GO: TAIL PIECES.THIS WEEK . . . September 5, 1958: American civil rights leader Martin Luther King was fined $10 for refusing to obey a police officer. September 6, 1986: The first episode of Casualty was broadcast. September 7, 1974: Cartoon character Hong Kong Phooey Hong Kong Phooey is a 16-episode (31 shorts) Hanna-Barbera animated series that first aired on ABC Saturday morning from September 7, 1974 to September 4, 1976. The star, Hong Kong Phooey, is the secret alter ego of Penrod Pooch, or Penry made his debut on American television. September 8, 2000: Baywatch star Pamela Anderson won a span sculpting competition in Seattle without even knowing it - the piece was called Spamela Anderson. September 9, 2001: Bob the Builder <noinclude></noinclude> <noinclude></noinclude> Bob the Builder is a children's television character created by Keith Chapman. Bob appears as a construction contractor in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours scored his second No 1 single with his version of the hit Mambo Number 5. September 10, 2001: It was revealed that television programmes such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sabrina the Teenage Witch were the cause of a huge increase in witchcraft. September 11, 2000: S Club 7 entered the Guinness Book of Records when they hosted a massive phone conversation between 3,500 people. STRANGE BUT TRUE It is estimated that at any one time, around 0.7 per cent of the world's population is drunk. HELLO . . . September 6, 1942: Swedish celebrity Brit Ekland (right) (61). September 8, 1979: American singer Pink (24). Her hits include Get the Party Started. September 9, 1968: Absolutely Fabulous and Jonathan Creek actress Julia Sawalha (35). September 10, 1960: Fever Pitch and Shakespeare In Love actor Colin Firth (43). . . . AND FAREWELL September 6, 2000: Esther Rantzen's broadcaster and television producer husband Desmond Wilcox. September 7, 1978: The Who rock drummer Keith Moon (right). September 10, 2000: Soap actor Percy Waddington, who played Percy Sugden in Coronation Street. September 11, 1994: Driving Miss Daisy Driving Miss Daisy is a 1987 play by Alfred Uhry about the relationship of an elderly Southern Jewish lady shares with her African-American chauffeur, Hoke Colburn, over the span of several decades. actress Jessica Tandy. THE LAST WORD "I have absolutely marvellous legs. I am very fond of them. They've been very good to me and they have never let me down. I thought of naming them but that might be silly." Former Dr Who actor Tom Baker who wears a kilt in the new series of the BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. show Monarch of the Glen. |
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