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Old 08-11-2016, 06:36
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I was referring to BBC factual shows presented people like Dallas Campbell (just an actor) and Richard Hammond (not a problem for the BBC now).

Also there was a documentary recently about the hidden areas of Rome with Alexander Armstrong. He is a good actor and presenter but there is no reason for him to present BBC factual shows in place of a real historian.

Lucy Worsley and Alice Roberts alone are worth the license fee IMO.
As far as female historians go the saucy group of Kate Williams, Suzannah Lipscomb, Janina Ramirez and Bettany Hughes are not to hard on the eye either.

Mary Beard and Joann Fletcher are both brilliant (and really down to earth as well).
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Old 08-11-2016, 20:28
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Totally unlistenable with that speech defect.....can she really not help that, or is it part of her "charm"?
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Old 08-11-2016, 20:40
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Are you still talking about Lucy? The very first time I heard her several years ago, I was so impressed with her enunciation, which to me as being hearing-deficient was excellent, that I e-mailed her to thank her for her verbal clarity.

I had a lovely e-mail in return, and my opinion of Lucy is sky high!
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Old 08-11-2016, 20:43
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I think she's great. I dont mind all the repeats
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Old 08-11-2016, 20:46
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Totally unlistenable with that speech defect.....can she really not help that, or is it part of her "charm"?
Is it part of yours to deem a very minor affectation a 'defect' and claim totally unreasonably that it makes her impossible to listen to?
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Old 08-11-2016, 21:05
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Are you still talking about Lucy? The very first time I heard her several years ago, I was so impressed with her enunciation, which to me as being hearing-deficient was excellent, that I e-mailed her to thank her for her verbal clarity.

I had a lovely e-mail in return, and my opinion of Lucy is sky high!
I agree I have never had the slightest problem in understanding her or even found her unpleasant to listen to.
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Old 08-11-2016, 21:19
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Totally unlistenable with that speech defect.....can she really not help that, or is it part of her "charm"?
Not unlistentable at all.
If you have difficulty understanding her, you may need to have your hearing checked out.

And yes, some of us do have a speech defect. I have a slight lisp, although not usually noticeable on air
Do you really think that people can help having these "defects"?

You also seem to have a defect, one that's worse than a simple speech defect.
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Old 09-11-2016, 01:05
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Is it part of yours to deem a very minor affectation a 'defect' and claim totally unreasonably that it makes her impossible to listen to?
It's not an affectation, it's a 'real' speech impediment, rhotacism.
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Old 09-11-2016, 01:07
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Not unlistentable at all.
If you have difficulty understanding her, you may need to have your hearing checked out.

And yes, some of us do have a speech defect. I have a slight lisp, although not usually noticeable on air
Do you really think that people can help having these "defects"?

You also seem to have a defect, one that's worse than a simple speech defect.
I'm Prince Monalulu and I support the tone of this message.
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Old 09-11-2016, 11:10
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Sometimes a slight affectation can be quite attractive, just so long as it isn't too marked.
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Old 09-11-2016, 11:57
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She shares many attributes with Chris Eubank of course. The English charm and eccentricity, the slight lisp and the impeccable dress sense. I'm not sure if she's ever beaten anyone to death or killed someone in a car crash though but if she has I'm sure she did it with style.
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Old 09-11-2016, 23:47
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I do like the way she relishes acting those little parts in costume. She's quite the cutey.
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Old 10-11-2016, 01:27
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It is vaguely depressing that such an authority as Lucy Worsley should be described as having an affection when she clearly has a definable speech defect.

However, her knowledge and excellence in presentation rapidly overcome such a minor handicap. She has the gift of being able to communicate clearly and expertly with personality and that is worth far more than any concern over a minor accident of nature.
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Old 10-11-2016, 09:18
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You only have to pick Stacey Dooley or any of that TOWIE lot for examples of speech defects, Lucy Worsley speaks with perfect clarity by comparison.
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Old 10-11-2016, 16:20
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I love the way she speaks and find her incredibly engaging
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Old 10-11-2016, 16:40
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It's not an affectation, it's a 'real' speech impediment, rhotacism.
You say tomato ....

I prefer not going around saying that people are defective if it can possibly be avoided! For the same reason I hate the change from 'handicapped' to 'disabled' as the latter is actually far more extreme and usually inaccurate.
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Old 10-11-2016, 17:52
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Love her, always a pleasure seeing her.
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Old 10-11-2016, 22:11
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You say tomato ....

I prefer not going around saying that people are defective if it can possibly be avoided! For the same reason I hate the change from 'handicapped' to 'disabled' as the latter is actually far more extreme and usually inaccurate.
Whatever, it's not an affectation

affectation
behaviour, speech, or writing that is pretentious and designed to impress.
a studied display of real or pretended feeling.
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Old 07-12-2016, 23:10
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Just have to say how proud I am to see Lucy promoted from the depths of BBC4 to a prime time slot on BBC1 tonight with her Tudor mini-series
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Old 07-12-2016, 23:42
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I love her. If only I'd had her for a History teacher I'd have developed an interest and not messed about through sheer boredom.
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Old 08-12-2016, 00:41
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I love her. If only I'd had her for a History teacher I'd have developed an interest and not messed about through sheer boredom.
I never really got on with any of my history teachers and my grades reflected this by the end when I failed the resit exam.

At least with Lucy I could concentrate on her body and maybe dedicate some time to the lesson too.
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Old 08-12-2016, 01:34
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I never really got on with any of my history teachers and my grades reflected this by the end when I failed the resit exam.

At least with Lucy I could concentrate on her body and maybe dedicate some time to the lesson too.
That's another way of looking at it.
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Old 08-12-2016, 11:48
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That's another way of looking at it.
My history lessons were so dull the windows were painted to stop us students looking at the girls netballs games nearby. Luckily I scraped myself some pervy spy holes.
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Old 08-12-2016, 12:08
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Sometimes a slight affectation can be quite attractive, just so long as it isn't too marked.
Apparently Sean Connery has been injured by a deluge of falling books. He said: "I've only my shelf to blame."
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Old 08-12-2016, 14:21
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Apparently Sean Connery has been injured by a deluge of falling books. He said: "I've only my shelf to blame."
And what is that to do with the beautiful Lucy?
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