20-07-2023, 07:24 AM
(20-07-2023, 01:02 AM)AndrewP Wrote: I'll admit I've not watched the new University Challenge but I feel the same listening to him on Radio 4.
I did quite like him when he was on The Media Show but not so much on Today.
He's been on Today for a few years now but to my ears he still doesn't sound totally comfortable in the programme.
I can't quite put my finger on it but something just feels off to me
Yes, his delivery on University Challenge was very off. It was quite offputting.
I know Jeremy did it for 29 years (is that the longest continuous run for a quiz/game show host in this country?) and he was always going to be a tough act to follow, but go back and watch the Bamber episodes, and Bamber and Jeremy despite their different approaches have similar deliveries in the questions- Amol doesn’t seem to know where to place emphasis.
I’m not normally one to suggest stuff like this but I do think Amol may have just been booked for diversity reasons because clearly he’s the wrong choice.