A nice shirt with good unbuttonage and very good close ups ,great pics kk

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From the Henley Standard - some footage and interview of Matt rowing from last week's Countryfile filming: http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/tv/index.php?vidid=302

Afternoon - Last night the OS was really great. I loved it. Enjoyed watching the flypast, Catalina and Marlin landing on the HMS Illustrious on the OS. It looked amazing when the HMS Illustrious passed through the Thames barriers. Hope everyone over there had a good time. Nice to see Agnetha is back to where she was belong. Pic from last night the OS:
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Thanks for posting the link KK. I watched the vid, the mute one at the moment so have to watch back when I get home. It seems Pete was a good instructor. Saw him and his team mates won 4 men coxless sculls on 4 of August last year while Matt was presenting morning program on BBC1. Great memories of Olympics London 2012!
I am looking forward to see Matt exploring the maritime history and climbing the rig of HMS Warrior on Sunday CF Hampshire. I feel like he’s absent for a month on CF.

This is lovely:
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Evening all

Typical there is dressing in period costume and dancing and matt isn't there, Matt would have looked fabulous dressed up in what chris had on
Alex loooked lovely and did a great job with the dance.

Emma nice pic of last night's tos.

Sport Relief 2012 The Mile Show video clips…

They are the -completed-set… Matt’s really looking very-tangoed.

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I am working on Jubilee-special-clips, they do look-marvelous in-HD.


I saw that, just watched a few minutes though. Matt is v good looking guy, so versatile and has many hidden talents so it would make you believe that he would do incredible and be fabulous every time you see any shows/episodes that he can do so well. You would wish he’d be there. It’s natural, isn’t it? The problem is he has many talents so little spare time. I was so pleased to see him hosting the OS live from HMS Illustrious on Thursday. One of the best episodes of the OS 2013 and bonus was his voiceover.

Hello Isn't it just! Mr. Darcy is one of the looks we most like to see Matt in too - ever since that early photo shoot! What a missed opportunity!

It was a very interesting show. Would have liked to hear the vetererans talk a bit more, and I thought the Abba interview was slightly out of place, but otherwise really good - except for Matt's hat! I hate that hat and it didn't look quite right in the surroundings. I was hoping for full naval uniform mind you so anything less would have been a disappointment

Some on twitter were moaning about Matt calling the ship a boat, so I asked the question (and not for the first time in my life) what is the difference exactly between a a ship and a boat. I'm none the wiser I must say. One definition is a boat can be fitted on a ship but not vice versa - except of course you can't put a fishing boat on a ship, and I'd like to see them try with some of the 10-storey modern ferries, and ferries are always boats! Another is a boat can go underwater like a submarine, but this seems to be because the early submarines were launched from ships. As far as I can see it seems to be down to naval snobbery - they just don't like people calling their ships boats. If anyone has a definitive explanation I'd love to hear it, but in the meantime Matt can carry on calling it a boat as far as I'm concerned.

Lovely pics Emma, thank you. I agree it was time for him to step down as El Presidente. He really has so much to do these days I don't think he has the time to give them as much support as he'd probably like to. He's already done a great job for them publicity-wise and I'm sure he'll carry on promoting them whenever he can.

I quite like this look. Hated the jacket when I first saw it but I've got used to it now. At least he still had stubble here, didn't he? I can only get the pics to open tiny so can't really judge. Looks like there are some good ones though


PS. I can remember cutting up and rolling ready-pasted wallpaper ready to hang, then filling the bath with water and dipping first roll in only to have a spluttering, scratching and biting cat emerge from one end. That was after midnight or I would have noticed the extra weight!

Gosh, this seems so long ago now! Nice pics. Again, I can only get them tiny but they look nice anyway. Thanks kk (although I know you're not here of course)

Hi Rita, if I heard correctly Matt did mention that the veterans had a lot of people like to interview so they would not keep them long. Also Matt said good luck to the captain of the HMS Illustrious for the speech he had to deliver on that night. I reckon the veterans had a really busy day. Even the OS ended at 7.30pm, the commemoration of the battle of Atlantic was going on which included a fundraising event, can’t remember where though.

Wouldn’t a boat a general description to any kinds of vessels that float on the water, regardless size, type, shape and age? I personally think it was a kind of general assumption referring it in affectionate way, no right or wrong answer. I am no expert but I know some people are very sensitive. For example, calling a scooter a moped which did hurt some people feelings so he ended up saying sorry but not really felt sorry. During his rickshaw challenge a guy was really upset because it has been referred to as a rickshaw rather than calling a trishaw. So no wonder sensitive people can be very upset over a minor issue but that’s the problems they created for themselves. Not by him IMHO. They don't seem to be able to identify and separate major and minor issues in their life, treating a minor as a major would prove it all.

He is a clever lad being able to do alot of different things and a very busy bee, shouldn't be greedy and want to see him more we do get to see matt 5 days a week It was great to hear his lovely voice doing one of the vts on thrus


It does make me laugh that people sit there waiting for matt to say something wrong just to moan about it, it's not the end of the world if it's called a ship or boat, they both float on water. i think eddie called it a boat as well.

