Eddie Mair Quotes

United Kingdom, Journalist
November 12, 1965

Eddie Mair is a Scottish broadcaster who was a presenter on BBC radio and television. Mair now presents his show on LBC between 4pm and 6pm every weekday. Mair also hosted BBC Radio 4's daily news magazine PM, the Radio 4 Saturday iPM, and NewsPod. He occasionally presented Newsnight and Any Questions. Mair became a stand-in presenter for The Andrew Marr Show following Marr's stroke. Mair left the BBC in August 2018.

Also known as Broadcaster

...so do wrap up!

Eddie Mair
- Wrap Up
Commentors to the Blog suggested Nick should take the Independent for every penny.

Eddie Mair

That'll be the police for you now...

Eddie Mair
- Police
Sinn Fein say, "The British government are buggers".

Eddie Mair
- British Government
As a Doctor, I'm often asked: why can't we see more pictures of Albania?

Eddie Mair
- Pictures
- Doctor
- Albania
Moments later he punched her unconscious. No, he didn't, don't send us letters.

Eddie Mair
- Moments
- Letters
- Punched
Yesterday people were going past my window in t shirts and dresses. But that's the men at the BBC for you.

Eddie Mair
- People
- Dressed
- BBC
Ball-tampering. There, I've said it. Things that shouldn't be said: the judge in the Saddam trial appears to be wearing comedy specs and moustache.

Eddie Mair
- Comedy
- Judge
- Moustache

We asked a minister for an interview - you know the rest.

Eddie Mair
- Know
- Interview
- Minister
Our editor came to work today in a vibrant pink shirt. Vibrant. Several members of staff have had to go home sick.

Eddie Mair
- Home
- Sick
- Members
...makes my TV work look professional.

Eddie Mair
- Work
- Professional
… and if you want to hear more of that interview, fly to America and watch TV on Sunday night.

Eddie Mair
- America
- Night
- Interview
Do you have any trouble sleeping at night? No, sir. I sleep very well.

Eddie Mair
- Trouble
- Sleeping
Well with me now is Geoffrey Robinson. He was once voted 'After-dinner Speaker of the Year', so if you've had your tea, you're in for a treat.

Eddie Mair
- Tea
- Treat
- Voted

The population of the United Kingdom has, for the first time, reached sixty million. If they stood on each other's shoulders they would reach perhaps twenty feet in the air before toppling over.

Eddie Mair
- Air
- Reach
- Population
So those of you listeners who don't want to hear what the weather will be like in six months time... look away now.

Eddie Mair
- Weather
- Listeners
Remember, PM is not here to give financial advice. Your interest in the programme may go down as well as up.

Eddie Mair
- Remember
- Advice
- Interest
I've been waiting to be arrested all day. I'm disappointed! We're all with you on that one.

Eddie Mair
...and if you want to see a picture of Nils.

Eddie Mair
- Want
- Picture
- See
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of Iran ... in one shot on his website he appears to be dressed only in flowers. Oh - here's the page, you'll see what I mean.

Eddie Mair
- Flowers
- Page
- Website

David Cameron there, just a short walking distance away from our microphone.

Eddie Mair
- Distance
- Microphone
I'm sorry for croaking at you this evening. This is PM, I'm Eddie Mair: the walrus of news.

Eddie Mair
- Sorry
- News
- Evening