On November 23, 2013 I enjoyed meeting Simon at the C&S accompanied by Finglas who introduced me to many on here (my now ex-wife said you lot were my imaginary online friends). Simon kindly got a small article about me in the programme for that day.
About 30.years ago I was on a whiskey tour at Bushmills in NI, and James Whale was recording a tv show there...we'd had a few samples and were a bit fuzzy so found it hilarious to heckle him...he took it in good humour. RIP
Dame Stella Rimington, former MI5 director general, dies at 90 please log in to view this image Image source,PA Published 22 minutes ago Dame Stella Rimington, MI5's first female director general, has died, her family have said. Dame Stella, who headed the service from 1992 to 1996, was widely credited as being the model for Dame Judi Dench's M in the James Bond films. She joined MI5 full time in 1969, and served as deputy director general in 1991 before being promoted to director general a year later. She was the first to be publicly identified when appointed - and when a newspaper published a photo of her house, she and her family had to move to a covert location for their own protection. After leaving the service, Dame Stella began a career as a novelist. In a statement, her family said: "She died surrounded by her beloved family and dogs and determinedly held on to the life she loved until her last breath."
TV presenter and radio host James Whale has died aged 74 following a long battle with cancer. I didn't realise she was that old. I've read most of her books, they're quite good. RIP
I didn’t even know she had written books, but I also forgot she was head of M15 so long ago, thought it was much more recent. Couldn’t name another one, including whoever it is now.
Wasn’t there a bloke called James Wale who wrote in the QPR programmes in the 70s? Not the same person I think.
