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It's odd, because in some ways I thought Simon et al were on to a bit of a winner. When asked in the past on here what I thought the future of shopping TV was, I guessed that it would be online streamed on a platform that allowed for direct interaction between the studio and the viewers. I...

I gotta be honest - having been out of the selly telly game for a while, I was internally rooting for this to have been a success - there's some folks involved with it that I only want good things for. It's been at the same time sad and utterly baffling to see it turn out the way it has.

...so, what have I missed?

No, not at all. I'm a "never say never" when it comes to doing more presenting - there was a period of over three years where I was away from Ideal World and then one day the phone rang again... ...it's just not rang recently, that's all.

Hi there, A few weeks ago, I answered a few of the questions that were put to me on here about my time working on Ideal World. I was wondering, if some of you wouldn't mind if I could ask a couple of my own? I know that there has always been a lot of criticism levelled against shopping...

I like "Grant And Rob's Bargains And General Entertainment".

No one called you either?! Time to start our own channel.

Hello again! So I can't speak for anyone else, obviously... but I will say that I ordered quite a few things from Ideal World when I worked there; still very happy with my Boneco fan, mattress and Ingenio pans! Again, I know it won't be a popular thing to say here, but it's a shop... no...

Hello, you're welcome! I never worked on commission or incentives. For me and guests directly booked by Ideal World there was an appearance fee. There was an amount for the first hour and then a lower amount for every other hour that day. There was also a set amount for "Pick of the Days" too...

You're very welcome! I think it's one of those skills you can always sharpen - whenever I went away and came back to IW, I always dreaded my first shows - but you slip back into it. So, I'll try to give as much info as I can, but it was a long time ago... I got feedback from producers and...

Thank you! That's kind of you to say; I knew it was always a tight-rope of trying to be entertaining, informative and honest. I tried!

I know it's not exactly a popular thing to say around these parts, but I really enjoyed my time at Ideal World. I did my first show for them when I was I was just 24 and it was a real baptism of fire - I remember being so terrified of messing it up. As time went on, I realised the path of least...

Oh dear. I was told this clip had been posted - Well at least I'm not around on Shop Extra to make a fool of myself there!

Ouch! But I take your point. Yes, it's me. Someone told me I'd been mentioned so I thought I'd say hello. Just so there's no doubt, I really enjoyed my time at IW - as someone who started his career reviewing washing machines and fridges and eventually moving on to home electronics and phones...