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Graham Norton to host old game show
ONE of British Television’s iconic shows is set to return to the screen after a 23 year break, with Graham Norton as its host.
It was announced on, June 27, that Graham Norton is to host TV favourite Wheel Of Fortune in eight episodes which will include two celebrity specials, according to ITV.
The 60yearold Irish presenter and comedian admitted he was “beyond excited” to bring back the programme, an incredible 23 years after it was last seen in the UK.
Bafta award winner Norton, whose real name is Graham Walker said: ‘“My first ever TV job was a game show on ITV so this feels like coming full circle.” Before adding: “You might even call it a wheel!”
The game’s format was originally devised in the US and was later adapted for British viewers where it was first launched by ITV in 1998. It
NEGOTIATIONS have been ongoing for a prolonged period of time now between the United Kingdom and Spain about who should control the borders of Gibraltar, even before the Brexit agreement was passed through, and that subsequent deal has seemingly made things a lot more difficult to discuss.
Gibraltar is indeed selfgoverned but the territory is owned by the United Kingdom, meaning that any defence required would be provided by the UK due to them having the overall control of the country.
Spain are still very keen on Gibraltar being returned to them as it is part of their territory, but with the United Kingdom having captured and was last aired on in 2001.
Its past presenters included Nicky Campbell who first hosted the show, followed by Bradley Walsh, John Leslie and Paul Hendy.
Back in the day it featured ‘glamorous assistants,’ Angela Ekaette, Carol Smillie, Jenny Powell and Terri
Seymour.
Head of Entertainment Commissioning at ITV, Katie Rawcliffe, said: “We are thrilled to have the muchloved Graham Norton bringing this iconic game show to our viewers.”
The new Wheel Of Fortune is set to return to ITV and ITVX in 2024.
Ongoing issue
conquered it for a long period of time, they are seemingly fighting a losing battle.
Negotiations regarding the status of Gibraltar have been in limbo since the Brexit agreement was passed as it meant the highly soughtafter territory was no longer part of the European Union.
It appears the key sticking point in any sort of negotiations is centred around Gibraltar airport with the Spanish apparently demanding they can have control of it, something that is not even up for debate from the United Kingdom’s perspective.
Around 30,000 people are said to cross the GibraltarSpain border every single day, with 15,000 of them said to be workers that reside in Cadiz – which is Spanish territory – which has forced Madrid and Gibraltar to try and loosen restrictions and border control.
The Spanish are said to believe that for any sort of agreement on free movement to be found between Gibraltar and Spain, the latter should have the freedom to control both the port and airport, which would require Spanish border officers to be deployed into Gibraltar.
The Spanish government believes that the ball is firmly in the UK’s court, but despite both parties not wanting to make it more difficult to cross the border, nobody wants to give up any sort of territory.
