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Paul O'Grady
Paul James O'Grady (14 June 1955 – 28 March 2023) was an English comedian, broadcaster, drag queen, actor, and writer. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag persona Lily Savage, through which he gained wider popularity in the 1990s. O'Grady subsequently dropped the character and in the 2000s became the presenter of various television and radio shows, including ''The Paul O'Grady Show''. Born to a working-class Irish migrant family in Tranmere, Cheshire, O'Grady moved to London in the late 1970s, initially working as a peripatetic care officer for Camden Council. He developed his drag act in 1978, basing the character of Lily Savage upon traits found among female relatives. Touring England as part of drag mime duo the Playgirls, O'Grady then went solo as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s. Performing as Savage for eight years at a South London gay pub, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT), he gained a popular following among London's g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tranmere, Merseyside
Tranmere is a suburb of Birkenhead, on the Wirral Peninsula, England. Administratively, it is within the Birkenhead and Tranmere (ward), Birkenhead and Tranmere ward (electoral subdivision), Ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside. Before Local Government Act 1972, local government reorganisation on 1 April 1974, it was part of the County Borough of Birkenhead, within the county of Cheshire. At the 2001 United Kingdom Census, 2001 census, the population of Tranmere was 11,668. By the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census the suburb was combined with the centre of Birkenhead. The population was recorded as 15,879. History Its name was given by Norwegian Vikings who settled and colonised Wirral in the 10th century. Tranmere in Old Norse is ''Trani-melr'', meaning "crane (bird) sandbank" or "sandbank with the cranes". Until the early 19th century, Tranmere was the second most populous settlement in Wirral, with a population of 353 in 1801, centred mainly in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga TV
Olga TV is a British independent television production company set up by the late entertainer and talk show host, Paul O'Grady, and Pichu Straneo y Mario Pergolini in 2005. History Named after O'Grady's pet dog, Olga the company is best known for producing shows such as '' The Paul O'Grady Show'' for Channel 4. ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' ended on Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ... on 18 December 2009, as O'Grady had signed a new deal with ITV. Between 2010 and 2011, Olga TV produced Friday night ITV chatshow '' Paul O'Grady Live'', however on 7 October 2011, it was announced that the show had been cancelled. O'Grady's show '' For the Love of Dogs'' was produced by Multistory Media (formerly Shiver). On 4 May 2013, ITV confirmed that '' The Paul O'G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of England
The counties of England are a type of subdivision of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon times. There are three definitions of county in England: the 48 ceremonial counties used for the purposes of Lord-lieutenant, lieutenancy; the 84 Metropolitan county, metropolitan and Non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties for Local government in England, local government; and the 39 Historic counties of England, historic counties. In most cases a ceremonial county shares its name with a local government county, but often covering a wider area. The historic counties of England were mostly formed as shires or divisions of the earlier Heptarchy, kingdoms, which gradually united by the 10th century to become England. The counties were initially used primarily for the administration of justice, overseen by a High sheriff, sheriff. They subsequently gained other roles, notably serving as county const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Hudd
Roy Hudd (16 May 1936 – 15 March 2020) was an English comedian, actor, presenter, radio host, author and authority on the history of music hall entertainment. Early life Hudd was born in Croydon on 16 May 1936 to Evalina "Evie" (née Barham) and Harry Hudd. His father was a carpenter who left the family shortly after the Second World War, and his mother, who had a history of mental health problems, committed suicide by gas when Hudd was nine years old. Hudd was primarily brought up by his grandmother, and attended Tavistock Secondary Modern School in Croydon and Croydon Secondary Technical School. After completing his national service in the Royal Air Force, he studied commercial art at the Regent Street Polytechnic. He then worked as a messenger for an advertising agency, as a window dresser, and as a commercial artist, working under Harry Beck. He made his professional debut as a comedian at the Streatham Hill Theatre on 27 October 1957, in a show in aid of the Sir Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Music Hall Society
The British Music Hall Society is a registered charity in the United Kingdom.The Charity’s objects (‘the Objects’) are # To advance the education of the public in the traditions of the British Music Hall and Variety Theatre and the art of present day performers; and # To preserve an archive appertaining to Music Hall and Variety Theatre in the form of records, films, electronic media, photographs, literature, ephemera, costumes and performers’ personal properties The charity was founded by Raymond Mackender and Gerald Glover in 1963. The Society President is Su Pollard. The Society's patrons are Sir John Major, Michael Grade, Lady Anne Dodd, Sir Cliff Richard, Alan Titchmarsh, Alison Titchmarsh, Jools Holland and Gary Wilmot. Previous patrons included Des O'Connor, Sir Ken Dodd and Val Doonican. History The society was created following the demise and demolition of The Metropolitan Theatre, Edgware Road and other music halls in the early 1960s, coupled with Mackend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Birthday Honours
