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Tony Hawks
Antony Gordon Hawksworth, MBE (born February 27, 1960), known professionally as Tony Hawks, is a British comedian and author. Early life Born in Brighton, Sussex, Hawks was educated at Brighton, Hove and Sussex Grammar School and Brighton College. Career After dropping out of a drama degree at Manchester University, Hawks appeared in the West End musical ''Lennon – A Musical Biography'' at The Astoria. By 1988, before he found chart success, he was already appearing in BBC Radio 4's ''Big Fun Show'' with Paul Merton, John Irwin and Josie Lawrence. Hawks first attempted to break into show business as a singer-songwriter, but it was with a novelty record that he had his first brush with fame; as leader of the trio Morris Minor and the Majors, he reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart with the Beastie Boys parody, " Stutter Rap (No Sleep til Bedtime)" in 1988. It went on to sell 220,000 copies, and reached a peak of No. 2 in Australia. The follow-up, a pastiche of Stock A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpool (web Series)
''Carpool'' is a web series presented by English actor and comedian Robert Llewellyn. In each episode he interviews a guest while giving them a lift in an eco-friendly car (normally a Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle). The guests are often well-known British television personalities such as Jonathan Ross or Ade Edmondson. However, Llewellyn also interviews less-well-known figures as long as he feels that they will prove to be an interesting subject. The guests also included Llewellyn's fellow ''Red Dwarf'' actors, Danny John Jules, Craig Charles, Chris Barrie and Hattie Hayridge (as well as Tony Hawks, Arthur Smith and Ruby Wax who all appeared in cameo roles in ''Red Dwarf'', while Ed Bye, the show's producer/director, was the first person interviewed for the series). Llewellyn has also reunited with his ''Scrapheap Challenge'' co-hosts, Cathy Rogers and Lisa Rogers for interviews. The show was filmed using small cameras mounted within the car. Llewellyn drives his guest to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meltdown (Red Dwarf)
"Meltdown" is the sixth, and final, episode of science fiction sitcom '' Red Dwarf'' Series IV and the twenty-fourth episode in the series run. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 21 March 1991. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, the episode, featuring Wax-Droids of famous historical figures involved in a war of good versus evil, was originally supposed to open the series but was postponed due to the Gulf War conflict. Plot Kryten discovers a matter transporter paddle in the research lab of ''Red Dwarf'' – a device capable of transmitting an individual as light beams to another point in space within 500,000 light-years. The decision is made to use the device to explore an interesting planet with breathable air within range of the ship,Howarth & Lyons (1993) p. 73. with Kryten and Arnold Rimmer as electronic beings going first to determine if it is safe and return the matter paddle back. When the pair reach the planet, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caligula
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was the third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 until his assassination in 41. He was the son of the popular Roman general Germanicus and Augustus' granddaughter Agrippina the Elder. Caligula was born into the first ruling family of the Roman Empire, conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Although Gaius was named after Julius Caesar, Gaius Julius Caesar, he acquired the nickname "Caligula" ("little ''caligae, caliga''," a type of military boot) from his father's soldiers during their campaign in Germania. When Germanicus died at Antioch in 19, Agrippina returned with her six children to Rome, where she became entangled in a bitter feud with Tiberius. The conflict eventually led to the destruction of her family, with Caligula as the sole male survivor. In 26, Tiberius withdrew from public life to the island of Capri, and in 31, Caligula joined him there. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Backwards (Red Dwarf Episode)
"Backwards" is the first episode of science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' Series III, and the thirteenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 14 November 1989. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, the episode has the crew travel to an alternate Earth where time runs backwards. The episode marks the first regular appearances of Robert Llewellyn's Kryten, Hattie Hayridge's version of Holly, the new spaceship Starbug, better production values, and a change in direction of story themes that would cement the show's cult status.Howarth & Lyons (1993) The story was later reformulated as a novel by the same name. The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998. Plot Following the events of '' Parallel Universe'', Dave Lister (Craig Charles) gave birth to twins who had to be sent back to the universe of their origin because of his universe's law. At the same time, the ship's computer Holly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better Than Life (Red Dwarf)
