Food Detectives

[Neil Graham]

Last year a number of players from Nottinghamshire were recruited (following liaison with the ECF & BBC) to assist in a programme in the above series.

For those of you that would watch it airs tomorrow on BBC-2 at 7.30pm or catch it later on i-player.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bk7fy

[JustinHorton]

So what was it about?

[Neil Graham]

"On BBC2 tonight at 7.30pm ‘Food Detectives’ features an article on the perils and pitfalls of food labelling, and calls on the help of the Notts. Chess Association in the programme’s quest for clarification and understanding at the Nottingham Playhouse."

[JustinHorton]

So, ah, why us?

[Kevin Thurlow]

Because a lot of food labelling is obscure and confusing. And they thought only the keen analytical minds of chess players could decipher it?

[JustinHorton]

I tended to assume "because chess players are very likely inept middle-aged men who don't read the labels in the first place" but I am still hoping otherwise.

[John McKenna]

Or, because chessplayers will swallow anything that's put in front of them?

[Nick Grey]

Neil & Notts will be arranging the food at the county matches on Saturday week. So this is preparation for the U160 match.

[Neil Graham]

Because a lot of food labelling is obscure and confusing. And they thought only the keen analytical minds of chess players could decipher it?

Exactly!

[David Robertson]

Or, because chessplayers will swallow anything that's put in front of them?

That's Arbiters

[John McKenna]

I wasn't necessarily referring to edible items, Prof.

But I know by now about the gourmet escapades associated with SoA and other 4NCL fine diners.

Therefore it was a mistake to accuse all chessplayers of buffeting(?) on anything remotely edible.

Poor over-worked, half-starved Arbiters, on the other hand, just have to chow down on dubious delicacies on the fly.

[John Swain]

The Notts chess players feature from approximately 12 minutes in (for the next six minutes) and can be seen on i-player, as Neil indicated:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07bk7fy

They have to make their "move" in lightning style (10 seconds) but consultation is allowed. The fast time limit and confusing labelling certainly don't help them to rank fat-content in three samples of food.

All publicity is good publicity!