Nominations for retirement in 2013

Bruce Forsythe has to go. He was so rude to the contestants after the final of SCD, telling them all to 'back off', several times and the show was much better the week he wasn't in it. Also all singers, mostly male it seems, who imagine they have the same voice and appeal that they had about 40 or more years ago. Paul McCartney, Elton John and Cliff Richards were really dire at Jubilee / Olympic celebrations. John Humphrys has to stay, mornings just wouldn't be the same.

Please, please, please get Stephen Fry to opt for early retirement, I will even make a donation to his redundancy/retirement pay off. He used to be such a witty clever man he is now a pompous,self-satisfied bore. David Attenborough from a different start point has also reached the same state as Stephen Fry.

How about Joan Rivers and her annual facelifts, never looks the same two days running.

Another panel dominated by men, with the women being changed several times...

NO, I need to see Anton dancing!

Perhaps 2013 will be the year that Bruce Forsyth sees the light and decides to call it a day. He is an embarrassment to watch on Strictly Come Dancing-come on Bruce, stand aside and let a younger and more attractive man take over. We have all heard his jokes a hundred times before and are no longer remotely funny (even when he gets them right-which is not very often) Lets see Anton take over the reins!!!!!

Retire the BBC itself ...the Corporation is so tatty and out-of -date and irresponsible that all top-flight directors and ex-govenors should be indicted for abuse of contract...we, afterall,are their paymasters and the programmes,editors and especially GOVERNORS are not fit for purpose

Agree Jeremy Clarkson and would add another Jeremy .....Vine. What a pompous ass! Sorry JessM I like Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, but will allow Alan Davies. I thought 'oh no' when I saw Charlotte Church was in the chair, but she really surprised me. She was a delight.

Come to think of it, now you mention Steven Fry, and thinking about BBC panel games... lets retire Paul Murton, Ian Hislop, Alan Davies etc. It is such a blooming boys club and they seem to have lost their edge. Saw HIGNFY a couple of times recently and the only bright thing was Charlotte Church in the chair, who was brilliant.
More Charlotte fewer Groucho club members please.
Oh and the horrible Jonathan Ross, while I am laying into boys club on TV. Way past. Really.

I am so glad to see I am not alone in my absolute dislike (and more) of Clarkson. Only one word comes to mind, twit, but with a vowel change .

The Stones still have it all - yes, older and behaving like kids, but somehow it works. A friend of mine recently met Keith Richard and says he is absolutely delightful.

Jeremy Clarkson is just awful. Can't stand him. Let's retire him.

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks Keith Richards is the coolest man on the planet crimson one of those who is cooler now than when he was young. Must put in a word for Chris Packham though

Well I didn't know it PHOENIX!

But accurate.......

Yes to Jeremy Clarkson, obnoxious (bad word)

That's old news, jO5 !

I'd never have guessed.
I would retire Nicholas Parsons along with Bruce Forsyth, Jeremy Clarkson , Paul McCartney and any other ageing rock star who thinks he still looks 25 when he is in fact 70+.
I have a little list and they'd none of them be missed

you're not keen I take it nellie

Yes get shut of Jeremy Clarkson he is obnoxious, spiteful and arrogant. In my humble opinion that is.

Definitely Jeremy Clarkson and Stephen Fry (he has been overdone!).

york46 re aspiring actors... couldn't agree more. It seems as the people who do the casting are fishing in a small pond!

I'm sorry to hear Alice Arnold has left BBC radio. She has a lovely voice with clear diction. I hope we hear more of her now she's freelance.

Moving slightly away from the original thread, I always wonder why we see the same actors all the time on TV. There must be so many aspiring actors just waiting for a chance, it would be good to see some new faces from time to time.

Wonder if they're thinking of adopting? With Clare's work taking up so much time Alice would have more time as a freelance. Clare would make a super mum.

That she and Clare Balding are in a civil partnership, phoenix.

Wasn't Bill Oddie suffering from bi-polar disorder, but undiagnosed, and is now much better (on medication).
He is a strange character, but I don't think that helped.

crimson I agree about The Goodies and Monty Python. I watched the latter, but only to be trendy ....The Goodies were just so funny!