I noticed Lionel Blair sitting behind Ronnie Corbett on Sat . I think he would be very good to take over when Bruce retires. He is passionate about dancing and used to have his own dance troupe.
Lionel Blair would be excellent to take over when Bruce retires
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Originally Posted by sarahcs:
“Lionel is only 3 years younger than Brucie.”
“Lionel is only 3 years younger than Brucie.”
Wow he looks fantastic for 79.
Why do we have to have some doddery old bloke??? He would be just as bad as Brucie walking down those steps at the beginning and do his little shoe shuffle...ugh
Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“In the immortal words of John McEnroe – YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS !”
“In the immortal words of John McEnroe – YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS !”
I am serious. Lionel is used to working with a live audience and used to be a top dancer.
Originally Posted by Paace:
“I am serious. Lionel is used to working with a live audience and used to be a top dancer.”
“I am serious. Lionel is used to working with a live audience and used to be a top dancer.”
USED to be. He's not been on TV for years.
Why on earth would the BBC wish to further alienate the younger audience by employing another doddery old fool?
Crikey, people will be wanting Tom O'Connor next.
Originally Posted by DenizenOfSW3:
“USED to be. He's not been on TV for years.
Why on earth would the BBC wish to further alienate the younger audience by employing another doddery old fool?
Crikey, people will be wanting Tom O'Connor next.”
“USED to be. He's not been on TV for years.
Why on earth would the BBC wish to further alienate the younger audience by employing another doddery old fool?
Crikey, people will be wanting Tom O'Connor next.”
Is he still alive???????????
You are joking, surely 
I thought Tess did a brilliant job and it just shows what a (much) younger presenter can do. It's not a comedy show and you don't necessarily need someone who knows about dance. A half decent professional presenter has just shown us exactly how bad Bruce is now and it's time to put all these geriatric guys to rest. And I speak as a geriatric myself lol.
I thought Tess did a brilliant job and it just shows what a (much) younger presenter can do. It's not a comedy show and you don't necessarily need someone who knows about dance. A half decent professional presenter has just shown us exactly how bad Bruce is now and it's time to put all these geriatric guys to rest. And I speak as a geriatric myself lol.
Originally Posted by DenizenOfSW3:
“USED to be. He's not been on TV for years.
Why on earth would the BBC wish to further alienate the younger audience by employing another doddery old fool?
Crikey, people will be wanting Tom O'Connor next.”
“USED to be. He's not been on TV for years.
Why on earth would the BBC wish to further alienate the younger audience by employing another doddery old fool?
Crikey, people will be wanting Tom O'Connor next.”
You are just as patronising to young people as Jay Hunt in thinking that young people only want to watch young people.
You'll find that most people just want to enjoy someone who is excellent at their job along with being entertaining.
Originally Posted by Paace:
“You are just as patronising to young people as Jay Hunt in thinking that young people only want to watch young people.
You'll find that most people just want to enjoy someone who is excellent at their job along with being entertaining.”
“You are just as patronising to young people as Jay Hunt in thinking that young people only want to watch young people.
You'll find that most people just want to enjoy someone who is excellent at their job along with being entertaining.”
Actually I think what the OP meant was we dont need someone who is over the age of 70 and who has an ego bigger than the show itself.
They dont have to be young young but someone who appeals to all ages would be preferable.
As much as I love Lionel Blair, I think scd needs to think in terms of younger livelier presenters to give the show a lift - it's all got a bit twee at the moment. If it's not careful it is going to fall into the same trap that the old Come Dancing finally faded into.
Originally Posted by Paace:
“I noticed Lionel Blair sitting behind Ronnie Corbett on Sat . I think he would be very good to take over when Bruce retires. He is passionate about dancing and used to have his own dance troupe.”
“I noticed Lionel Blair sitting behind Ronnie Corbett on Sat . I think he would be very good to take over when Bruce retires. He is passionate about dancing and used to have his own dance troupe.”
LOL LOL - it must be April Fool's Day, surely?
Originally Posted by BirthdayGirl:
“Is he still alive???????????”
“Is he still alive???????????”
Just about.
How about Des AND Tom O'Connor. Now that would be something special. Lenny bennett presenting ITT.
Originally Posted by BirthdayGirl:
“Actually I think what the OP meant was we dont need someone who is over the age of 70 and who has an ego bigger than the show itself.
They dont have to be young young but someone who appeals to all ages would be preferable.”
“Actually I think what the OP meant was we dont need someone who is over the age of 70 and who has an ego bigger than the show itself.
They dont have to be young young but someone who appeals to all ages would be preferable.”
Please, please...NOT Lional Blair
That would be going from bad to worse....I would lose the will to live
Originally Posted by DenizenOfSW3:
“Just about.
How about Des AND Tom O'Connor. Now that would be something special. Lenny bennett presenting ITT.”
“Just about.
How about Des AND Tom O'Connor. Now that would be something special. Lenny bennett presenting ITT.”
They'd have to WHEEL all three them onto the stage!!
It made me giggle seeing Lionel looking enviously over Ronnie's shoulder. I'm sure he blagged his way into the studio on the vain hope he would be asked to stand in at the last minute, incase Ronnie, for example should slip coming down the staircase 
Originally Posted by Seabird:
“It made me giggle seeing Lionel looking enviously over Ronnie's shoulder. I'm sure he blagged his way into the studio on the vain hope he would be asked to stand in at the last minute, incase Ronnie, for example should slip coming down the staircase”
“It made me giggle seeing Lionel looking enviously over Ronnie's shoulder. I'm sure he blagged his way into the studio on the vain hope he would be asked to stand in at the last minute, incase Ronnie, for example should slip coming down the staircase
”
It was truly hilarious, yes.
Talk about desperate!
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