at least a year old.
So?
Last December, 14 people arrested by Belgian police on suspicion of plotting to free a convicted al-Qaeda member were released without charge.
Okay, I get it. While the rest of the world’s media are prepared to treat this as a genuine terror plot to attack an EU Summit that’s been foiled by the Police, the BBC reckons it knows better and that like Captain Reynaud’s force in Casablanca, the Belgian plod are just rounding up the usual suspects.
The arrogance is breathtaking.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7777312.stm
Grant:
Mike the arch liberal went off in a huff when a short-lived mad mullah started commenting here and was justly given short shrift by all of us. Mike whined off in ‘protest’. Two days later the Bombay islamo-nutter spectacular occurred and strangely we never heard again from the apologist of the ROP…
How about the following dream team for QT?
1) Claire “wheezey” Raynor
2) Tony “mad as a balloon” Benn
3) Frank “Father xmas” Dobson
4) Tony “Baldrick” Robinson
5) Carl “I was right all along” Marx
6) Ken “shutthefukupuasshole” Livingstone
etc etc etc all in the same pointless vein—
Robert 4:16
Shame about Mike Whiney. I really miss him. He was one of the funniest posters here.
Lord Peston 4:35
May I add Shami Chaki to your list ? If only because she is rather fanciable , unlike the others !
It’s a bit of a toss up between QT and a taped episode of spooks? I did miss all the fun here last week…so I coud be here for the squawk box debut.
Esther Rantzen? I thought she only did those adverts now?
David
Should be although am celebrating today having had some fantastic dental work done – big phobia. Anywho – will be hammered so will watch my language and will probably be gibbering guff. Apols in advance.
May I add Shami Chaki to your list ? If only because she is rather fanciable , unlike the others !
Lots of people say that. The fanciable part, I mean. Obviously I’m in a minority, but to me she just looks like an Indian boy. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but it most certainly doesn’t make my pants tight.
This is going to be a real frigging hoot!!!!! I’ve got the beers in
I think QT can be watched online (via iplayer) but you probably need a UK IP address.
A great idea David (V), I hope it goes smoothly. Will the conversation be readable afterwards?
Unfortunately I also find QT so painfully biased to watch that I find it hard to sleep afterwards.
Always enjoy reading the QT thread afterwards though.
Robert 5:17
” De gustibus, non disputandum ” !
I rather like the thought of having a 1 to 1 chat with Shami and ruffling her feathers a little.
But, Indian boy ? Hey, don’t let Martin read this. He already thinks I am a “Jock Twat”, but ” Gay Jock Twat” is a bridge too far !
I’ve got to bring the BBC 6PM new up here.
1. The pound having gone down the toilet bowl. But the BBC bigs up some crappy company that exports the odd London taxi to europe as a ‘good sign’
For fucks sake!!!
2. Then we have my favourite BBC dickhead Mark Easton (Sheena Easton would do a better job) wanking on about the ‘reduction in knife crime figures’ that er….. actually isn’t a knife crime reduction at all. But never let the truth get in the way of pro Liebour spin hey Easton?
3. Then the Irish issue over Lisbon. Throughout the whole piece the beeboids referred to Ireland as being in RECESSION. Not once was ‘downturn’ mentioned.
Notice how any Country that annoys the BBC (Ireland for telling the fat corrupt rent boys users of europe to fuck off and of course the hated infidels of America) is in recession, but of course here in the UK we are in a glorious downturn with that man who saved the world (his words not mine) leading us to further glory (or not)
4. The BBC pissing all over the Germans (after all what the fuck do they know about economic stability?) who dared to belittle the fat one eyed twat.
The BBC, it just gets worse and worse.
Oh and finally (yes there’s more) we have the BBC taking a dig at Simon Cowell and the X-Factor being No1 at Christmas.
So what do the BBC offer? Terry fucking Wogan and the One Show with some utter bile.
Grant: I don’t think you’re a jock twat!!! Well not unless you’re very fat have a glass eye, don’t wash, fantasise about Peter Mandelson or think you saved the world.
Other than that I think your’re great!
ITV news running the story that the Germans think Brown is a wanker and should shut up and doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
Martin 6:41
Spot on ! I just posted on another thread about the BBC’s attitude to the Pound. Basically, they want it weak so we can join the Euro.
God , I hate them !!
Martin 6:43
Wow ! If I get through your filter I must be doing something right !
Actually, any time I think of Mandelson, I immediately go for a cold shower.
Glad you have the beers in tonight and not in the huff like last week. Please don’t throw the empties at the TV !
Was I? Someon else was posting as ‘Martin’ last week I noticed.
I don’t think I bothered to post about QT as I didn’t watch it.
Maybe Vance should put a poll up so we can all vote on what the consensus as to Ms. Chakrabarti’s sexual attractiveness is. Hell, maybe it’ll even attract her attention. Then she can find out exactly what we think about her dangerous, morally inverted organisation, of which I know for a fact my opinion is the majority one. On this forum at least.
Nope, still not seeing it.
Shami sexy? I think not. Here are my top 10 political mingers
1. Mandelson (he’s just got to be in there folks)
2. Diane Abbott
3. Clare Short
4. Harriet Harman
5. Baroness Billingham
6. Tessa Jowell
7. Blair’s bitch
8. Glenys Kinnock
9. Linda Bellos
10. Caroline Flint (sorry but I think she’s a rough old boot)
I could go on, there are plenty of tohers.
Martin 7:59
Sort of agree with you, but I think Harriet Harperson is slightly tasty.
Martin 7:59
Who the hell is ” Baroness Billingham” ?
Sounds like someone from a Trollope novel.
Does she have a website ? Is she on Facebook ?
Grant, i think youve had a nervous breakdown, u need a few weeks in the sun to get your head together with lots of native girls and plenty of booze
Shami Chakrabarti is very annoying. I heard her being interviewed on the world service recently, she seemed to have an inappropriate attachment to her parents. Hence her immature politics. Apparently she is a mother herself, but she is still a smug self obsessed pixie.
People, specially politicians, who appear on HIGNFY look foolish when they delude themselves that they’re smart enough to sneer-alonga-Ian.
Baroness Billingham has the rare distiction of being even less attractive than the town whose name she bears!
Grant: Baroness Billingham is a big fat Labour loving Peer. She often spouts total shite in favour of McFatty on the Sky News paper review.
http://www.harrietharman.org/fileadmin/endorsements/Endorsements_New/Baroness_Billingham.jpg
Grant: If you think Harriet Harperosn is sexy you really do need to see a doctor.
Having said that I could think of something to shove in her gob to shut her up 🙂
archroy: “…Billingham came 35th in the Crap Towns survey of 2003, provoking some outrage in the local press…”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billingham
BaronESS? That’s a bloke.
Martin and other posters .
OK , I am under a bit of fire here.
I thought Baroness Billingham was an oil terminal . My mistake.
But, I still stick to my view that some lefty women are quite cute. The problem is you have to go through 4 hours of Marxist dogma first.
Sue 8:17
Not ” Cardigan Sue ” by any chance ?
Love your posts anyway.
oh my 8:07
Don’t worry. I am off to Gambia in March 2009 to visit my dear wife !!