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Tony Livesey
Anthony Livesey (born 11 January 1964, Burnley, Lancashire) is a British journalist and broadcaster who presents 'Drive' for BBC Radio 5 Live. Early life Livesey was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and lived in nearby Nelson during the early part of his life. He attended St George's Junior School, Vaughan Street. His mother died aged 44, when he was 13 years old. Career Newspapers Livesey began his career with the ''Nelson Leader'' and then worked in the Middle East with Sam Sloan at the ''Gulf News'' in Dubai. Returning to his native Lancashire, he worked at the ''Lancashire Evening Telegraph'' before spending 18 years with Sport Newspapers where he was editor-in-chief and managing director of the ''Daily Sport'' and ''Sunday Sport'' newspapers. Livesey's 1998 book ''Babes, Booze, Orgies and Aliens: The Inside Story of Sport Newspapers'' recounts some of his experiences working at the organization. Radio and television After resigning in August 2006 from the Sport newspapers, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio Lancashire
BBC Radio Lancashire is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Lancashire. It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios on Darwen Street in Blackburn. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 139,000 listeners and a 4.4% share as of September 2022. Transmitters The 103.9 FM signal comes high on the Winter Hill transmitter, and its height gives it the greatest coverage over Lancashire. North Manchester, although nearby, can also pick up the signal. Winter Hill also carries national radio (including BBC National DAB), TV, Digital One, and the commercial stations Heart North West (formerly 105.4 Real Radio), Rock FM (formerly Red Rose Radio) on 97.4FM and Smooth North West on 100.4FM. Winter Hill also broadcasts two other local digital multiplexes – MXR North West 12C and CE Digital Manchester 11C (it is a digital transmitter for Radio Manchester). Radio Manchester is very clear in the south of Lancashire as is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople meet in Jerusalem. * January 6 – A British firm, the Leyland Motor Corp., announces the sale of 450 buses to the Cuban government, challenging the United States blockade of Cuba. * January 9 – ''Martyrs' Day'': Armed clashes between United States troops and Panamanian civilians in the Panama Canal Zone precipitate a major international crisis, resulting in the deaths of 21 Panamanians and 4 U.S. soldiers. * January 11 – United States Surgeon General Luther Terry reports that smoking may be hazardous to one's health (the first such statement from the U.S. government). * January 12 ** Zanzibar Revolution: The predominantly Arab government of Zanzibar is overthrown by African nationalist rebels; a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The One Show
''The One Show'' is a British television magazine and chat show programme. Broadcast live on BBC One weeknights at 7:00 pm, it features topical stories and studio guests. It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones, Jermaine Jenas, and Ronan Keating. Various reporters also assist with subject-specific presenting, both in the studio and on location, or through filmed segments. Originally produced in Birmingham and then in the BBC Media Village in White City, London, since 2014 the studio has been based in Broadcasting House, the BBC's headquarters in London. Launched with a pilot series in 2006, leading to a full series from 2007, it has had various previous permanent and temporary hosts. After initial low ratings, the partnership of Adrian Chiles and Christine Lampard from 2007 to 2010 has been credited with boosting ratings and establishing the show as a popular staple of British viewing. The longest-serving partnership was between Jones and Matt Baker, who hosted together ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Mind The Buzzcocks
''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme. It has aired on Sky Max since September 2021, having originally aired between November 1996 and January 2015 on BBC Two. The original series was first hosted by Mark Lamarr, then by Simon Amstell, and later by a number of guest presenters, with Rhod Gilbert hosting the final series. It first starred Phill Jupitus and Sean Hughes as team captains, with Hughes being replaced by Bill Bailey from the eleventh series, and Bailey replaced by Noel Fielding for some of series 21 and from series 23 onward. The show returned six years later, now hosted by Greg Davies, with Daisy May Cooper as the new captain and Fielding returning as a captain. The show is produced by Talkback. The title plays on the names of the Sex Pistols' album, '' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols'' and the band Buzzcocks. The show was noted and known for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative atta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What The Papers Say
''What The Papers Say'' is a British radio and television series. It consists of quotations from headlines and comment pages in the previous week's newspapers, read in a variety of voices and accents by actors. The quotes are linked by a script read by a studio presenter, usually a prominent journalist. The show did not have a regular host, and was intended as a wry look at how British broadsheets and tabloids covered the week's news stories. The programme was most recently broadcast on BBC Radio 4. ''What The Papers Say'' originally ran for many years on television – its first incarnation (1956–2008) was the second longest-running programme on British television after ''Panorama''. Having begun in 1956 on Granada Television and ITV, the television series moved to Channel 4 and then to BBC2 before being discontinued in 2008. The programme was revived on Radio 4 in the run-up to the 2010 general election, and continued until 27 March 2016, when it was announced that that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Out (2002 TV Programme)
