We know you’d never thought we’d say this but we will. Last night’s Bondi+ was brilliant. It may be that it’s because Oliver Friggieri was given practically a free rein to speak his mind about Malta and the Maltese but it is thoroughly enjoyable. Interesting insights and thoughts. Friggieri at his best. You’ve got to love his humility : “Ma hix mistoqsija facli. Ma nafx inwegibha” (when asked if party TV stations are contributing to increase the sense of partisanism.)
PS. Got to the point where Bondi expresses his new pet hate: “il-hmerijiet li taqra fuq l-internet.” He still cannot stomach the idea that there is a space which cannot be bought out for some opinions only. A repugnant interlude.
Watch it here.
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8 replies on “A Brilliant Bondi+”
Re the PS. I see where you’re coming from, but after reading comments left on, for example, The Times of Malta, I can’t help but agree with Bondi.
Yeah I suppose, but hey, we can all say the same about ħmerijiet li tara fuq it-TV
Though i had some altercation with you in the past (remember? you invited me to ehm do something to myself …haha) i agree with you that Prof Oliver Friggieri always provides interesting insights and thoughts. He is one of the few, very few Maltese intellectuals i have time for. The problem is that i do not watch B+ and only managed to switch on to it for the last few minutes. Do you think you could help me (i know i do not deserve it, haha) by suggesting how to get hold of a recording of the particular edition?
Andrew, here. It’s the 17th January edition.
Thanks Fausto Majjistral; much obliged to you and j’accuse.
Oliver Friggieri has some of the best insight as to what it means to be Maltese, however I feel he perceives time on a different scale to the rest of us. He’s like one of the gods from Middle Earth who sees current events and changes as just small blips in an endless (7000 year) history. That results in him not holding much of an opinion (or a stand) on any matter. Most of his replies to Bondi’s direct questions are both a “yes” and a “no” and can be summarised as:
“to be Maltese is to be part of the world, although we are special we are not special”.
I respect his insight and actually watch this mediocre show just because he is featured; it’s nice to listen to someone with brains on local TV.
In a nutshell, you’ve hit the nail on the head
“Time on a different scale to the rest of us.” Have you ever had the opportunity of viewing a particular clip which compared our planet Earth to the rest of the universe and in particular our sun to celestial bodies like Antares. You would not be able to make out the sun, it is smaller than a pixel on the screen. It really gives you an idea of time (we are but accidental blips even if we had to live to grand old age), space (mind-blowingly immense) and our miserable insignificance (we just don’t feature!).