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BBC Panellist Dies
Broadcaster John Cushnie, a regular panellist on Gardeners'
Question Time, has died following a heart attack.
A landscape gardener, who ran his own business, he featured on the BBC Radio
4 show for some 15 years.
BBC Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer said he was "a
brilliantly knowledgeable panellist" who "laced every programme with warmth
and joy".
"His trademark acerbic wit was deployed with terrific timing against a wide
variety of plants he did not like - and it was always done with an
affectionate twinkle in his eye, with an exuberance of voice and with
unrelenting sympathy for fellow gardeners."
Cushnie featured on Gardeners' Question Time earlier this week. He gave frequent talks on gardening across Northern Ireland and
Britain and also published a book, Ground Cover.
14:00
January 01
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
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Jam and
Jerusalem Axed The BBC
has axed Jennifer Saunders' sitcom Jam and Jerusalem after three
series, according to reports.
The pair, both 51, rose to fame on
ITV's Girls on Top in 1985, but last year declared they would no
longer work together as a double act. Jam and Jerusalem, aimed at
older viewers with Saunders playing upper crust Caroline, and French
the factory worker Rosie, was their last project.
French said: "There was just this
gradual realisation that maybe there are other things we'd like to
do; maybe it's a young person's
game."
Pauline McLynn, who played Tip
Haddem, said: "It's a blow, I'll not lie to you. That was one of the
toppest jobs ever... and it breaks my heart. It's not a great
decision on behalf of the BBC."
11:30
January 01
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
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Brookside
Close For Sale
Fans of defunct soap opera Brookside could own a piece of TV
history - a house on the famous close.
The Channel 4 series - starring Jennifer Ellison - was axed in 2003, and the
13 properties in the famous Merseyside Close in Liverpool were left
abandoned.
Most of the buildings didn't even have running water, electricity, kitchens
or toilets, and fans feared they would be bulldozed to make way for new
properties.
But a year ago the entire street went under the hammer for a bargain
£735,000 and the homes will go on the market this year.
Each house is set to sell for around £200,000.
00:01
January 01
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
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