"Better Than Life" is the second episode from '' Red Dwarf'' series two, and the eighth in the series run. It was first broadcast on BBC2 on 13 September 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, this episode introduces the total immersion video game "Better Than Life", which features in both the first and second ''Red Dwarf'' novels. Plot A post pod for ''Red Dwarf'' finally reaches the ship three million years late and is brought on board by Holly. As the group check through it, Arnold Rimmer finds a letter addressed to him detailing that his father is dead. Despite knowing that he and rest of humanity are long dead, seeing the news in writing from his mother upsets him. Although Rimmer admits he loathed him due to his strict requirements for his kids to get into the space corps to make up for his own failure to join, he also points out that he looked up to him. Seeing him depressed, Dave Lister and the Cat invite him to join them within "Better Tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stasis Leak
"Stasis Leak" is the fourth episode of the science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf'' series two and tenth in the series run. It premiered on the British television channel BBC2 on 27 September 1988. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, the crew travelling back in time, before the accident had wiped out the crew of ''Red Dwarf''. The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998. Plot Arnold Rimmer becomes annoyed when he finds Dave Lister reading his diary. Lister stipulates it was essential when he reveals he found a wedding photo in the quarters of Kristine Kochanski (Clare Grogan), in which he was her groom, suspecting time travel is going to happen soon. Rimmer questions why reading the diary is essential, to which Lister points out it might be linked to his entry regarding the hallucinogenic mushroom incident – three million years in the past, Lister had been reprimanded by Captain Hollister (Mac McDonald) for giving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiting For God (Red Dwarf)
"Waiting For God" is the fourth episode from science fiction sitcom '' Red Dwarf'' series one. It was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 7 March 1988. The episode's theme is religion: atheist Rimmer succumbs to a passionate belief in a superrace of aliens with the technology to give him a new body, while Lister reflects on his role as god of the Cat people. Written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye, the episode was considered to be one of the weakest from the first series.Episode Survey Results, Red Dwarf Smegazine, p. 27, issue 10, December 1992, Fleetway Editions Ltd, The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998, to bring the episodes up to a standard suitable for international broadcast. Plot Holly (Norman Lovett) tracks an unidentified object near to ''Red Dwarf'' and brings it aboard. When Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie) sees it, he quickly believes it to be a stasis capsule carrying a dorman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Echoes
"Future Echoes" is the second episode of the science fiction sitcom '' Red Dwarf'' series one, and was first broadcast on the British television channel BBC2 on 22 February 1988. It was written by co-creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, and directed by Ed Bye. The episode—which has the crew witnessing brief events from the future as ''Red Dwarf'' breaks the light barrier—was considered to be one of the better efforts from the first series,Episode Survey Results, Red Dwarf Smegazine, issue 10, December 1992, Fleetway Editions Ltd, so much so that it has been credited, by the creators, as having saved the series. The episode was re-mastered, along with the rest of the first three series, in 1998, to appeal more to international broadcasters. Plot Dave Lister (Craig Charles) decides to wait out the journey to Earth in stasis with Cat (Danny John-Jules), much to the annoyance of Arnold Rimmer (Chris Barrie). As Lister prepares for it, the ship is jolted severely, to which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Dwarf
''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave since 2009, gaining a cult following. The series follows low-ranking technician Dave Lister, who awakens after being in suspended animation for three million years to find that he is the last living human, and that he is alone on the mining spacecraft ''Red Dwarf''—save for a hologram his deceased bunkmate Arnold Rimmer and "Cat", a life form which evolved from Lister's pregnant cat. As of 2020, the cast includes Chris Barrie as Rimmer, Craig Charles as Lister, Danny John-Jules as Cat, Robert Llewellyn as the sanitation droid Kryten, and Norman Lovett as the ship's computer, Holly. To date, twelve series of the show have aired, (including one miniseries), in addition to a feature-length special ''The Promised Land''. Four novels were published from 1989 to 1996. Two pilot ep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brain Drain
The Brain Drain is a BBC comedy panel show that ran for 2 series in the early 1990s. Presented by Jimmy Mulville and featuring a panel of 4 performers (including regular panellists Tony Hawks and (in the 2nd series) Jo Brand), the show was essentially a comedy version of ''Question Time A question time in a parliament occurs when members of the parliament ask questions of government ministers (including the prime minister), which they are obliged to answer. It usually occurs daily while parliament is sitting, though it can be ca ...''. Panellists were asked a question by a member of the studio audience (including occasional celebrity guests) to which they were invited to give a humorous response. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brain Drain, The British comedy television shows 1992 British television series debuts 1993 British television series endings 1990s British comedy television series BBC Television shows British panel games 1990s British game show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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