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Who would you like us to invite on?

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JustineMumsnet · 07/10/2008 11:40

With reference to this thead do let us know who you'd like to try.

As we said, we'll consult more on people who approach us and in that spirit we should let you know that we're planning to have Tana Ramsay on next Monday lunchtime... (she's promoting her new book) so if anyone has any Scheherazade-type feelings shout now!

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TiltingAtWindmills · 07/10/2008 13:28

My MIL.
She could be like a Public Service Announcement; a warning about the perils of thinking you own your children for life.

NorkyButNice · 07/10/2008 13:28

Robert Winston would be great (inappropriate older gentleman crush)
Kirsty Allsop or Sarah Beeny
Nigella Lawson

CharleeInChains · 07/10/2008 13:31

NorkybutNice - what an awesome name!

EachPeachPearMum · 07/10/2008 13:34

tiltingatwindmills That sounds like an excellent idea actually! We could have all the 'crazy' advice over in one discrete session, and then have a ban on random strangers offering it!

Marina · 07/10/2008 13:34

Sarah Brewer, who was the brains behind this brilliant TV series on child development

also Annette Karmiloff-Smith, who was the scientific advisor on the above programme

or Lynne Murray or Liz Smith from The Social Baby Project

Agree Faber and Mazlish would be wonderful!

CharleeInChains · 07/10/2008 13:36

Can we have the creator of 'Two Pints of Larger and a Packet of Crisps? becuase that was pure genious!

Marina · 07/10/2008 13:36

We could have the Iggulden brothers, who wrote the Dangerous Book for Boys

or Sue Palmer, maybe - although I don't always agree with everything she says

Heathcliffscathy · 07/10/2008 13:39

Germaine Greer

orangina · 07/10/2008 13:39

Jenny Eclair. She would give as good as she gets and say cunt a lot...

S1ur · 07/10/2008 13:49

Second Phillip Pullman
and ditto Dawkins
Ian McEwan

How about radio people? - Quentin Cooper would have been good in run up to CERN hysteria/or Jenni Murray/or Adam Hart Davies would be very enthusiastic

Oooh PopBitch - Camilla Wright

Also I like Noel Fielding and Milo Ventimiglia. Nothing to do with this thread just thought I'd share that.

snice · 07/10/2008 13:53

Tracy Emin

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turquoise · 07/10/2008 13:54

Fern, Jamie O, Germaine, Julie Walters, and Sarah Beeney.

What about Camila Batmanghelidjh - she is the bollocks.

cremolafoam · 07/10/2008 13:56

rather have Alvin Haaaal that Martin lewis

FioFio · 07/10/2008 13:56

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NotDoingTheHousework · 07/10/2008 13:59

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Monkeytrousers · 07/10/2008 13:59

An hour is no time to have decent arguments discussions with any of these people!

EachPeachPearMum · 07/10/2008 13:59

Marina great idea about the Social Baby people- great stuff

Kathyis6incheshigh · 07/10/2008 14:00

Camila Batmanghelidjh [cuts & pastes name to avoid spelling it] is a fab idea and she might agree to come on because hopefully she could raise lots of money from all those unbelievably rich MNers on the other thread

TiltingAtWindmills · 07/10/2008 14:01

Cherie and Tony Blair.
Save them til nearer Valentines Day though, obv.

snice · 07/10/2008 14:01

I second (or third) Camila Batmanghelidjh

EachPeachPearMum · 07/10/2008 14:01

Someone from radio 4's money box perhaps? to talk about benefits, child friendly workplaces, savings vehicles, beating the credit crunch and fuel poverty?

Clement Freud

Stephen Fry

snice · 07/10/2008 14:03

this is Camila Batmanghelidjh if you don't know of her

EachPeachPearMum · 07/10/2008 14:06

Camila didn't even respond when we asked her to talk to us (paid)

TheInvisibleManDidIt · 07/10/2008 14:08

pleeeeeease

actually I think Derren Brown would be quite interesting.

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