David Begg

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Brayan Jacobsen

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Aug 5, 2024, 3:19:07 AM8/5/24

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ihave just been listening to the david begg documentry on radio scotland a commentator who im sure like many on here helped to bring many football games to life he has been ill with depression and has now retired from commentating i for one will sorely miss his instantly recognsable tones thanks for your wonderful, unbiased, work David along with the late Bob Crampsey legend of football on the airwaves

Agreed, one of my favourite commentators and Radio Scotland won't be the same without him, even though he commentated less and less the past couple of years. Should've been given more time on TV matches IMO.

Brilliant commentator who could paint a picture of what was happening. I had noticed that he had been away from the mic for a while and it's a shame that it was due to depression. Great tribute too. Best of luck, David!

Depression, like cancer, has been around for years. It's the advances in modern medicine that help the afflicted and you educate the cynics amongst us about this very real and present danger. You may even argue that it's just a chemical imbalance and therefore they are just normal people who got unlucky.

You didn't even support your own argument with any supporting evidence to why you held that view, so seems strange for you to complain when you get equally unarticulated responses. Given you've adopted a view alternate to that accepted by the majority, the onus would surely be on you to support your view.

I am sure you are right though, Prozac was developed by a pharmaceutical company who then created the fake "illness" of depression to be able to sell it. Seems illogical, but you use big words, so I think you must be right.

Can I just take this opportunity to apologise to all of you who are or who have suffered depression, who are on uppers prescribed by your doctors or who have family members who can't get out of bed and face the world because of their mental illness. My perceived insensitivity was not designed to offend. I just want to learn more about this highly expensive condition.

No idea. I'd expect so. Some folk are happier and better suited to the radio. The guy who did the rugby (Bill McClaren?) seemed to commentate the same way on TV and radio but he was the exception to the rule.