Melvyn Bragg steps down from presenting In Our Time
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Re: Melvyn Bragg steps down from presenting In Our Time
#2May be of interest: https://www.braggoscope.com/directory (a categorised catalogue of episodes)
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#3May be of interest: https://www.braggoscope.com/directory (a categorised catalogue of episodes)
I remember when that made the rounds on HN, it is one of the earliest examples of AI-generated classifications/summaries. I used to show braggoscope as an example in many talks... before vector databases, agents, etc.
Re: Melvyn Bragg steps down from presenting In Our Time
#4Ach, very sad. Like Paxman on University Challenge, he was clearly finding it harder and harder towards the end. I hope he's alright, it'd be a tough one to let go of, I can't imagine a better show to present.
Brilliant series, can't recommend highly enough to anyone who's not encountered it.
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#5I like his very slightly impatient, very slightly interrupty manner with his guests.
Re: Melvyn Bragg steps down from presenting In Our Time
#6It won't be easy to find somebody with his breadth of knowledge to replace him.
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#7His genuine interest in such a vast range of topics and his ability to keep experts away from rabbit holes made the show exceptional. He will be sorely missed
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#8Sad news. 'In Our Time' episodes are actually timeless, I am frequently amazed by the quality of episodes from over twenty years ago.
Frankly, I believe that instead of finding a new presenter, the BBC could be retire the whole series and its legend. Let the new presenter start a new series, even if the set-up remains the same (including having further discussions with a cup of tea after the radio time limit has ended)
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#9I like his very slightly impatient, very slightly interrupty manner with his guests.
He was great, had always done his homework!
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