Robert Peston

[Xenophon PCDGS]

He is the Business Editor for the BBC and I find it difficult in absorbing what he has to say during his television appearances, as I find myself drawn to the most extravagant hand movements that he makes during these broadcasts.

Has any one else noticed this particular trait that he employs and can anyone give examples of other television people with a similar method of accentuating what they say ?

 

[gazthomas]

I completely agree, made even worse by his poor verbal communication style with lots of pauses, fast then slow pace, umming and so on.

 

[Butts]

He is the Business Editor for the BBC and I find it difficult in absorbing what he has to say during his television appearances, as I find myself drawn to the most extravagant hand movements that he makes during these broadcasts.

Has any one else noticed this particular trait that he employs and can anyone give examples of other television people with a similar method of accentuating what they say ?

Paul I'm sure you are old enough to remember a certain ...Magnus Pyke (quite frightening he's been dead 20 years )

Compared to him Peston is a veritable statue

The naturalist David Bellamy was another one with his voice and body movements.

 

[Smethwickian]

Watched a classic Doctor Who from the 1960s not so long ago, and William Hartnell's first encounter with the Cybermen. Listening to their strange, halting, exaggerated voices with weird pauses, odd intonation and sudden fast spurts, I kept thinking, "Where have I heard this more recently....?" Then it occurred to me................

 

[table38]

...the most extravagant hand movements that he makes...

I've been working alone at home, and when on a conference call suddenly realised that I was doing that myself

 

[Peter Mugridge]

Paul I'm sure you are old enough to remember a certain ...Magnus Pyke (quite frightening he's been dead 20 years )

Compared to him Peston is a veritable statue

The naturalist David Bellamy was another one with his voice and body movements.

Oo-er...

1) My mother used to work for Dr Pyke at the Distillers Company.

2) My late uncle's professor at university was David Bellamy!

 

[Roverman]

I have no time for Mr Peston, he spouts on about stuff he knows very little about, hence why he is unable to delve into a subject to any depth. Jeff Randall was a far cleverer and learned man than Peston will ever be, and is demonstrative of the way the BBC wants to be these days, all style and no substance.

His scoops are nothing more than 'tittle tattle' that Daddy (Lord Peston) has heard and let him know about.

 

[The North Briton]

I completely agree, made even worse by his poor verbal communication style with lots of pauses, fast then slow pace, umming and so on.

I used to work with a guy who both looked and sounded like Peston. Typical know-it-all promoted above his ability. I didn't know Peston had an aristocratic background, but I can't say I'm surprised. Not my favourite TV character!

 

[LE Greys]

For hand gestures, look no further than Andrew Marr. Also overrated, but conveyed more of a sense that he knew what he was talking about. The few times I'm awake for the Today Programme, Mr Peston rather ruins the effect whenever he's on.

 

[DarloRich]

He is the Business Editor for the BBC and I find it difficult in absorbing what he has to say during his television appearances, as I find myself drawn to the most extravagant hand movements that he makes during these broadcasts.

Has any one else noticed this particular trait that he employs and can anyone give examples of other television people with a similar method of accentuating what they say ?

He is to blame for the entire global financial crisis - he broke the story about Northern Rock!

 

[Smudger105e]

Jeff Randall was a far cleverer and learned man than Peston will ever be,

Played by Mike Pratt and later by Bob Mortimer... or have I missed something?

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Played by Mike Pratt and later by Bob Mortimer... or have I missed something?

Very droll....

I feel that the Daily Telegraph is a very good newspaper base for Jeff Randall's journalistic abilities.