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mikey4444 | 11:04 Mon 21st Jul 2014 | News
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-28401058

I'm a big fan of Davies, as I think he does an intelligent job on the Today Program, but I am nots sure if he is tough enough to replace Paxo. Personally I would have liked to see Eddie Mair front Newsnight. Mair has proven that he cab be very tough when I needs to be, as well as urbane. Here he is calling Boris a "nasty piece of work" ::::

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/mar/25/eddie-mair-bbc-star-boris-johnson
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Yes,Evan is very good but maybe he pitched well for the job?! I always thought he looked like a meerkat!
11:07 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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mikey4444

I'm a bit of a fan of Evan (I've read most of his published books - makes modern history interesting to me...at last), but I have never seen him as a heavyweight political interviewer. I find him more interesting in a kind of David Attenborough way - I would have thought (health permitting) that Andrew Marr would have been a better choice...or perhaps Kirsty Wark?
11:08 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Paxo was a one-off and would be almost impossible to replace.
That said, his replacement could grow into the role and he doesn't hold back on the tough questions on his radio programme.
The only other person who could have replaced Paxo in a proper rotweiler role would be the fair haired guy who does the BBC Hard Talk programmes, whose name escapes me at the moment.
11:08 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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I agree , Evan Davies is too nice to be tough with these politicians etc
11:08 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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I like meerkats...they are awfully cute !
11:08 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Stephen Sackur, that's the chap. Looks like Max Headrooom.
11:09 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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I'm just waiting for the "gay mafia" comments!
11:12 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Served his apprenticeship well! Emily Maitliss is brainy but I wish she would sit properly,legs everywhere!!
11:12 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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The thing about Paxman is that he was tough with his interviewees ( is that a word ) without having to put much effort into it ( if you see what i mean )
11:14 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Hasn't Eddie got any mates on here today ?
11:15 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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I will miss on the Today programme. He makes my morning.
11:16 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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I agree Mikey - I like Evan a lot but Eddie Mair was my choice
We need to get Eddie on TV - he's great on PM but he deserves a wider audience
11:23 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Lets start a petition ric.ror !
11:24 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Yes, I agree. He's always just looked like a meerkat to me. Anyway, time will tell if he's the right person for the job.
11:25 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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What about Emily, Sarah, Mishal and, overseeing all, Kirsty
11:25 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Only 999,998 to get then! Fair point Mikey,havent heard a lot of Mair but when I have hes very competent but just a tad dour perhaps?
11:26 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Hmmm...John Humphrys anyone?
11:28 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Right here , sp .

I'll always remember that hatchet job he did on that former BBC DG
11:34 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Mikey, I agree that Eddie Mair would be ideal,and I wonder if he has been overlooked because of the impending referendum in September.

11:35 Mon 21st Jul 2014
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Michael Norman? Paxo can do weather 'Is it going to rain? Did you say it was going to rain? Did you say? Did you? Well,did you?
11:36 Mon 21st Jul 2014

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