Ep 460: No Such Thing as Proust's Sausage Roll

Live from the Bloomsbury Theatre, London; Dan, James, Andy and Anna discuss Popeye, Proust, Hankies and Spankies.
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Every young man of a respectable to wealthy family carried a pristine handkerchief to offer to ladies in distress, or dirtied by a bit of mud flying up on cheek or clothes. That is why one handkerchief was kept unused.
I cannot believe not one of them had the upbringing to know that from childhood. But there it is...
This same team now announce facts that barely register in interest or importance and often, when it is to do with animals, the then conversation reveals they have the depth of knowledge of a gnat on the subject. Often the next 5 minutes will result in an excruciatingly ignorant opinion, clearly based on no depth of knowledge of the subject at all.
This show was always about fascinating facts. Not these four individuals. There should have been new hosts regularly replaced - with a great deal more education on subjects. AT LEAST 2 of the four appear to have got their original jobs simply because their parents knew John Lloyd. He's a nice guy, but has sold this show off to give these four a protected lifetime job.
With lots of new, really knowledgeable people doing a few years at a time, we might be spared these 'facts' that are just pathetic.
And how old are these people now? And STILL the humour rolls around OOH AH VICAR; sizes of male appendages and trying to make any subject lead to a word that resembles a sexual word or phrase.
Four best facts - and the best fact found in a week, is that Popeye rubbed a special hen, rather than ate spinach during the Popeye cartoon development. Seriously. THE BEST FACT HE COULD FIND IN A WEEK...
This show could be magnificently fascinating to intelligent people. Totally held back by the same dismal four hosting. It is a tiny fragment of what it could be - and the tragedy is, it is better than 70% offered. And that is with 50% that should be culled, in the interests of humanity.
Yet it could be the most brilliant, inspiring, must hear programme.
At times, I storm off to no longer listen, but I have caught up with everything else. I just keep thinking how much better it could be if there wasn't a lifetime protection on these four, no matter how dismal the quality.