What did you think of The One Show? Guest: Michael Sheen
Joining Adrian and Christine on the sofa was actor Michael Sheen, renowned for playing David Frost, Tony Blair and more recently Brian Clough.
Thinking outside the box, Melanie Sykes asked why people use jargon when plain English will do.
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Lucy Siegle examined the new Gas SAFE Register that will allow us to check if the gas engineer hired to do a job is qualified to do so. For more information click here.
It's Food Science week on The One Show, so we checked Michael Mosley into Ealing Hospital, where they measured the effects of eating chocolate on his arteries.
Our bug man, George McGavin invited us to join the Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) Soil and Earthworm Survey and brought some of the critters in for us to see. If you want to get involved head here.
What did you think of tonight's show? Add your comment.
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Love the show as always but was wondering if Christine can sit up straight or does she have a reason for leaning on Adrian?
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There is nothing wrong with the use of "jargon". Jargon in the right context is not jargon. The language that is used at work makes sense to those in the environment.
We use phrases such as 'Value Added' and it makes perfect sense.
The article is right in highlighting the incorrect use, but don't have a to at those that use it in the right context. As for the Bradford example, it was perfectly clear!!
Cheers
Darren
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I am so sorry to hear about the death caused by the ill fitted fire, we had a fire fitted by British Gas when our daughter was about 14, she was at home during school holidays and hubby and I were both at work, a neighbour was keeping an eye on her for us and when she popped round to see that she was ok she was met with windows streaming water and condensation and when she walked into the house it was like walking into a wall with the fumes and our daughter was sitting in a chair feeling very ill,luckily our neighbour got our daughter out of the house quickly....I rushed home from work and called the gas board who condemmed our flue, we cannot understand why they fitted the fire the day before and said it was ok...they clearly did not check the flue....so if the gas board cannot get it right who on earth can you trust!!!!
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Whilst I agree that much jargon is designed to confuse those who are not "in the know", your choice of single jargon words is not entirely apt. For example as a retired scientist the word "symposium" does not just mean a meeting, but a particular type of meeting with invited speakers on specific topics, often with opportunies for questions and discussion of the issues raised. Similarly in the teaching context words such as "tutorial" and "seminar" also refer to meetings, but again the use of these words creates specific expectations of what will be on offer and what will be expected of the participants.
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And I thought Adrian was a footie fan. Somebody tell him that its Derby COUNTY (not City)
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Hi Adrian
Did you know that you, Brian Clough and I all share the same birthday.
Happy Birthday 21 Mar
Carol
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The comment on the changes between corgi and gas safe id cards was not true. corgi cards have indivdual numbers and registered fields of work on the back, just as the gas safe cards. This is also able to be checked on-line and by telephone just as gas safe is. Basically the only change is the name and the fact that the goverments prefered partner, Capita (the congestion charge people) are now running the registration body.
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I thought that I was seeing double when Mel sat opposite Christine - are they twins?!
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Householders should be warned that the government failed to require CORGI to surrender the right to the CORGI name after it lost the gas safety registration scheme from 1st April. CORGI isn't doing the decent thing by packing its bags, but is encouraging gas installers to join its own register. This can only cause confusion with a public accustomed to asking for CORGI membership. Think about it: a rogue installer who has been struck off the official scheme might be employed by an unsuspecting householders to install or service their gas appliances, because he has paid a toothless CORGI organisation for the right to put the CORGI logo on his cards and van!
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Will Gas Safe be any better on gas safety than Corgi, or is it just a name change, how are we to know? ?
Hooray!! chocolate is good for our heart and arteries, a pity its the dark stuff I'm not so keen on.
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Great article on the health benefits of dark chocolate but a shame about the ending. There is a dark chocolate recently introduced into the UK that tastes fantastic and, as it is cold processed, it retains all of the goodness of raw cacao. I never used to like dark chocolate but since eating this I no longer like the taste of milk chocolate. I can't post any details on here because of the rules but my name (above but with a space) and chocolate keyed into Google should do the trick.
