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The show started with a message from the Queen and ended with her latest impersonator, as The Crown’s Imelda Staunton admitted she practises her royal voice on the dog. We had Spice Girl Mel C singing, a sacked special adviser and Richard Ratcliffe, whose wife Nazanin is still imprisoned in Iran, telling us how their … Read more
Radio 4 presenter Libby Purves says BBC stations are becoming ageist and sexist as bosses don’t want ‘grey and stout’ women on the radio By Eleanor Sharples Tv & Radio Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 01:56 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 01:56 BST, 22 September 2020 The BBC won’t let female radio presenters … Read more
Libby Purves said she does not think Covid should get in the way of Christmas NO By Libby Purves Ebenezer Scrooge woke after three ghosts, as nightmarish as any virus, gave him a lesson in forgiveness and family. Dancing in his nightgown on Christmas Day he cried: ‘I am as light as a feather, I … Read more
Is it just me? Or is a silenced salon a joy? asks LIBBY PURVES National Hair & Beauty Federation advises staff not to chat when salons reopen Libby Purves argues the arrival of the silent salon in the UK might be a blessing She’s only had two hairdressers who’ve genuinely enjoyed chatting Here’s how to … Read more
Oh, to be twelve years old in a straw hat and blazer, hugging dull, tidily dressed parents goodbye and chugging westward with your lacrosse stick on a steam train to go to a school in a castle! To feast at midnight, to dream of making the first team and to dodge Matron’s ferocity by hastily … Read more
The one lesson I’ve learned from life: Peter Purves says don’t take things at face value Peter Purves, 81, who lives in Suffolk, is best known for having presented Crufts TV presenter explained the importance of not always taking people at face value He recalls a company he once worked for being closed down, after … Read more
Is it just me?…Or should women daydream more? Asks LIBBY PURVES A survey found that hairdressers, IT workers and artists admit to daydreaming Libby Purves said she has indulged herself while on chemotherapy at home She said the suggestion that men fantasise more than women is interesting By Libby Purves For The Daily Mail Published: … Read more
Is it just me? Or do you loathe a long play, too? asks LIBBY PURVES A three-hour Chekhov and five hours Elena Ferrante is showing in UK theatres Libby Purves relishes being made to concentrate without distractions or snacks However, she says theatres may have to adapt to shortening attention spans By Libby Purves For The … Read more
Blue Peter gave me skin cancer, says Peter Purves: Former presenter, 81, reveals his six-year battle with disease and blames TV trips to exotic locations The veteran TV host has revealed he has an aggressive form of the disease The 81-year-old blames it on travelling to places like Ivory Coast and Ethiopia He hosted Blue … Read more