Talk:Fighting Talk

The Stuart Hall Incident
The Stuart Hall Incident has been strangely neglected from this page.


 * What was the Stuart Hall incident? Blibbka 22:57, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

The stuart hall incident was during an answer on show in April of 2004 where he made cricket references to Zimbabwe, Mugabe and 'Blacking up' (including a reference of 'tincture of bat' for instance). This was what led to Christian O'Connel introducing the 'laurel and hardy' music, rather than the 'mnuh mnuh' music to indicate when a contestant had 'lost it'. I can't remember the exact question at the moment and will have to go back to my podcasts for reference.

Pkx166h 13:09, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

Actually I was mistaken - it was 12 march 2005. The panel consisted of Danny Kelly, Will Buckley, John Rawlin, Stuart Hall. The question was "What other former all conquering nations of individuals would you like to see have a renaissance?". Stuart Hall wanted Zimbabwe he then slagged off what Mugabe had done to the country then said "...don your flannels, black up, play leather on willow with Mugabe cast as a witch doctor. Imagine him out at Lords casting a curse; tincture of bat's tongues, gorilla's gonads, tiger's testicles...". At which point Christian O'Connel asked "Are we still on air?".

I think I will add it to the page.

Pkx166h 20:22, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * As of 30 September 2008 this information is in the main article Dick G (talk) 03:56, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Gabby Logan
Word on the street is that Gabby Logan is going to be taking over full time, now she's got her BBC contract... Keep your eyes peeled. --Gavinio 10:45, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * The details of current presenters and the history of previous presenters in contained in the main article (as of 30 September 2008) Dick G (talk) 03:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Election Special
Does anyone remember which other three Pundits were on the Election Special? I have Lembit Opik down and remember there being one from the Lib Dems and Conservatives, but can't remember their names or the fourth non-political member (could have been Rod Liddle).

Pkx166h 13:36, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

It was Steven Pound and Alan Duncan (I think) --Sheep2000 15:28, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
 * As of 30 September 2008 this information is in the main article Dick G (talk) 03:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Missing Theme Tune
For a period in the 2007-08 Series, the Fighting Talk Theme tune was not included in the introduction and opening of the podcast version, leading to improvised acapella by that week's guests. Examples included the lyrics "Theme Tune! It's the Theme Tune" (to the tune of The Flintstones), or "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" during the Rugby World Cup (with Jeff Probyn on the panel). —Preceding unsigned comment added by The-chauffeur (talk • contribs) 23:44, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
 * As of 30 September 2008 this information is in the main article Dick G (talk) 03:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Pundits with the most wins
Can any one tell me who the top ten most successful pundits are in terms of number of wins? I know John Rawling and Greg Brady are the top two and presume Steve Bunce would be number three but I don't know who comes next. Also, could this information be displayed on the Fighting Talk page, maybe in the form of a table/template? Big Al 1984 15:43, 22 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree this would be useful, and interesting. However, I am not sure how to go about getting the information, short of listening to a lot of podcasts! I have them going back a couple of years, but none of season 1. Does anyone know when they started podcasting? Apart from this way of doing it, I don't think there is any record out there...--Sheep2000 20:06, 11 March 2007 (UTC)


 * The Facebook Fighting Talk Appreciation Society contains links to sites hosting many (but not all) of the broadcasts to date - either recorded from the radio, internet or in podcast form - from series two onwards. It appears that there are no copies of series one broadcasts in the public domain with a single exception - one broadcast from series one that has been hosted on the website of the production company, Worlds' End.

Whilst a 'top ten' table/list of most successful pundits might seem appropriate for this site, it is likely to be unworkable for two reasons. Firstly, the lack of availability of series one data (and other broadcasts missing from those publically available) mean all such lists would be inaccurate; secondly, given that the show continues to run, and that many guests make regular repeat appearances, it would require too much maintenance and regular updates to be appropriate for this format. Again, variations of this information can be found on the Facebook site. 81.86.232.149 (talk) 10:06, 2 September 2008
 * We should not be linking to a site that requires registration to view. Statistics information can be referenced but it should be to a freely accessible source.Dick G (talk) 04:00, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Trivia Section
This is getting way too long! I will try and clear up some of it - it really needs to be integrated into the article as per WP:Trivia. Sheep2000 10:47, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
 * This section has since been edited (as of September 2008) Dick G (talk) 04:02, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

Jim White - not the country singer
The references to Jim White used to point to Jim White the country singer - clearly wrong - the full list is at James_White_%28disambiguation%29 but I'm wondering perhaps I've picked the wrong Jim White and that Jim_White_%28presenter%29 is the right one?

Please can someone confirm - Thanks

Klynchk 16:43, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

No, the Jim White who appears on Fighting Talk is a English journalist who usually writes for the Independent (I think). The presenter Jim White you've referred to used to be on STV before Sky, and is a Scot.

I'll amend the entry to point to Jim_White_%28journalist%29 Klynchk 17:13, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Pundits
I have created Category:Fighting Talk, which includes the presenters and all the pundits listed on this page. Does anyone object if I remove the pundits list from here, and replace it with a link to the category? I think it would make it easier to read...Sheep2000 11:19, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

OK, I moved them. If you want to add to the list of pundits, add Category:Fighting Talk to their wikipedia page. Sheep2000 21:40, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Audio Extracts
Please can someone explain the basis under which the audio files have been posted. How are they licensed to appear here in the wikipedia?

I ask because I'd like to post the audio of Gail Emms saying which sportswoman gets her heart beating. 18:42, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

The existing ones seem to have been deleted. I have removed the red links Sheep2000 21:48, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

Facebook Group
The Facebook group disappeared for a brief spell in 2007, but has been active ever since. As at July 2008, it has 6,000 members, but perhaps more importantly, contains links to and instructions on how to download more than 170 past shows - including the now infamous Stuart Hall episode. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.86.232.149 (talk) 22:20, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

Pundits
As the category was deleted, shouldn't the list of pundits go back on this page? WikiGull 12:59, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Problem is that it was getting out of hand! There were over 100 when I created the category, and many of them linked to the wrong person. For me, it is not worth it. An alternative might be to have a small number of the regulars listed?--Sheep2000 11:45, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Episode Guide
im in the process of making a episode guide. Any help (especially with the older series) would be helpfull (the Real Hypnotoad)

External links modified
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We the people
You should say about the people. I'm so scary a bout to older people. We need good people who believe in God. To stand up for older people. We need someone please. 107.10.175.37 (talk) 05:23, 19 August 2022 (UTC)