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<blockquote>"Therefore he is capable of inciting racial hatred, therefore he is potentially gonna break the law, and if he breaks the law, do we still leave him in the country or should we throw him out?"</blockquote> |
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When a black caller was put through to the show, Wright said sarcastically, "Oh, you managed to use the phone then! Dr Watson would be amazed!" |
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On the same edition, however, Wright himself said that indigenous British people are lazier than immigrants, and that women are less funny than men. |
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Revision as of 08:26, 22 October 2007
| The Wright Stuff | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Chat show |
| Presented by | Matthew Wright |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Producer | Princess Productions |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Five |
| Release | 11 September, 2000 – Present |
The Wright Stuff is a British television chat show, hosted by Matthew Wright, and currently airing on Five each weekday at 9:00am. It is repeated later on at 11:00am on Five Life.
The format is based upon the more traditional radio phone-in, featuring well-known guests discussing topical issues, and encouraging contributions from the studio and television audiences, text messages, e-mails and a phone vote.
It first aired on 11 September 2000 and was created at Anglia Television who produced it for two years until their takeover by Granada. It is now produced by Princess Productions. Originally broadcast from Anglia TV in Norwich, it is currently broadcast from Princess Productions studios on the third floor of Whiteley's Shopping Centre, Bayswater, London.
Regular panel members include Janet Ellis, Dr David Bull, Lowri Turner, Cece Sammy, Anne Diamond, David Grant, Linda Papadopoulos, Ed Vaizey, Dave Gorman, Amanda Lamb, Henry Bonsu, Martin Lewis, Richard Park and Kate Silverton.
James O'Brien was a regular in the early days. Vanessa Feltz was also a regular guest until she had a radio show which aired live at the same time as the Wright Stuff, she has also been the guest presenter in Wright's absence. Piers Morgan, Emily Maitlis and Anneka Rice, have occasionally presented the show in Wright's absence also.
A presenter sits in a booth to introduce the phone contributors; these have included Becky Jago, Beth Palmer, Sarah Hogan, Stef Aleksander and Korin Nolan. There is also a mic-guy, Eric Johnson, who acts as the intermediary between Matthew and the audience. He started his role on September 3 2007, replacing Amol Rajan who did it for one and a half years before leaving in July.
In 2002, the show was at the centre of a minor media scandal when Wright accidentally named John Leslie on air as the anonymous rapist mentioned in Ulrika Jonsson's autobiography. Since this time, Wright has been notably reticent about discussing issues that involve "unnamed" celebrities, such as the 2006 "football player and mobile phone" scandal - often remarking "given my previous record on certain issues, I feel more than a little nervous discussing this".
Controversy
On the 17th October 2007 edition[1], Wright suggested that DNA discoverer James D. Watson should be barred from Britain for quoting IQ tests which showed blacks were less intelligent than whites, comparing Watson's views to Nazism and Islamofascism. Wright claimed that blacks would be justified in physically attacking Watson (who is 79 years old) at his then impending lecture at London's Science Museum.
"There may be black people watching today, I hope, that if they were in the science museum and heard this guy speak, and he did reiterate those remarks, would feel so angered by it that they may be tempted to commit acts of violence themselves. I know that if I had black skin and I heard someone say this in one of our most prestigious museums I might be inclined to try and go and deck the bloke."
Although this was arguably closer to incitement than anything Watson had said, Wright went on,
"Therefore he is capable of inciting racial hatred, therefore he is potentially gonna break the law, and if he breaks the law, do we still leave him in the country or should we throw him out?"
When a black caller was put through to the show, Wright said sarcastically, "Oh, you managed to use the phone then! Dr Watson would be amazed!" On the same edition, however, Wright himself said that indigenous British people are lazier than immigrants, and that women are less funny than men.
References
- ^ Verification available from Channel 5 Broadcasting Ltd
External links
- The Wright Stuff at five.tv
- Wright On Productions Matthew Wright's Official Site
- Princess Productions
- Fan site
- Korin Nolan Official Site of "Babe in the Booth" on The Wright Stuff
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