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1. At 09:37 AM on 16 Feb 2007, Big Sister wrote:

   I'd ask the panel if they know how a cat managed to produce the World at One on Wednesday and why the ´óÏó´«Ã½ refuses to answer any questions on this phenomena.

   Or, alternatively, what events from their youth they wouldn't want revealed to the Public today. I'd also ask the Chairman that question (but I know I wouldn't get an answer).

2. At 09:37 AM on 16 Feb 2007, RJD wrote:

   If the panellists were to be presented with the equivalent of a Bafta or Oscar for their work, who would they thank in their acceptance speech?

   You can have a go at this one too, Eddie!
   

3. At 09:41 AM on 16 Feb 2007, Big Sister wrote:

   P.S. Don't worry about the breakdown - I'm sure Sir Richard and his wonderful trains can arrange that for you, so fill up the hipflask now!

   BTW, don't you get the 'day' off when you're on evening duties? And will you be on AA tomorrow? Methinks you've been reading the Blog ....

4. At 09:42 AM on 16 Feb 2007, LadyPen wrote:

   My question is this - if the moderators allowed Hugh to put Chinese words into his posts yesterday, will they let me add this to his Book Of Useful Phrases? (Translation in brackets)

   Ai pe nau (Where´s the toilet?)

   xx
   LadyPen

   
   

5. At 09:43 AM on 16 Feb 2007, Belinda wrote:

   Question for Chris Huhne: If the Lib Dems got into power right now, what would they do to battle climate change within their first year of office? If these measures involve great expenditure, how will they pay for it?

   Are you having to go up to Lancaster Eddie? (that isn't a question for the panel by the way)

6. At 09:46 AM on 16 Feb 2007, The Stainless Steel Cat wrote:

   Not a very inspiring panel this week.

   "What can be done to change the bad behaviour culture?" (From inner-city shootings, down to running red lights and being generally rude)

   "Does the panel believe President Bush when he tells us he's not lying?"

   "Can we take 'pretty views' into account when deciding where to site eco-friendly power generators?"

   "Do politicians have a right to a private past?"

   "Is Eddie better than Jonathan / David / Richard?"

7. At 09:52 AM on 16 Feb 2007, Chris Carter wrote:

   Regarding David Cameron's proposal that feckless fathers be compelled to stay with the families they've created, does the panel support the concept, and how would they enforce it?

8. At 10:02 AM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

   Here's a question:

   Was this Government's obsession with public consultations (I've done 60 of them now) designed to create 'consultation fatigue' in the public, just in time for sneaking Nuclear Power back into our future ... so that we'd all be too fed-up to notice or care?

   
   Supplementary (shorter) question:

   Will you all please learn to say 'nu-clear' not 'noo-cew-lar' like that illiterate fool across the Pond?

   F. Ifi
   East Badlands

9. At 10:11 AM on 16 Feb 2007, whisky-joe wrote:

   Mornin' Eddie,

   Question for the panel.

   When did you last see a water vole?

10. At 10:21 AM on 16 Feb 2007, tomi wrote:

    Is this a promotion? Is Eddie being measured up for higher things?
    tomi

11. At 10:32 AM on 16 Feb 2007, Gilbert G. Glendenning. wrote:

    To the Eddie Mair Show,

    Hello Eddie,

    If your'e off to Lancaster to do Any Questions and if you are going in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ limo warn the chauffeur that there are 'enforcement cameras' on the following roads.

    Ashton Road, Lancaster, near Princess Ave (Ripley School) (A 588),
    Cowan Bridge, Lancaster (A65),
    Low Road, Halton (mobile camera),
    Main Road Nether Kellet, Lancaster
    Melling Road, Hornby, near Hornby High and Primary Schools (A683),
    Morecambe Road, Lancaster (A683),

    I've got a ticket for tonight's AQ so I'll see you there. I'll be in the second row wearing my smoking jacket and a fez.

    Regards,

    Gilbert.

12. At 11:01 AM on 16 Feb 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    Questions I would ask - re gun crime:

    How do all these illegal guns get into the country and why can't we get some sort of handle on stopping it?

    Why do we sell replica guns at all>/i>?

    Why can a 17 year old legally own an air rifle - they just go round shooting cats with them

    Re Prisons:
    Why not more Restorative justice and community service orders for non-violent crimes?

13. At 11:10 AM on 16 Feb 2007, Stewart M wrote:

    who is on the panel?

    
    

14. At 11:41 AM on 16 Feb 2007, RJD wrote:

    LadyPen (4)

    Thank you for that. You have cleared up something that had been puzzling me since my last trip to China. I was wondering why I was directed to the toilet when I asked to settle my bill in a restaurant.

    My phrasebook said (Translation in brackets)

    Ai pae nau (May I settle my bill?)

    Obviously my pronunciation is not what it should be.
    

15. At 11:43 AM on 16 Feb 2007, Tony Stone wrote:

    I'd be miffed if I were expecting to see Johnathan Dimbleby and ended up with Coco.