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Very helpfull information about Gas safe.
I had not seen this announced any where else.
Also the information about black chocolate and apples was very good news.
The old saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away has some truth in it after all!!
Keep up the good work.
One of the Best Shows on TV.
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On Monday 23rd March I watched the unfortunate lady who lost her daughter because she believed the ‘Corgi’ logo on an advert means that a ‘Corgi’ registered tradesman is competent in all areas of gas fitting.
Let me comment on a website that an unfortunate house owner thought that when tradesmen/craftsmen/builder use a logo affiliating them to every trade association (FMB (Federation of Master Builders), EBC (European Builders Confederation) also NHBC (National House Builders Confederation) and The Guild of Master Craftsmen) this meant they were competent to carry out all work in that profession.
First see the builder’s adverts: -
http://www.ljphelpsbuilders.com/ http://www.ljphelpsbuilders.co.uk/ http://www.ljphelps.com/ and the ‘Thompson Local’ rear cover advert: - http://www.ljphelpsbuilders.me.uk/thomps.htm
Now see the despondent house owner website: -
http://www.ljphelpsbuilders.me.uk/
The first letter that was wrote to L J Phelps Builders by the home owner and clearly shows that complete trust was placed in the fact the Builder was affiliated to several trade associations and carried their ‘Logos’ on their adverts: -
http://www.ljphelpsbuilders.me.uk/080819ph.htm
The letter of complaint that was sent to the FMB which was followed up with eight more and none were responded to: -
http://www.ljphelpsbuilders.me.uk/080902-file-att.htm
If you access this link you will see a Structural Engineer’s opinion of the work that was carried out: -
http://www.ljphelpsbuilders.me.uk/e-mail.htm#struc
The Builder in question is still recommended by all the mentioned trade associations.
The bottom line is whatever ‘Logo’ is on an advertisement they don’t mean a thing, the ‘Associations’ make their money from these ‘Logos’ so why should they care if us members of the public get a raw deal.
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Michael Sheen, what a great impression of Brian Clough, he seems to be a natural mimic. he's great.
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Christine Bleakley is the HOTTEST women on TV, I love the accent, and her passion. Christine's black nail varnish is off the CHAIN.
Im pushing to see Christine in the next series of Strickly, I reckon she could go all the way, and look good doing it to!
Big hello to Adrian!
I just dont think there is enough BLUE SKY THINKING!
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Post 15, good eye sight I didn't notice Christine's black nail varnish, I also think she would do well on strictly, about her being hot, well!! I'm not qualified to say, being female, but you are probably correct,
I'm thinking of a more blue grayish sort of sky.
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I enjoyed the show very much. Michael Sheen was a very gracious guest and what a great voice he has. He is from the same town as Richard Burton and Anthony Hopkins. I am not a football fan but now want to go and see the new Brian Clough film.
Sad story about the death of the young girl from a faulty gas fire fitting. How tragic.
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Also tragic is the fact fact that the show is presented by Adrian Chiles.
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The little flim shown somtimes between programmes of a lady mowing the lawn followed shortly after by a young woman in a yellow dress looks very much like Christine, I dont mean like a dumy.
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blog 18...serjanus
you should be ashamed of yourself the way you link together the tragic death of a young girl and your dislike of adrian.
you are a troubled person.
i advise anyone who blogs to click on serjanus name and read the hatred he spouts with EVERY blog.
i believe in free speech but he should be blocked.
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Re. comment no.13 from Chuckling Charlie, it is clear that he has had a bad deal from a builder.
Although I have a great deal of sympathy for him, I would like to point out that, contary to a lot of media hype, for every bad builder, there is at least one honest one, if not a great many more.
The snag is that it's the cowboys that grab the publics attention and leads to the 'tarring with the same brush' syndrome, which in turn leads to very little sympathy for the genuine builder who has been robbed by the cowboy client.
