Jeremy Paxman, anchor of BBC2's "Newsnight" known for his relentless grilling of guests (including the MP who had the same question asked to him 14 times in a row when the pol refused to answer it), went on ITV's Regis-and-Kelly-esque "This Morning" expecting only to plug his new BBC1 doc series about Victorian England. However, Fern Britton, "This Morning"'s rotund host (yes, I know she got her stomach stapled lately, but she still has an Al Roker bod), was more interested about his underwear--and when he refused to answer...:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/feb/12/fern-britton-grills-jeremy-paxman You may want to search on YouTube for clips of Britton back in the 80s at the former ITV licensee TVS, when she was pretty hot stuff--I suspect that all that time hosting "Ready...Steady...Cook!" and sampling the food got her what she is now. And it looks like BBCA has stopped airing the compilation of "Newsnight" highlights for BBC World News use on Friday nights--the repeat (with updates) of "BBC World News America" is once again in the 10 p.m. slot. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
