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Viewers Want
Muppet Show Back
The Muppet Show has topped a poll of programmes viewers want
to see return to TV screens.
The Addams Family, The Wombles, Rainbow and Red Dwarf also featured in the
small-screen top 10.
Adults aged between 30 and 40 were asked to list the programmes they would
like to see revived.
The Muppet Show, which originally ran from 1976 to 1981 and made famous Jim
Henson-created characters such as Miss Piggy, Kermit and Gonzo, grabbed the
biggest share of the vote.
The A-Team, the action adventure series of the 1980s famous for catchphrases
such as Hannibal Smith's "I love it when a plan comes together", came
second.
Crackerjack, the famous children's BBC TV series, was third, followed by the
long-running 1980s and 1990s sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf.
Dungeons and Dragons, the US animated series of the 1980s, was fifth,
followed by Rainbow, featuring the likes of Zippy, Bungle and George, and
The Wombles.
The top ten was completed by Worzel Gummidge, which starred Jon Pertwee as
the walking, talking scarecrow from 1979 to 1981, Bewitched, and The Addams
Family.
Kevin Murphy, joint managing director of Zed Media, which commissioned the
survey, said: "People still have strong emotional attachments to the TV
programmes they watched as a child.
"The results show the growing trend for all things retro applies to TV as
much as fashion."
20:22
November
16 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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On The Buses Actor Dies
Reg Varney, who played driver Stan Butler in ITV sitcom On
The Buses, has died aged 92.
He died following a short illness in a nursing home in Budleigh Salterton,
Devon, where he had recently been admitted with a chest infection.
His daughter Jeanne Marley, 59, said her father had died "peacefully" on
Sunday afternoon.
On The Buses was one of the most successful British comedies of the 1970s,
with 60 TV episodes.
Varney's partnership with co-star Bob Grant, who played randy conductor Jack
Harper, saw them become household names for a generation of TV viewers.
Mrs Marley said he had only recently been admitted to the nursing home after
he had begun suffering from a chest infection.
She said: "He's always been very young for his age, when he was in On The
Buses he was playing a 35-year-old, but he was actually 50."
18:00
November
16 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
Reader Comment
Sad to hear about Reg Varney's death, he hasn't been on tv
for a while but he's not forgotten!
Thanks for the memories Reg!
Wolfie, Warwick.
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Thanks for the fun, Reg.
So odd to think the guy playing "Blakey" was so much younger than Reg but
looked so much older.
Regards to the family.
Warren. Southampton, UK.
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Thanks to Reg Varney for his entertainment. He's now taken
the last bus to the Cemetry Gates.Oh my gawd Butler. RIP
Trevor
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Anne
Widdecombe Warns On Reality Shows
With two politicians - Robert Kilroy-Silk and former Lib Dem
London mayoral candidate Brian Paddick - about to appear in I'm A
Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here, former MP Anne Widdecombe has offered some
advice.
"I've had offers from all sorts, including Big Brother, Strictly Come
Dancing and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. But I've rejected them,
because I would not feel comfortable, " Widdecombe said.
"Initially I rejected Celebrity Fit Club, too, but once they agreed that I
wouldn't have to do anything against my will, I changed my mind.
"As a politician, these sorts of shows allow an audience to get to know you
and to see you as more human. That means the next time you do something
serious, they're more inclined to listen to what you have to say.
"It's the same reason that I've also appeared on Have I Got News For You and
Countdown. They give you the chance to make the audience think of you as a
real person, like them.
"And it does work. When I did my film about benefits abuse, 4 million people
tuned in. It's very sad to say, but if I had been speaking in the House of
Commons on the same subject, I would have been lucky to get 40 people
listening. This is about mass communication.
"Of course, going on one of these shows is always a risk. But you need to
limit that risk, and the key to that is retaining control.
"It is what I call the 'dignity factor'. In my view that is where George
Galloway went wrong when he appeared on Big Brother - he should have set
parameters for what he would do.
"This year it will be interesting to see how Brian Paddick and Robert Kilroy-Silk
come across. But with all those unknown challenges, it would not be for me."
15:57
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16 2008 - waveguide.co.uk
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