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David
Attenborough - Honorary Degree
Sir David Attenborough collected an honorary degree before
describing his delight at a career in which he "filmed birds of prey and sat
with the gorillas".
The veteran naturalist and broadcaster said he had enjoyed a
"very happy" career and insisted the future of natural history
programme-making was bright.
Sir David was speaking after receiving the honorary degree of Doctor of
Science at the University of Aberdeen's summer graduation ceremony.
The 82-year-old described the award as a "great honour" and joked that it
was "very nice that the Scots should honour a Sassenach".
Since joining the BBC in 1952, Sir David has become familiar to millions of
viewers for his groundbreaking natural history programmes.
He has also served the corporation at management level, as controller of BBC
Two between 1965 and 1969 and BBC television director of programmes between
1969 and 1972.
Among his most important work is his Life series, beginning with 1979's Life
On Earth, while more recent offerings include Life In Cold Blood, his last
major series.
He said that education and entertainment had always been equally important
to him in his programme-making.
He said: "I think education and entertainment should be indivisible.
"I make natural history programmes because they are interesting and tell you
something about the world, but also because they are fun."
22:05
July
01 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Gloria
Hunniford Attacks Ross
Former chat show host Gloria Hunniford has criticised
Jonathan Ross for his interview technique.
The TV and radio veteran suggested that BBC show Friday Night
with Jonathan Ross was a platform for the star's own humour - jokes about
sex.
Hunniford, 68, told TV Times magazine: "I do get a bit annoyed with some of
the new chat shows.
"Take Jonathan Ross. I like his show but he uses his guests as a tool for
his own humour, whereas Parky would try to learn about them."
"That's the type of interview I like best. If you have a major Hollywood
star as a guest, you want to hear about them rather than just talking about
sex all the time."
Last year, Sir Michael Parkinson took a swipe at rivals such as Ross, who
earns a reported £6 million a year from the BBC, and Charlotte Church.
Parkinson, who ended his chat show career in December, said: "Mine's the
last of the classic interview based chat shows. The rest now are just comedy
shows. Nothing wrong with that, but it's not what I do. So this is it. I'm
done."
18:50
July
01 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Hollyoaks Actor Quits
Actor James Sutton has announced that he is to leave Channel
4 soap Hollyoaks after two years.
Sutton arrived in Hollyoaks in 2006 as John Paul McQueen and quickly
established himself as one of the show's most popular characters.
Last year, he was at the centre of a controversial storyline when John Paul
finally admitted to being gay and began a secret relationship with best pal
Craig Dean.
As Craig and John Paul's affair was exposed, Craig left for Dublin and John
Paul was left to mourn the loss of his mate - but it wasn't long before he
started a second clandestine relationship with Father Kieron.
Sutton said: "I've had a really great time working on Hollyoaks but after
much thought I've decided that it's time to bring it to an end. I'd like to
take this opportunity to thank Bryan Kirkwood and everyone at Hollyoaks for
making my time here so memorable.
"I'm also really grateful to the viewers for their continued support and
commitment to the character and the storyline."
Producer Bryan Kirkwood added: "In two short years James Sutton has achieved
amazing success in his role as John Paul McQueen. His sensitive, honest
portrayal of a young man coming to terms with his sexuality and dealing with
the aftermath has captivated viewers and critics, won many awards and has
been at the heart of Hollyoaks' recent success.
"James will, I'm sure, go on to great things."
16:40
July
01 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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BBC Axes Out Of The
Blue
The BBC has cancelled Out of the Blue, the Australian soap
ordered as a successor to Neighbours.
The soap was made by Australian producer Southern Star
Entertainment after Five outbid the BBC for the rights to Neighbours.
However, Out of the Blue has attracted disappointing ratings since its
launch.
When it was commissioned, BBC head of fiction Jane Tranter said the show was
"an ambitious project that we think will break new ground, at the same time
as providing daytime audiences with a compelling and intriguing watch".
But last night Tranter told a Royal Television Society event that Out of the
Blue would not be recommissioned after the current run. She added that it
"just didn't grab hold" of the loyal, daily audience that soaps need to
survive.
A total of 130 episodes were commissioned and has so far aired just 31.
It is expected to air the remaining 99.
16:33
July
01 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
Reader Comment
Well perhaps the soap may have done a bit better if the
beeb hadn't moved it to BBC2 and put it on at lunch time only. It's a
ridiculous time to air a soap as many of the viewers would be working and
probably forget to record it.
Get a grip BBC you need to face the facts! you're just
sore losers cos Neighbours has gone to FIVE and it's still doing well.
Maybe you should have bid a bit more for it instead of
paying Terry Wogan such a high wage for hosting a charity show!!! (hence he
should do it for nothing)...
Diane Bucks
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Sheridan In
Housewives Comeback
Nicollette Sheridan is set to return to Desperate Housewives
- after being written out of the show at the end of the fourth series.
The actress left at the end of the fourth season, filmed last year, but is
set to reappear on Wisteria Lane in the forthcoming series after being asked
to reprise her role as maneater Edie Britt in the series.
And it has been revealed that Sheridan's character, who is notoriously
unlucky in love, will be getting a new romantic interest, to be played by
new cast member Neal McDonough.
10:48
July
01 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Linda Robson Knife
Appeal
Birds Of A Feather star Linda Robson has made an emotional
appeal for tougher penalties for carrying knives as she spoke of the
desolation of the family of murdered teenager Ben Kinsella.
The TV actress said the grief of the family of the
16-year-old, who was stabbed to death in the early hours of Sunday morning
after visiting a club in London, was unimaginable.
Her teenage son, Louis, who was close friends with Ben, cradled the stabbed
schoolboy as he lay dying, she revealed, but was unaware at the time of his
multiple injuries.
Robson called on parents to take responsibility for their children and know
about their whereabouts.
"We have these children, they are our responsibility until the day we die. I
do not know what the answer is - I am not not a politician, I am a mother,
and all I am saying is that someone out there has got to do something," she
told GMTV.
"There has got to be some way of stopping children picking up knives.
"If they are found with a knife, they have got to be sent away, there's no
court cases, there is no out on bail.
"They are sent away somewhere, like borstal used to be... but get them to
work, don't leave them laying in prison watching telly.
"They should be made to pay for what they have done."
10:41
July
01 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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Sky News Website
Changes
Sky News has today radically changed its website and
introduced
new features.
Visitors to the new site will be able to choose, as well as
track, the stories that interest them, and will be able to share their
interest with others in a new online community.
Other new features include a more personalised user
experience with a new community service powered by Pluck.
At launch, the online community element of the new Sky News website will
allow users to comment on blogs and discussion boards.
However, this will be extended to allow users to have their own blogs and
profiles once a registration process is completed.
Eamonn Holmes and Dermot Murnaghan will be given blogs for the first time,
joining other Sky News presenters, such as Kay Burley and Jeremy Thompson.
Another new function is called Choose Your News, which allows users to
select a category from a list - including the most popular stories, the most
recent video clips and "special interest" topics such as politics and media.
A Story Tracker function will automatically update users on news stories
they are following without the need to have to search for fresh updates.
"The features we are introducing to personalise the site are just the start
of a process aimed at allowing our users to tailor sky.com/news to suit all
their online needs," said Steve Bennedik, the editor of Sky News Networked
Media.
Sky News is also launching a news tool, powered by news aggregation company
Daylife, which will provide users with a list of related stories on a chosen
subject from a range of news sources.
07:21
July
01 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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