Pienaar's Political Peanuts
My colleague Freya Mehta from 5 live interactive has been following 5 live's chief political correspondent John Pienaar around with a video camera. Together, they're creating a series of election videos which will live on the 5 live website called "Pienaar's Political Peanuts". Twice a week, John will share his thoughts on the campaign from the comfort of his favourite Westminster pub.
Coming up with the idea was easy. We just combined John's two favourite things: politics and pints.
Sit back and enjoy...
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Aaron Eccles is a senior producer at 5 live
- Freya Mehta and Guy Oldfield are the creative team behind "Pienaar's Political Peanuts".
- You can subscribe to John Pienaar's podcast here.
Comment number 1.
At 11:48 9th Apr 2010, Curmy wrote:Not very professional to do election videos from a pub , clutching a pint.
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At 11:46 12th Apr 2010, zelda wrote:Yes curmy, be fair, he is wearing a tie! ;)
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Comment number 3.
At 17:21 12th Apr 2010, Tempus Fugit wrote:It didn't work for Hague, after all! Then again, John's not wearing a baseball cap, so...
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At 12:42 14th Apr 2010, Prosperos Girl wrote:I think John deserves the occasional pint. He is doing a great job of sifting through the huge amounts of info and spin coming our way at the moment and still sounding interested and knowledgeable. I enjoy his work on 5.
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At 13:14 14th Apr 2010, robbo06 wrote:John is quality and works too hard !
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At 14:25 14th Apr 2010, Tempus Fugit wrote:Does he ever go home? He always seems to commenting or reporting on air whether from the studio or College Green, whatever time of day you turn on the radio or TV!
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At 20:58 18th Apr 2010, Nick Vinehill wrote:It's not too difficult for mainstream political correspondents to commentate on bi-partisan mainstream politics in an election where radical politics have been completely eliminated. Yes he's probably a nice guy and deserves a pint (or two judging by the others on the table) but thats not the point. This pub scene represents the 'boozy' way this whole election campaign is being broadcast by the mainstream media!
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