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EastEnders - Pat and Peggy
Fight Again
Pat and Peggy come to logger heads again in BBC One's
EastEnders when new love interest Harvey Freeman, played by Martin Jarvis
OBE, arrives in Walford.
Harvey is a mysterious, sixty-something freelance journalist with a twinkle
in his eye.
Working for the Walford Gazette, he soon has his hands full during the local
elections with matriarchs Peggy and Pat both running for councillor.
He is a bit of a chancer, with an eye for the ladies, and both Peggy, played
by Barbara Windsor, and Pat, played by Pam St Clement, fancy their chances
for some romance.
Harvey first appears in May.
Speaking of joining EastEnders, Martin Jarvis said: "I'm absolutely thrilled
to be a potential thorn between two roses, working with two actresses I
greatly admire and have had the pleasure of working with before.
"I'm delighted to be reunited with Pam and Barbara and to have a part in
EastEnders."
Diederick Santer, Executive Producer, EastEnders, adds: "I'm delighted that
the wonderful and charming Martin Jarvis will be joining us in Walford, and
I can't wait to see his scenes with Barbara and Pam."
23:00
March 01
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
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BBC Presenter Found Dead
 The BBC television presenter Kristian Digby has been found
dead at his flat in east London, police said tonight.
The 32-year-old presenter was best known for the BBC One property programme
To Buy or Not To Buy.
Mr Digby was pronounced dead at the scene when ambulance services arrived at
his flat in Richford Road, Newham this morning at 07:45, police described
the circumstances as "unexplained".
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were
called to reports of a body of a man in his 30s found at an address in
Richford Road, E15.
"Ambulance services attended and life was pronounced extinct."
The property expert, who was born into a family of property developers and
worked in several property shows including Double Agents, Living In The Sun,
House Swap and Buy It, Sell It, Bank It, was also a film director.
A spokesman for the BBC said: "Kristian was a much-loved and
talented presenter for BBC Daytime.
"He brought a real sense of energy and warmth to all the shows he presented
for us and will be sorely missed.
"Our thoughts are with his family at this very difficult time."
22:32
March 01
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
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Culture Secretary Seeks
Licence Debate
Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw has said there is "good
reason" for a debate by the public about the BBC's licence fee.
That debate over the £3.6bn settlement should consider the size of the
corporation.
It was important the public were involved because they paid for the service
and consumed the programmes broadcast, he said.
He told Sky News: "I think there is a good reason to have a debate in the
run-up to the next licence fee, which we shall have if we are in government,
as to how big the BBC should be, how big the licence fee should be, even if
we should continue to have a licence fee in the long-term as the best
funding mechanism.
"The BBC is free at any time to say 'Look we don't need all
the money we have got, have some back'.
"But it is very, very important that political parties in between the years
when the licence fee is set don't give a running commentary like that
because that would be a very serious breach of the BBC's independence," he
said.
06:00
March 01
2010 - waveguide.co.uk
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