Who in 1985, replaced Roy Plumley as presenter of Desert Island Discs?
"from outside. Roy Plomley enforced these rules strictly. He did, however, grant a special dispensation to Princess Michael of Kent, who chose her pet cat. The rules are, however, less strictly enforced today; for instance, Lawley allowed John Cleese to take Michael Palin with him, on the condition that he was dead and stuffed. Examples of luxuries have included champagne and a piano, the latter of which is one of the most requested luxuries. After Plomley's death in 1985, the programme was presented by Michael Parkinson and from 1988 by Sue Lawley. Lawley stepped down in August 2006 after 18"
"Desert Island Discs Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme on 29 January 1942. Each week a guest, called a 'castaway' during the programme, is asked to choose eight recordings (usually, but not always, music), a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island, whilst discussing their lives and the reasons for their choices. It was devised and originally presented by Roy Plomley. Since 2006, the programme has been presented by Kirsty Young. More"
"are hailed as wonders and triumphs, whereas in the originals, Cecil can be as venomous as anyone I have ever read or heard in the most shocking of conversation"" wrote their editor, Hugo Vickers. The last public interview given by Sir Cecil Beaton was in January 1980 for an edition of the BBC's Desert Island Discs. The interviewer was Desert Island Discs' creator Roy Plomley. The recording was broadcast on Friday 1 February 1980 following the Beaton family's permission, and is now available as a podcast from the BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Disc archive 1976 - 1980. Owing to"
"producer John Scura replaced him with Arsenio Hall, who made his debut as a talk show host. Eventually, Hall was named the permanent replacement host in mid-1987. On April 16, 1987, a meeting was held between Howard Stern and management of WNYW, Fox's flagship television station. The network was considering Stern as replacement to ""The Late Show"". Five one-hour pilots titled ""The Howard Stern Show"" were recorded at a cost of about $400,000. They featured rock guitarist Leslie West of Mountain fame as band leader and Steve Rossi as announcer and singer. By early June, air dates were yet to"
"Thomas died and Hurley filled in as host for the final six shows that season, stepping into a semi-authority character. In 1987, Hurley was dropped and the show's timeslot returned to 60 minutes. In 1987, a synthesizer, played by ""Professor Andy"" (actor Andy Mitran), replaced the three-piece Big Top Band. Roy Brown began suffering heart-related problems and was absent from the show for an extended period during the 1991–92 season. This coincided with the show's 30th anniversary and a reunion special that included Don Sandburg as Sandy, who also filled in for Cooky for the first two weeks that season."
"also fired and so was his producer Blaire. His sidekick Diego Ramos, was later released. Chris Booker Chris Booker (born May 20, 1971) is an American radio and TV personality. Chris Booker is a TV/radio personality and a podcaster. He has worked as a correspondent for TV Guide Channel covering red carpet events such as ""Live at the Grammys with Joan and Melissa Rivers,"" and ""Live at the Kids Choice Awards."" He also served as host of such shows as ""TV Talk,"" ""Sushi TV,"" and ""What's ON DVD."" From 2000 to 2003, Booker was a full-time VJ for MTV and"
"board' stickers among her pet hates. In June 2006, Young was announced as the new presenter of the long-running BBC Radio 4 programme ""Desert Island Discs"", replacing Sue Lawley; she began on 1 October 2006. According to the odds given by bookmaker William Hill she was an outsider for the job at 20/1. She returned to Five News on 28 September 2006, but in 2007, Young announced that she would be leaving Five News in the autumn, following ten years as its head anchor. On 29 August 2007, she presented her last show for Five News. On 29 September 2007,"
"with Fred Astaire, Orson Welles, Sir Alec Guinness, Sir Paul McCartney, Muhammad Ali, George Michael, Madonna, John Cleese and Mel Gibson, devoting an entire programme to a guest who was considered especially noteworthy. On 18 December 2003 he addressed the second Bradman Oration in Brisbane. He stated that the most remarkable man he ever interviewed was Muhammad Ali, and regrets never having interviewed Frank Sinatra or Sir Don Bradman. Parkinson returned to hosting television in November 2012 with his new show ""Parkinson: Masterclass"" on Sky Arts. Parkinson took over BBC Radio 4's ""Desert Island Discs"" for the 1986 series, after"
