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Tony Bilbow
Tony Bilbow (born 17 April 1932) is a British television interviewer, film expert and writer.''Who's Who on Television'' Independent Television Publications Ltd (1970) He was a presenter of BBC Television's ''Late Night Line-Up'' discussion programme which was broadcast on BBC 2 between 1964 and 1972. His father was an architect. He was educated at the City of London School, Blackfriars, and began writing short stories for the BBC; he was then the anchorman for ''Day By Day'' on Southern Television. He was a screenwriter for the 1970s situation comedy ''Please Sir!'' and the spin-off series ''The Fenn Street Gang'' and in 1986 was a writer for the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders.'' From 1970 to 1973, he presented the film programme ''Film Night'', on which his interviewees included David Niven and Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Burnham is a large village and civil parish that lies north of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, between the towns of Maidenhead and Slough, about 24 miles west of Charing Cross, London. It is probably best known for the nearby Burnham Beeches woodland. The village is served by Burnham railway station on the main line between and . The M4 motorway passes through the south of the parish. History The toponym is derived from the Old English for "homestead on a stream". It was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Burneham'', when the manor was held by Walter FitzOther. Burnham was once a very important village. The Great West Road from London to Bath passed through the extensive parish of Burnham and as a result, in 1271, a Royal charter was granted to hold a market and an annual fair. However, when the first Maidenhead Bridge crossing the Thames opened c.1280, the road was diverted to the south of Burnham (the route of the modern A4), and Burnham fell in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
