Glued to the Box: Television Criticism from the Observer, 1979-82 |
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Page 103
... talking to camera as rather less than a sufficient qualification for immortality . Of the people Sue was given the opportunity to meet , Robin Day and Sir Ian Trethowan were the most substantial , principally because they are both ...
... talking to camera as rather less than a sufficient qualification for immortality . Of the people Sue was given the opportunity to meet , Robin Day and Sir Ian Trethowan were the most substantial , principally because they are both ...
Page 136
... talking is that the people doing the talking are , from the aspect of linguistic sensitivity and accom- plishment , ducks . None of this applies , of course , to Miss World ( ITV ) , which has now changed channels as if to prove , where ...
... talking is that the people doing the talking are , from the aspect of linguistic sensitivity and accom- plishment , ducks . None of this applies , of course , to Miss World ( ITV ) , which has now changed channels as if to prove , where ...
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... talking on television there is a further trick of talking and walking simultaneously , and that this trick must be mastered , not ignored . He fills the screen with distracting gestures . He mugs something fierce , often while standing ...
... talking on television there is a further trick of talking and walking simultaneously , and that this trick must be mastered , not ignored . He fills the screen with distracting gestures . He mugs something fierce , often while standing ...
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Authors Note | 13 |
All the Anthonys | 37 |
St Vituss gospel | 43 |
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