"Records released a reunion recording in 1974, and in 1976 the group released two concert albums on their own Brass Dolphin Records. These were so successful that in 1981, Hassilev and Gottlieb decided to reform the group and to get back into the mainstream of entertainment. With the addition of tenor Red Grammer and John Dalia they again began performing. After eight very productive years, Grammer left the group to pursue a solo career as a children's artist. In 1990, he was replaced by another tenor, Rick Dougherty, whose wide-ranging musical background and bright stage presence brought another fresh dimension"
"by guest hosts. Due to the frequent need for substitutes, starting in 1983 permanent guest hosts were hired in order to give the program more stability. The permanent guest hosts were Joan Rivers (1983–86), then, after about a year where a wide range of guest hosts were used, Garry Shandling alternating with Jay Leno (1987–88) and finally Leno alone (1988–92) after Shandling left to focus on his Showtime series ""It's Garry Shandling's Show"". Though the concept of using ""permanent"" guest hosts was fairly strictly adhered to, occasionally illness or some other situation necessitated a substitute guest host, as when David"
"view on the changing landscape of the film industry and briefly discusses his then upcoming film ""Psycho"" (1960). Desert Island Discs Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was first broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme on 29 January 1942. Each week a guest, called a 'castaway' during the programme, is asked to choose eight recordings (usually, but not always, music), a book and a luxury item that they would take if they were to be cast away on a desert island, whilst discussing their lives and the reasons for their choices. It was"
"would eventually start to use his real first name, ""Garry"". Garry became Steve's full-time sidekick when Buzz Kilman was hired as the newsman in 1980. Tom Webb was the news director. Kurt Hansen was the Research Director, and Jeff Schwartz was the head of Sales. Additionally, Greg Solk was the Program Director. Chuck Swirsky provided sports reports. Russ Albums was the Production Director. Chicago rock veteran Mitch Michaels held the afternoon shift and his show was known as Mitch ""Doin' The Cruise"". Sky Daniels hosted evenings from 6p-10p. Matt Bisbee became the Production director. In December 1979 Michaels replaced Jesse"
"Pyramid label in 1988. The Daves were composed of Bekka Eaton: vocals and trombone, Mike Mennies: keyboards and vocals, Jim Ericson: guitar and vocals, Jerry Getz bass and vocals (replaced by Garry Lee in 1988), and Ronny Crawford: drums. While they were one of the premier local Philadelphia club bands, they distinguished themselves with their touring schedule which took them from Chicago to South Carolina. Their multi-week-long stints at the Windjammer (Isle of Palms, SC) were legendary for their overflow audiences. Their motto was ""Music Is Fun"", and some of their stage props were made by noted painter Ron Crawford."
"separate play-out track. Later in 1964, the broadcast time was moved to one hour later, at 7:35 pm, and the show moved from Wednesdays to what became its regular Thursday slot. Additionally its length was extended by 5 minutes to 30 minutes. For the first three years Alan Freeman, David Jacobs, Pete Murray and Jimmy Savile rotated presenting duties, with the following week's presenter also appearing at the end of each show, although this practice ceased from October 1964 onwards. Neville Wortman filled in as director/producer on Johnnie Stewart's holiday break. In the first few editions, Denise Sampey was the"
"on keyboard (although Jeff Zeldman contributed keyboards for a few months before Tomlinson), and Drew Vogelman on drums. ""Sting Ray""/""Spin""—a DJ-only 7"" with Duke returning on keyboards—was released in 1982, and ""Sonar Safari""—a six-song 12"" with Tomlinson on keyboards—was released in 1983. Constant touring led to the departure of drummer Vogelman, who was briefly replaced by Alberto Bellorin. The final DC lineup consisted of David Arnson (guitar), Tom Tomlinson (keyboards), Jim Colby (bass), and Todd Bernhardt (drums). A move to Los Angeles in April 1985 found Arnson trying out musicians for the band's new Southern California lineup, which made their"
"the format, including the audience using voting keypads to take a poll of the audience at the end of the programme, and Dimbleby getting out of his seat at intervals to question the audience. Dimbleby presented the programme for 25 years, the programme's longest-serving presenter, until his final programme, aged 80, on 13 December 2018. In December 2018 it was announced that Fiona Bruce would be the new presenter. There were several guest hosts during Day's tenure, including Bob McKenzie (1980/81), Sir Ludovic Kennedy (1982/83), Donald MacCormick (1985), who was the most frequent replacement, hosting at least 9 times, and"
"2016. Bradley Whitford served as host in 2015. John Stamos hosted in 2017 and 2018. Erich Kunzel was music director until his death in 2009. Jack Everly took over as music director. Performers over the years have included Roberta Flack and Marvin Hamlisch (1987); Lee Ann Womack and Ray Charles (2000); John Williams, Dolly Parton and Kristin Chenoweth (2003); Robin Gibb and Clay Aiken (2004); Stevie Wonder (2006); Hayden Panettiere, Little Richard and Bebe Neuwirth (2007); Huey Lewis and the News, Taylor Hicks, Jerry Lee Lewis (2008); Aretha Franklin; Barry Manilow; Andrew von Oeyen; and the cast of ""Jersey Boys"""
