peter stringfellow was more than just another nightclub owner. he was a household name who created his own very was a household name who created his own very distinctive brand of glamour. it started out in sheffield from a spell in prison for selling stolen carpets meant that he'd struggled to find work, so he decided to move into the entertainment business. we started many years ago, in church halls, on friday nights. known in those days as friday night hops. we went to the mojo club, to the town centre sheffield, a couple of clubs later we sold out and moved to leeds. jimi hendrix, the beatles, he booked them all, and with cinderella rockefellers he moved from cabaret and chicken in a basket to 70s disco, then came stringfellows in london. this was the big time, champagne, celebrities. it wasn't just successful, he had become famous. he was always great fun, very kind, very generous and a big character. and then in the 90s he began to move into what he described as gentlemen's clubs. he'd been close to ba nkru ptcy as gentlemen's clubs. he'd be

peter stringfellow was more than just another nightclub owner.arted out running clubs in sheffield after a spell in prison for selling stolen carpets. within a few years he was bookingjimi hendrix, the beatles and the who, but it was when he moved to london that he hit the big time. this was his ‘80s heyday, but fashions changed and in the ‘90s his disco empire was in trouble. so, he shifted to what he called gentlemen‘s clubs. the strip shows saved him, but this man who boasted of sleeping with 2,000 women denied there was anything degrading or exploitative in the business. indeed, in a conversation with the academic and tv presenter mary beard, he talked of being a feminist. i interpret feminism of saying quite simply, women can do what they want to do and not be told not to by a man. that's simplistically. .. so if they want to take their clothes off, they can and... they can do anything. it's notjust being beautiful, they've got to be smart and what they do is entirely up to them within the scope of the law. mary beard was not the only one to

the nightclub owner peter stringfellow has died at the age of 77. enue — stringfellows — is one of london's longest—running clubs having first opened its doors in 1980. the businessman had been suffering from cancer which he had decided to keep private. jon donnison reports. have i got the bestjob or what? peter stringfellow, the self—declared king of clubs, was a feature on the british entertainment scene for half a century. he opened his first club in his hometown of sheffield in 1962, after trying his hand as a barber, a car mechanic and a merchant seaman. when i was 21 years old, i decided, as per usual, i was chasing money, anything to get me some money extra, and i started booking a church hall called st aidan‘s in sheffield, which i renamed the black cat club. his move into adult entertainment in the 1990s with table dancing and lap dancing sometimes brought him into conflict with the authorities. calling it... sexual encounters establishment is a derogatory term, it is kind of penalising. "we don't like what you do so we are going to give you

the nightclub owner peter stringfellow has died at the age of 77. s venue — stringfellows — is one of london's longest—running clubs having first opened its doors in 1980. the businessman had been suffering from cancer which he had decided to keep private. jon donnison reports. have i got the bestjob or what? peter stringfellow, the self—declared king of clubs, was a feature on the british entertainment scene for half a century. he opened his first club in his hometown of sheffield in 1962, after trying his hand as a barber, a car mechanic and a merchant seaman. when i was 21 years old, i decided, as per usual, i was chasing money, anything to get me some money extra, and i started booking a church hall called st aidan's in sheffield, which i renamed the black cat club. his move into adult entertainment in the 1990s with table dancing and lap dancing sometimes brought him into conflict with the authorities. calling it... sexual encounters establishment is a derogatory term, it is kind of penalising. "we don't like what you do so we are going to give

it's been announced in the last couple of hours that the nightclub owner peter stringfellow has died sofa. you interview him on one of the other programmes you presented. really interesting discussion about his life, his career, the ups and downs, and the controversy. peter stringfellow, never short of controversy and would be you think of his business, he was a self—made businessman, born in sheffield in 1940, the king of clubs. he'll started from very humble beginnings. he would hire church all venues and a cts he would hire church all venues and acts to come and play at those clubs and sign up people to pay for the tickets. he described one of the earliest events, booking a church hall, and he signed up a relatively unknown band called the beatles. when i was 21 years old, i decided, as per usual, i was chasing money, anything to get extra and i started looking in sheffield which i renamed the black cat club and just on fridays only it cost me £3, ten shillings from the friday night. a new record came called love me do in a couple of girls asked me and nobody bothered about record

peter stringfellow, who has died aged 77.hest snow in antarctica — those are the conclusions of a greenpeace survey, gathered during a three—month expedition earlier this year. scientists say it provides evidence of the pervasiveness of microplastics. the bbc‘s claire marshall was on board the ship when the trawling and testing began — she sent us this report. this is the most remote continent on earth. it looks pristine, but today, there is new evidence that microplastics are now reaching even these waters and perhaps more disturbingly, there's also pollution from airborne chemicals in freshly fallen snow. we'll put it over the side. we were with scientists on board a greenpeace ship injanuary as they began testing waters off the antarctic peninsula. very little data exists. it's a question of picking a tiny bit of the southern ocean and lowering in a manta — a trawling device. any microplastics should find their way into the net. the team searched some of the most isolated places on the planet. this is hope bay, it's off th

peter stringfellow, there, who has died at the age of 77.and it was a fascinating story. sonja laud from fidelity international is joining us again to discuss. he is one of those classic rags to riches kind of stories, born in sheffield, in the north of england, his father was a minor, left school at the age of 15 with no qualifications and died a multimillionaire. absolutely, quite a fascinating story and what i find interesting as well is that obviously commies mostly known for the topless bars but if you look at his cv, there's been a lot more that he achieved through his career. he was quite an interesting character and looking back at his career, he was the first person to sign the beatles when they were at the beginning of their career which is what made him his money to begin with. absolutely, and probably laid the foundations him to continue his business empire. quite interesting because as you know and as we are very aware of on this programme, we don't have enough time with our guests which is frustrating and one of the things i wa

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the businessman and nightclub owner peter stringfellow has died at the age of 77.

and peter stringfellow, the king of the disco and stripclub,