18-01-2023, 10:16 PM
Easy to say that Richard would still be hosting the 'Down if he were still with us.
As a proud Yorkshireman, however, he almost certainly wouldn't have been happy about the show being moved the other side of the Pennines. Whether or not he would have fought to keep it in Leeds is another matter, of course - and obviously we'll never know for sure how much he would have fought had he done so.
He probably didn't mind the temporary move to Newcastle, because (1) that was what it was, temporary - the show was always going to return to Leeds, and (2) he was familiar with City Road thanks to frequent appearances on Crosswits (and likewise Carol).
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(Tom was the guest for the first six 'Down eps at City Road too, which can't have been a coincidence. )
As a proud Yorkshireman, however, he almost certainly wouldn't have been happy about the show being moved the other side of the Pennines. Whether or not he would have fought to keep it in Leeds is another matter, of course - and obviously we'll never know for sure how much he would have fought had he done so.
He probably didn't mind the temporary move to Newcastle, because (1) that was what it was, temporary - the show was always going to return to Leeds, and (2) he was familiar with City Road thanks to frequent appearances on Crosswits (and likewise Carol).
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(Tom was the guest for the first six 'Down eps at City Road too, which can't have been a coincidence.
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