[The Chief]

Originally Posted by Sheba's collar

What did he say to Kevin Wells?

) Interviewing Kevin Wells (Holly's father) about how the family had coped since Holly's murder, Mr Wells had been talking about the need for forgiveness and attempting to move on with life in as positive a way as possible.
Richard pipes up with something like:

"as a father there must have been something almost visceral, a desire to kill the man who did this horrific and violent thing to your daughter"


I didnt know that till I read it in this thread though. Still, what an ignorant man. Apart from the "horrific and violent thing to your daughter" bit, had he not been listening to what Mr Wells had just said? Surely the first lesson in presenting school??

[dry roasted]

I remember THIS show, i was appalled to say the least, this is how the man talks about gay people

http://www.thefridayproject.co.uk/hi...ple/001345.php


Also in their paper column recently he referred to Morrissey as a "puffed up prat" to which Morrissey responded "That may or may not be true, but it's a bit rich from someone who married their own mother"

[The Chief]

Originally Posted by dry roasted

I remember THIS show, i was appalled to say the least, this is how the man talks about gay people

http://www.thefridayproject.co.uk/hi...ple/001345.php


Also in their paper column recently he referred to Morrissey as a "puffed up prat" to which Morrissey responded "That may or may not be true, but it's a bit rich from someone who married their own mother"

I can't stand Morrissey, but that made me laugh!

[london_lou]

Originally Posted by IVOR UP FRONT

Off screen, he is just as bad.
At a recent open air concert by Art Garfunkel at Kenwood House, I overheard a middle aged voice I thought I recognised.
" I told you this was a stupid idea, it makes both of us look like total Pratt's" said the Woman.
" It's fashionable" replied the man.
As a couple both dressed in bright white flannel suit's with straw boaters and wearing pitch black sunglasses walked by, I had to agree with Judy, Richard had made them both look like pratt's.

HAHAHA!! love it!! thank you thank you thank you for that, that little anecdote has made my day!

[london_lou]

OH MY GOD! did you know The Madeley is a "motivational / after-dinner speaker?!!!

Check this out!

http://www.speakers-uk.com/after-din...chard-madeley/

[london_lou]

www.bfi.org.uk/.../pop/images/calendarpop_1.jpg

www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~mrgnet/pinch.jpg

[minimalistmatt]

Originally Posted by london_lou

OH MY GOD! did you know The Madeley is a "motivational / after-dinner speaker?!!!

Check this out!

http://www.speakers-uk.com/after-din...chard-madeley/

Okay let's have a whipround on this forum and see if we can book him for an hour or so's Partridge esque anecdotes. I can chip in 50p, but maybe someone else runs a fireplace company and is looking for a speaker anyway ? Can I sharpen the spikes on the fence outside.

[Wheeliechick]

Originally Posted by minimalistmatt

Okay let's have a whipround on this forum and see if we can book him for an hour or so's Partridge esque anecdotes. I can chip in 50p, but maybe someone else runs a fireplace company and is looking for a speaker anyway ? Can I sharpen the spikes on the fence outside.

I'll shine a torch in his face while he throws up!

[dry roasted]

lol, just asked a fella who swims in cold water conditions "Do your nuts go really really tiny in the cold?", Judy "you could have said testicles"

[Quannoi]

Originally Posted by minimalistmatt

Okay let's have a whipround on this forum and see if we can book him for an hour or so's Partridge esque anecdotes. I can chip in 50p, but maybe someone else runs a fireplace company and is looking for a speaker anyway ? Can I sharpen the spikes on the fence outside.

I'll only chip in if I can give him a good kicking on behalf of women everywhere.

Then my husband would like a go on behalf of men everywhere.

[performingmonk]

That bio of him on that site is really old. It says they present the Soap Awards when they haven't done since they left ITV. It would be really funny though to hire him out as an after-dinner speaker (i.e. someone who talks bollocks for a while).

[minimalistmatt]

Did anyone else see the Biography channels programme on Richard and Judy ? There was nothing really very interesting in it, but they were interviewed by Gloria Hunniford (toughest interviewer in the business ) and she asked Richard about how Paul O'Grady (on ITV) was giving them a pasting, and he got all defensive and said all their research showed a better class of person watched R+J so they weren't bothered about the fact their viewing figures were lower, a better sort of person watched R+J.

I always taped one and watched the other, with the sky+ you can often watch the show in half an hour or less - so I don't want to get into the whole O'Grady vs R+J thread, but it amazed me how up his own arse he sounded.

If they get the best class of viewer, well what else is on, the price is right, neighbours, weakest link etc, In a way I suppose they do offer the chance to be 'highbrow', 95% of the show is trashy tabloid nonsense (probably that's why I watch it ) This week it's been Adam the faithhealer, Jodie Marsh, "how cold are your nuts?", "what's it like being an Australian", other weeks its whoever got evicted from Big Brother being interviewed for 10 minutes or more, Richard proclaiming his love of Judy's "great tits", viewers make animals out of old tights and coats and send in a picture (billy butlin eat your heart out), you say we pay. They seem to rely on the book club, wine club and guests with a name like 'harley-brewer' to show their intellectual credentials (although she does write for the Express - nuff said). To be fair they do have photographers, artists, historians etc on, but they are usually in a much smaller segment than the latest big brother evictee.

