david sillito, our arts correspondent is with me now. than 70 years, he really will have his place in television history. if you are 16 or 96, you know sir bruce forsyth. if you go back to 1958, the palladium, beat the clock, his big break, he is showing at all. the fact that he was a song and dance man, he could do comedy, he could play the piano, he could act, he had spent years, from the 1940s, the 19505, in could act, he had spent years, from the 19405, the 19505, in every theatre in britain, getting it wrong, getting it right. he have that skill that he could bring in front of notjust the tv audience, but also the audience at the london palladium, and, really crucially, members of the public. that 5pecial bond of making them relaxed, making them the stars of the show, the 5lightly wa5pish wit. he knew how far he could push it and still have everybody on his side. nothing was better than when it went wrong. other people would have been terrified on live television, in front of 20 million people, as you had on the generation game. for

our correspondent david sillito looks back on his life.from london, this is strictly come dancing. please welcome your hosts... bruce forsyth! when it comes to tv history, bruce forsyth was simply the face of saturday night. strictly come dancing, the last hurrah in a career that went back more than 70 years. the boy bruce, the mighty atom wasjust the beginning of a life of song, dance and comedy. # that's why the lady is a tramp! there are things he could call on, he could handle it. and when things went wrong, he could step in and put them right. of course, those shows were alive. that is where he was at his pomp, live. sunday night at the london palladium in the ‘60s was his big break. beat the clock showed that he could make a game show must—watch tv and turn members of the public into prime—time entertainment. that's it! you've won! nice to see you, to see you... nice! and nowhere showcased that talent better than the generation game in the ‘70s. this is another phyllis here. i don't like being called phyllis. my name's phyl with a y.

david sillito, our arts correspondent, is with me now.ory. the magic is the day he walked onto the sunday night at the london palladium. he'd had 16 yea rs at the london palladium. he'd had 16 years on stage, but it's the magic of speaking and making 2,000 people laugh in the auditorium, millions of people feel connected at home. also, putting at ease people on the stage. no—one had been on tv before that. being made stars of the show. he did it all. he did it best when it all went wrong. there are so many people who could have done it, but when it went wrong, those lightning reflexes, watch it on the generation game, you realise, that's why decade after decade after decade, bruce forsyth kept on coming back because they knew, on saturday night, he could be entirely trusted. he was the king of saturday night. he really was. david, thank you. the rest of the news now, and police in spain say they believe the suspects in the two terror attacks, carried out in barcelona and cambrils, had been planning something much bigger. 1a people have di

iam correspondent david sillitoe is with me. i am looking at the reaction on twitter, david.y tributes from so many people. how many people has he worked with over the years? i have looked at the list andi the years? i have looked at the list and i have thought, he appeared in that. he did absolutely everything. he appeared in magnum pi, in a small role. this is still photo from the classic film bed knobs and broomsticks. i remember that pretty well, but i cannot remember him being in it. the film i remember from the 60s was a screen musical of the nineteen sixties, star. he would have liked to have done more acting and he would have liked to have done more in america. we are always going to remember him dealing with the general public, putting people at ease, the game shows, saturday night television when there were 20 million people often watching. you have got to remember that even strictly come dancing, they thought saturday night television was dead and gone. the x factor proved them all wrong and strictly to the state gets extraordinary audiences and it owes a great dea

our correspondent david sillito looks back at his life.e from london, this is strictly come dancing. please welcome your hosts... bruce forsyth! when it comes to tv history, bruce forsyth was simply the face of saturday night. strictly come dancing the last hurrah, in a career that went back more than 70 years. the boy bruce, the mighty atom wasjust the beginning of a life of song, dance and comedy. # that's why the lady is a tramp! it only took 16 years of struggle to become an overnight star of sunday nights at the london palladium. a fellow veteran of the show had nothing but admiration for this all—round talent. # i'm so awfully shy...# he was great, he was one of our greatest entertainers ever. perhaps the greatest we've ever had. he could do everything. lovely piano player, nice tap dancer. not a gag man, but made people roar laughing. and class, he had a lot of class. and he was, without doubt, a national treasure. he deserved his knighthood. 50—odd years of the top, in our business — that's a bit of a record. one key part of the pa

david sillito now looks back on his life.uly made robert hardy a household name. for 12 years, he played the vet siegfried farnon. biggins? well, i hold you responsible for biggins, james. the character mirrored his own personality, which was described today by his family today as a bit gruff, but also elegant and twinkly. and it was a role that needed a bit of grit. i remember a day when we did a lambing sequence all through the night, in the dead ice—cold of winter, deep snow and endless frost. our own agency — an international feature service. it pays well. in the ‘60s, he'd appeared opposite richard burton, his old friend from his days at oxford, in the spy who came in from the cold. often, i don't know who does publish, i confess. we few, we happy few! we band of brothers! his early career was rather shakespearean. he revelled in the grand patriotic speech and will forever be linked with one particular patriotic character. mr speaker, those germans are not looking for equal status! churchill. they are looking for weapons

