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Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 10 Oct 2017, 18:26
by Anita Bensoussane
Gary Russell wrote:14th June. It was very hot. I got badly sunburned on Brownsea. I hadn't ridden a bike since 1980. I never plan to ride one again. I got lost driving home. Sat navs and roadsigns in Dorset tell you very different things, neither of which helped. The pub in Corfe that we had lunch in was very nice. I got more sunburned sitting in their garden too. Parking was a bloody nightmare. I remembered why I don't like boats and ferries. The poeple who run Brownsea Island are lovely. The people who run Corfe Castle were significantly less so.
It sounds quite a day, Gary!
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 10 Oct 2017, 18:30
by Daisy
Thanks for your memories of the filming Gary. That must have been one of our very few real summer days!
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 10 Oct 2017, 19:20
by John Pickup
I enjoyed the clip and I'm very pleased that Eileen Soper's illustrations were used in it, the definitive artist of the Famous Five.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 10 Oct 2017, 19:26
by Courtenay
Even though the Five as played by Marcus, Gary, Jennifer and Michele look a lot more like Betty Maxey's versions??
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 12:56
by Moonraker
number 6 wrote:Personally, I wish a bit more was said regarding Michele's contribution & not just that she'd passed away some years ago!
I really think the family wouldn't want that discussed/mentioned on national television. Of course, I am only reading between the lines - Gary would know much more. Some things are best left alone.
A most interesting and humerous post, Gary. Interesting too your comment about the NT at Corfe Castle. I believe Viv had some issues with them, too.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 13:11
by Julie2owlsdene
I enjoying watching it anyway, and thanks, Tony and Gary for your information. Wish I had been there to see the filming.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 16:21
by Courtenay
I thought it was quite fair that they simply said "Sadly, actress Michele Gallagher, who played George, passed away in 2000" and left it at that. If there was no mention of her at all, viewers might be left wondering why she wasn't included — whereas the way they did it gives her a respectful acknowledgment while preserving her family's privacy.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 17:10
by number 6
Moonraker wrote:number 6 wrote:Personally, I wish a bit more was said regarding Michele's contribution & not just that she'd passed away some years ago!
I really think the family wouldn't want that discussed/mentioned on national television. Of course, I am only reading between the lines - Gary would know much more. Some things are best left alone.
Unless we knew for sure that Michele's family would or wouldn't want her discussed/mentioned on National Television, or at any other time, then we can't think or assume anything.
I wasn't asking for a long drawn out obituary, just an acknowledgment of her overall contribution to a very successful series that she would've been proud of.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 11 Oct 2017, 23:14
by Gary Russell
Courtenay wrote:I thought it was quite fair that they simply said "Sadly, actress Michele Gallagher, who played George, passed away in 2000" and left it at that. If there was no mention of her at all, viewers might be left wondering why she wasn't included — whereas the way they did it gives her a respectful acknowledgment while preserving her family's privacy.
It was discussed at great length, but it was agreed by everyone that a) we didn't want to get bogged down with questions about how she died B) it would be a bit of a downer in what was essentially a light-hearted look at Blyton's legacy, and not ours c) The One Show is a frothy light entertainment show going out early evening and no one thought dwelling on death would look anything other than cheap, dismissive and casual on a show like that
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 12 Oct 2017, 00:01
by pete9012S
I thought it was handled in the program in an extremely sensitive manner. The whole segment was most enjoyable.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 12 Oct 2017, 00:21
by Rob Houghton
The only thing I didn't like was the interviewer, dressed in a school uniform. Ridiculously lame!
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 12 Oct 2017, 07:04
by number 6
Gary Russell wrote:Courtenay wrote:I thought it was quite fair that they simply said "Sadly, actress Michele Gallagher, who played George, passed away in 2000" and left it at that. If there was no mention of her at all, viewers might be left wondering why she wasn't included — whereas the way they did it gives her a respectful acknowledgment while preserving her family's privacy.
It was discussed at great length, but it was agreed by everyone that a) we didn't want to get bogged down with questions about how she died B) it would be a bit of a downer in what was essentially a light-hearted look at Blyton's legacy, and not ours c) The One Show is a frothy light entertainment show going out early evening and no one thought dwelling on death would look anything other than cheap, dismissive and casual on a show like that
Fair enough.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 12 Oct 2017, 09:35
by Daisy
I think the whole item was well balanced, positive and entertaining. I also agree that the interviewer was rather incongruous - but he does do items he fronts in a way which I personally often do not like much.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 12 Oct 2017, 09:45
by Tony Summerfield
I agree about the interviewer as the item had nothing to do with a school series. When I was originally approached by The One Show I was told that the interviews were going to be done by Gyles Brandreth who I had already met as he had been a speaker at an Enid Blyton Day.
Re: Blyton on "The One Show"
Posted: 12 Oct 2017, 09:47
by Daisy
I would have preferred Gyles Brandreth - what a pity he wasn't available.