"under Benmergui's tenure included Nils Ling as a video reviewer, ""Edmonton Journal"" critic Helen Metalla as a record reviewer, ""Toronto Sun"" writer Jim Slotek as a television critic, and Geoff Pevere as a film reviewer. Benmergui left the program to become host of ""Midday"" in 1989. At this time, ""Prime Time"" and ""The Entertainers"" were separated, with Karen Gordon taking over as host of ""The Entertainers"". The audition process for Benmergui's replacement involved potential new hosts interviewing Pevere about the film ""Heathers""; producer Anton Leo was unimpressed by all ten contenders, and was discouraged until the studio technician who had"
"reflected this style with a marine-themed studio background. Other graphics were in a ""crude clipart"" style. The show was relaunched on 6 October 2008, with new titles, set and presenters. The familiar goldfish and shark were replaced by a piggy bank. Presenters Paddy O'Connell, Adam Shaw and Nik Wood, were replaced by Declan Curry and Naga Munchetty, the latter joining from Bloomberg TV. The new format was unpopular with viewers and the vast majority of comments about it were negative. Originally, the show was presented by Adrian Chiles and Adam Shaw. Chiles left the programme on 26 January 2007 after"
"2001, becoming a presenter in 2002, replacing 34-year-old Christopher Price who died of meningoencephalitis. He is a stand-in presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live, having covered for Richard Bacon, Tony Livesey and Simon Mayo. He is the main BBC radio correspondent for the Oscars and Glastonbury. Until January 2010 he was a regular pundit on the Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia Winkleman. The pair first worked together as co-presenters on Liquid News. In 2008 Paterson did an interview with Noel Gallagher in which he asked him to comment on Jay-Z being booked as a headline act for the Glastonbury"
"Scheff was never a member of the Hot Band. Gordy left John Denver's band in 1980 (he re-joined the band and toured with John shortly in 1989) and was replaced by Scheff. Burton, Hardin and Scheff remained in John Denver's band until early 1994, and was then replaced by Pete Huttlinger, Chris Nole and Alan Deremo. After drumming a few years with the Jerry Garcia Band before Presley's death, Ron Tutt was invited by Neil Diamond to become Diamond's permanent concert and recording session drummer. Tutt's drumming has since become a feature to Diamond's concert shows, punctuating moments in the"
"to a soundtrack to heighten the drama. Other clips have included TV show bloopers, human interest stories, and inventions. The show was hosted by John Daly (no relation to the golfer of the same name) from its beginning in 1996 through 2000, with Beau Weaver announcing until 1999. During Daly's run, the show took on a theme similar to that of a news show, even featuring various correspondents to present the stories along with him. Featured correspondents included Sibila Vargas, Michael Brownlee, John Johnston, Lisa G., and Ellen K. William B. Davis, best known as Cigarette Smoking Man from the"
"only occasion it was presented. In the following year boxer Henry Cooper became the first person to win the main award twice, having already won in 1967. During the 1970s Bough and Coleman presided over the ceremony alongside Jimmy Hill, Cliff Morgan, Kenneth Wolstenholme, and Harry Carpenter, who also went on to present the show until 1985. Des Lynam took over as main host from Bough in 1983, and presided over figure skating duo Torvill and Dean's win the following year, when they became the first non-individual winners of the main award. Steve Rider replaced Carpenter as co-host in 1986,"
"""Desert Island Discs"" on BBC Radio 4. In 1989, the BBC launched Lawley in her own Saturday night talk show titled ""Saturday Matters with Sue Lawley"", which was panned by the critics and was cancelled after one series. The very first guest interviewed was the then HRH The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson. Lawley left the BBC to work for ITV, but did little work for them, other than an occasional series of high-profile interviews, which included British Prime Minister John Major. She returned to BBC1 in 1993 to host the show ""Biteback"". Lawley was later part of ITN's presenting"
"introduced at the end of 1965 and became the longest-serving presenter. A complete contrast to Trace, Noakes set the scene for ""daredevil"" presenters that has continued through the generations of presenters. Trace left ""Blue Peter"" in July 1967, and was replaced by Peter Purves in November. The trio of Valerie Singleton, John Noakes and Peter Purves lasted five years, and according to Richard Marson were 'the most famous presenting team in the show's history'. In 1965, the first Summer Expedition (a filming trip abroad) was held in Norway, and continued every year (except 1986 and 2011) until 2012, all over"