david sillito looks back at his life. # i am a lineman for the county... # and i drive the main road.# wichita lineman, it's wide open spaces, yearning, loneliness, america turned into song. but what truly made it a masterpiece was the voice of glen campbell. # i hear you singing in the wires... he had been born in billstown arkansas, a large poor family of cotton pickers. his escape was his uncle boo who taught him to play guitar. i don't remember not having a guitar or a musical instrument in my hand. and then dad bought a guitarfor, like, $5.95. it was one where the cowboy was up here and the rope went around the hole in the guitar and the lasso on the calf this end and the string about that high. but i found out real quick that it was lighter than pulling a cotton sack or ploughing. # you just said baby, how i love you...# he could play anything and ended up singing on tv shows and on hundreds of singles with the session musicians the wrecking crew, phil spector, the righteous brothers, frank sinatra, it was glenn campbell on guitar. and eventually... a breakthrough hit of his own

we will leave you with david sillito looking back at his life.ictly come dancing. please welcome your hosts... bruce forsyth! when it comes to tv history, bruce forsyth was simply the face of saturday night. strictly come dancing, the last hurrah in a career that went back more than 70 years. the boy bruce, the mighty atom wasjust the beginning of a life of song, dance and comedy. # that's why the lady is a tramp! business, that's exactly what he had. there are things he could call on, he could handle it. and when things went wrong, he could step in and put them right. of course, those shows were live. that's when he was in his pomp, live. sunday night at the london palladium in the ‘60s was his big break. beat the clock showed that he could make a game show must—watch tv and turn members of the public into prime—time entertainment. that's it! you've won! nice to see you, to see you... nice! and nowhere showcased the talent better than the generation game in the ‘70s. this is another phyllis here. i don't like being called phyllis. my name's phyl

he has already made some staffing changes, as our arts correspondent david sillito reports. to be be perfect for vogue. how did i get into fashion? i was spotted on a train when i was 15 years old. it is a massive change. edward enninful is today in charge of one of the most important names in british fashion, vogue. it does not happen very often. the last editor of british vogue was in place for 25 years, and from day one, change is afoot. they've gone on to snapchat, and there is a more diverse team. he has 500,000 instagram followers. he has appointed steve mcqueen, all these independent professionals who to a certain extent rely on social media to keep building their brands. vogue is the top of the fashion tree, and features clothes only a few can afford. it has, though, been a pretty torrid time for the magazine business over the last few years, because of, well, the new competition. fashion on your phone. newsagents have been closing. sales of glossy magazines have been dropping. people like whitney have been shaping the business. this is my blog. she is a fashion blog

he's already made some some staffing changes, as our arts correspondent david sillito reports: he lookstrain when i was 15 years old. it is a massive change. edward enninful is today in charge of one of the most important names in british fashion. vogue. it does not happen very often. the last british editor was in place for 25 yea rs british editor was in place for 25 years and from day one, change is a foot. they've gone on to snapchat and there is a more diverse team. he has 500,0001nstagram and there is a more diverse team. he has 500,000 instagram followers. he has 500,000 instagram followers. he has appointed steve mcqueen, independent professionals who rely on social media to keep building their brands. vogue is the top of their brands. vogue is the top of the fashion tree and features clothes only a few can afford. it has been a pretty torrid time for the magazine business. there is new competition. fashion on your phone. n ewsa g e nts competition. fashion on your phone. newsagents have been closing. sales of glossy magazines have been dropping. people like whitney have been sh

david sillito looks back at his life. # i am a lineman for the county... # and i drive the main road.into song. but what truly made it a masterpiece was the voice of glen campbell. # i hear you singing in the wires he had been born in billstown, arkansas, a large poor family of cotton pickers. his escape was his uncle boo who taught him to play guitar. i don't remember not having a guitar or a musical instrument in my hand. and then dad bought a guitar for $5.95, it was one where the cowboy was up here and the rope went around the hole in the guitar and the lasso on the calf this end and the string about that high. but i found out real quick that it was lighter than pulling a cotton sack or ploughing. # you just said baby, how i love you... he could play anything and ended up singing on tv shows and on hundreds of singles with the session musicians, the wrecking crew, phil specter, the righteous brothers, it was glenn campbell on guitar. and eventually... a breakthrough hit of his own. # rivers flowing gentle on my mind. but it was the partnership with songwriterjimmy webb that gave h

david sillito now looks back on his life. years, he played the vet siegfried farnon. biggins? well, i hold you responsible for biggins, james. the character mirrored his own personality, which was described today by his family today as a bit gruff, but also elegant and twinkly. and it was a role that needed a bit of grit. i remember a day when we did a lambing sequence all through the night, in the dead ice—cold of winter, deep snow and endless frost. our own agency — an international feature service. it pays well. in the ‘60s, he'd appeared opposite richard burton, his old friend from his days at oxford, in the spy who came in from the cold. often, i don't know who does publish, i confess. we few, we happy few! we band of brothers! his early career was rather shakespearean. he revelled in the grand patriotic speech and will forever be linked with one particular patriotic character.

