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Good for her.
53 is not old.
53 is not old.
oh really 
and 53 is NOT old 
and 53 is NOT old 
I am delighted with this news. Well done to her for challeneging the BBC decision.
Don't know why she ever went in favour of younger presenters, Countryfile is about as entertaining as watching traffic lights change 
has anyone got a link to this story?
"I did this because it was the right thing to do - I couldn't have lived with myself if I'd just walked away"
Well done Miriam. Integrity.
Well done Miriam. Integrity.
^^^ Agrees with Trigs Why should she put up with that kind of crap?
Why should she put up with that kind of crap?
Good for her,especially when male presenters can go on into 60,s 70s etc.
I have just watched Nick Ross being interviewed on the News.
Disappointingly, he pointed out that free-lancing is not particularly secure.
More disappointingly he seemed to show sympathy for "refreshing" a show, while hinting that television is a photogenic medium and fresh faces are a facet of that.
I am angry at this.
Only need to look at BBC 3 to see the sort of standards we get when young people are targetted.
I think young people deserve better.
But the worst thing about his remarks, and what seems to have been accepted knowledge at the BBC, is to keep things looking young.
Well I think that is nonsense.
Young does not equate with good all the time.
I like old too. I like experience, wisdom and wit, and mostly don't care a jot what the person looks like.
The desire of media people to concentrate on young fresh faces is pathetic and a massively wrong assumption in my view.
Disappointingly, he pointed out that free-lancing is not particularly secure.
More disappointingly he seemed to show sympathy for "refreshing" a show, while hinting that television is a photogenic medium and fresh faces are a facet of that.
I am angry at this.
Only need to look at BBC 3 to see the sort of standards we get when young people are targetted.
I think young people deserve better.
But the worst thing about his remarks, and what seems to have been accepted knowledge at the BBC, is to keep things looking young.
Well I think that is nonsense.
Young does not equate with good all the time.
I like old too. I like experience, wisdom and wit, and mostly don't care a jot what the person looks like.
The desire of media people to concentrate on young fresh faces is pathetic and a massively wrong assumption in my view.
He was a disgrace brisket.
Totally agree
Totally agree
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^ Agrees with Trigs Why should she put up with that kind of crap?
Thanks Karma, and she was right not to put up with it
Great post Brisket
TBF ageism isn't the sole preserve of BBC management, and I think fans of Big Brother know who I'm talking about.
Brilliant Post Brisket
Thank you folks. 
Appreciated.
Appreciated.
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Countryfile is about as entertaining as watching traffic lights change
I know!!!!! 
& Mr Ditty has it on Sky Planner... & insists on it being on every Sunday night AND sometimes the late night rerun that is on midweek when we go to bed!
PITY ME!!!
And I am well chuffed Miriam wotsit won her case.... they let John Craven and his vast range of nasty anoraks stay... he must be older than Miriam is!
Yes! Older men seem to have a clear run on the tellybox. I'm surprised that she didn't win the sex discrimination part too.
Well done Miriam
I did laugh when Jon Snow informed Ross that he is 5 weeks younger than him.
This is good news - Well done Miriam
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I like experience, wisdom and wit, and mostly don't care a jot what the person looks like.
Agree
(Although, Ms.O'Reilly is a pleasant looking lady..!)
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Although, Ms.O'Reilly is a pleasant looking lady..!)
She is isn't she? Mr Ditty just said "she's bang tidy... more pleasant to look at than the younger bints that replaced her!"
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& Mr Ditty has it on Sky Planner... & insists on it being on every Sunday night AND sometimes the late night rerun that is on midweek when we go to bed!
Oh Christ
You deserve the Victoria Cross solely for you efforts on the frontline missus 
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Ms.O'Reilly is a pleasant looking lady..
That's what I thought too, well I think she looks pretty damn good actually.Agree about the wisdom, wit and experience too. I'd rather listen to Steven Fry or Jon Snow talk for hours than some barely legal strumpet all smiley and leggy and giddy.
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Mr Ditty just said "she's bang tidy
He uses that terminology and watches Countryfile?!
Is he into Prodigy too or is that a solus thing?
Sick and tired of the BBC, i think it is who you know, not what you know. My sister has refused to pay the license fee, which has caused a lot of stress, i can tell you! A long story, but she is adamant.
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Is he into Prodigy too or is that a solus thing?
he would pretend to be into Prodigy, if that meant I would allow him to come to such events with me... but no, he's not really into them.
He's very into Chicane!
The bang tidy thing... he said in a Bo Selecta voice!
Not just me then! I can't say I've watched Countryfile recently as I find it too BluePeter-ish in its presentation, although I can understand its style for a Sunday morning. So all I've seen of Ms. O'Reilly is from the newspapers.... and she looks very presentable; God knows what TPB at the Beeb were thinking.
I so get the Stephen Fry thing, Karma
& Karma... I swear the only reason he is into Countryfile cos he thinks that is the programme for him now... cos he has moved to the country!
When he moved up to mine I used to hear him on the phone to his mates back in London describing it as rural and twee!
And he went straight out and bought some green Hunter wellies!
When he moved up to mine I used to hear him on the phone to his mates back in London describing it as rural and twee!
And he went straight out and bought some green Hunter wellies!
oooh.. maybe thats why he likes it...
When Mr Ditty was a child his fave childrens telly programme was Newsround, followed by Blue Peter!
When Mr Ditty was a child his fave childrens telly programme was Newsround, followed by Blue Peter!
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Newsround, followed by Blue Peter!
Valerie Singleton...?
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Valerie Singleton...
ooooh.. you're good! That had never occurred to me...
now I just have to work out a way to casually ask him if he had a Val fetish, without him realising I have been talking about him on the interweb again!
It's eloquent, authorative women, Ditty If he mentions Joan Bakewell - he's been sussed.
If he mentions Joan Bakewell - he's been sussed.