Anyhow I just think Richard's opinion of how upmarket the show is well off the mark, some of their best contributors like Mike McClean are unashamedly populist, as is Richard "watcha!" Madeley.

PS on that biography show programme I seem to remember Raj Persaud saying that he had never worked with anyone in TV more professional or informed about what they talk about on air, I wonder if these were his own comments or whether he plagiarised the radio times talking about someone else

[cabareteyebrows]

RIchard's tan is more orange than ever today, he is veering in to Jodie Marsh territory.

[Blonde_Jo]

did anyone see him drink wine from the bottle on yesterdays show
he is such a w*nker but he cracks me up

[Gill P]

He is definitely getting worse with his innuendos. I cannot watch him and have to go out of the room or switch off (depending whether I am on my own or not). I don't know if he thinks he is funny but I can assure him that he is not!

[cabareteyebrows]

R&J are talking about Kate Moss being named as Vanity Fair's best dressed of 2006.

Richard asks Hilary Alexander if she has met her and what she is like. Hilary says something like "incredible, fabulous, amazing...". Before Ms Alexander could finish, Madeley interupts with "Was she high when you met her?".

[rubypudding]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was so painful to watch - I am still CRINGING I bet they are having a mahoosive row behind the scenes while the wildlife guy film is on

Not quite sure what sparked it but Richard made some remark about Fidel Castro which prompted Judy to say (words to the effect of) that's not fair, he's on his deathbed to which Madeley replied "like a lot of people he murdered Judy" in a hugely patronising and dismissive way. Judy looked as close as I have ever seen her to walking off set/hitting him.

What an arse he is

[cabareteyebrows]

Originally Posted by rubypudding

Not quite sure what sparked it but Richard made some remark about Fidel Castro which prompted Judy to say (words to the effect of) that's not fair, he's on his deathbed to which Madeley replied "like a lot of people he murdered Judy" in a hugely patronising and dismissive way. Judy looked as close as I have ever seen her to walking off set/hitting him.

What an arse he is

I couldn't believe what I was hearing, especially as I'd barely recovered from the Kate Moss clanger. He seems to want to be his own worst enemy.

[rubypudding]

Originally Posted by cabareteyebrows

I couldn't believe what I was hearing, especially as I'd barely recovered from the Kate Moss clanger.

Haha, he really is car crash telly at it's best

[Dr Todd]

Originally Posted by minimalistmatt

Richard proclaiming his love of Judy's "great tits

Has he done this on telly? Lord, I'm not surprised Jude "allegedly" hits the bottle, being married to somebody this crass!!

Loving this thread. One of my friends actually fancies him.... I'm going to make her read it and see if she still feels the same.

[hitchins]

Originally Posted by rubypudding

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was so painful to watch - I am still CRINGING I bet they are having a mahoosive row behind the scenes while the wildlife guy film is on

Not quite sure what sparked it but Richard made some remark about Fidel Castro which prompted Judy to say (words to the effect of) that's not fair, he's on his deathbed to which Madeley replied "like a lot of people he murdered Judy" in a hugely patronising and dismissive way. Judy looked as close as I have ever seen her to walking off set/hitting him.

What an arse he is

I very nearly p*ssed myself, the guy really is the Partridge! The you say we pay contestant was going to Cuba and Richard said "give our regards to everyone, not Fidel though!" and that's how it started. You could see the steam coming out of Judy's ears!!!

[rubypudding]

Originally Posted by hitchins

I very nearly p*ssed myself, the guy really is the Partridge! The you say we pay contestant was going to Cuba and Richard said "give our regards to everyone, not Fidel though!" and that's how it started. You could see the steam coming out of Judy's ears!!!

Liddlebitofpolitics there from Richard - just showing his public he could still be a 'serious' journalist if he really wanted to

I'm not sure I could've kept my mouth shut like Judy did

[hitchins]

Originally Posted by rubypudding

Liddlebitofpolitics there from Richard - just showing his public he could still be a 'serious' journalist if he really wanted to

I'm not sure I could've kept my mouth shut like Judy did

I bet they have some right humdingers after the show!!!

[minimalistmatt]

Originally Posted by Dr Todd

Has he done this on telly?

It was only a couple of weeks ago, and they had some guests on talking about love and attraction, and one of the people being interviewed asked Richard what he saw in Judy and he said she has great tits.

I think Judy was mortified and then flattered. He should be banned from alluding to their sex lives in anyway ... you could be eating when the show's broadcast

[cabareteyebrows]

R&J are interviewing Eddie Jordan.

Richard's first sentence (I paraphrase but this is fairly close), "you're looking good, you were born in 1948, Judy you were born in 1948..."