The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. They were announced on 14 June 2008 in the United Kingdom,United Kingdom list: on 9 June 2008 in Australia,Australia list: on 2 June 2008 in New Zealand,New Zealand list: and on 14 June 2008 in Barbados,Barbados list: The Bahamas,The Bahamas list: Grenada,Grenada list: Papua New Guinea,Papua New Guinea list: Solomon Islands,Solomon Islands list: Saint Lucia,Saint Lucia list: and Belize.Belize list: The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or a dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with the order, but are not members of it. The order was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V, who created the order to recognise 'such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire'. Equal recognition was to be given for services rendered in the UK and overseas. Today, the majority of recipients are UK citizens, though a number of Commonwealth realms outside the UK continue to make appointments to the order. Honorary awards may be made to citizens of other nations of which the order's sovereign is not the head of state. Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blind Date (British Game Show)
''Blind Date'' is a British dating game show first produced by London Weekend Television. An unscreened pilot was made with comic Duncan Norvelle as presenter but it was eventually hosted by Cilla Black, who already hosted the LWT series '' Surprise Surprise''. ''Blind Date'' originally ran on Saturday nights from 30 November 1985 to 31 May 2003 on ITV. The show returned in 2017 on Channel 5. The new series began airing on 17 June 2017 in its usual Saturday night slot and is produced by So Television, Olga TV and Stellify Media, a firm part-owned by Sony Pictures Television. Paul O'Grady presented the revived series. Melanie Sykes became the new voice of the show, taking over the role most famously held by Graham Skidmore in the original series. Format The show had a format similar to the show known in Australia as '' Perfect Match'' or in the US as ''The Dating Game''. Three singles of the same sex were introduced to the audience. They were then asked a question by a sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans
''Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans'' is a British documentary series which sees presenter Paul O'Grady travel to South Africa, Zambia and Borneo, meeting some of the animals that have been orphaned in the wild. The first series aired from 14 to 28 January 2014, whilst the second series aired from 20 January–3 February 2015 on ITV. The third and final series of ''Animal Orphans'' aired for two episodes on 14 and 21 April 2016. Transmissions *Official viewing figures are from BARB Barb or the BARBs or ''variation'' may refer to: People * Barb (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Barb, a term used by fans of Nicki Minaj to refer to themselves * The Barbs, a band Places * Barb, .... References External links *{{IMDb title, id=5161196, title=Paul O'Grady's Animal Orphans 2010s British documentary television series 2014 British television series debuts 2016 British television series endings British English-language television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For The Love Of Dogs
''For the Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond'' (previously ''Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs'') is a multi-award winning British reality documentary television series set at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, presented by Paul O'Grady until his death in 2023, and by Alison Hammond from 2024. Under O'Grady it won numerous awards. The show is made by MultiStory Media and premiered on ITV on 3 September 2012. O'Grady era O'Grady commented that he had wanted to do such a show for years and that he took to it with an "enthusiasm that surprised everyone except me". Although scheduled to initially film at the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home for six days, he stayed as a volunteer for six months. At the end of the first series, O'Grady was invited to become an ambassador for Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. Following O'Grady's death, the episode titled ''A Royal Special'', which originally aired in December 2022, was repeated on ITV on 29 March 2023. In October 2023, Battersea announced that th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul O'Grady On The Wireless
''Paul O'Grady on the Wireless'' (billed as ''Paul O'Grady'' and referred to on-air as ''TeamPOG'' or ''TeamPOGradio'') was the incarnation of the Sunday teatime show on BBC Radio 2 from 5 April 2009 to 14 August 2022, hosted by Paul O'Grady. It was produced by Malcolm Prince, who also made regular contributions to the programme, and it regularly attracted over two million listeners. It was broadcast on Sundays between 17:00 and 19:00. From its inception until 13 February 2022, the show was broadcast every Sunday. On 2 February 2022, it was announced that BBC management had decided to reduce the number of shows per year from 40 to 26, and that O'Grady would take a break for three months, with the replacement programme hosted by Rob Beckett. O’Grady returned on 22 May 2022 for a new series of thirteen shows which ran until mid-August. He continued to broadcast from his home. On 9 August 2022, it was announced that O'Grady would be leaving the network after fourteen years an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