"show until his death in 2010, when Jim Thornton succeeded him. Woolery left in 1981, and was replaced by Pat Sajak. Sajak left the network version in January 1989 to host his own late-night talk show, and was replaced on that version by Rolf Benirschke. Bob Goen replaced Benirschke when the network show moved to CBS, then remained as host until the network show was canceled altogether. Stafford left in 1982, and was replaced by Vanna White, who remained on the network show for the rest of its run. The syndicated version has been hosted continuously by Sajak and White"
"The news segment updates were now delivered by either Jenny Crimm or Lou Maglio. Unlike Rose, however, Crimm and Maglio simply read the news and were not co-hosts. In 1987, Lee Jordan became the new co-host, filling the void left by Hall's earlier departure. From 1976 to 1982 and then again from 1988 until the show's end, Lynda Hirsch provided recaps and previews of soap operas. She developed such a reputation on the show that she was given her own nationally syndicated newspaper column. David Moss (now with WJW, channel 8) served as entertainment reporter from 1985 to 1993. In"
"the line-up changed with Currie, Fish and Dummer leaving the band. Duncan Kerr (guitar) and Keith Gotheridge (drums), both formerly with Plummet Airlines joined, and ex-Mud guitarist Rob Davis briefly joined the band, before moving into songwriting and production work. Another later member was Mike Deacon (ex Suzi Quatro band) on keyboards. By the end of 1980, their hits had dried up and in 1983 they began to do theatre work appearing in the theatre production of ""Yakety Yak"". In 1979, Hegarty became a television presenter, first with the Newcastle upon Tyne-based ""Alright Now"", and later as part of the"
"Jackie Collins and Jenny Hanley, who became the permanent co-host to Langley for the final season broadcast in 1981. In 1981 an early evening version called ""Six Fifty-Five Special"" surfaced during ""Pebble Mill""'s summer break, presented by Sally James, Paul Coia, David Soul and Bob Langley. In 1986 ""The Clothes Show"" presented by Jeff Banks and Selina Scott was created from a strand produced by Roger Casstles, first shown on ""Pebble Mill at One"". On 20 September 1979, the show was visited by a Sea Harrier aircraft from RNAS ""Yeovilton"" (aircraft FRS.1 ""XZ451"" of 700A Squadron) flown by Lieutenant Commander"
"the country soon began emulating Daly and Flynn, sometimes to the duo's chagrin, as when other presenters became too jokey or unfocused. Daly himself did not use the phrase ""happy talk"" to describe his style, noting, ""We always took the news seriously, if we didn't always take ourselves too seriously"". After Flynn's death in 1983, Daly briefly co-anchored the 10:00 news with Mary Ann Childers. Daly then joined Oprah Winfrey to co-anchor WLS-TV's 4:00 PM news broadcast. Winfrey was replaced by Linda Yu after only weeks on the air. Daly remained there until May 2005, when he announced that he"
"(which debuted in 1985) was composed by John Williams. ""NBC Nightly News"" replaced the ""Huntley-Brinkley Report"" in August 1970 upon Chet Huntley's retirement. At first, David Brinkley, John Chancellor, and Frank McGee rotated duties as anchors. At least one, usually two, and very rarely all three anchored the program on a given night. Except for the few nights when one of the men solo anchored, each evening's program included one anchor based in New York City and one in Washington, D.C., as had been the case on the ""Huntley-Brinkley Report"". Brinkley's appearances were always from Washington and McGee's were always"
"""Doc"" Pelzel, and his well chosen crew, who did all of the heavy lifting of the task at hand. Until the late 80's, the General Manager duties were handled mostly by Robert Zepernick, aka ""Ransome Youth"" (formerly ""Quasimodo""). Jeff Cloninger won the GM election in 1984, but stepped down after accepting a job in the broadcast industry, and Zepernick took the station's helm again. He was succeeded by John Porter (""P. Boy""), who had a very brief reign (one year), who was in turn replaced by Music Director Doug Kelly (""Hank Stamper""), from 1989-91. In 1991, ""Hawkeye Joe"" Scott, who"
"unavailable for Listen Again on the BBC website. This was because, when Roy Plomley devised the programme, he was a freelance producer, and it had been argued therefore, that the 'format rights' of the programme belonged to him rather than to the BBC. At his death, those 'rights' passed to his widow, and the BBC were subsequently unable to negotiate the right to include ""Desert Island Discs"" in their Listen Again offering. It was announced on 27 September 2009 that an agreement had been reached with the family as to payment of royalties and it would be available via iPlayer."