Our system detected that your browser is blocking advertisements on our site. Please help support FoxesTalk by disabling any kind of ad blocker while browsing this site. Thank you.
Jump to content
 Share
Daggers

Gone but not forgotten and certainly not the death list

By Daggers, in General Chat

Recommended Posts

davieG

davieG

Posted
Posted
11 hours ago, Free Falling Foxes said:

Not much mention of this so far, even on the BBC website.

Local girl I see.

Blue Peter, such a big part of many child's life growing up.

10th AUGUST 2025
Biddy Baxter MBE (Joan Maureen Baxter), born in Leicester on the 25th May 1933, has sadly died today at the age of 92 in London. Educated at Wyggeston Girls School, she is best known for editing the long-running BBC TV children's magazine show Blue Peter from 1965 to 1988. As editor of the programme, she devised much of the format that was used throughout it all of it’s years. I had the great pleasure of talking to this lovely lady, about a charity donation, from a Hinckley Event which might have been interesting as an item on Blue Peter in 1970. 🛡️
530234924_10163701458706796_8710704739169074863_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=BZMMwuJO29UQ7kNvwG5kiMS&_nc_oc=AdnPdfn9h-IauzkHZB1HVGDyf4Ra_ManMMfXQLHmfzusujpPiR5fxKIFwIrx8upKTno&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-1.xx&_nc_gid=tHWa1uIsypjbeSZqR95pTg&oh=00_AfU7y4Xb1viCRlYEBsJkmXpvS_vAouXZIEq34CJFQ2zyrA&oe=689FEFC3
 
529407517_10163701462031796_2856699538290927935_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s600x600_tt6&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=aa7b47&_nc_ohc=3Kr1DXrdFLYQ7kNvwGjKGBU&_nc_oc=AdkurSGcPHJSY_pl3M1q3i6s8xSUSdMVUqb7SclE6NutEp2QW6meDjsuhV7TcPv_cTs&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&_nc_gid=tHWa1uIsypjbeSZqR95pTg&oh=00_AfXE0-W5wiw4k5dVVdhxz2YS_C6SeOWVPbVp3P6hIjCPsA&oe=689FF4CD
  • Like 3
Alf Bentley

Alf Bentley

Posted
Posted
51 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

Billy Budd

 

I remember seeing that on TV when I was still at secondary school and it making a big impression. I've never seen it since.

It quite disturbed me at the time, but I'm unsure exactly why - the themes of brutal bullying and fatal injustice, I presume.

  • Like 1
Foxdiamond

Foxdiamond

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

I remember seeing that on TV when I was still at secondary school and it making a big impression. I've never seen it since.

It quite disturbed me at the time, but I'm unsure exactly why - the themes of brutal bullying and fatal injustice, I presume.

Yes. I've only seen it once and that was on tv about 30 years ago at least. Robert Ryan as the bully certainly made me uncomfortable. Must watch it again. RIP Terence Stamp 

  • Like 2
Tuna

Tuna

Posted
Posted

Jerry Adler, 96, Hesh in The Sopranos. RIP.


That final episode he was in was ever so sad in so many ways.

Foxdiamond

Foxdiamond

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, SkidsFox said:

A fine boxer and athlete, but had the misfortune to be around a rich crop of heavyweights when at his peak. 

Very useful in his prime. Probably could have been more aggressive. Suffered a bit when he won a controversial verdict over the ever popular Henry Cooper. 

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...