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In March 2010 however, Kermode ruled himself out of the job, stating that his hands were too damn flappy to be shown on live television and would be a hazard to viewers, and instead, Claudia Winkleman was announced as a surprise choice for the presenter's role.[14][15]

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Barry Norman 5
Iain Johnstone 2
Claudia Winkleman 2
Jonathan "Rossy" Ross 1
Joan Bakewell 0
Frederic Raphael 0


too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:16 (twelve years ago)

This programme has always been bollocks.

Maybe Joan Bakewell was good.

Who hell Iain Johnstone?

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:17 (twelve years ago)

no, hang on, write in vote for Michael Parkinson (covering for Bazza) reviewing Flesh and Blood

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:18 (twelve years ago)

This programme has always been bollocks.

dingdingding

I have no idea who johnstone is.

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:21 (twelve years ago)

poll inspired by accidentally hearing CW on the radio and my god she's a fucking simpleton

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:23 (twelve years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl5YqqbtWCo

obvs from the era when the Beeb employed yer actual film critics

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:23 (twelve years ago)

Johnstone looks like he might be the best bet tbh

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:24 (twelve years ago)

Born Claudia Anne Winkleman
15 January 1972 (age 41)
London, England, UK
Residence Connaught Square, London
Nationality British
Citizenship United Kingdom
Alma mater New Hall, Cambridge
Occupation Television presenter, Disc Jockey, Film critic
Years active 1991-present
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Religion Judaism
Spouse(s) Kris Thykier (2000-present); 3 children
Parents Barry Winkleman
Eve Pollard
Relatives Sophie Winkleman (half-sister)
Oliver Lloyd (half-brother)
Nicholas Lloyd (stepfather)

ghosts of erith spectral crackhouse slain rudeboy (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:25 (twelve years ago)

Winkelman wasn't even as bad as that slavering Lads Film nerd they let on with her

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:26 (twelve years ago)

The Guardian stated, through her recent hosting of Sky Television's coverage of The Oscars, Winkleman had "proved both a passionate and engaging advocate of cinema", while her husband Kris Thykier is a film producer with credits on several mainstream releases.[17]

ghosts of erith spectral crackhouse slain rudeboy (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:31 (twelve years ago)

I Give It a Year (producer)

2012 Ill Manors (executive producer)

2011 W.E. (producer)

2010/I The Debt (producer)

2010 Kick-Ass (producer)

2009 Harry Brown (producer)

2007 Stardust (executive producer)

git

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:32 (twelve years ago)

several mainstream releases

ghosts of erith spectral crackhouse slain rudeboy (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:33 (twelve years ago)

that jaws segment is pretty cool actually

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:34 (twelve years ago)

(speaking of segments, spielberg gesticulating with a piece of tangerine is funny)

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:34 (twelve years ago)

yeah i enjoyed it enough to vote for that dude

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:35 (twelve years ago)

It's an honour to follow on from the brilliant Jonathan Ross.

thoughts on film critic jonathan "rossy" ross, author of The Incredibly Strange Film book

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:36 (twelve years ago)

he makes me want to stop liking things i like because of the way he likes them

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:36 (twelve years ago)

lol well put

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:37 (twelve years ago)

http://www.pickleodeon.co.uk/

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:37 (twelve years ago)

gah /url whatevs

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:38 (twelve years ago)

Ross made me look back on Norman with a degree of favour even tho "objectively" Ross was probably a better reviewer/had better taste

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:39 (twelve years ago)

http://www.theculinaryguide.co.uk/news/2010/0710/2807/pickled-onions-from-film-critic-norman-taste-test-review/pickled-onions-from-film-critic-norman-taste-test-review-400.jpg

always found this product fascinating. Going to the movies? Why not bring along a jar of pickled onions?

xp yeah, I've come to realise how little I value "taste" in a critic

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:41 (twelve years ago)

