Personality Interviews When I’m out there I’m free
By Alice Wright - 17/05/2011
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"I've left Westminster for the real world of Showbiz!"
Preparing to interview someone who has legally changed their name to Mrs British Battleaxe is a little daunting.
Christine Hamilton (as Mrs Battleaxe prefers to be known) has quite a formidable reputation, not least for her fierce support of her husband, former Conservative MP Neil Hamilton, during the cash for questions parliamentary scandal in the 1990s.
There are always new ways of saying 'I love you'
Seventies pop legend Gilbert O'Sullivan explains why he still works nine to five. By Jay Williams
A date with Miss January
Gwen Taylor is an actress who has become part of the TV furniture in the past 20 or 30 years. She is just embarking on a nationwide tour as ‘Miss January’ in Calendar Girls and, as far as I’m aware, she’s the only
person I’ve interviewed who has had a bus named after her… By Tony Watts.
Let's hear it for the likes of Sykes!
Eric Sykes is unquestionably one of our most original and prolific comedy writers and actors. He is also possibly one of our least appreciated. It’s high time, says Mature Times editor Tony Watts, to get him back on the box!
Why Roger Lloyd Pack is still 'Trigger happy'
He has played some very high profile parts since he acted in the nation’s best-loved TV sitcom. But, as Roger Lloyd Pack explains, he has no complaints when people still call him ‘Trigger’. He talks to Mature Times editor Tony Watts as he prepares for several new roles – and the ‘lead’ in a very important carol concert taking place early in December.
The green, Greengrass of Heartbeat
'Heartbeat', one of the staples of Sunday evening TV fare for the last 18 years, has departed to wherever ‘national treasure’ series go to when they are taken off air. But while millions of fans may mourn, one of its biggest stars, Bill Maynard, tells Mature Times editor Tony Watts it was time to “put it out of its misery”.
All the world’s a stage for Richard Briers
Tony Watts talks to one of our most popular actors, Richard Briers, about a career that has encompassed William Shakespeare, Alan Ayckbourne, Dixon of Dock Green, Jackanory and myriad television commercials. But most of all he wants to know what it was like to have Felicity Kendall as his ‘wife’...
It's strictly Len Goodman!
Six years ago, Len Goodman was ready to hang up his dancing shoes and wind down towards retirement. But life had other plans. When he hit the big 6-0, a whole new life opened up as head judge on BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing. Lee Knights talks to him.
Join the virtual voyage of a lifetıme
Who said the age of adventure was past? Tony Watts meets Pete Goss, a man who has sailed around the world single handed, led expeditions to the North Pole, won the Legion d’Honneur for his remarkable rescue of a fellow lone yachtsman in the midst of a hurricane, sailed a wooden boat he built himself to Australia… and is now developing an inter-generational project that he hopes will create better understanding across the age divide.
The earth beneath my feet
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This month sees a new programme coming to our screens: ‘Birth of Britain’ with Tony Robinson will get its UK premiere on National Geographic Channel on Monday 1st September at 10pm. Tony Watts talks to a man who has made a career out of making complicated stuff sound interesting.
‘Dreamboats’ keeps sailing on
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It’s the musical that everyone who fondly remembers the 50s and 60s is flocking to see. Tony Watts talks to one of the men behind ‘Dreamboats & Petticoats’ – writer Maurice Gran.
Steve Cram - still on track
All sporting legends find, one day, that their bodies can no longer do what they did and younger athletes take their place on the podium. But one of the UK’s finest ever runners has forged another career to harness his talents. BBC’s Steve Cram talks to Mature Times editor Tony Watts ahead of a very special gathering of sporting superstars.
Take it from here, June Whitfield
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From the hapless Eth through to the mother from hell in Absolutely Fabulous, June Whitfield has carved out a career as possibly our finest comic actress of the last 60 years. She talks to Mature Times editor Tony Watts at the launch of a new concept in charity shopping for older people.
You make my heart sing
With their flash suits and unique sound, The Troggs were one of THE acts of the late 60s. But their story has not ended. The band is still performing – and still making its influence felt on today’s musicians. Tony Watts talks to legendary frontman Reg Presley.
