The One Show, revolutionary new speaker?

[Pigmy Pony]

Yes I was swearing at the tellie!

If you go into the web site they do mention that electrostatics were 'invented' 60 years ago.

Q, now what could that be, Quintet? Query? Quintessential?

I thinks it was the guy who made James Bond's gadgets.

[Martyn Miles]

This illustrates just what a ridiculous organisation the BBC has become; many years ago they used 57s in the Transcription unit before their loudspeaker design programme.

The One Show is trivial rubbish, along with many programmes on BBC1.

[Barry]

Ideas on electrostatic speakers were first discussed as far back as 1919. The first commercial electrostatic was the American JanZen tweeter, introduced in 1953. The Quad constant charge push pull design was introduced in 1955 and became commercially available (i.e. in sizable numbers) in 1957. So at least 62 years old.

[Macca]

The One Show is trivial rubbish, along with many programmes on BBC1.

True. I remember when the children's television programmes ended at 1800, now they go on all evening. BBC2 is going the same way.

[Marco]

The One Show is trivial rubbish, along with many programmes on BBC1.

Sure, but the level of trivial rubbish is directly proportional to which guests are featured that evening. I only watch it when the guests are of particular interest.

However, I agree in general with your views on BBC1, aside from often some good dramas, such as Shetland, Line of Duty, Baptiste, etc, and excellent nature programmes, such as Blue Planet, Dynasties, etc, it's not that wonderful.

Of the five main channels, I watch BBC2, C4 and 5 most.

Marco.

[RMutt]

True. I remember when the children's television programmes ended at 1800, now they go on all evening. BBC2 is going the same way.

Only said the same the other night. The bloke off Masterchef was doing a programme about a brewery, showing the process in the factory. We commented that it was like the old Blue Peter film clips. Adult programmes only start now at nine. Incidentally, didn’t we learn a lot ‘accidentally’ from programmes like Magpie, How etc? Because there was no other choice of programmes for kids. Only two/three channels to choose from for me and from about 4 o’clock to 6 o’clock. That was your lot. These days if it gets a bit educational or boring kids can switch over to one of the billion other channels.

[Pigmy Pony]

If you could cough convincingly in front of your mum and get to skive off school, you had "Watch with Mother", with such gems like Andy Pandy, and Bill & Ben. All came to an end when I eventually had to get a job

[Martyn Miles]

Only said the same the other night. The bloke off Masterchef was doing a programme about a brewery, showing the process in the factory. We commented that it was like the old Blue Peter film clips. Adult programmes only start now at nine. Incidentally, didn’t we learn a lot ‘accidentally’ from programmes like Magpie, How etc? Because there was no other choice of programmes for kids. Only two/three channels to choose from for me and from about 4 o’clock to 6 o’clock. That was your lot. These days if it gets a bit educational or boring kids can switch over to one of the billion other channels.

That bald guy from Masterchef gets right up my nose!

[walpurgis]

That bald guy from Masterchef gets right up my nose!

That's Gregg Wallace. Forgotten the other one's name, might be Gromit.

[Barry]

That's Gregg Wallace. Forgotten the other one's name, might be Gromit.

The one who constantly grins! Actually both of them get up my nose.