All wrapped up again. The helmet matt has on while riding the quad bike does look a couple of sizes to big for him
The llama are sweet, lovely pics kk

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Nice shirt but too buttoned up and a matching cloured belt to his trews, very stubbly bet matt was happy to try some popcorn

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The ship v boat can be very sensitive for those in a maritime environment

I was told by a close friend who was a merchant sea captain that boats fit on ships (with a few exceptions - as always). I called the Queen Victoria a boat and was reprimanded - smacked knuckles Best idea is to "google" it and see if there is a definative answer!!

Cant wait for Ahoy there me hearties and splicing the mainbrace at Pmth Dockyard - to think I was there 2 days later!

Indeed. Should probably have used the word sensitivity rather than snobbery I did google it, which is why I ended up more confused than ever. Wonder where the two words originated and why. First sea-going vessel I've heard of was Noah's Ark and that was quite big wasn't it? Was it a boat or a ship? Anyway....

I'll be out for CF tonight unfortunately but will catch up on later in the evening.

Not my favourite look this, but I like this knee view with stripey sock
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And the stubble here
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And this is a lovely profile
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I've discovered Safari is opening pics in mobile photobucket which is why they come out very small. Had to switch to Firefox to view reasonable-sized pics. If anyone out there uses Safari (I know you don't kk) and can tell me how to change this I'd appreciate it. I've changed nothing in the settings. It seems to be a decision Safari made all by itself!

Afternoon all


Emma thanks for the sports mile clips, was great to watch again




The jumper is nice and snug shows off the shoulders rather well nice pics kk thanks

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Ah, now this is more like it Thought the waistcoat was black on my TV if I remember, but on my computer screen the front is dark, dark red. Lovely. I suppose with Spring coming we've seen the last of the waistcoats for a while.

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Very interesting Countryfile episode tonight, I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed it. Matt made me giggle as soon as he started introducing HMS Warrior, ‘this is a ship’. Hope 50m restoration project of 250 year old MHS Victory goes well using 21century technology. Matt asked the level of accuracy and the answer was down to the mm…it’s incredible, is it. Wonder how long it would take…wish Matt and CF team visit it again after it has been fully restored or even partly restored showing the progression that would make.

Portsmouth is a beautiful place …. Thanks to CF camera crew captured the beautiful scenes…that included gorgeous- close-ups of Mr B. His hardhat and the colour the harness matching his trousers ….looking very cute…and he made a tool using a traditional method which reminded me of his spade making on CF in Northern Ireland filmed when he was on the strictly live tour.

Tom’s investigation of the lab to the land farming and the robotic hand were interesting. Julia clearly doesn’t like that spicy thing she had to try. And her saying ‘who is a clever boy’ made me chuckled.

Baby goats on Adam's farm are v cute. He seemed he want to buy Zachary.

Anyone enjoyed watching the Voice battle rounds? I didn’t last year and this year doesn’t make difference that much, I enjoyed blind auditions more than the battle rounds. Yesterday I needed the earplugs.

Evening all

A good cf tonight a lovely early evening viewing, a great start with matt doing the voice over and going up the rigging they had great weather to do it, lovely close ups while he was on the ships and bet he loved making the axe head, but did he get to take it home
How cute were adams baby goats and white park bull was huge adam's face when the farmer told him how much it was going to cost him

I don't watch the voice i get fed up with the arguing between the judges and the screeching singers during the first rounds might watch the final just to see who wins

Morning,
I was out last night so caught up with CountryFile late, on my return. It did look like a particularly interesting programme altogether, but I only watched Matt's bits I'm afraid. And how interesting they were. Apart from Matt looking gorgeous (so pleased he abandoned the hat ) I was fascinated by the tool making and the restoration of Victory, which I think could have easily made an hour-long programme all by itself. Not so convinced by the scooping out of the tree to make a boat (or ship if you prefer ). It's a nice theory, but it is only that - a theory. You need some proof I think. Can't just say this is how it was done because you think it was a more logical way to do it. All very interesting all the same. And didn't Matt look lovely - or did I already say that.

I don't like the shirt, but do like just about everything else Lovely stubble especially, and some great expressions. A few favourites:

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Re the clock, I have to say I think it's hideous - with or without rechromed balls!

Evening all

Matt was looking lovely tonight, stubble coming on nicely,great standing up views. ricky was just about ok, still don't find him funny and never seen the office. don't think i'll be watching the muppet film either.

Very funny at the end tho with ricky doing custard pie throwing and matt ended up with 1 in the face, all matt did was laugh at least he had chance to get ricky back

Yes, the pie thing made up for the pink jumper for me! Difference of opinion as to whether that was planned or not. I think yes, others think no. It certainly would have been a very silly little skit even by TOS standards without. Not sure that Ricky was expecting the second pie though He's not the most pleasant person is he. I liked his series Extras. Thought that was quite clever. Chris Tarrant tonight. This could mean water