ONLY CONNECT BBC2

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Gordon Cadden
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ONLY CONNECT BBC2

Post by Gordon Cadden » Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:57 pm

Essential viewing tonight, on BBC2 20.30hrs.
A Team of chess enthusiasts take on a trio of linguists.
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Martin Crichton
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Re: ONLY CONNECT BBC2

Post by Martin Crichton » Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:32 pm

Hi Gordon
2 minutes of my research suggests this programme is highly missable , according to the bbc2 programme credits the following are partaking...

Credits
PresenterVictoria Coren Mitchell
Series ProducerJenny Hawker
DirectorSiân G Lloyd
WriterAdam Bostock-Smith
Production CompanyRDF Television
Production CompanyParasol Media
ParticipantStephen Pearson
ParticipantHenry Pertinez
ParticipantNick Mills
ParticipantTom Fassnidge
ParticipantGail La Cardonara
ParticipantVirginia Fassnidge

a quick check of the ECF grading database and guess what...none of the above mentioned have chess grades...

chessmen...my backside......probably a few mates of mates getting a free tv appearance....I am not disputing that they cannot play chess...they probably know how the pieces move ...but you know the English media...if you can move the pieces you are a Grandmaster lol

now if they were real chessplayers...players I have come across in the chess circuit... I might watch it but I think I'll be having my bath around that time instead :)
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Mick Norris
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Re: ONLY CONNECT BBC2

Post by Mick Norris » Mon Oct 06, 2014 3:20 pm

Gordon Cadden wrote:Essential viewing tonight, on BBC2 20.30hrs.
A Team of chess enthusiasts take on a trio of linguists.
Always essential viewing (well, recording first in my case as it clashes with picking my duaghter up from Brownies), just don't post anything about it until I get chance to watch it :!:
Any postings on here represent my personal views
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Alistair Campbell
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Re: ONLY CONNECT BBC2

Post by Alistair Campbell » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:03 pm

Martin Crichton wrote:Hi Gordon
2 minutes of my research suggests this programme is highly missable , according to the bbc2 programme credits the following are partaking...

ParticipantStephen Pearson
ParticipantHenry Pertinez
ParticipantNick Mills


a quick check of the ECF grading database and guess what...none of the above mentioned have chess grades...

chessmen...my backside......probably a few mates of mates getting a free tv appearance....I am not disputing that they cannot play chess...they probably know how the pieces move ...but you know the English media...if you can move the pieces you are a Grandmaster lol

now if they were real chessplayers...players I have come across in the chess circuit... I might watch it but I think I'll be having my bath around that time instead :)
Hang on - they've been on before - see here - scroll down
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Michael Farthing
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Re: ONLY CONNECT BBC2

Post by Michael Farthing » Mon Oct 06, 2014 4:08 pm

Yea - and they're quite open its just a team name. None claim any expertise.
But the programme is always worth watching.
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Lewis Martin
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Re: ONLY CONNECT BBC2

Post by Lewis Martin » Wed Oct 08, 2014 4:36 pm

The key term is "enthusiasts". It doesn't usually indicate that they actually play the game!
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