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Eddie Mair

47 replies

Vango · 16/11/2017 17:20

I know many of us love him. He's just made me pause in the kitchen as he so carefully read out the names of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. So respectfully done. Poor, poor people.

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choccyp1g · 16/11/2017 22:28

Yes, I stopped what I was doing and just listened. A thoroughly respectful piece of radio.

AuldHeathen · 17/11/2017 18:38

I liked that too. He’s got a great voice for mourning!

eddiemairswife · 17/11/2017 18:46

I'm a big fan.Grin

Cakescakescakes · 17/11/2017 18:48

He is totally and utterly fantastic.

MotherofPearl · 17/11/2017 18:50

Another Eddie fan here. He always seems to get the tone just right.

eyeoresancerre · 17/11/2017 18:57

I loved that he didn’t rush through the names. When I kept hearing the same surnames repeated it really struck me that whole families have died.
He is the voice of calm after a long day!

Vango · 17/11/2017 19:02

I think he's unrivalled on R4. And I thought yesterday's reading was a powerful piece of broadcasting.

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IJoinedJustToPostThis · 17/11/2017 19:15

I love him. Too many different moments to mention.

polyhymnia · 17/11/2017 19:22

Another who loves him here.

Vango · 17/11/2017 19:45

@eddiemairswife you'd have a fight on your hands if there was the remotest possibility! Grin

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JeNeSuisPasVotreMiel · 18/11/2017 00:21

I'm going to listen again

Holliewantstobehot · 18/11/2017 00:31

I too shed some tears. I thought it was lovely, so respectful to the people who lost their lives.

I'm another Eddie fan. I clean the kitchen and cook dinner between 5 and 6 so I can listen to PM in peace. I love the slight quirkiness.

PurpleStar123 · 18/11/2017 00:33

I missed this but I listen to him during my commute and he is v good.

kohl · 18/11/2017 00:47

He's a terrific journalist. He always always manages to ask the unexpected question-and often it's the compassionate question.
He can hold silence better than anyone else working on radio.

Vango · 18/11/2017 00:56

He can hold silence better than anyone else working on radio.

And bizarrely it never sounds like dead air!

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SealSong · 18/11/2017 00:59

He's brilliant. Always has the right tone and way of putting things, can be in turn sensitive and thoughtful, and can take apart mealy-mouthed politicians with ease.
Wish John Humphreys would bugger off though, he is appalling.

64BooLane · 18/11/2017 01:03

He is absolutely great. Love the way the whole vibe of PM suggests a team of people behind the scenes working well together and making interesting decisions.

I read the other day (in the context of an article somewhere about complaints against the BBC, which they routinely disclose), that some kind of complaint relating to bias was upheld against Eddie Mair recently - no info on what it was. Immediately felt defensive on his behalf. Perhaps he did display bias but if so, I expect it was against someone who’s a total arse.

LapdanceShoeshine · 20/11/2017 19:51

Re the upheld complaint - after chatting to DH about tonight’s PM, which had 2 great items (Charles Manson’s biographer & the submarine bloke) I mentioned that I thought Eddie was a bit snippy initially with Manson bloke, & how very brusque he can be - DH said he’d never noticed it & thought he was always lovely, so I said he’s lovely with civilians but can be a total shit with some officials, & mentioned the upheld complaint.

So. Been googling. Can’t find anything. I think I heard it was the prog on June 6th, in which case it was just before the election & will have been a politician. I’m dying to know now!

LapdanceShoeshine · 20/11/2017 19:52

In fact I’m going to search here around that date now Grin

LapdanceShoeshine · 20/11/2017 20:02

Nothing here
It was actually 8th June though - Election Day itself - going by this.
I’d love to know!

LapdanceShoeshine · 20/11/2017 20:03

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Eddie Mair
64BooLane · 20/11/2017 21:51

Now I really want to know too!

Boris?

Hassled · 20/11/2017 21:55

I adore the man. I remember him ages ago interviewing someone who was in the news for whatever reason (wish I could remember), and he just stopped and asked "And how are you?" in a way that really seemed like he cared - not for the news story, but for the well-being of the person involved. And the person told him how he was feeling and it was so much more insightful and interesting than the skimming the surface news story you usually get.

LizzieSiddal · 20/11/2017 22:01

Another Eddie lover here!

I too shed some tears when he read our every single name. It was such a powerful few moments and I’ll remener it every time Grenfell is mentioned.

64BooLane · 20/11/2017 22:03

Ahhh yeah, he’s so great like that, Hassled. I can think of similar instances I’ve heard. He seems so good at talking to (listening to) people who’ve been through horrendous experiences, drawing them out without intrusive questions, and he never seems to fall back on insincere stock phrases.