A. RH: What kind of eclectic manifestation do you have of this? Also directed by Bruce Gowers. British writer and television personality. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT INTERVIEW AND LOVELY TO SEE BILLY SO RELAXED. I think it will probably itll be a lot more spontaneous. The much publicised incident went down in showbiz history. DB: Yes I see you still have a keen sense of rumour, Russell. Russell Harty - The Chat-Show King. I mean you can dress a show with a trillion dollars or a trillion pounds worth of goodies, but if the show is not substantial there will be no impact, you see. In 1964, he started a year lecturing in English Literature at the City University of New York, and finally began his broadcasting career a few years later, when he became a radio producer for the BBC Third Programme, reviewing arts and literature. Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy were guests much like on their later Parkinson appearance. RH: Has the film thats sensible has the film whetted your appetite for making more movies? Russell Harty Barry Humphries Joanna Lumley See production, box office & company info Add to Watchlist Episodes 150 Browse episodes 5 seasons 11 years Photos Add photo Top cast Edit Russell Harty Self - Host 145 episodes 1974-1984 Barry Humphries Dame Edna Everage 1 episode 1976 Joanna Lumley Self 2 episodes 1976-1982 Frankie Howerd Self On leaving university, Harty became an English and drama teacher . Yes, that would be wonderful Id like to do that a lot. DB: I think the image I may adopt may well be me. 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Born Fredric Russell Harty in Blackburn, Lancashire, on 5 September, 1934, son of a fruit and vegetable wholesaler. by The Thin White Duke 28 November 1975 1625 Views. Russell Harty Dialogue Lyrics. You get - or got - the admirably OTT act Ratman and Robin. DB: Most certainly, Id love to do that. Because you can remember that kind of hard discipline and that kind of hard time. DB: Its finished in visual, but its not finished in sound. RH: Right, now you just finished making the film called The Man Who Came To Earth. The Sun tabloid newspaper began around this time publishing stories about his health and private life, claiming that the disease was "related to an HIV/AIDS" infection, and that Harty was in the habit of using teenage male prostitutes. DB: Its the lack of time. DB: It doesnt have to be that one-sided, does it? Some people regard Russell as crude because he doesn't sugar coat his dating stories and leaves in all of the gritty details. Because Russell couldn't work with everyone, he produced a local show where men in the Hollywood area could attend and learn how to be more confident and effective at dating from top dating coaches, relationship gurus, and professional wingmen. Russell went to Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, and won a scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, where he read English. 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He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School on West Park Road and Exeter College, Oxford, where he obtained a first-class degree in English Literature. It was something tangible and tactile for me to work in, and it was an experience that I needed. Search instead in Creative? And it s been a gas working on it yeah. RH: Now then, you really have no simple idea about what youre going to wear. RH: The centre bit at the top, above where your nose would be. RH: But do you see, thats what perhaps makes you better than you would otherwise be. And I know sort of approximately how long Im going to sort of play for on stage, but thats the important things. RH: In your memory what is the best thing youve done, on any stage anyway, that still lives with you, that you measure use as a measuring stick. RH: Is it giving too much away to say that its a it doesnt end too happily either. "Ex-womanizer" teaches you how to get the girl. Why dont you introduce it from that end? Frederic Russell Harty[1] (5 September 1934 8 June 1988)[2] was an English television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows. Harty was one of the great TV chat show hosts - yet will probably be remembered best for being attacked by an ill-mannered singer. Russell Harty talks to guests Harry Secombe about his play opening in the West End, the Ken Campbell Road Show (featuring Sylvester McCoy having a ferret put down his trousers) and JP Dunleavy discussing his book on survival and manners. Born September 5, 1934 Died June 8, 1988 (53) Add or change photo on IMDbPro DB: How are you Russell, its nice to see you. 1957; M.A. Harty began working on a new series Russell Harty's Grand Tour for the BBC in 1987; the few interviews completed before his death included Salvador Dal and Dirk Bogarde. So this was a live television show, one of the biggest talk shows, and [host] Russell Harty was very popular, big-time," Quatro recalls. RH: I wasnt doubting your own self-responsibility. "I was on the show right after I won Rear of the Year. [10], He was the subject of This Is Your Life in December 1980, when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at the London department store Selfridges. