In BBC television, the producers rule ... in the hot seat until he chose to depart in 1989 and was replaced by Peter Sissons. Sissons's relationship with Ms Maxwell - who had wanted Brian ...

Sit back and relax with our pick of the best small-screen entertainment, from Gavin & Stacey, Wallace & Gromit and Doctor Who to hilarious opera, little fish and Swan Lake. Marin Alsop conducts the ...

with Peter Sissons trying to keep order with a panel of politicians cheered on by hordes of screaming fans, it was an absurdist sight gag. Thirty years on, 13,000 people crammed into the O2 to see ...

Professor Sir Peter Mansfield ... built by Tesla Engineering Ltd and Philips UK and Ireland. Rob Sissons Health Correspondent BBC East Midlands MRI scanning has transformed diagnostic imaging ...

For more than half a century, in works like the “Unbegun” Symphony and “Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle and Balloons,” Peter Schickele’s creation, the fictional composer P.D.Q. Bach ...

Later, Channel 4 News ran for very the first time, fronted by Peter Sissons and Trevor McDonald ... had been lobbying for a new channel. BBC One and Two, and ITV, felt rigid and locked; in ...

In 2002, the BBC’s Peter Sissons was harshly criticised by the public for wearing a red tie when he announced the death of the Queen Mother in 2002 - black ties are now usually kept on-hand by ...

In 2002, BBC chief newscaster Peter Sissons was raked over the coals by the tabloid press for wearing a dark red tie while announcing the death of the Queen Mother. He later revealed that he and ...

In 2002, the BBC’s Peter Sissons was criticised for wearing a red tie when he announced the death of the Queen Mother. Members of Parliament will wear black armbands. Other guidance issued by ...

One particular target was the newsreader, Peter Sissons who wore a burgundy rather than a black tie when reporting the news. The day after, the BBC's future deputy director general Mark Byford ...

Peter Sissons was a BBC newsreader who worked on some of the biggest royal stories of the 20th and 21st centuries in his role as one of the UK’s leading newscaster. His most high profile ...

In the Embassy courtyard, BBC correspondent John Sergeant is standing ... Suddenly, Mrs Thatcher appears and newsreader Peter Sissons, in the TV studio in London, shouts: 'The Prime Minister ...