Inside Out may refer to: *Backwards (other) or inverse Books * '' Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd'', by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason * ''Inside Out'', Christian book by Larry Crabb * ''Inside Out'', novel by Barry Eisler * ''Inside Out & Back Again'', children's book by Thanhha Lai * ''Inside Out'', novel by Ann M. Martin * ''Inside Out'', 2016 novel by Maria V. Snyder * ''Inside Out: Straight Talk from a Gay Jock'', 2006 autobiography by Mark Tewksbury * ''Inside Out'' (Moore book), a 2019 memoir by actress Demi Moore * ''Inside Out'', 2003 novel by Terry Trueman Film * ''Inside Out'' (1975 film), a comedy thriller starring Telly Savalas and James Mason * ''Inside Out'' (1986 film), by Robert Taicher about a man suffering from agoraphobia, starring Elliott Gould * ''Inside/Out'' (film), a 1997 American drama directed by Rob Tregenza * ''Inside Out'' (2005 film), a thriller starring Eriq La Salle and Steven Weber * ''Inside Out'' (2011 film), starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Kick Off
''Late Kick Off'' is a BBC One regional television football programme which was broadcast between 2010 and 2015. Launched on 18 January 2010, it covered Football League teams on a regional or pan-regional basis in a magazine-style format. The show was usually broadcast on Monday nights, although it was broadcast on Sunday evenings during the 2012 series. The 2014 series of the programme was the last, with the end of the programme announced in December 2014 amid speculation the BBC lost the rights of the Football League to Channel 5, this was confirmed in May 2015 with the final Football League Show airing on 25 May 2015. The show was in a similar vein to ITV's '' Soccer Night'', and complemented ''The Football League Show'' which aired throughout the season on Saturday nights. In three of the regions (North East and Cumbria, East, South/West/South West) the programme was produced by local independent production companies. History When the show was announced in 2010 it was to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Johnson (TV Presenter)
Roger Johnson (born 1969) is an English television journalist, newsreader and presenter, currently working as the main presenter for the regional news programme ''BBC North West Tonight'', as well as a regular weekend presenter of ''BBC Breakfast'' and other National BBC News platforms. Early life Johnson was born in the former mining village of Chesterton, in Staffordshire in 1969, and grew up in the market town of Newcastle-under-Lyme (also in Staffordshire). He is the son of BBC Radio Stoke commentator Nigel Johnson. Education Johnson was educated at Newcastle-under-Lyme School, an independent school in his hometown of Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, followed by the University of Birmingham and the University of California, Berkeley. Life and career Johnson joined the BBC after university - working as a reporter at BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Manchester. His first television role was as a sports journalist on BBC South's news programme ''South Today''. During this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC North West Tonight
''BBC North West Tonight'' is the BBC's regional television news programme covering North West England and the Isle of Man. Produced by BBC North West, the programme airs at 1.30pm (as ''North West Today''), 6.30pm and 10.30pm, with shorter bulletins during ''BBC Breakfast'' and at the weekends. The programme is broadcast from the BBC's MediaCityUK studios at Salford Quays, with district newsrooms based in Liverpool, Blackburn and Chester. BBC North West region The BBC North West region covers Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, northwestern Derbyshire, southern Cumbria, western North Yorkshire, western West Yorkshire and the Isle of Man. The programme can be watched in any part of the United Kingdom (and Europe) from Astra 1N on Freesat channel 955 and Sky channel 958. The latest edition of ''BBC North West Tonight'' is also available to watch on BBC iPlayer for 24 hours, like the BBC's other television news bulletins. History BBC television news from Manch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Derbyshire
Victoria Antoinette Derbyshire is a British journalist, newsreader and broadcaster. Her eponymous Victoria Derbyshire (TV programme), current affairs and debate programme was broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News (TV channel), BBC News Channel from 2015 until March 2020. She has also presented ''Newsnight'' and BBC ''Panorama (British TV programme), Panorama''. She was one of eight women to appear in ITV's ''The Real Full Monty: Ladies Night'' – an entertainment documentary to raise awareness of breast cancer. She previously presented the morning news, current affairs and interview programme on BBC Radio 5 Live between 10 am and 12 noon each weekday. She left at the same time as fellow 5 Live broadcasters Richard Bacon (broadcaster), Richard Bacon and Shelagh Fogarty. Early life Derbyshire was born in Ramsbottom, Lancashire, to Pauline and Anthony Derbyshire. She attended Bury Grammar School (Girls), Bury Grammar School for Girls, an independent school, before studying E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
