tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post4786097816307559164..comments2012-03-15T01:09:29.863ZComments on Neville Thurlbeck: 60,000 Hits and the Tanks are on my Cabbage PatchNeville Thurlbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869423580982828835noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-31490371814685165252012-03-14T17:17:56.942Z2012-03-14T17:17:56.942ZI'm not entirely convinced that the entreaty R...I'm not entirely convinced that the entreaty Reporters' addresses shouldn't be raided at dawn sits well with the established methods of reporters down the years ie doorstepping 24/7. Cops have a job to do, they are governed by numerous laws and rules etc and , but they're not guided by shoulds and shouldn'ts written up on blogs (Not even this fine blog)hengist mcstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02305004072053789291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-17861740229094219502012-03-11T17:14:25.324Z2012-03-11T17:14:25.324ZSend me a list of questions and I'll see what ...Send me a list of questions and I'll see what I can do. I've a feeling they will be interesting, to say the least! - n.thurlbeck@yahoo.co.uk<br /><br />BTW I loved Molly's candid account of her relationship with James Robertson Justice in the Mail last year.Neville Thurlbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869423580982828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-29236202470937349912012-03-11T07:57:11.987Z2012-03-11T07:57:11.987ZAmazing! I just discover Mr Thurlbeck's blog a...Amazing! I just discover Mr Thurlbeck's blog and lo and behold-there is a conversation going on between he and the infamous Madame Arcati.<br /><br />Undoubtedly the 6am visit from Mr Plod is a most unpleasant experience (happened to me about 25 years ago) as it catches one at their lowest mental point but surely that is the idea?. I doubt, in the current atmosphere that the police are going to make appointments and such and give the soon to be arrested time to destroy evidence.<br /><br />The strangest thing is that those arrested were really done so at News Corp's instigation and they have now been re-employed by News Corp which is good for them. On the whole, you have to say the company is bungling their handling off all this. What journalist is ever going to again feel they will be supported by the boss through thick and thin?Oscarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385625594884495221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-13600311340269365742012-03-10T12:12:41.708Z2012-03-10T12:12:41.708ZI sooo agree with you. I have been saying this for...I sooo agree with you. I have been saying this for years. The Penelope Keith I saw at the Savoy - she can do high-end scatty but actually Rutherford blended eccentricity and shrewdness: you don't end up as Arcati by accident. And I have to remind atheist friends that Blithe Spirit does actually have ghosts in it. Love the '45 astral tints in Lean's movie. <br /><br />My permanent fiancee Molly Parkin and I bonded via the ghost of Arcati... but that's another story. This is your show, after all.<br /><br />I think I may have to post something on you. Madame Arcati is starting to regret being so rude about the Screws (which I miss), though Coulson and Brooks were always my target. He's Volde and she's Mort.<br /><br />Perhaps you may feel inclined to do an email interview with Madame Arcati.Madame Arcatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-22028373870366882352012-03-10T09:38:51.393Z2012-03-10T09:38:51.393ZHow interesting. She was indeed a compelling actre...How interesting. She was indeed a compelling actress. I dug out my old copy of Murder She Said (1961) last night to watch her again. Her Mme Acarti in Blithe Spirit has never been bettered either. I saw Penelope Keith play the role on stage about ten years ago and she came pretty close though.Neville Thurlbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869423580982828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-60682430496254175082012-03-09T23:38:55.743Z2012-03-09T23:38:55.743ZI know, but the pic is my idea of me, so to speak....I know, but the pic is my idea of me, so to speak. There are so few really good pics of Rutherford - and no decent blogger has a budget. The very idea.Madame Arcatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-53204717960919306482012-03-09T22:01:22.514Z2012-03-09T22:01:22.514ZAh! Is that a miniature photo of the excellent Mar...Ah! Is that a miniature photo of the excellent Margaret Rutherford I see on your site? If so, she was an excellent Mme Arcati but the pic you have is of her some years after she played the role.Neville Thurlbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869423580982828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-87363751283755335942012-03-09T21:58:29.825Z2012-03-09T21:58:29.825ZI don't think you understand the core principl...I don't think you understand the core principle of journalism - the protection of sources. It's very important to us and our readers.Neville Thurlbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869423580982828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-3215490608191032432012-03-09T15:42:35.443Z2012-03-09T15:42:35.443ZMadame Arcati gets 60,000 hits a month, with one v...Madame Arcati gets 60,000 hits a month, with one visitor pa from Liechtenstein. I trust this puts things in perspective.Madame Arcatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-12937972089294799242012-03-09T14:39:34.657Z2012-03-09T14:39:34.657ZI think you've hit the nail on the head, Nevil...I think you've hit the nail on the head, Neville, and explained a core bit of tabloid journalist thinking<br /><br />Two wrongs=One rightpj13http://www.blogger.com/profile/11810580300635894211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-33853955021813215992012-03-09T14:36:52.817Z2012-03-09T14:36:52.817ZAnother interesting post, Neville. I think you sho...Another interesting post, Neville. I think you should carry on publishing the Wapping insiders' snippets. They clearly 'don't like it up 'em'! <br />And the sooner Will 'rat' Lewis gets his corporate comeuppance the better for hacks who have felt the full weight of MSC tank tracks squash them into the sewers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-23230047201537334002012-03-09T14:19:55.799Z2012-03-09T14:19:55.799ZYes. Reporters' addresses shouldn't be rai...Yes. Reporters' addresses shouldn't be raided at dawn. They aren't bank robbers. And a lot of information provided by legitimate but confidential sources is being seized as a result. So it is a breech of News International's duty of care to its staff and to the protection of sources.<br /><br />Will Lewis' address is freely available on the electoral register. He was more than happy to print the addresses and pictures of homes of MP's in the Daily Telegraph before they had been found guilty of any offence.Neville Thurlbeckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06869423580982828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4674856329471928909.post-46080776603341595992012-03-09T14:02:01.900Z2012-03-09T14:02:01.900ZHold on. You're not seriously equating your pu...Hold on. You're not seriously equating your publication of Will Lewis' home address to all and sundry, to Will Lewis releasing his employee' addresses to a serious police investigation<br /><br />That would be seriously bonkers.pj13http://www.blogger.com/profile/11810580300635894211noreply@blogger.com