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I've never been a big fan of Self's books to be honest, but having read the transcript of an interview Nicky Campbell did with Self and Richard Littlejohn, he's one of my new heroes.
I can't find the link, it's on the BBC site somewhere and I can't get it again...dammit.
But here's the edited transcript. Read and witness Richard Littlejohn trying to argue with somebody that can use proper words and everything.
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CAMPBELL: Neither did I get a chance to read yours Richard but that's not to say that I won't. But what do you make of what David Aaronovitch has said? It is front page in the Independent. He says Richard Littlejohn's novel is a 400-page recruiting pamphlet for the BNP.
LITTLEJOHN: What else do you expect from an overgrown student union leader who used to be a member of the Communist Party? I think it is a badge of honour to be attacked by people like David Aaronovitch to be perfectly honest. I might put it on the cover.
SELF: Well he is right.
LITTLEJOHN: Is he?
SELF: It is a 400 page... I've read 200 pages of it and that is a 200 page recruiting leaflet for the BNP.
LITTLEJOHN: Well, you can't comment until you have read the other 200.
SELF: Why? Does it suddenly turn into Tolstoy?
LITTLEJOHN: You'll have to read it and find out, won't you.
SELF: Well it won't take me long
LITTLEJOHN: I wouldn't take the far right because you haven't read the book, clearly. You have read parts of it. The fact of the matter is I wouldn't expect anything else from you. You people, you conduct -
SELF: You haven't read my book have you?
LITTLEJOHN: I know I haven't. I'll just take it with me to the land of the free and read it by the swimming pool. It has had some fantastic reviews.
SELF: At least I have had the decency despite I'm only appearing on a radio show with you to actually bother to engage -
LITTLEJOHN: Well I didn't even know I was appearing on a radio show with you until 9 o'clock this morning otherwise I might have made an effort and at least tried to read some of it.
SELF: I knew I was appearing on this show with you last week.
LITTLEJOHN: Well nobody told me that but that is neither here nor there.
CAMPBELL: It wasn't deliberate, it wasn't deliberate.
LITTLEJOHN: But you people do tend to conduct a debate amongst yourselves.
SELF: I am engaging in a debate with you and I have done my preparation.
LITTLEJOHN: But you haven't read the book in its totality and you have to read the book in its totality.
SELF: Why?
LITTLEJOHN: In order to understand it.
SELF: Does it turn into Tolstoy at page 205?
LITTLEJOHN: No it doesn't turn into Tolstoy. I don't set out to be Tolstoy. It is a much more complex book than that.
SELF:Than Tolstoy?
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Try and find the whole thing, it's superb.
I detest Richard Littlejohn with a passion
I can't find the link, it's on the BBC site somewhere and I can't get it again...dammit.
But here's the edited transcript. Read and witness Richard Littlejohn trying to argue with somebody that can use proper words and everything.
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CAMPBELL: Neither did I get a chance to read yours Richard but that's not to say that I won't. But what do you make of what David Aaronovitch has said? It is front page in the Independent. He says Richard Littlejohn's novel is a 400-page recruiting pamphlet for the BNP.
LITTLEJOHN: What else do you expect from an overgrown student union leader who used to be a member of the Communist Party? I think it is a badge of honour to be attacked by people like David Aaronovitch to be perfectly honest. I might put it on the cover.
SELF: Well he is right.
LITTLEJOHN: Is he?
SELF: It is a 400 page... I've read 200 pages of it and that is a 200 page recruiting leaflet for the BNP.
LITTLEJOHN: Well, you can't comment until you have read the other 200.
SELF: Why? Does it suddenly turn into Tolstoy?
LITTLEJOHN: You'll have to read it and find out, won't you.
SELF: Well it won't take me long
LITTLEJOHN: I wouldn't take the far right because you haven't read the book, clearly. You have read parts of it. The fact of the matter is I wouldn't expect anything else from you. You people, you conduct -
SELF: You haven't read my book have you?
LITTLEJOHN: I know I haven't. I'll just take it with me to the land of the free and read it by the swimming pool. It has had some fantastic reviews.
SELF: At least I have had the decency despite I'm only appearing on a radio show with you to actually bother to engage -
LITTLEJOHN: Well I didn't even know I was appearing on a radio show with you until 9 o'clock this morning otherwise I might have made an effort and at least tried to read some of it.
SELF: I knew I was appearing on this show with you last week.
LITTLEJOHN: Well nobody told me that but that is neither here nor there.
CAMPBELL: It wasn't deliberate, it wasn't deliberate.
LITTLEJOHN: But you people do tend to conduct a debate amongst yourselves.
SELF: I am engaging in a debate with you and I have done my preparation.
LITTLEJOHN: But you haven't read the book in its totality and you have to read the book in its totality.
SELF: Why?
LITTLEJOHN: In order to understand it.
SELF: Does it turn into Tolstoy at page 205?
LITTLEJOHN: No it doesn't turn into Tolstoy. I don't set out to be Tolstoy. It is a much more complex book than that.
SELF:Than Tolstoy?
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Try and find the whole thing, it's superb.
I detest Richard Littlejohn with a passion
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That was excellent. I've added another target to my 'morally acceptable to nuke' list.
Having the pleasure at my old school of meeting Will Self I can really guarentee he is a top bloke that speaks his mind when he is asked a question. Greatest thing was what he said about autobiographys. He was a cool guy to have teaching you english.
'Whenever you type, type exactly what you are f'ing thinking, thats what my books are about. Yeah I am messed up',
Oh, and he is very tall with a scarily deep voice.
'Whenever you type, type exactly what you are f'ing thinking, thats what my books are about. Yeah I am messed up',
Oh, and he is very tall with a scarily deep voice.
Ah, but we're allowed to post links and naughty stuff here because anyone offended by it doesn't come here anyway.
BEARDS. wrote:
> Since yesterday until "___" would have been acceptable. Your
> answer was not.
Lies, it's all lies.
> Since yesterday until "___" would have been acceptable. Your
> answer was not.
Lies, it's all lies.
That was a good read
Since yesterday until "___" would have been acceptable. Your answer was not.
BEARDS. wrote:
> gerrid wrote:
> Since yesterday.
> I asked how long, not when.
And clearly I answered your question.
> gerrid wrote:
> Since yesterday.
> I asked how long, not when.
And clearly I answered your question.
Bah, sod you then.
Where's my Quivering Bloke then?
Where's my Quivering Bloke then?
No, you said "not today",and I can only accept your first answer.
You knew the rules when you agreed to appear on the show.
You knew the rules when you agreed to appear on the show.
Well it depends, as soon as I've posted this poem, you can ban me.
And it will be posted right here in Life.
And it will be posted right here in Life.
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