Re: Miriam Margolyes on the 'One Show'. Matt Baker shilling for the 'state' Archived Message Posted by Mary on March 4, 2020, 7:06 pm, in reply to "Miriam Margolyes on the 'One Show'. Matt Baker shilling for the 'state'" Tonight Baker is producing some war propaganda in cheering for the Military Wives Choir who are performing in the studio. The choir was formed in 2009. 'The first choir held their first rehearsal in April 2010 in Catterick Garrison. It was the idea of two Scots Guards wives who decided, whilst their husbands were deployed in Afghanistan in 2009, to put up posters at the Garrison to actively encourage and look for women interested in singing together, to help support and give the wives a focus whilst their husbands deployed. They engaged a well-known local music teacher and set about putting together a choir made up of wives, girlfriends and servicewomen and so the first choir was formed. A letter was written to choirmaster Gareth Malone looking for help and support with the choir; at that time he was receiving acclaim for his BBC television programme The Choir and felt that this was an idea that could be replicated. Malone then went to RMB Chivenor to start another choir there. Message Thread: Miriam Margolyes on the 'One Show'. Matt Baker shilling for the 'state' - Mary March 4, 2020, 7:10 am Re: Miriam Margolyes on the 'One Show'. Matt Baker shilling for the 'state' - Mary March 4, 2020, 7:06 pm Correction - scrabb March 5, 2020, 10:10 pm   Searching