TELEVISION presenter, Lorraine Kelly was in Edinburgh’s Festival Square yesterday (Fri) with Digit Al, the switchover robot, to kick off Digital UK’s countdown to Scotland becoming a fully digital nation.
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Scots TV legend Tom Weir remembered in Festival song
FAMOUS for his woolly bobble hats, fairisle jumpers and plus-four walking trousers, Tom Weir is fondly remembered by generations of Scots.
The broadcaster, climber, writer and environmentalist became a household name through his long running series ‘Weir’s Way’ which explored the geography, history and people of Scotland through his affable personality and keen sense of curiosity.
Now the legendary outdoorsman, who died in 2006, will be celebrated at the Edinburgh Festival when Sandy Wright and the Toxic Cowboys perform their song ‘Tom Weir’ at St Bride’s Acoustic Music Centre.
Songwriter Sandy said the musical tribute was a bid to see Weir remembered on the world stage.
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BBC’s Big Bill for Compensation hits £1million
MICROPHONES dropped down toilets and tarmac damage caused by Top Gear are among £1million of insurance claims paid by the BBC in the past thee years.
Compensation payouts for hundreds of incidents have cost the broadcaster the equivalent of more than 6,700 people’s TV licence fee payments.
The bill includes £9,000 paid to extra who fell from the crow’s nest of a ship during filming of a period drama, £8,000 for road damage caused by the Top Gear team and £2,000 to a museum after a film crew knocked over a marble plinth.
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Bid to ban junk food adverts in flab fight
By Zoë Keown
A NEW study shows a complete ban on junk food advertising could cut Scotland’s troubling childhood obesity levels by as much as 14 per-cent.
Scottish children were among six countries analysed by scientists from Australia, Sweden and the UK, with the conclusion that food advertising has a significant impact on the eating habits of six to 11 year-olds.
Junk food ads during children’s programmes were banned in 2007, but health campaigners say kids are still susceptible to seeing adverts during adult shows before the 9pm watershed and have called for a total ban.
Junk food adverts are connected to “devastating consequences” according to the study’s co-author, Dr Emmanuel Stamatakis, of University College London.
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Widescreen World Cup Warning Over TV Kids Crush Threat
By Michael MacLeod
WORLD Cup fans are being warned to be on their guard over the dangers flat-screen televisions pose to children.
Super slim TVs have surged in popularity, with sales expected to increase further in the countdown to the biggest show on earth.
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Reality TV comes to quiet Fife village
By Cara Sulieman
A QUIET coastal village has been shortlisted as the setting for a new reality TV show, leaving residents worried that they will be manipulated to make good television.
Aberdour has been earmarked as the potential location for a new Channel 4 programme following four couples who are fighting to win a house in the picturesque village.
The 2,000 current residents would vote for the winning couple after they’ve lived there for eight weeks.
But villagers now say that they were initially told it the production company wanted to film a documentary – and that they knew nothing about the reality aspect.
Bullseye’s Bowen tells Edinburgh, “Let’s play darts”
LEGENDARY darts gameshow Bullseye is set for a comeback this summer – complete with original presenter Jim Bowen.
The 72 year-old presenter is in talks to resurrect the cult show for two weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe.
He wants to get stars from the comedy festival to join in on stage and promises the star prizes will be as bizarre as ever.
His 15 years on the show were shunned by Sky bosses when they recently brought back the darts contest without him.
But Bowen told weekend reports: “We’re in negotiations with the man who owns the rights to the show and we plan to do it as close to the real thing as possible.”
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“Posh” Christmas leads to rise in shellfish sales
By Cara Sulieman
SCOTTISH shellfish farmers are set to get a boost this festive season as households across the country opt for a posh Christmas lunch despite the credit crunch.
Oysters and mussels are fast becoming a must have festive favourite for dining rooms across the UK – replacing smoked salmon and prawn cocktail as the fish course of choice.
The Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group saw sales soar in 2008, and say they are expecting a similar tale this year.
They say a combination of hit TV cookery shows and changing tastes are responsible for the boom.
Japanese film crew looking for Susan Boyle fans
By Cara Sulieman
A JAPANESE film crew are searching for Susan Boyle fans to join them in her home town to celebrate her rise to stardom.
The team – who are travelling from Tokyo for the project – are planning a programme all about Boyle-mania.
American Leslie McMillan is already signed up to show the group around Boyle related landmarks like the Happy Valley Hotel in West Lothian.
She spent two weeks in Blackburn earlier this year with her husband Del, visiting Susan’s old haunts.
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