This is glorious! What a joy to see Arthur Marshall in full flow, a laugh in every line - and with the brilliant Mavis Nicholson, the best telly interviewer we ever had, in my opinion. More Arthur Marshall please!
Arthur Marshall, MBE (10 May 1910 - 27 January 1989) was a British writer, raconteur and broadcaster,[1] born in Barnes, London[2] in the UK. He was best known as a team captain on the BBC's Call My Bluff.
Dear Arthur Marshall! I always loved him, but his remarks on P. G. Wodehouse sealed the deal. Any admirer of the Master is OK with me. Plus Arthur had the most endearing laugh.
Hats off to the editor who signed him up for The New Statesman in the 70s. There was always a gloomy Trot writing in to complain about this ‘bourgeois’ columnist, but most of us loved him. He must have met The Hitch and Martin Amis! Amazing, adorable man.
We viewed his house in Devon after he died. A lovely cottage but needed alot of modernising. We would have liked to live in Christow. It never happened
It's a delight to hear someone speaking so fluently on the television. But essentially he is a very self-centred man, and this rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
I suppose I can understand why you might think that, but he did live on his own and he was paid to give his opinions, both written & in person, and his opinions were loved, so how else do you expect him to sound? Public figures generally do behave like this, so pointing out Marshall in this way does seem a little odd, and frankly I don't find it that pronounced, as I'm interested in his opinions about life or himself either way!
@@Omnicient. Oh what's the matter, was it because he was 'right wing'? You stick to championing the LGBTQ+ degeneracy, BLM and Islam that's seeing the Great Replacement get rid of white liberals like yourself.
This is glorious! What a joy to see Arthur Marshall in full flow, a laugh in every line - and with the brilliant Mavis Nicholson, the best telly interviewer we ever had, in my opinion. More Arthur Marshall please!
Dead right about the wonderful Mavis - I so wish there was a DVD of her work instead of all that Parkinson crap.
@@ysgol3 Hear hear
RIP Mavis, by far the best TV interviewer we've ever had,
Lovely to hear the lovely Arthur Marshall
We need more sweet people like him in the world. . . Delightful 😊
I just love these old interviews with him
I wish England was like that now.
Haha Guess who's hellbent in demolishing it.
Yes, we need more closeted old queens.
"Closeted " It was called a "private life".
I loved Arthur as a Kid and forgot all about him until now. Wow, this is great and I agree with the younger me, Arthur is a force of nature.
Camp as Christmas, and all the better for it - much missed.
Arthur Marshall, MBE (10 May 1910 - 27 January 1989) was a British writer, raconteur and broadcaster,[1] born in Barnes, London[2] in the UK. He was best known as a team captain on the BBC's Call My Bluff.
Yes remember well.
Both good people. What happened to Television?
He was a Dunkirk Veteran
Dear Arthur Marshall! I always loved him, but his remarks on P. G. Wodehouse sealed the deal. Any admirer of the Master is OK with me. Plus Arthur had the most endearing laugh.
Listening in jan 2024 ( lovely man / great interview) and full of humour .
Agreed
Hats off to the editor who signed him up for The New Statesman in the 70s. There was always a gloomy Trot writing in to complain about this ‘bourgeois’ columnist, but most of us loved him. He must have met The Hitch and Martin Amis! Amazing, adorable man.
Fabulously fantastic
I always had a crush on Mavis Nicholson.She is as appealing as I remember from when I was 7.
We viewed his house in Devon after he died. A lovely cottage but needed alot of modernising. We would have liked to live in Christow. It never happened
Isn't he delightful!
Treasurable!
Yes indeed, I've only recently found a few videos with him.
crystalheart9 lol yes he is! Lol
I wonder what he’d think about the price of a stamp these days. They’re also trying to get out of delivering post on Saturdays now.
I was very young when I watched this and wished that she was my Auntie Mavis. 😊
He was a good friend of Larry Grayson❤❤
Billy was a good man too
I wonder what Arthur would think of a first class stamp now cost over thirty shillings in old (proper) money. 😊
Treasure
A wonderful old gossip.....lol
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It's a delight to hear someone speaking so fluently on the television. But essentially he is a very self-centred man, and this rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
I suppose I can understand why you might think that, but he did live on his own and he was paid to give his opinions, both written & in person, and his opinions were loved, so how else do you expect him to sound? Public figures generally do behave like this, so pointing out Marshall in this way does seem a little odd, and frankly I don't find it that pronounced, as I'm interested in his opinions about life or himself either way!
I always remember him being quite an affable chap; however, in this interview he comes across as a moaning pain in the arse.
Yes I used to to enjoy him but the more I learn about his political leanings the more I go off him.
@@Omnicient. Snap, Omni !
@@Omnicient. I wonder what they were?
@@Omnicient. So you like someone until you realise that they don't agree with you, not a good way to be.
@@Omnicient. Oh what's the matter, was it because he was 'right wing'? You stick to championing the LGBTQ+ degeneracy, BLM and Islam that's seeing the Great Replacement get rid of white liberals like yourself.
A grumpy old man complaining like a grumpy old woman.