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Documentary Award For John Pilger
Pioneering film-maker John Pilger is to be honoured for his
achievements with one of the highest accolades in the British documentary
world.
Pilger is well known for his hard-hitting and controversial documentaries of
the 1970s but continues to make films.
The Australian-born journalist - who made his name when he moved to the UK
in the 1960s - is to be rewarded for his outstanding contribution at the
annual awards of the Grierson Trust next month.
Among his best-known films are the Vietnam documentary The Quiet Mutiny,
exposing the rebellion within the US army at the time of the Vietnam war,
and Cambodia Year Zero, credited with exposing the horrors of the Pol Pot
regime.
Pilger, who has made 58 films, has previously been awarded a TV Bafta for
his work and has twice been named journalist of the year.
Dawn Airey, who chairs the Grierson Trust, said: "He is one of the world's
great documentary producers. His work has uncovered atrocity, probed the
underbelly of society, sparked controversy and challenged the heart of
democracy."
Pilger, 72, will be handed the Honda Grierson Trustees' Award at the Trust's
ceremony on November 1. The awards were established in 1972 to celebrate
documentary makers.
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20
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Betty Driver's
Funeral
Hundreds are expected to attend the funeral of Coronation
Street star Betty Driver on Saturday.
The service will be held at St Ann's Church in St Ann's Square, Manchester
city centre from 11.30.
Coronation Street cast members, past and present, are expected to attend.
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Susan
Boyle Documentary For ITV
ITV is to air Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar on Friday,
November 4.
The one-off programme is said to give a revealing insight
into the life of the woman who achieved world wide acclaim.
Susan Boyle catapulted to international stardom overnight in 2009 after
confounding the judges, audience and anyone with access to YouTube, when she
stepped on to the Britain’s Got Talent Stage. Known for her powerful voice,
Boyle has become the first artist in the history of the charts to have two
albums debut at number one on both sides of the Atlantic in a 12 month
period; sold over 14 million albums in 14 months; secured number one albums
in over 30 countries and achieved three Guinness World Record awards.
The award-winning My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding director Osca Humphreys, was
given three months’ unprecedented access to Boyle and he followed her at a
pivotal point in her life.
This documentary follows the singer around the world from China to New York.
It charts her life, from her local Scottish community, to working on her new
album in the recording studio, international performances and sees Boyle
discussing her latest album Someone To Watch Over Me with her boss and
mentor Simon Cowell.
There are interviews with personal friends, colleagues and, Simon Cowell.
Boyle talks about fame, childhood bullying, fear of losing success,
remaining in her childhood council home, loneliness, adoring fans and her
ideal man.
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Just A Minute
On The Telly
Next year, one of the BBC's longest running Radio Comedy
series, Just A Minute, will turn 45.
To celebrate over four and a half decades of avoiding "Repetition,
Hesitation and Deviation", Just A Minute will deviate its way to television
on BBC Two Daytime for ten episodes.
Nicholas Parsons will chair the show just as he did on its very first
broadcast back in 1967. Sticking faithfully to the radio format, each
episode will see a selection of comics and well known performers attempt to
talk for one minute on a given subject.
Nicholas Parsons said: "After 45 years of chairing Just A Minute on the
radio, I am very excited to be hosting these special celebratory episodes
for BBC Two. I'm sure they will be popular with the show's many fans and
hopefully with a few new ones as well."
Viewers can expect to see a selection of the show's stalwarts, including
Paul Merton, as well as some new players as they attempt to catch each other
out.
Liam Keelan, Controller of BBC Daytime, who commissioned the series, said:
"I'm absolutely thrilled to be bringing this much-loved radio classic to
screens in celebration of its 45th birthday. I know it's something that
daytime viewers and fans of the radio series will love to see."
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