Barry Norman has shuttled of this mortal reel

[tim]

The celestial clapper board has made the final cut, so why not get some picked onions in for the wake

 

[a_chap]

Bought a jar of those once. Pretty good IMO.

 

[Pickman's model]

tim picked onions? I'd hope so!

 

[keybored]

Would someone please post something I can quote and reply "...and why not?" to?

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Nooooo!

 

[weltweit]

RIP Barry Norman, I used to listen to him.. yonks ago ..

 

[belboid]

The only decent presenter of Film.... how sad

 

[ska invita]

Memories of watching Oscars on the Beeb...him looking on dryly.... Just a mellower era of TV...he defused much of the pomp, adulation and bullshit around hollywood

 

[skyscraper101]

Met him once. About 10 years ago. He seemed to be game for any work going. On that occasion it was an interactive DVD game (remember those?) based on movies, of course.

I always wonder if he regretted jumping ship from the BBC to Sky. The 'Film...' series carried on but his Sky career was short lived. I wonder if he made much from his pickled onion line?

 

[xenon]

RIP Barry. Always liked the Film Show.

 

[weltweit]

 

[dessiato]

Loved his reviews. RIP Barry, thanks for everything.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Gutted when he 'retired' from tv. Saw him host a few Q&As at the BFI over the years.

Best ever Film presenter....

I think Barry, Alex Cox and Mark Cousins are the holy trinity of film thinkers in the UK...

 

[belboid]

I'd forgotten his tale of almost getting into a fistfight with John Wayne

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I'd forgotten his tale of almost getting into a fistfight with John Wayne

He and DeNiro had a bit of a ding dong too...

 

[Johnny Vodka]

For some strange reason, I thought he'd died a while back.

 

[Orang Utan]

I remember him and his film reviews fondly. He was one of the only people Spitting Image portrayed without any trace of cruelty. And why not?
I still think of the BBC film programme as Film 8- , despite Jonathan Ross and others who succeeded him.

My mum once went on a date with him, but only cos her friend was indisposed.

 

[Ted Striker]

My mum once went on a date with him, but only cos her friend was indisposed.

If you're only going to hear one Bazza Norman anecdote this week...

 

[weltweit]

This is quite nice (the sound was out of sync when I looked but anyhoe)

 

[Orang Utan]

If you're only going to hear one Bazza Norman anecdote this week...

I should have asked her if she got to sample his pickled onions

 

[Orang Utan]

I've been prompted to play this again:

Always chokes me up to hear her sing that

 

[Maggot]

RIP Barry, I always enjoyed his reviews.

Love this clip of him talking to Bob Hoskins abour riverside development in London in 1982.

 

[DotCommunist]

'sterilised by greed'

good on ya bob

 

[Orang Utan]

RIP Barry, I always enjoyed his reviews.

Love this clip of him talking to Bob Hoskins abour riverside development in London in 1982.

That's brilliant - and he was dead right.

 

[Jon-of-arc]

After the Oscars "RIP" bit back in the early 00s, he once said "A bit cruel, showing all those dead people to young Hayley Joel Osment". Which I thought was pretty funny.

 

[Sprocket.]

I always made a point if possible to watch Barry Norman on Film ' '
I liked his presentation and depth of knowledge, he always seemed to be really happy in his work.
One of the BBC greats.
Thanks Barry.
RIP.

 

[redsquirrel]

The only decent presenter of Film.... how sad

This

 

[Cheesypoof]

aww...sad to hear this. Total legend. RIP.

 

[Sea Star]

I think I pretty much disagreed with him on everything

his onions were pretty good though - hope they keep making them.

 

[8den]