David Norris (Independent)

I very much regret that he was axed from it. It was done simply by the imposition of an arbitrary age limit, which was wrong. He had the perfect voice and attitude. I am not attempting to undermine the current presenter who is doing a good job, but there was plenty of life left in Tom McSweeney who could easily have continued on. I very much hope the wisdom of somebody who knows so much about the sea and seafaring folk and gave somebody like me who has virtually no knowledge of the sea and never fished successfully in his life, with the single exception of catching a pinkeen in Herbert Park pond-----