tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post4365264566783514225..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: Bill Hartston SpeaksTom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-24941695328393442552010-08-24T13:57:35.475+01:002010-08-24T13:57:35.475+01:00I suppose Bill Hartston might know...I suppose Bill Hartston might know...ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-46862304761297308652010-08-24T12:17:17.758+01:002010-08-24T12:17:17.758+01:00Francine Stock also presented the 1993 BBC "s...Francine Stock also presented the 1993 BBC "spoiler" coverage of Short v Kasparov (plus coverage of the "official" Karpov v Timman match)<br /><br />Anybody know if she plays or not??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-14809140572086957682010-08-23T22:43:01.273+01:002010-08-23T22:43:01.273+01:00Thanks PG.
There should have been a question mark...Thanks PG.<br /><br />There should have been a question mark at the end of that sentence ... is in, I was asking whether it was the last one Bill did rather than stating it as a fact.<br /><br /><br />@ Tom:<br /><br />Yes, great quote indeed. Got quite a few lovely little nuggest like that from Bill during our chat. Keeping watching this space.Jonathan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293162543015231439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-25855348658902805702010-08-23T20:54:14.182+01:002010-08-23T20:54:14.182+01:00Actually Kasparov-Anand 1995 received minimal cove...Actually Kasparov-Anand 1995 received minimal coverage on the BBC. One 30 minute programme a week on BBC2 Sat morning I think.<br />Hartston, Miles, Norwood, others were seated behind a long curved desk. Francine Stock presenting for some reason.<br /><br />PGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-73968002043524781372010-08-23T16:49:39.745+01:002010-08-23T16:49:39.745+01:00"Bob was a man whose mouth, brain and feet al..."Bob was a man whose mouth, brain and feet always seemed to be operating completely independently and often flitted in different directions at the same time - which gave him just the right short attention span needed to make constantly fascinating TV programmes."<br /><br />lol. Great quote.Tom Chivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-30017533761040262622010-08-23T13:01:44.664+01:002010-08-23T13:01:44.664+01:00I used to watch 'Play Chess' and 'Why ...I used to watch 'Play Chess' and 'Why don't you?'. Re: the 'Why Don't You?' theme song, I could never understand why a TV programme was telling me to switch off my television. I obviously didn't listen to them anyway.Chris Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137795192239495971noreply@blogger.com