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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:18 am Post subject: Birthday Honours |
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Television presenter Des O'Connor and EastEnders star June Brown are among the showbusiness names recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Other awards go to Victoria Wood, Paul O'Grady, and Russell T Davies - the man who brought Doctor Who back to life.
June Brown - better known as Dot Cotton - becomes an MBE, while Countdown host Des O'Connor is appointed CBE.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7453476.stm
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I wonder when Bruce Forysth is getting one? |
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RobbieM
Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: |
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I think the whole Honours thing is a nonsense. Remember, also, that some people (eg: David Bowie) have refused to accept them. _________________ ONline, ONdigital and ONtherocks: BBC Radio 2. Eleanor Rigby, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door. |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:49 am Post subject: Re: Birthday Honours |
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mark occomore wrote: | I wonder when Bruce Forysth is getting one? |
Ask his wife?
Or did you mean a CBE?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5012154.stm _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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iwarburton
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Pleased to see that prominent LibDem MP Alan Beith has a K. He's a Vice-President of the male voice choir in which I sing and supports us as much as his commitments allow.
Pleased also to see that conductor Mark Elder now has a K. As musical director of the Halle Orchestra, he's raised the profile of the orchestra to a level not seen since the days of Sir John Barbirolli forty years ago.
Ian.
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RobbieM
Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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In John Peel's autobiography (well, in the first half which he wrote) he tells of being asked by Number 10 if he would accept an MBE, and his gut feeling was that he wanted nothing to do with this outdated and over-rated imperialist institution. However, his son reminded him that once he says "no thanks" that's it - he never gets asked again. And then he'd be going around telling people that he was the guy who turned down an MBE, perhaps to regret it later in life. So he decided to accept it.
Such a shame that he had so little life to live after receiving it... _________________ ONline, ONdigital and ONtherocks: BBC Radio 2. Eleanor Rigby, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door. |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: Honour amongst Queens..... |
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When they give 'Dot Cotton' and 'Lily Savage' MBE's, the honours system is shown for the farce it is! |
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RobbieM
Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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I'd love to know how they decide who qualifies for a CBE or OBE as opposed to an MBE etc. It often makes no sense that some theatrical luvvie gets an MBE just for being on telly or on stage, whereas people who spend their whole lives working for the social good end up with a CBE or some other tosh.
The whole system really does stink. What a waste of time! _________________ ONline, ONdigital and ONtherocks: BBC Radio 2. Eleanor Rigby, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door. |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:01 pm Post subject: Re: Birthday Honours |
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Loads of websites including Facebook have some set up calling for Brucie too be Honored as a Sir. |
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RobbieM
Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 233 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe Brucie has already been asked and doesn't wanted to be "Sired..."? _________________ ONline, ONdigital and ONtherocks: BBC Radio 2. Eleanor Rigby, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door. |
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