Watch now (60 min) | Dominic Frisby interviews comedian Simon Evans on Wodehouse rewrites and slippery slopes. A delightful discussion packed with wit and wisdom!
So with you on Wodehouse as an antidepressant! Read every single one of his books in my teens and twenties, even the school boxing stories and golf ones, having no interest in either sport. I would read a car maintenance manual if he'd written it.
I see where the comparison with Fry is coming from but it is borderline insult, Simon always delivers his intellectualism with a ladle of humour and this promotes a humility in prognostication because the future is hard to predict and needs to be based on sound understanding of the past about which Fry’s understanding is filtered through a cracked lens now soiled with pure nonsense on trans and a cloying need to always be liked - the truth is not always lovable but allegiance to it is much much more admirable even when it is not possible to always get right but a like me like me systemic error invalidates Fry as a thinker who then has to resort to characterising his opponents as stupid or bad especially if they have faith and are able to counter the theology of Dawkins
Typical of how interesting this is that incidentally you cover the coop societies / penny health insurance schemes - a work colleague I had in the 80s studied these when I worked with them through the Open University - they hated the NHS for what she thought would have been a better ‘time line’ if replayed of never sstarting the NHS and having these thrive maybe with a safety net for those who could not afford. Not sure if you have ever made a programme on this area but if not I think would make good fare and if you have please cite, cheers
Thank you very much, Reg. You make a very good point, and my apologies to messrs Moore and Brown, and to other views. Unfortunately I can't correct a video, otherwise I would be straight in there on the edit.
So with you on Wodehouse as an antidepressant! Read every single one of his books in my teens and twenties, even the school boxing stories and golf ones, having no interest in either sport. I would read a car maintenance manual if he'd written it.
hahaha. Me too
I see where the comparison with Fry is coming from but it is borderline insult, Simon always delivers his intellectualism with a ladle of humour and this promotes a humility in prognostication because the future is hard to predict and needs to be based on sound understanding of the past about which Fry’s understanding is filtered through a cracked lens now soiled with pure nonsense on trans and a cloying need to always be liked - the truth is not always lovable but allegiance to it is much much more admirable even when it is not possible to always get right but a like me like me systemic error invalidates Fry as a thinker who then has to resort to characterising his opponents as stupid or bad especially if they have faith and are able to counter the theology of Dawkins
I think Simon will enjoy reading that!
Same applies to your good self
You are very kind, Sam
Typical of how interesting this is that incidentally you cover the coop societies / penny health insurance schemes - a work colleague I had in the 80s studied these when I worked with them through the Open University - they hated the NHS for what she thought would have been a better ‘time line’ if replayed of never sstarting the NHS and having these thrive maybe with a safety net for those who could not afford. Not sure if you have ever made a programme on this area but if not I think would make good fare and if you have please cite, cheers
No, I wrote about them at length in Life After the State, but I agree they would be a brilliant subject for a documentary.
Great chat, thoroughly enjoyed it as always, nice done lads.
Thanks Ian
Splendid stuff; most enjoyable.
It is worth noting Dominic, that you mistakenly named Alfie Moore when you meant Alfie Brown.
I know that you know that Alfie Moore's work does not trouble the door of controversy, but not all of your fine and esteemed viewers may be aware.
Thank you very much, Reg. You make a very good point, and my apologies to messrs Moore and Brown, and to other views. Unfortunately I can't correct a video, otherwise I would be straight in there on the edit.
Ironic
I’ve just been googling Alfie Moore to find out more, so that’s saved me from presuming another conspiracy.