16. At 11:44 AM on 16 Feb 2007, eddie mair wrote:

    Belinda (5) I will indeed be in Lancaster. Whisky-Joe (9) that made me laugh a lot., and Tomi (10) emphatically not. If life was a little fairer, Nick Clarke would be doing the programme tonight. I'm doing it with something of a heavy heart as Nick was very much the main man when Mr Dimbleby was away. I may console myself on the beach with a sip at the Waterfront Bar. And Stewart M (13) the panel will be Shilpa, Robbie Williams, Jonnie from the Blog - oh and Sooty who will be on my right hand.

17. At 11:50 AM on 16 Feb 2007, Valery p wrote:

    Ah well Eric, with a panel (and quizmaster) like that, I think I'll listen tonight. No, I can't, just remembered I'm going to a ceilidh :o(.
    Listen Again it is then.

18. At 12:03 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Joe Palooka wrote:

    Question...

    Is Bernard Matthew's goose well and truly cooked?

19. At 12:20 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    Val P (17),

    There's the Saturday 13:15 repeat you can listen to...

    Eddie, will you be able to see the blog at, say, 19:00 to see what questions we've dreamt up while you were in your limo to Lancaster?

20. At 12:22 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    Re: Eddie ..Grrreaaatt ! Hang on, Sooty won't need a mic. Robbie and I will have to do it down the line ... and as for Shilpa, Perhaps you could substitute Tony Stone, it would make for an exciting debate. -- nothing like a bit of clowning around :-)

    Re: Joe Palooka, Excellent question - that made me laugh. I can actually hear Eddie saying that as it happens !

21. At 12:27 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    Any Questions website : Not sure why they used that photo.

    /radio4/news/anyquestions.shtml

    Panelists : PHIL WOOLAS MP: Minister for Communities and Local Government

    Rt Hon THERESA MAY MP: the Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

    CHRIS HUHNE MP: Liberal Democrat Spokesman for the Environment and Rural Affairs

    JULIA UNWIN OBE, CBE: Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
    

22. At 12:58 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Stewart M wrote:

    You must visit the court building if you are staying over in Lancaster. We did it last summer and its a very informative and interesting tour. The old jail remand cells are particularly grusome. Especially considering the numbers that they held.

23. At 01:02 PM on 16 Feb 2007, nikki noodle wrote:

    Eddie
    Qs: how can public policy promote social housing, without resorting to nanny state handouts?

    Qs: why is possession of live ammo not eqivalent to the possession of class A drugs?

    Qs: would the panel support setting up a 'fifty year' commision, to recommend within 18 months what Britain requires in the next fifty years, as far as infrastructure, power stations, state pensions, defence, etc

24. At 01:04 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Valery p wrote:

    Ah yes, the Grumpy Photo. Not his best.

25. At 01:38 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    After they've answered a question, I'd ask them (in a slightly exasperated and mildly incredulous tone):

    "Is that the best you can do?" .

    Then sigh.

    and end with a tut. Always, always end with a tut.

    c'mon eddie - if you promise to tut I'll even stay in and listen!

26. At 01:58 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Belinda wrote:

    Question for the panel: As a child, did Tony Stone have a bad experience at a circus?

    Being a clown is not a bad thing - look at Krusty: he's famous, rolling in it, critically acclaimed and has his natural hair-colour. Aside from the 'rolling in it' part, then it's Eddie down to a T.

27. At 02:03 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Vyle Hernia wrote:

    Chris Carter (7)

    "feckless fathers be compelled to stay with the families they've created"

    Many feckless fathers create more than one "Family", and some mothers have children by more than one father. So perhaps Mr. C thinks they should all be put in one large building together... Sounds even easier to administer than the Child Support Agency.

28. At 02:34 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Humph wrote:

    A question for tonight:

    "What's that, Sooty?"

    H.

29. At 02:35 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    I shall be poised to make comment on AA! Be nice to me Eddie.

30. At 03:06 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    Re Belinda :- HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa

    That was so funny !

    And I like the tutting one as well Whisht.

    Tell you what we *could* do though.

    They will no doubt have a researcher to do the Intro link about the building with some boring irrelevant facts about Lancaster -bit like Nicholas does on 'Just a minute'

    Perhaps someone with some real local knowledge could post some fascinating facts about Lancaster that Eddie could substitute ?

    Here's something for starters: The Judges lodging museum,

    Built around 1625, this is reputedly Lancaster’s oldest townhouse and was once home to the chilling witch-hunter Thomas Covell (Pendle Witches 1612), six times Mayor of Lancaster and Keeper of Lancaster Castle for 48 years. In this latter capacity he was responsible for the imprisonment and death of the Lancashire Witches

31. At 03:06 PM on 16 Feb 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    At least callers won't confuse you with David on Any Answers........hopefully

    
    (I wonder if Mr Knibbs will be producing tonight or tomorrow???)

32. At 03:23 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    Re: Valery P and your ceilidh, please take the camera along.

