The A-Z of Wittertainment
It's now been ten years since Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode first started doing film reviews on 5 live. It's evolved from a slot on Simon's daily afternoon show to the two-hour, Friday-afternoon Humvee that's also one of the biggest podcasts around.
To mark their decade in power, today's show is live from the doctor's favourite cinema - the Phoenix, in Finchley in North London.
They've also put together an A-Z of Wittertainment, in four parts. Here's the first one:
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Here's the sequel:
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Wittertainment A-Z part III:
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Comment number 1.
At 21:46 31st May 2011, what wrote:This love-in (as the Guardian on-line poll made clear) has had its day. Expect much more, when not on their many, many holidays
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Comment number 2.
At 00:33 1st Jun 2011, ryanw wrote:There is no need to advertise the cinema name. It adds nothing to the article. Furthermore Mark Kermode has an interest in the cinema as one of its patrons. Something I note is not disclosed.
Like Welcome2theMachine I have no interest in this programme, although it does keep Richard Bacon off air on a Friday which means it can't be all bad.
Congratulations on your ten years.
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Comment number 3.
At 10:15 1st Jun 2011, Fedster wrote:The Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo film review show on BBC Radio 5 Live is to be made by an independent producer for the first time in its 10-year history.
https://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jun/01/kermode-mayo-moves-somethin-else
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Comment number 4.
At 10:35 1st Jun 2011, ryanw wrote:Excellent post Fedster. I would like to understand the advantages to the BBC and license fee payers of outside production. Presumably this must be one or more of:
(a) cheaper production (which makes you wonder why the BBC cant do it as cheaply)
(b) exclusive talent signed to the production house (not applicable in this case)
(c) expertise (you'd be hard pressed to find more expertise than at the BBC I'd imagine)
(d) exploitation (greater opportunities to drive revenue by on-selling or commercialization through additional non-core channels)
You do wonder also if the talent and rights are surrendered to a third-party what IP is retained by the BBC and ring fencing is done so competitors can't lift the format or the talent.
I think this would be a very worthy post for Jonathan Wall to write.
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Comment number 5.
At 11:20 1st Jun 2011, Fedster wrote:Hasit, i think a blog explaining the advantages of outside production would be really intresting, are there any plans for such a blog?
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Comment number 6.
At 08:29 2nd Jun 2011, carrie wrote:I cannot stand this programme, they are so full of themselves. Boring. Read the film crits in newspapers to get an overview or go and see films yourself, after all the population can't be completely wrong and Kermode right, when films he loathes are number one box office in this country time after time.
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Comment number 7.
At 18:25 2nd Jun 2011, ryanw wrote:Totally concur Carrie.
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Comment number 8.
At 19:08 2nd Jun 2011, andashark wrote:best thing on five live.
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Comment number 9.
At 23:02 2nd Jun 2011, carrie wrote:Emperor's new clothes. At least a large number of people see through the hype. Love Mayo on his own though when he is not dazzled by his best friend.
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Comment number 10.
At 19:54 3rd Jun 2011, andashark wrote:long may it continue
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