David Frost RIP

mike65

Just announced, one of the legends of the goggle box as passed.

The man who rose without trace became a staple of British television and central figure in the shaping of so much of what we take for granted, be it good (The Frost Report, TW3, the one to one heavyweight interviews ) or bad (Through the Keyhole).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVlfvdH7qwY

benjydagg

What a man.

Richard Dower

nixon..........

RobbingBandit

Man was a hero for how he handled tricky dicky.

Lady Chatterton

David Frost was a truly brilliant broadcaster (RIP)

David has joined Seamus Heaney in the '74 club'. Just imagine the great discussions and debates they could have.

JP Liz V1

RIP

Skid X

Huge figure in British (and World TV). Best remembered for his Current Affairs Interviews, but he was also very skilled at Satire and Light Entertainment, particularly in his early career.

Lots of good examples of his work on Youtube, here he coaxes and winds up Mrs Thatcher into losing her cool in a TV-am interview.

And this quote sums up his interviewing style well

"I think there's a danger when you adopt an immediately hostile position without having the goods, without having the smoking gun. I think that's a real mistake," he says. "You shut people up instead of opening them up. You can ask just as tough a question in a softly spoken way."

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/mar/24/television

RIP

fryup

first Whicker now Frost:( the golden age of TV is coming to an end

Go Harvey Go

And it shouldn't be forgotten either that Frosty helped set up LWT - the station that gave us On The Buses, Upstairs Downstairs, The South Bank Show, Play Your Cards Right, London's Burning, You Bet!...

As it happens, he's the second of TV-am's 'Famous Five' to pass away, just eight months after Robert Kee.

Michael Parkinson - the last living male member of that group - has led the tributes:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23927268

Goodbye, good night and God bless, Sir David.

Skid X

Go Harvey Go wrote: »

And it shouldn't be forgotten either that Frosty helped set up LWT - the station that gave us On The Buses, Upstairs Downstairs, The South Bank Show, Play Your Cards Right, London's Burning, You Bet!...

That's right, he also gave himself three different (and very good) shows on LWT/ITV as soon as it went on air (Frost on Friday, Frost on Saturday and Frost on Sunday). At the same time he was hosting programmes in America every week, flying back and forward on Concorde. Some man for one man.

mike65

I'd say he and a few rock stars were the ones who kept Concorde even remotely viable!

Skid X

mike65 wrote: »

I'd say he and a few rock stars were the ones who kept Concorde even remotely viable!

True enough, he always told the story that the steward would tell him "I'm sorry Mr.Frost, I'm afraid it's caviar again today"

Skid X

I see there are some tribute programmes to David Frost on BBC2 tonight

8.20pm Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
Stephen Fry looks back at the career of TV host and journalist David Frost, who died in August. The interviewer's life is recalled by his three sons and friends Michael Caine, Michael Parkinson, Ronnie Corbett, Michael Palin and Barry Cryer, and there are further insights from former prime ministers and interviewees Tony Blair and John Major

Read more at http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=12331117#SRlwocQp33ptt4Q0.99

9.20pm Frost on Satire
David Frost examines the power of television satire in the UK and America and asks whether it is able to alter the course of political events. Looking back at the funniest small-screen moments from the past 50 years, Rory Bremner, Ian Hislop and John Lloyd discuss their contributions, while Jon Stewart analyses the appeal of The Daily Show, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell talk about their respective portrayals of Sarah Palin and George W Bush, and Chevy Chase considers the influence of Saturday Night Live

Read more at http://www.tvguide.co.uk/detail.asp?id=12331118#2RulVCsQtVhcLjY8.99


And then later at 11.00pm there is another chance to see Frost/Nixon, also on BBC2

Skid X

Skid X wrote: »

8.20pm Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
Stephen Fry looks back at the career of TV host and journalist David Frost, who died in August. The interviewer's life is recalled by his three sons and friends Michael Caine, Michael Parkinson, Ronnie Corbett, Michael Palin and Barry Cryer, and there are further insights from former prime ministers and interviewees Tony Blair and John Major

I really enjoyed that show - it's up on Youtube if you missed it. Some great archive and some insightful comments from some of David Frost's best known interviewees