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A Voluntary Free Community Neuwspaper for the Kibuorth Area
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SEPTEAMBER 1988
0 Scree1 Tony Vick, ex-Chronicle 5Sports Editor, writing from his new home 0 Preston By the time this article goes to press I expect to be world-renowned as a“part-time Sports Editor“,though it wil1 do me 1ittle good as,sadly,the description is no longer true. The fact is that the two large cardboard boxes full of dictionaries which blocked my front door have forced me to re-house in order to accommodate them more fittingly.. Since only those unfortunate or idle enough to be in a position to watch TV at 4.30pm wil1 have any idea what I am talking about,I had better explain,as I recently made several appearances on Channel 4「s game show was lucky enough to win the pFize of the complete 16 volume English dictionary . My over-riding memory is of walking Local people wil1 look at the 10into the Queen「s Hotel in Leeds to part BBC serial 「Reach for the Skies「 with extra interest when they are register only to be greeted by two aware that a local child wil1 be strangely familiar backsides at the takinq part in all1 the episodes desk.。 0n further inspection these turned out to be the familiar (and Golden-haired John Starbuck,only 4 years old wil1 be making his debut in strange) faces of Mike Gatting and this production - look for his name John Emburey. My trained reporter「s nose at once scented a scoop,so I in the credits! “John「s parents , asked Mike if I could come to the party Maggie and Terry of Meadowbrook Road , in his room that night; “_as his reply realised how photogenic their 1ittle boy was and thought that he might seemed to suggest that all Sports writers should own a nose 1ike his own well be suitable for some photoI declined to pursue my investigations graphic modelling.、。 After seeing the advert of an agency , 「Dream Merchants「 furtherl As for Yorkshire TV and the in the Leicester Mercury ,they wrote programme: wel1 the bar Was and were given an interviey. They were told that John might be suitable attractively subsidized and the hospitality irreproachable. The for television work and at first were somewhat sceptical but before long he celebrities: Sylvia Sims appeared as two people,made up and un-made was called for an audition for the Bill Tidy was magic and I have a signed new serial and got the He had cartoon to prove it; and if Carol to have a special hair-cut and was Thatcher is expected to revive TV AM chaperoned throughout the filming with her wit and charm then God help which he thoroughly enjoyed. We wish John every success and shall watch US all4 . The real stars of the team (they his progress with interest。 actually talked to us) were the gir1s from the 0xford dictionaries,though unhappily they were moral enough to reject improper suggestions from a married man、 The other competitors were on the whole a congsnial bunch and quite willing to be beaten on receipt of a small back-hander . Some were crossword fanatics (1ike myse1f ) , some scrabble fiends,some cricket freaks and some simply accountants. May I howeyer say what a great thrill1 it was to be on -the show。 Finally I should 1ike to apologise to all Kibworthians for allowing myself to be described as “Kibworth「 s most famous and remind you that if you are still wil1ing to sit through more of me I shall be back in the New Year (billed as “the best thing to come out of Preston since Tom Jonn 5tarbuck - rising star 1 Finney“) in the “Champion of Champions“ Series.
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