I saw that bloke off the telly today........

[vbc]

.........in Borders, you know what's 'is name, one of the presenters from BBC's Coast program. Wish he'd pulled his trousers up before he bent down to pick up his change though!

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Long or short haired git?

 

[vbc]

Short haired....the bloke who's always smiling and eager to please

 

[gavintc]

My wife fancies the long haired one. Glad it was not her that spotted him.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Didnt he cycle around the world? forget this name

 

[longers]

Didnt he cycle around the world? forget this name

Nick Crane? I don't do telly but he was on the show a bit back. He's done a lot on a bike, I've not got round to reading any yet but I've heard very good things about his books.

 

[longers]

edit: I have read his book on a very long walk he did in Europe and that was good reading.

 

[Arch]

Short haired....the bloke who's always smiling and eager to please

Sounds like Mark Horton to me....

 

[Coco]

You mean the fat one?

I worked with both of them on a bit for Coast and they're both pleasant chaps. Although not sure where the hunk attribute comes from for Mr Oliver. Maybe he looks bigger on the telly

 

[vbc]

Yep...That's the bloke,

http://thornburymuseum.org.uk/images/stories/mark_horton_web.jpg

Mark Horton.

 

[Arch]

You mean the fat one?

I worked with both of them on a bit for Coast and they're both pleasant chaps. Although not sure where the hunk attribute comes from for Mr Oliver. Maybe he looks bigger on the telly

He does nothing for me, I must say. His hair irritates me - the way it's always blowing in his face.

 

[ComedyPilot]

I (in my own humble opinion) can do a good impersonation of him, complete with lilting Scottish accent.

 

[Coco]

He's a bit like Billy Connelly, everyone can do his accent.

I should say, even though I can't see the fuss about his looks, as a performer he was most impressive. We were chatting away and then suddenly he was 'on' and just launched into this spiel for the camera. Clearly been practising, but impressive none the less.

 

[Coco]

He does nothing for me, I must say. His hair irritates me - the way it's always blowing in his face.

That's why I shaved mine in a male pattern baldness sort of way

 

[summerdays]

Sounds like Mark Horton to me....

Assuming it was the Queen's road Borders then that sounds about right - doesn't he work for the University.