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== Shows == | == Shows == | ||
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[[Counterpoint]] | [[Counterpoint]] | ||
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[[Treasure Hunt (2)|Treasure Hunt]] (special episode) | [[Treasure Hunt (2)|Treasure Hunt]] (special episode) | ||
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[[We Interrupt This Year]] | [[We Interrupt This Year]] | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| - | Theatre luvvie and satirist whose finest hour was devising television's | + | Theatre luvvie and satirist whose finest hour was devising television's first successful satirical revue, ''That Was The Week That Was'' (featuring a tyro [[David Frost]], as well as [[Willie Rushton]] and [[Lance Percival]]). He presented the Radio 4 music quiz [[Counterpoint]] for over 20 years. |
He died from complications of throat cancer on 1 October 2007. | He died from complications of throat cancer on 1 October 2007. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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| + | He devised and presented ''We Interrupt This Week'', a short-lived satirical quiz show for PBS in America. | ||
Also produced a 1972 film called ''Rentadick''. Let's not go there. | Also produced a 1972 film called ''Rentadick''. Let's not go there. | ||
[[Mark Nyman]]'s on-screen career is thanks to Sherrin getting his recording dates mixed up. | [[Mark Nyman]]'s on-screen career is thanks to Sherrin getting his recording dates mixed up. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | [http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php?title=Weaver%27s_Week_2007-10-07&rcid=16365 Weaver's Week obituary from 07/10/2007] | ||
== Books / Tapes == | == Books / Tapes == | ||
Current revision as of 10:00, 4 July 2023
Biography
Theatre luvvie and satirist whose finest hour was devising television's first successful satirical revue, That Was The Week That Was (featuring a tyro David Frost, as well as Willie Rushton and Lance Percival). He presented the Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint for over 20 years.
He died from complications of throat cancer on 1 October 2007.
Trivia
He devised and presented We Interrupt This Week, a short-lived satirical quiz show for PBS in America.
Also produced a 1972 film called Rentadick. Let's not go there.
Mark Nyman's on-screen career is thanks to Sherrin getting his recording dates mixed up.
See also
Weaver's Week obituary from 07/10/2007
Books / Tapes
Ned Sherrin: The Autobiography - (doesn't say who the author is, though)