, as the minister for magic, cornelius fudge in the harry potter films. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitoehold name. for 12 years, he played the vet, siegfried. the character mirrored his own personality, which was describe by his family today as a bit rough, but also elegant and twinkly. it was a role that needed a bit of grit. i remember a day when we did a lanning sequence, all through the night, in the dead ice cold of winter, deep snow and endless frost... in the 1960s, he had appeared opposite richard burton, his old friend from his days at oxford, in the spy who came in from the cold. we few, we happy few! we band of brothers! his early career was rather shakespearean, he revelled in the grand patriotic speech and will for ever be linked with one particular patriotic character. churchill. they are looking for weapons! now, they will soon looking for weapons! now, they will soon be looking for war. he played the role is six times. we strongly suspect... and when the harry potter films needed a compass minister for magic, it was a part that could have been written for robert hardy. o

he's already made some some staffing changes, as our arts correspondent david sillito reports. is a massive change. edward enninful is today in charge of one of the most important names in british fashion. vogue. it does not happen very often. the last british editor was in place for 25 years and from day one, change is afoot. they've gone on to snapchat and there is a more diverse team. he has 500,000 instagram followers. he has appointed steve mcqueen, independent professionals who rely on social media to keep building their brands. vogue is the top of the fashion tree and features clothes only a few can afford. it has been a pretty torrid time for the magazine business. because of new competition. fashion on your phone. newsagents have been closing, sales of glossy magazines have been dropping. people like whitney who have been shaping the business. this is my blog. she is a fashion blogger. everybody wants fashion today, what is cool right now. that is why social media is so important. do you still read the magazines? i do. people have been predicting the death of print for

he was famous for hits including rhinestone cowboy and wichita lineman. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitoan for the county... wichita lineman, its wide open spaces, yearning, loneliness, america turned into song. but what truly made it a masterpiece was the voice of glen campbell. # i hear you singing in the wires...# he had been born in billstown arkansas, a large poor family of cotton pickers. his escape was his uncle boo, who taught him to play guitar. # little baby, how i love you...# he could play anything and on hundreds of singles with the session musicians the wrecking crew, phil spector, the righteous brothers, frank sinatra, it was glenn campbell on guitar. and eventually... a breakthrough hit of his own. # rivers flowing gentle on my mind. but it was the partnership with songwriterjimmy webb that gave him his career—defining songs by the time ..galveston, wichita lineman. clean cut, conservative, he was suddenly country music's biggest star, with his own tv show. # i have someone who needs me # someone i've needed so long... # but i'm going to be where the lights # are shining

he was famous for hits including rhinestone cowboy and wichita lineman. 0ur arts correspondent david sillitoeliness, america turned into song. but what truly made it a masterpiece was the voice of glen campbell. # i hear you singing in the wire...# he had been born in billstown, arkansas, a large, poor family of cotton pickers. his escape was his uncle boo, who taught him to play guitar. # little baby, how i love you...# he could play anything and ended up singing on tv shows and on hundreds of singles with the session musicians the wrecking crew, phil spector songs, the righteous brothers, the beach boys, frank sinatra, it was glenn campbell on guitar. and eventually, a breakthrough hit of his own. # rivers flowing gentle on my mind...# but it was the partnership with songwriterjimmy webb that gave him his career—defining songs by the time i get to phoenix... ..galveston, wichita lineman. clean cut, conservative, he was suddenly country music‘s biggest star, with his own tv show. # i have someone who needs me # someone i‘ve needed so long... # but i‘m going to be where the lights # are shin

our arts correspondent david sillito has been in search of eldorado, and asks if, in the age of brexit ha rd ok, i have slightly exaggerated how hard it is to find, but here it is, the original set of the short lived so, eldorado. intact, and abandoned. it all feels a bit indiana jones. welcome. he is not yourfather! there has been a rather unfortunate accident. one of its main styles was polly perkins. —— stars. accident. one of its main styles was polly perkins. -- stars. iwouldn't give her any more brandy. polly perkins. -- stars. iwouldn't give her any more brandylj polly perkins. -- stars. iwouldn't give her any more brandy. i asked her, fancy a trip to eldorado? what are your thoughts looking at it?m isa are your thoughts looking at it?m is a terrible shame, what a waste! there were good act is, good storyli nes there were good act is, good storylines here. it was beautiful. would you want to bring eldorado back? yes, why not? there are a lot of people, when i worked in a show or do something, they ask, what happened to eldorado? -- actors. she is not the only one who would love