Birthday Honours 2008

[philly]

The acting profession has been snubbed yet again this year, even public opinion holds no sway, no gongs for Brucie or Pet Clarke,Anyway here is a list of recipients of the performing arts and film and tv related

KNJGHTS and DAMES

SIR MARK ELDER - conductor of the Halle Orchestra

DAME JOAN BAKEWELL - broadcaster and occasional actress

DAME MARGARET DRABBLE - wrter

DAME MONICA MASON - ballerina



COMPANIONS

CMG

MICHAEL APTED - director

CBE

BILL BEAUMONT - former rugby player and broadcaster

JOE CALZAGHE - boxer and soon to be actor

LYNDA LA PLANTE - writer and former actress as Lynda Marchal

MICHAEL NYMAN - composer and musician

DES O'CONNOR - entertainer

GERALD SCARFE - cartoonist,illustrator,writer and animator

MARINA WARNER - writer

VICTORIA WOOD - writer and actress

OBE

JENNIFER BATE - organist

RUSSELL T DAVIES - writer and director

CHIWETEL EJIOFOR - actor

EVE POLLARD - broadcaster

JANET McTEER - actress

SARA NATHAN - broadcaster

JOHN SURTEES - former racing driver " acted" in "THE FAST LADY"

ROY WILLIAMS - writer

MBE

JUNE BROWN - actress

JUSTIN FLETCHER - children's tv presenter and actor

TANIKA GUPTA - writer

DON WARRINGTON - actor

Any reminiscences,stories,anecdotes,stories,dismissals etc ?

[CaptainWaggett]

Russell T Davies deserves a Dukedom rather than a measly OBE.

[Windthrop]

Nothing for Roger De Caucy



No Order of Merit for Tarby



Always thought they were a bit of a joke and admire those who turn them down.

[CaptainWaggett]

name='Windthrop']Nothing for Roger De Caucy



No Order of Merit for Tarby



Always thought they were a bit of a joke and admire those who turn them down.

Though often the ones who turn them down accept a more important one later (*cough* Dame Helen Mirren)

[Steve Crook]

name='CaptainWaggett']Russell T Davies deserves a Dukedom rather than a measly OBE.

Last night's episode was quite good. Lord of the Flies on another planet



Steve

[penfold]

Seriously....an OBE for John Surtees?? Where the hell is his knighthood??!! Three IOM Senior TT wins on the trot?? Can-Am car racing Champion?? World Champion on Grand Prix Motorbikes and then in Formula One??!! Never done before and unlikely to ever happen again?? Retires from racing and sets up his own pretty successful team?? Blameless life in retirement acting as ambassador to the motorcycling world, restoring prime examples of British engineering, and he only gets an OBE??? Much as I admire Victoria Wood et al, Surtees has done far more for the country and for far less reward, I bet...

[funlover]

The honours thing is a disgrace. Although most of this list have had some honour I think they all deserve Knight or Damehoods for the years of wonderful entertainment they have given.



June Whitfield.

Ronnie Corbett.

Prunella Scales.

Timothy West.

Ken Dodd.



to name but a few........

[Mark O]

name='funlover']The honours thing is a disgrace. Although most of this list have had some honour I think they all deserve Knight or Damehoods for the years of wonderful entertainment they have given.



June Whitfield.

Ronnie Corbett.

Prunella Scales.

Timothy West.

Ken Dodd.



to name but a few........

Yes, I agree with the above list, particularly June!



Apparently Honor Blackman was going to recieve an honour (I'm unsure if it was OBE or something else), she refused it, which is as good as throwing back in our beloved Queen's face



If she didn't want it there's plenty of Thespians and Entertainers out there who would be extremely grateful of an honour!

[ShirlGirl]

name='Mark O']Yes, I agree with the above list, particularly June!



Apparently Honor Blackman was going to recieve an honour (I'm unsure if it was OBE or something else), she refused it, which is as good as throwing back in our beloved Queen's face



If she didn't want it there's plenty of Thespians and Entertainers out there who would be extremely grateful of an honour!

If she doesn't agree with it, then she was being very honest.



Although, had it been me, I probably would have accepted it graciously (and been a hypocrite!).

[donna]

Wasnt it the Beatles who sent theirs back, but then I dont think Liverpool appreciate or lovely Queen much.

[john audley]

name='ShirlGirl']If she doesn't agree with it, then she was being very honest.



Although, had it been me, I probably would have accepted it graciously (and been a hypocrite!).

Worse are those people who accept an award and then disparage it. Michael Parkinson is reported to have said that his will end up at Oxfam or something like.

[Fellwanderer]

name='Mark O']Yes, I agree with the above list, particularly June!



Apparently Honor Blackman was going to recieve an honour (I'm unsure if it was OBE or something else), she refused it, which is as good as throwing back in our beloved Queen's face



If she didn't want it there's plenty of Thespians and Entertainers out there who would be extremely grateful of an honour!

Mrs Windsor might be loved by you, might even be loved by the majority, but please don't assume she is loved by everyone.



Good for Honor Blackman for standing up for her principles if her refusal is true.



I believe, but stand to be corrected, that Helen Mirren originally refused her proposed honour from a tory governtment as she was no supporter of that shower. Again, that seems principled to me.



Personally, I'd scrap the lot and in the somewhat unlikely scenario that I were to be offered one, sincerely hope I'd refuse.

[Steve Crook]

name='donna']Wasnt it the Beatles who sent theirs back, but then I dont think Liverpool appreciate or lovely Queen much.

A few people sent back their OBEs when The Beatles were awarded their MBEs.

John Lennon sent back his MBE in 1969, variously said to have been in protest of Britain's involvement in Biafra, Britain's continuing support of the Vietnam war, and the mindless banning of his anti-drug song 'Cold Turkey' due to drug references. All the others kept their MBEs.



Paul McCartney later accepted a knighthood of course.



So three out of four Liverpudlians seem to approve. Well, out of those four certainly



Steve

[samkydd]

name='Steve Crook']A few people sent back their OBEs when The Beatles were awarded their MBEs.

Steve

I don't mind people sending them back, but what I do object to is people craving honours and receiving them through corrupt means. This makes a mockery of the system and devalues honours willingly given to deserving people who are not in the public eye.



Sir Mark Thatcher just makes me think that all knights that went before him way back to Sir Galahad, were equally nothing but a bunch of freeloading, loathesome, despicable ne'er do wells who deserve no respect whatsover!If there was any justice at all he'd still be rotting in an African prison for financing a planned coup d'etat, instead of resorting to bribery to escape his punishment!

[EHV_Emmetts]

Still NO Knighthood for George Cole!! I'm dis-chuffed by this.

[EHV_Emmetts]

Albert Finney was offered a Knighthood but refused.

[GRAEME]

When oh when oh when will Eamon Holmes' arse get the gong it so rightly desrves for having to put up with having to be attached to the rest of him?



It's a disgrace!

[EHV_Emmetts]

I had to chuckle when that scourge of the establishment in the 1960's David Frost was awarded a Knighthood.

[funlover]

Maybe Honor Blackman refused an Honour as she had had one all her life. [Think about it] I'll get me coat now.

[faginsgirl]

Paul O` Grady who plays lilly Savage got an MBE too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Why??????



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