    We'd love a nosey :-)

33. At 03:57 PM on 16 Feb 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    I emailed this to WATO last night:

    How come Mr Enos Knibbs was producing on Wednesday? The Froggers on the PM website are well aware he is alive and well and using a catflap in Derbyshire!

    I have just received this (anonymous) reply:

    'You're right, he is indeed in the Peaks... but I named Mr Knibbs and reserve the right to use his name whenever I choose. Enos Knibbs turned up in our back garden one day. He was a lovely cat and we desperately wanted to keep him, but he bullied the cat we already had, so we gave him to Lissa... With whom he has become rather rotund. He is named after a Jamaican cricket umpire who was around in the 1930s. All the best.'

34. At 04:49 PM on 16 Feb 2007, RJD wrote:

    Humph (27 at present)

    9 out of 10 for the Sooty question!

35. At 05:13 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Valery p wrote:

    Jonnie - ok, will do :o)

36. At 05:28 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    Jonnie(29),

    Or like Humph on ISIHAC:

    This Nuffield theatre is the largest student theatre stage in Europe, and where well known comedians perform, to howls of laughter. On my left is...

    
    (well, I'm sure Eddie could do better)

37. At 06:20 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Jacques wrote:

    Re TSSCat @ 6

    I would not believe George W even if he told me that he WAS lying!

38. At 06:40 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Aunt Dahlia wrote:

    I don't finish work at exactly 8, provided I'm not dealing with someone, so I'm going to have to RUN to get out of the building, through the car park and into my rusty steed in time to hear if he uses any of the above.....I vote for Deep's suggestion. The crew he has need a bit of ooomphing up

39. At 08:27 PM on 16 Feb 2007, Humph wrote:

    Deep (36)

    Having read jonnie's suggested introduction I wanted to suggest a "Let's meet the teams" intro but could not think of one. Actually I missed the first 10 mins of the prog (who would have neighbourly neighbours? Well I would/do for one) so is Mr. Mayor on the same wavelength as me? Did he introduce the teams? I will use the listen again to find out (tomorrow pm is not an option for me).

    H

40. At 08:33 PM on 16 Feb 2007, RJD wrote:

    Eddie "Let's have a show of hands. Who thinks public consultations are a waste of time?"

    Oh very very good!

41. At 08:51 PM on 16 Feb 2007, gossipmistress wrote:

    Ha! An amusing AQ! And one of the panellists just said that the Labour party was full of Number Two's. hohoho:-)

42. At 09:49 PM on 16 Feb 2007, wrote:

    I missed large chunks - mild family crisis. Tomorrow then.
    

43. At 12:04 AM on 17 Feb 2007, wrote:

    I missed Any Questions tonight because I had to work. But hope to catch it tomorrow on the way to Lancaster. I trust you've left everything tidy there, Eddie?

    Some excellent questions here, I note. Bet none of them got asked though.

    I like the "anonymous" reply re Mr Knibbs' employment. (We know who you are though...) And fancy blaming Lissa for letting him get big. As the owner of a "rotund" cat myself, sometimes it's impossible to diet them. They just pester til they get fed. Ours goes out & kills things if he's not happy with the meals delivered. Then he brings in the dead stuff, or even the half alive stuff, & lays it out for our delight. I suspect Mr K might be equally strong -willed?

44. At 12:59 AM on 17 Feb 2007, wrote:

    A lovely warm tribute from Eddie to Nick Clarke at the start of the broadcast.

    "If lifehad been fairer he would have been here"

    Very touching, and unexpected.

    Nick would have been the normal presenter to stand in for Jonathan Dimbleby.

    I'll listen in full later or tomorrow as my SO's parents arrived at the start.

    I did catch a bit in the car on the Asda run, something to do with Eddie's huge expenses bill and no doubt involving limo's between London and Lancaster.

    For those of you who want to listen it's repeated on Radio 4 tomorrow :-

    Sat (rpt) 13:10-14:00
    Any Answers? Sat 14:00-14:30

    or you can 'listen again' by clicking on this link:-
    

45. At 01:17 AM on 17 Feb 2007, wrote:

    Fifi : Did you notice ! :-

    "Today, only faster and funnier">Fiona Cowan

46. At 01:30 PM on 17 Feb 2007, Eddie Mair wrote:

    
    Thanks for all of that. I had fun. Now preparing for Any Answers - but in the meantime have posted some more Hugh pics.

    See you on the ice at 2?

47. At 01:59 PM on 17 Feb 2007, Aperitif wrote:

    Thoroughly enjoyed your turn Eric -- I listened last night and today. There's devotion for you! Thanks again for all the quality crap.

48. At 02:04 PM on 17 Feb 2007, wrote:

    Gosh yes, Jonnie. My score just keeps rising!

    Must be something to do with the fact that I keep dreaming the rotten things up and then sending them.

    Come on ye froggers! You too can have a strap like mine!

    Fifi :o)

49. At 05:22 PM on 17 Feb 2007, wrote:

    I enjoyed it immensely and am currently 'listening-again"
    (hope this posts)
    xx
    ed