Would you include Johnny Ball in that list, or should he go in his very own list ?
....incidentally, Johnny Ball was also an early presenter on The Great Egg Race.
Picture(s) of the day....
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Re: Picture(s) of the day....
It strikes me that it might be easier to compile a list of 10 TV Eccentrics and place them in order of boffiness!! 
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Re: Picture(s) of the day....
A consolidation so far:
Heinz Wolff
Magnus Pyke
Patrick Moore
Johnny Ball
Richard Hearne
Wilf Lunn
Bob Symes
James Burke
Tim Hunkin
Heinz Wolff
Magnus Pyke
Patrick Moore
Johnny Ball
Richard Hearne
Wilf Lunn
Bob Symes
James Burke
Tim Hunkin
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Re: Picture(s) of the day....
Wilf Lunn* should definitely be on the list 
*- younger viewers might want to ask their parents about Wilf Lunn
*- younger viewers might want to ask their parents about Wilf Lunn
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Bob Symes
James Burke
Tim Hunkin
James Burke
Tim Hunkin
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Albert Einstein?
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Re: Picture(s) of the day....
mickthemaverick wrote: 06 Jun 2020, 22:40 A consolidation so far:
Heinz Wolff
Magnus Pyke
Patrick Moore
Johnny Ball
Richard Hearne
Wilf Lunn
Bob Symes
James Burke
Tim Hunkin
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Did Albert Einstein present on TV?
How about Fyffe Robertson?
How about Fyffe Robertson?
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Does Dick Strawbridge warrant a mention?
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Richard Hearne . . . Mister Pastry?
What about Humphrey Lestocq (of Whirlygig)?
What about Humphrey Lestocq (of Whirlygig)?
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I think he needs to work on his eccentricity a little bit more before he makes it into the top ten. I think I'd put him in the low teens at the moment
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Re: Picture(s) of the day....
Over to you Neil for ordering, a list of 13 to choose from:
Heinz Wolff
Magnus Pyke
Patrick Moore
Johnny Ball
Richard Hearne
Wilf Lunn
Bob Symes
James Burke
Tim Hunkin
Albert Einstein
Fyffe Robertson
Dick Strawbridge
Humphrey Lestocq
Heinz Wolff
Magnus Pyke
Patrick Moore
Johnny Ball
Richard Hearne
Wilf Lunn
Bob Symes
James Burke
Tim Hunkin
Albert Einstein
Fyffe Robertson
Dick Strawbridge
Humphrey Lestocq
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You remember Richard Hearn! He used to live in our village in Kent.
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