Johnstone took over from Bazza Norman for a year or two (followed by parky? can't quite remember the chronology). He was the daily telegraph to bazza's daily mail iirc - but no better a critic, really. Johnstone was pally w/ John Cleese for a while and co-wrote Fierce Creatures

Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:42 (twelve years ago)

yeah i cd "read" Norman in that even if he slated a film i'd know whether i'd want to see it or not, whereas with Ross i cdn't really tell if i'd like something just from his opinion

sleepish resistance (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:44 (twelve years ago)

winkelman is part of that vaughan set, wossy's wife is in on it too iirc, they were responsible for some ok stuff tbh but then harry potter got haunted dear god what shite

posters who have figured how how to priv (darraghmac), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:46 (twelve years ago)

winkelman is part of that vaughan set,

is this a ballard thing

too busy s1ockin' on my 乒乓 (wins), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:47 (twelve years ago)

not a ballard, more of a polka punctuated by audience members shooting themselves in the throat

posters who have figured how how to priv (darraghmac), Wednesday, 5 June 2013 21:48 (twelve years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 00:01 (twelve years ago)

Russell Harty did it for a time when Norman was away in the 80s. unless i dreamed this.

piscesx, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 00:08 (twelve years ago)

Winkleman isn't so bad..

Mark G, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:04 (twelve years ago)

in war criminal terms or in competent reviewer of movies terms?

r common stop-pretendin (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:26 (twelve years ago)

Fair q

posters who have figured how to priv (darraghmac), Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:27 (twelve years ago)

Voted Gavin Millarrrrr

Bees Against Racism (Tom D.), Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:30 (twelve years ago)

I'm still relieved Kermode didn't get the gig.

hewing to the status quo with great zealotry (DavidM), Tuesday, 11 June 2013 12:14 (twelve years ago)

Winkleman isn't so bad..

― Mark G, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:04 (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

in war criminal terms or in competent reviewer of movies terms?

― r common stop-pretendin (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 June 2013 11:26 (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

in terms of "unpretentious front-person" terms

It's still a movie show, in ways that "Top Gear" and "A Question of Sport" aren't as much about cars/sport as they used to be.

Mark G, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 13:15 (twelve years ago)

what am i missing in winkleman's cv / family situation that explains "Residence Connaught Square"

r|t|c, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 14:13 (twelve years ago)

oh the mum i guess

r|t|c, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 14:14 (twelve years ago)

Her stepfather is Sir Nicholas Lloyd, former editor of the Daily Express

Ward Fowler, Tuesday, 11 June 2013 14:15 (twelve years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Wednesday, 12 June 2013 00:01 (twelve years ago)

The theme tune to this is so comforting.

I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 12 June 2013 12:32 (twelve years ago)

twelve years pass...

Jonathan “rossy” Ross has gone too far again

stimmed hums (wins), Thursday, 8 January 2026 22:24 (two weeks ago)

Wondering where Philip Jenkinson and Tony Bilbow were in this poll.

Tony Bilbow is 97 btw! Born in 1928!

Wilfried Nuance (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 January 2026 22:30 (two weeks ago)

lol wins

a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 9 January 2026 07:54 (two weeks ago)

i saw the calls to execute Jonathan Ross and obviously figured it was about UK Wossy for a few minutes

Parallel Heinz (Noodle Vague), Friday, 9 January 2026 08:24 (two weeks ago)

I've read enough Kazuo Koike to know I wouldn't have found his company agreeable either but it is still galling that Jonathan Ross of all people got to meet him.

a ZX spectrum is haunting Europe (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 9 January 2026 08:33 (two weeks ago)

oh right I've only just worked this thread revive out! I thought it might be because he was defending his old serial rapist pal or something like that.

calzino, Friday, 9 January 2026 08:35 (two weeks ago)

i saw the calls to execute Jonathan Ross and obviously figured it was about UK Wossy for a few minutes

Hoped it was. I've always hated that dickhead.

Wilfried Nuance (Tom D.), Friday, 9 January 2026 09:14 (two weeks ago)


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