Paid Members tiger_rick Posted Tuesday at 09:44 AM Paid Members Posted Tuesday at 09:44 AM 11 minutes ago, gmoney said: I've definitely heard US comedians describe him as a creep over the years. Why can't we have anything good? Quote
Paid Members I Bent My Wookie Posted Tuesday at 10:22 AM Paid Members Posted Tuesday at 10:22 AM 36 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: Why can't we have anything good? Literally the thing I thought reading @Chris B post. I know the show had some flaws, that the teens were out of control backstage (well if Dustin is to be believed) but I'd never seen anything too bad about Mr B, but it's sad that more and more before feeling bad about someone I do feel I need to do a quick history search to make sure they weren't potentially a wrong un. Quote
westlondonmist Posted Tuesday at 10:37 AM Posted Tuesday at 10:37 AM 9 hours ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: Dennis "Mr Belding" Haskins's has died. Worked the gimmick until his final day. Respect. They should have given him a cameo in the revival, that way he would have been in every version of Saved by the Bell. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted Tuesday at 11:45 AM Paid Members Posted Tuesday at 11:45 AM 10 hours ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: Dennis "Mr Belding" Haskins's has died. Worked the gimmick until his final day. Respect. One of the cornerstones of my childhood TV viewing. Might have to have another trot through Mr Millard's retrospective book. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted 17 hours ago Members Posted 17 hours ago Esther Rantzen aged 86. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq2dwn5z7n1lt Will be toasting the old girl tonight. Quote
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted 17 hours ago Paid Members Posted 17 hours ago Dame Esther Rantzen has passed away at the age of 86. Probably best remembered for That's Life, being president of Child line and an advocate for assisted dying towards the end of her life. I remember some awful stuff in That's Life like the "talking dogs" but there was also some proto Watchdog consumer rights stuff on there as well. She did a lot of good in her life. Also entertained a lot of people. The link is to Astro's video about That's Life. Didn't think it appropriate to actually post it in here, ut the link is there. Quote
westlondonmist Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago Yeah she did a lot of good, Childline always the one thst stood out for me. If I had any pernod, ouzo, marmalade or salt in the flat Id have a drink in respect. Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted 16 hours ago Paid Members Posted 16 hours ago She helped start childline but did fuck all about Saville despite knowing what was going on. Quote
deathrey Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Six million children and counting supported by Childline. The legacy she has left is huge and Childine is absolutely an amazing resource for all children, even today the amount of contacts with children have never really wained just how they contact has changed. Silverline and the campaigns for assisted dying are another part of her legacy. RIP Edited 16 hours ago by deathrey Quote
Chili Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago That bit of Esther Rantzen getting arrested for obstruction on 'That's Life' is really funny because she's so sardonic in that slightly posh way to it all happening. Quote
Paid Members Scratch Posted 15 hours ago Paid Members Posted 15 hours ago A few years back I was an expert speaker on You and Yours and was asked to join a Zoom call 15 mins before going on air. I joined and was greeted by Esther Rantzen who was already in the call. We chatted for about ten minutes and she was lovely. She was of that age when you had to be really bloody good to make it on TV, and she was really bloody good. Quote
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