the offer about rag and bone men — steptoe and son. he was worried voters would not turn out if it was on before polls closed. harold thought we wouldn't get a turnout of labour voters. he wanted the bbc to put it on after 9pm or cancel the programme. the partnership, apart from one venture in the ‘90s, was essentially over by the late ‘70s, but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. i'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray galton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. a stencil spray painting by elusive artist banksy, has attracted controversy after it self destructed just moments after being sold for more than £1 million. the framed girl with balloon, one of the artist's best known works, was auctioned by sotheby‘s in london. the piece shows a girl reaching towards a heart—shaped balloon — and was the final work sold at the auction. duncan kennedy reports. title, girl with balloon. artist, banksy. conclusion, fine. well, sort of. because this is what happened as it was auctione

the offer about rag and bone men — steptoe and son.our leader harold wilson. he was worried voters would not turn out if it was on before polls closed. harold thought we wouldn't get a turnout of labour voters. he wanted the bbc to put it on after 9pm or cancel the programme. the partnership, apart from one venture in the ‘90s, was essentially over by the late ‘70s, but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. i'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray galton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. gambling addicts say a new app, available from two mobile—only banks, has helped them to tackle their addiction. tens of thousands of people have signed up to the service which allows a "gambling block" to be activated by the customer. the app then identifies any transactions with a bookmaker — either online or in a shop — and blocks money from leaving the account. dan whitworth from radio a's moneybox explains how it works. i'm literally surrounded by it. i've got one in that direction whe

the offer about rag and bone men — steptoe and son.r harold wilson. he was worried voters would not turn out if it was on before polls closed. harold thought we wouldn't get a turnout of labour voters. he wanted the bbc to put it on after 9pm or cancel the programme. the partnership, apart from one venture in the ‘90s, was essentially over by the late ‘70s, but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. i'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray galton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. tributes are being paid to the opera singer montserrat caballe who's died aged 85. her duet with freddie mercury became the signature song of the 1992 barcelona olympics. music #0f music # of barcelona! she had been suffering from ill health for some time and was admitted to hospital last month. her career spanned 50 years, with performances including her breakthrough at carnegie hall in new york, and she appeared alongside the likes of luciano pavarotti. a stencil spray painting by elusive artist b

steptoe & son. you just did it. that's just a smear. it may be just a smear to you mate, but it's life—and—death to some... it is a comedy classic. tony hancock, the blood donor. asample? how much do you want, then? well, a pint of course. a pint? have you gone raving mad? the work of ray galton and alan simpson. i don't mind giving a reasonable amount, but a pint? that's very nearly an armful. it had all begun at milford chest hospital. ray galton had met alan simpson while recovering from tb. they started to write for hospital radio and then sent a script to the bbc. eventually they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, "did you write that?" and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, "very funny." and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & son. their partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the la

steptoe and son.e then labour leader harold wilson. he was worried voters would not turn out if it was on before polls closed. harold thought we wouldn't get a turnout of labour voters. he wanted the bbc to put it on after 9pm or cancel the programme. the partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the late 70s, but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration was in its day all conquering. you will be 110 by the time you've finished. ray galton, the pioneer of the british sitcom. remembering ray galton. sotheby‘s auction house has admitted that it was ‘banksy—ed' after a stencil spray painting by the mysterious artist shredded itself after being sold for more than £1 million. the girl with balloon painting, which is one of banksy‘s most widely recognised works, was auctioned by sotheby‘s in london on friday. moments after going under the hammer, attendees were shocked to see the 2006 piece suddenly pass through a shredder hidden within the frame. banksy,

steptoe & son.to takes a look back at his life. give us some of your blood. well, you just had it. that's just a smear. it may be just a smear to you, mate, but it's life—and—death to some... it is a comedy classic. tony hancock, the blood donor. a sample? how much do you want, then? well, a pint of course. a pint? have you gone raving mad? the work of ray galton and alan simpson. i don't mind giving a reasonable amount, buta pint? that's very nearly an armful. it had all begun at milford chest hospital. ray galton had met alan simpson while recovering from tb. they started to write for hospital radio and then sent a script to the bbc. eventually they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, "did you write that?" and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, "very funny." and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & son. their partnershi

steptoe & son.ly over by the late 70s. but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. it'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray golton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. ray galton, who has died aged 88. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. it has been a day of mixed emotions for the manchester united manager, jose mourinho, but if you don't want to know today's premier league results, it is time to pop out of the room as match of the day follows soon on bbc one. the bbc understood that mourinho had the backing of the club's board whatever the final result this evening. united went 2—0 down in the opening ten minutes to newcastle before staging a second half comeback to win 3—2. football clu bs football clubs are not just football clubs are notjust made about victories, they are also made about victories, they are also made about difficult moments but always with pride. that's the way i wan

