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iain_smith Guest
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: Ned Sherrin has died |
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Ive just heard that veteran BBC radio presenter Ned Sherrin has died aged 78.I'm trying to get more details on it and will post them as soon as I can.
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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I just saw it come up on the news ticker, it said he died of throat cancer
R.I.P Ned |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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Tying up the "Loose Ends", so to speak:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7023129.stm
He was 76, according to the article. _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
(Free to read via Kindle Unlimited) |
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iwarburton
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: |
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Yes, he was born on 18 February 1931, so he was indeed 76.
I briefly met NS in 1988, when I was a contestant on his R4 quiz, Counterpoint. I was knocked out in the first round by the eventual series winner. Six contestants for two shows met Mr Sherrin and the production team over a pre-recording tea at the Paris Theatre, Lower Regent St, London. He was charm itself and put us all at our ease during the warm-up and the recording proper. Yet, for all his exemplary courtesy, he kept just a touch of distance from us--I wasn't surprised that he didn't join us in the pub afterwards.
He was unmarried but I think his (non-showbiz) brother is still living. My sympathy to the family.
Ian. |
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RockitRon
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:45 am Post subject: |
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So farewell to yet another of the That Was The Week That Was team, in fact the instigator of it. Without the erudite Mr Sherrin who knows how long it would have taken the BBC, and the nation at large, to discover satire. _________________ Ron |
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iain_smith Guest
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:07 am Post subject: |
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and a fond farewell to another BBC great Ronnie Hazlehurst who also died this week |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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It was David Hatch's memorial service this week too, it's been a sad old week in some ways hasn't it |
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firewirefred Guest
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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As my ol' grandfather used to say: "There's people dying now that never used to". |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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iain_smith wrote: | and a fond farewell to another BBC great Ronnie Hazlehurst who also died this week |
The curse of wikipedia strikes again. BBC News (and the Times & one or two other papers) reported that Hazlehurst wrote the S Club 7 hit "Reach for the Stars". The only evidence of this is in wikipedia. Apparently he had nothing to do with S Club 7. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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