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David Starkey, 73, moans his broadcasting career has been ruined by 'old, ugly women'

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hungryhippie · 17/07/2018 08:00

www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5960893/SEBASTIAN-SHAKESPEARE-David-Starkey-73-moans-career-ruined-old-ugly-women.html

"Outspoken historian David Starkey — one of television's most prolific Tudor experts — claims that his broadcasting career has been ruined by the popularity of his female rivals."

Maybe they are just better than you David?
What an arsehole

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BitOutOfPractice · 17/07/2018 15:26

I'm having a fan girl moment!

LanaorAna2 · 17/07/2018 15:26

Mary, you are brilliant. Mr Starkey, in the words of Arthur Scargill RIP, should be treated with 'the ignoral he deserves'.

I am doing classics on a Harvard course thanks to you. The Greeks always seemed too much of a boy's toy to me before you came along. Now I love them, pederasts and all. Thanks,

BitOutOfPractice · 17/07/2018 15:24

Is that the real MB? Shock

HelsinkiMan · 17/07/2018 15:24

Flowers for Mary.

BitOutOfPractice · 17/07/2018 15:24

Nasty reactionary misogynist says something nasty, reactionary and misogynist.

No shit Sherlock

Hexcode16 · 17/07/2018 15:20

Thanks Mary! Take no notice of that miserable old goat, we think you’re fab!SmileFlowers

bellinisurge · 17/07/2018 15:19

Well, if she's reading: Mary, I love your presentational style and how you bring objects into your analysis.

And, for what it's worth, I love your choice of footwear.

placemats · 17/07/2018 15:19

Love you too Mary, and I think you are beautiful as well as having a brain the size of Andromeda.

Hexcode16 · 17/07/2018 15:18

As a classicist myself I have to say I’m absolutely thrilled that Mary Beard has made ancient history so popular and accessible.Smile

Alicethroughtheblackmirror · 17/07/2018 15:18

That is fabulous! Thank you, Mary, both for your work and the example you set. I've not learnt how to do flowers yet!

Pythagonal · 17/07/2018 15:13

Someone on Twitter let Mary know about this thread earlier. Mary replied that she would try to pop in and thank us.

Thank you Mary, for taking the time. Flowers

Racecardriver · 17/07/2018 15:06

I have never actually heard to Mary beard though? Maybe he just resents carefully cultivating the old camp professor personality only for it to go out of fashion. To be fair a lot of the history presenters are utterly terrible, like Lucy what's her face. David Starkey isn't brilliant either but not that irritating... On screen, off it he is actually worse which is not an easy thing to do.

Imsorrylhaventaclue · 17/07/2018 14:41

Thanks very much everyone for the great support, mary

OMG. I’m taking this at face value - Mary you’re one of my absolute heros I love your work and this woman in academia (albeit in a completely different field) thinks you’re an inspiration. Thank you.

fieryginger · 17/07/2018 14:38

Oooh I'd take Beard over Starkey any day of the week. So would DH.

hipsterfun · 17/07/2018 14:35

When I grow up, I want to be Mary Beard Smile

Scoopofchaff · 17/07/2018 14:30

Thrilled if so!! Grin

Go Mary!

ReluctantCamper · 17/07/2018 14:26

!!

Have we been visited by academic royalty?!!

marybeard · 17/07/2018 14:19

Thanks very much everyone for the great support, mary

placemats · 17/07/2018 13:05

She Wolves, Helen Castor. The book is brilliant.

First episode here and the rest on Netflix.

Should1stayorshould1go · 17/07/2018 13:02

is it just me?

David Starkey, 73, moans his broadcasting career has been ruined by 'old, ugly women'
David Starkey, 73, moans his broadcasting career has been ruined by 'old, ugly women'
bellinisurge · 17/07/2018 11:46

My dh is a historian. An actual one. Not on TV. He's willing to listen to all views if backed up with evidence even if he doesn't like the voice. Starkey has become increasingly difficult to accept as a historian because he is all opinion and sneer without the evidence. Lucy W does tend in that direction too (but I really like her). Mary B is just awesome.

ErrolTheDragon · 17/07/2018 11:39

Mostly sensible comments.
So essentially his gripe is that other TV historians are either too old and ugly, or too pretty or - well, women. And not him.

For all he decries twitter, he's a twit.

Sarahjconnor · 17/07/2018 11:38

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Pythagonal · 17/07/2018 10:50

I'd far rather watch Mary Beard or Lucy Worsley than David Starkey. As others have said Mary's enthusiasm brings the subject she's talking about to life, and I do enjoy Lucy's wry sense of humour.

CocoFlannel9 · 17/07/2018 10:48

He's a grumpy old arse. The only good thing I've ever seen from him was the time he shut up the equally annoying Laurie Penny during a live debate.