Talk:Richard Stilgoe

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This article sounds like the blurb from a theatre programme, and could do with some additions. Despite the claim that he was in the Cambridge Footlights, he is not mentioned in the rundown of personnel, through the years, in Robert Hewison's comprehensive book Footlights!. Also, Stilgoe has often been ridiculed for being a practitioner of a twee, outmoded brand of humour, even Mark Lewisohn's balanced and largely objective Radio Times Guide To TV Comedy mentions that he is someone people either love or hate. Listening to Stilgoe and Peter Skellern's supposedly humorous songs, dealing with grumpy churchgoers refusing to shake hands, the Women's Institute and so on, it's clear that he is a satirist for Middle England, Daily Mail readers. Dolmance (talk) 22:40, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

'outmoded brand of humour'; 'supposedly humorous songs'; 'a satirist for Middle England, Daily Mail readers' - do I detect that you perhaps don't like his brand of music and/or comedy? And that your above comment says little else? Aside from the comment re. Footlights, that's a long paragraph to say very little of importance; I should have thought that your personal opinions are not terribly relevant to an encyclopaedia article. There are many people who I do not appreciate the humour of - so I don't bother reading their articles, rather than making personal comments on their discussion pages. --82.70.156.254 (talk) 11:55, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

Message poster is right: article reads like an ad for Stilgoe. You say that "Dolmance" "says little else"... personally I thought he made some good points. Stilgoe is known for being slightly twee. Article (and probably Stilgoe) makes a big deal out the fact that he can write these quick songs, but actually, if you listen to him, most of the time he isn't really singing a melody. He's just speaking a bunch of stuff in a sort of sub-Noel Coward style. He just accompanies his "speaking" by playing the piano. Original poster is right - article is not proper form for an encyclopedia. There are many who find him and his smugness incredibly irritating: article needs "criticism" section. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.177.4.119 (talk) 13:07, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Then add one. If you can find something to cite which supports your criticism, then by all means add a criticism section. Until then, 'There are many' and 'has often been' are not really encyclopaedic, are they? The OP's comment is full of weasel words and can be summed up (excluding his note on Footlights) as 'I don't like his music or humour', and you yourself have added little more to this, despite stating that he 'made some good points'. If you have real improvements (ie. encyclopaedic, not just your personal opinions) to make to the article, then do. If not, why are you skulking on the discussion page making personal comments? I agree that the article could do with some work, but your comments on here really aren't helping anyone... --16:30, 9 January 2011 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.70.156.254 (talk)

Stilgoe at Christmas

I believe this was the name - an hour or so long television programme with Richard Stilgoe and a school choir, singing a variety of Christmas songs he'd written. Does anyone know anything else about this? --82.70.156.254 (talk) 11:55, 5 July 2009 (UTC)

'The Truth about Christmas - or Gold, Frankenstein and Merv', with Richard Stilgoe and the Broom Leys Junior School Choir. Half hour programme, copyright BBC Midlands, MCMLXXXIV (1984) --82.70.156.254 (talk) 16:14, 9 January 2011 (UTC)