ray galton — one half of the writing duo behind hancock's half hour and steptoe and son — has died at of 88. now on bbc news it's time to join jane hill and her guests for this week's dateline. good morning and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. this week, we ask how theresa may fared at her party's annual conference. was there enough talk of domestic policies alongside the brexit hubbub? there's been a few positive murmurings about that this week, from elsewhere in the eu, we'll discuss. and, as the us senate prepares to vote on the next potential supreme courtjustice, we'll reflect on what this ugly period might mean for the midterms, and the metoo movement. with me is the columnist for the i, here in the uk, yasmin alibhai—brown, the american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, the specialist on middle eastern affairs rachel shabi, and thomas kielinger, for many years correspondent for germany's die welt. mamma mia, theresa may was widely considered to have given a good speech to the conservative party conference. she shimmied onto the stage to abba's dancing queen

with his co—writer alan simpson he created classics — steptoe and son and hancock's half hour.going, actually gone — an original banksy self—destructs, moments after selling for more than a million pounds at auction. good evening. welcome to bbc news. within the next hour, the us senate will almost certainly confirm president trump's controversial nominee for the us supreme court. brett kavanaugh is facing a series of allegations of sexual assault, all of which he denies.. it's thought he does now have the support of enough senators — although he's still facing opposition from the democrats, and protestors outside capitol hill. nick bryant reports from washington... # hey, hey, ho, ho. # kavanaugh has got to go#. the protests are continuing but the fight now is over. brett kavanaugh will be confirmed by the us senate, on a day that could change america for decades — a milestone moment with the potential to make this a more conservative country. inside the halls of congress, protests in the offices of wavering senators who've ended up backing brett kavanaugh‘s nomination. manchi

with his co—writer alan simpson he created classics — steptoe and son and hancock's half hour.ng, going, actually gone. an original banksy self—destructs, moments after selling for more than £1 million at auction. and at 5:30 manchester united host newcastle at old trafford. we'll bring you the latest as it happens. thejudge nominated by donald trump to serve on america's supreme court, looks set to be confirmed today, despite allegations of sexual assault. brett kavanaugh is expected to receive a formal endorsement in a vote in the us senate. here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. with the final vote nowjust hours away, campaigners have made clear they intend to keep up the pressure on america's politicians. i am so angry. i do not want to leave this place or leave the streets. they are not listening to women and they are not listening to survivors. four days, the senate's corridors of power have been filled with protesters, each one trying to influence the few senators still wavering over whether to support brett kavanaugh‘s nomination to the supreme court. he

somewhat painful of a bad day for the german chancellor merkel's conservative allies of area who are steptoe lose their majority in a regional elections and that size the right wing and the greens make this story again. saudi arabia val's ohashi response to any country of the day is to impose sanctions on the kingdom as pressure mounts on riyadh to explain the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. france is facing a legal challenge of a nuclear tests conducted in his open seas territory apologies if the occupy goes for my president granting them crimes against humanity so they've decided to go down and relieve.

as well as the sitcom steptoe and son, the duo were also the writers of hancock's half hour.

ray galton, one half of the writing duo behind hancock's half hour and steptoe and son, has died at the. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster john stapleton and the associate editor of the times, anne ashworth. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the independent leads with the us senate voting to confirm brett kavanaugh as a supreme courtjudge. the observer carries a letter from the prime minister calling on labour voters to give the conservatives a chance. the mail on sunday reports the army is offering recruits thrown out for taking drugs £10,000 to come back at the same rank. the sunday telegraph says brexit supporting conservative mps would support eu officials being stationed at uk ports if it helped unlock a brexit deal. the sunday times leads withnews that the uk security services have war—gamed a cyber attack on moscow. the paper also reports the sandwich chain pret a manger is investigating the death of a second customer who may have suffered an allergic reaction to its food. so, a varie

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ray galton — one half of the writing duo behind hancock's half hour and steptoe and son — has died at age of 88. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday with karthi gnanasegaram and chris mitchell. the headlines this evening. backed by the board and saved by sanchez, mourinho keeps fighting at manchester united. as they beat brazil. hamilton praises his team after taking poll position at the japanese grand prix. and leicester tigers score two tries in two minutes to beat northampton saints at twickenham. hello and welcome to sportsday. manchester united have performed a great comeback at old trafford tonight. 2—0 down to newcastle inside the first half jose mourinho's team fought back to win 3—2 earlier there'd been jose mourinho's team fought back to win 3—2. earlier there'd been plenty of speculation that mourinho might have been sacked today. perhaps this spirited display will change things for the club and the manager. joe lynskey has the story. at manchester that build success on quality. the crisis impossible to north. the focus is onjose mourinho

sway back to the work they did. it sway back to the work they did. they had a different version of steptoeden had a version as well. as well. of all, their characters were extraordinary. —— grounded things. they knew how to write for particular actors. particular actors. characters and dialogue they would use. use. individual performers and make them clash against each other. clash against each other. that was pretty new to have these unique voices. unique voices. from the weather dialogue is written to the character is. that is quite genius. genius. re—recordings of these, the ones we thought were lost. thought were lost. need to tweak them, to change them for a modern audience? for a modern audience? from pop culture reference, nothing has changed. we change absolutely nothing. nothing. charitable in anyway, these are genuinely funny scripts. —— the laughs. laughs. entire cast have been lifelong hancock fans. hancock fans. heard before because these radio things were lost. things were lost. that has been such a privilege to do. a privilege to do. people to get uptight —— and explore some