to think that Damian Grammaticas is the best name *ever*?

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It is, isn't it? :-D

He sounds like a Chris Morris invention doesn't he? Fits in nicely alongside Ted Maul and Austin Tasseltine...

YANBU. You are absolutely right.

He used to live opposite my friend in Edinburgh when he was a humble reporter for STV in the 90's. Always gonna go far with a name like that!

I love your name too, MadameOvary - makes me grin whenever I see it.

You can't see someone called Damian Grammaticas reporting on missing dogs and hedge warfare for long, can you? :)

What about Fenella Fudge? I love a bit of alliteration.

Along with Nina Nanar and Julia Caesar (apparently she changed her name to that on purpose ) Media people

And the Rizla one on BBC London news.

LOL at Rizla Teeth. I'm always going to think of that as her name now.

Also Andrew Adonis, now Lord Adonis. He really isn't.

I once transferred a call to my boss from Nina Nanar. I asked her if it was an emergency

I know, margo. I always think of my student days and skinning up when I hear her name .

Childish I know...but Jane Hughes, BBC News always makes me smile.

Don't forget Tomasz Schafernaker

Also Everton Fox and Vaughan Savidge (which I always heard as "Savage"): I used to picture them as the hero and villain or a romantic novel, all moustaches and top hats...

Presiley Baxendale
Aaaaahhhhhhhh, nice.

There is a Scottish present called Cameron Buttle, used to always call him Cameron Buttocks as he was quite tasty. Fenella Fudge is so salcious!

Oh - I opened this thread purely to say Fenella Fudge but see I have been beaten to it.

Agree re Damian Grammaticus. Sounds like a Mervyn Peake character.

Damian Grammaticas is a made up name, surely?

YABU
The best name ever is Mika Hakkinen
Although Damian Grammaticas is excellent too.

btw, I went to school with Andrew Adonis' wife, he was her tutor at Oxford. Both lovely people, very unassuming.

Yes it is the best name because it reminds me of THe Court Of King Carracticus

Mika Hakkinen

Mika Hakkinen

Mika Hakkinen

I just love the sound of it.

What about Chris Peacock?

from South Today

There is always someone who has to lower the tone.

Yes, I am looking at ou cybbo

I knew a Jenny Taylor

Oh yes, Damian Grammaticus has long been my favourite Radio 4 name. Though I think he is on telly not radio these days isn't he.

Another favourite Radio 4 names is Jonty Bloom. I want to write a novel about Damian and Jonty. I think Damian would be a very earnest Jesuit, angsting about whether or not to perform an exorcism. Jonty would be his best friend, a very secular and lecherous intellectual, alcoholic and prone to playing practical jokes.