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. BILLY FURY - THE RUSSELL HARTY SHOW FILMED FOR ITV ON 27th OCTOBER 1976 AND BROADCAST IN NOVEMBER OF THAT YEAR. 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Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, The Jean Genie Outtake from the 1980 Floor Show, Space Oddity Outtake from the 1980 Floor Show, 1984 / Dodo Outtake from the 1980 Floor Show, Space Oddity live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1973. RH: And I suspect is she at this side of the Atlantic now? RH: And more important, not to other peoples liking. He attended Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School on West Park Road in Blackburn, where he enjoyed appearing in school plays and met, for the first time, the then English teacher Ronald Eyre, who directed a number of the productions. 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[6] In the mid-1960s Harty spent a year lecturing in English literature at the City University of New York.[2]. Harty remained on ITV until 1980, at which point his show moved to the BBC. During the interview Harty posed the fateful question as to what Marc thought he would be doing when he was forty or sixty years old. 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The document has moved here. Here David Bowie is interviewed on The Russell Harty Show over a satellite connection in 1975. But nothing else, no. Organisieren, kontrollieren, verteilen und messen Sie alle Ihre digitalen Inhalte. RH: Well Ive read that in odd interviews youve given to people, you found his work exciting. And thats what I do. Clearly not comfortable, Bowie looked bemused by Hartys attempts to be playful and humorous. Russell Harty was born on 5 September 1934 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK. In 1972 he interviewed Marc Bolan, who at that time was at the height of his fame as a teen idol and king of glam rock. "[13] His body was buried in the graveyard of St Alkelda Church at Giggleswick. Russell Harty (5 September 1934 - 8 June 1988) was a British television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows. RH: Very well done, you didnt seem all that intoxicated to me. [8] (Bolan subsequently was killed in a car crash two weeks before his 30th birthday on 16 September 1977). Grace Jones The Russell Harty Show interview, published on Youtube, 25 October 2017. The "Rules of Engagement" ran the entire year of 2018. Lets now go over live by satellite to beautiful downtown Burbank, in Los Angeles. RH: We wont talk about Angie, we wont talk about your mother, we wont talk about Zowie, well talk about extra-terrestrials. His sentences often bulged adjectives and peppered with his catchphrase 'you were, were you not '. He was best known for being the presenter of the long running UK Channel 4 television show Countdown (1982). William Walton: Behind the Faade. He was 53. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. RH: You must tell me that. RH: Now, for someone youve been quoted as saying David, that for someone whos not really a very good musician, youve made a lot of rumpus, a lot of noise. In 1972 he was given his own series Russell Harty Plus (later simply titled Russell Harty) on ITV which placed him against the BBC's Parkinson, conducting lengthy celebrity interviews. Born Fredric Russell Harty[1] in Blackburn, Lancashire, he was the son of a Fred Harty, a fruit and vegetable stallholder on the local market, and Myrtle Rishton. RH: I think what we might do is end with a bit of music. During the 1970s he maintained a friendly rivalry with the BBC's chat show host, Michael Parkinson. Create a website or blog at WordPress.com, What do you get if you combine the British tradition of sticking a ferret down your trousers and the Room 101 section of George Orwells dystopian novel 1984? I, uh, was a rust repairer. Im sort of inventing me at the moment. The dressing of a show is just a dressing, its sort of a perfunctory kind of thing. 22 September 1977, ITV. Also directed by Bruce Gowers. He died on 8 June 1988 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK. RH: Years Years. Jones was nervous and distracted during the interview before a live studio audience, and Harty found the interview an uneasy one to conduct, and appeared to be intimidated by Jones, commenting nervously to the audience regarding her demeanour on stage as "It's coming to life, it's coming to life!". Jun 2019 - Sep 20212 years 4 months. I mean its such a profound statement I dont think I can. Hes not a prodigy of any kind. DB: Yes, Im Im touring, but Im coming back to England in May to play shows and look at you and look at England and be English. [5], Among Harty's pupils at the Giggleswick School were the journalist and television presenter Richard Whiteley and the actor Anthony Daniels. Partner of Private. RH: But now youre in a position to enjoy it. Arent you going to contribute? DB: Oh, quite easily. RH: Are you enjoying today, are you enjoying this conversation? Harty had a distinctly camp turn of phrase; his name has been used as Cockney rhyming slang for party. 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