Live Breaking News & Updates on Savoy In London|Page 2

Stay updated with breaking news from Savoy in london. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20240604 12:55:00

Foundation. he is always caring about people and one step ahead, as to how he would help. itjust demonstrates, not only his talent for a chat show, but his talent for music. we had a great show on radio two on sundays and the luxury he had, because i didn t have the luxury, we had to go by a preset list of music, michael got to choose his music for sunday morning, and he championed people like jamie collum, because he said that that boy was really talented. he championed other people. when you talk to dickie bird about cricket, the extreme passion for cricket was there. and he was a good yorkshireman on top of that. he was an all rounder and he was interested in people. if i have time, i will tell you one other thing. when i say we use to meet in sohoin thing. when i say we use to meet in soho in london every monday, it was only to watch movies. i was doing a chat show at the same time, and we had to watch the film of the person we were interviewing. this time he said to me, who have y ....

Chat Show , Radio Two On Sundays , One Step Ahead , Michael Parkinson , Jamie Collum , Sunday Morning , All Rounder , Dickie Bird , Savoy In London , Robert Mitcham ,

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News Now 20240604 11:07:00

Thought parkey was trapping him to read something and he had read he was illiterate and ali turned on parky and he was surprised and i bet your life he never knew ali couldn t read. he your life he never knew ali couldn t read. . . , ., ., your life he never knew ali couldn t read. . ., ., , read. he said that was one of his favourite interviews. read. he said that was one of his favourite interviews. can - read. he said that was one of his favourite interviews. can you - read. he said that was one of his| favourite interviews. can you take us back to when you first met him and how you spotted his talent? yes. and how you spotted his talent? yes, i was a talent and how you spotted his talent? yes, i was a talent agent and how you spotted his talent? yes, i was a talent agent in and how you spotted his talent? 123 i was a talent agent in 1900 and and how you spotted his talent? 12: i was a talent agent in 1900 and i knew him as a sports journalist and i read him avidly. isaw kne ....

Muhamed Ali , Ali Couldn T Read , Ali Couldn T , Talent Agent , Sports Journalist , Sports Programmes , Ou Rigt , Savoy In London ,

Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News Now 20240604 13:07:00

In i900 and frozen to death, i knew him as a sports journalist and i read him avidly i was a sports journalist once and i saw he was doing some things for a local sports programme and thought this guy had something. so i lushed him up at the savoy in london and offered to be his agent and i never heard another word. i wish id 10% of him for the rest of his career, but at least myjudgment was right. it was indeed. and what was he like as a man? exactly as you see on screen. very down to earth, very straightforward, very grounded, a wonderful marriage, lovely family. part of him couldn t believe what had happened to him and the other half enjoyed it. but he never lost sight of his roots, which were pretty well delineated by him on many programmes. that seems to be a thread coming through in some of the tributes, ....

Sports Journalist , Sports Programme , 900 And Frozen , Savoy In London , Least Myjudgment , Id 10 , Down To Earth , Him Couldn T ,