I was an honest builder who did my job correctly for a dishonest friend/client, and finished up losing my home and property and everything that I had whilst he got 5 months of my labours and cash outlay for nothing. My website at http://colinpetersbd40jh.tripod.com not only tells the whole story, but displays the relevant documents in proof
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I go along with the comments on No. 21 and I do believe that some, or even most, ware the building association 'logos' with pride, honesty and with pride in their work.
The point I'm making (comment No.13) is that even when the trade associations are presented with indisputable evidence that one of their members is suspect to the point that a Structural Engineer stated the builder's work was so inadequate that the house could have collapsed and clearly, a lack of understanding has been demonstrated by the contractor in regards to the house construction, they (the associations) still carry on promoting them to the unsuspecting public/client.
As the lady on the One Show we all put trust in the trade associations and believe that if some builder/craftsmen/trader use these 'logos', for the prestige status they carry, we are safe and confident of work to a high standard. Unfortunately, the trade association 'logo' and affiliation to these bodies don't guarantee anything and their member/client Dispute Resolution doesn't work any better.
You might remember a couple of weeks ago Dom Littlewood investigated the case where the FMB stated to an enquiry by a prospective client that there were no complaints against one of Dom's Cowboy Builders. When Dom made much further enquiries when investigating this clients disastrous work the FMB admitted there had been eight complaints against that builder. Doesn't that tell you something?
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Ah well. As they say here in West Yorkshire, "In for a penny, in for a pound.
I must advise Chuckling Charlie and all others not to always rely on the evidence of so called experts.
Truth:- I had the evidence of a Surveyor rejected with, "--regret and no small measure of embarrassment" by judge Arthur Hutchinson QC, who then sought to excuse the surveyor by stating that he felt that the surveyor had been trynig to give his clients "value for money."
Is the aiding and abetting of a fraudsters deceptions 'Value for money'?
The judge also rejected the evidence of another so called 'expert witness, a structural engineer whose evidence was false.
Regarding the FMB. :-- Years ago, I was the president of the Bradford branch of the FMB from which post I resigned because , although they were interested in getting their members subscriptions, they had no interest in getting behind and supporting a member who was in the process of being stuffed by the sysem. Me!!!
It's all there on http://colinpetersbd40jh.tripod.com
Colin Peters
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I find the One Show and guests sometimes interesting and informative but there is something about the format that really bugs me. Your main guests are generally introduced and then left to sit like lemons for large parts of the show. Some are generous and enter into the spirit of whatever else is going on, others are clearly uncomfortable as they are left to literally twiddle their thumbs until someone remembers that they are there. Finally a word the arrogant, condescending Mr Paxman who obviously didn't want to be on the show and accentuated the problem of inviting a guest and then ignoring them for large parts of the show.
Fred in France
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Comment 24 above makes the point about how the One Show guests, after their brief introduction and their probably even briefer comments, sit around like dummies, for instance ‘Alan Sugar’ (who would dare call him a ‘dummy’?).
I’m not a fan of Piers Morgan but there’s no way to keep him sitting quietly as a ‘dummy’ and all due respects to him he made the show interesting.
OK, may be he will grow on me.
Did I notice Adrian leaning a little bit more to his left this evening. No, imagination!
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ask the question:why are they prepared to sit quietly like a dummy waiting to be spoken to?
well because 9 times out of 10 they have a book,cd,dvd etc to plug.
and agents push for them to be on such shows to do it.
they should make a change from all the talk show formats and move towards entertainers and celebs that are more interested in showing us talent and if that means paying a decent fee to appear then do it.
the show is good but with some small changes could be so much better.
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Northern Ireland is a wonderful country but I don't want you all to go holidaying thier!
I have been going over for almost 20 years twice a year if we can
Don't let the blips which have effected the country put you off it is a beautiful country, wonderful people and plenty to do and see every time we visit
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