04-05-2020, 08:25 AM
I think we can probably all agree that the characters who present these types of shows are Marmite. Love 'em or loathe 'em, they are there as 'entertainers' first and foremost.
That said, I am fairly sure that in the case of Mr Shaw the producers sit round a table with him and decide what would most appeal to a ten year old. Then they film it.
Makes me yearn for the days of Raymond Baxter and James Burke, who could explain technical/scientific stuff in an entertaining way without the need for a sidekick 'clown' and the equivalent of a fart joke thrown in every five minutes.
Grump over.![[Image: rolleyes.png]](https://www.austinsevenfriends.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/rolleyes.png)
That said, I am fairly sure that in the case of Mr Shaw the producers sit round a table with him and decide what would most appeal to a ten year old. Then they film it.
Makes me yearn for the days of Raymond Baxter and James Burke, who could explain technical/scientific stuff in an entertaining way without the need for a sidekick 'clown' and the equivalent of a fart joke thrown in every five minutes.
Grump over.