Who are the nicest people at the BBC's Natural History Unit? Well,we hear that Kate Hopkins and Martyn Harries are sound guys. Andbacking that claim up is the Royal Television Society, who praisedKate and Martyn's audio excellence at the recent Craft and DesignAwards.
The pair's work on BBC1 programme The Crossing, part of theMassive Nature series, charted the progress of migrating wildebeestas they crossed the Mara river. RTS judges said it was "an original,indeed epic, work where no single sound is out of place".
Kate and Martyn (who also blows a trumpet with local soulsensations Gee Baby I Love You) were handed their award by veterannewscaster Moira Stuart at the Savoy Hotel in London.
SO, what treats have "management" got in store for the "staff" forChristmas? A party? Secret Santa? A fat bonus? A one-way ticket toManchester? Tell Uncle Mole all about it. Best Christmas office-hell-type anecdote wins a fabulous prize. All right, an un-proofed copy ofClare Francis' new novel sent for review, and any other random crapI can find on my desk before the New Year clear-out.
WHAT channel employs the TV-type observed pulling the old "do youknow who I am" routine to a harassed staff member at a busy Bristoleatery? Obviously a station hardly anyone watches, or one with aREALLY good make-up department, because both our spy and the waiterhad to scratch their heads to put a name to the face as the "star"complained loudly about the chip-and-pin machine not workinginstantly.
To those seated in our chum's position it looked like the waiterhad to peer over the personality's shoulder to read their name offtheir credit card. Either that or they were making a note of the pinnumber.
FINALLY, in the interests of being first with a seasonal gag, Ihear that Evening Post features hack Tom Henry is in Finland on oneof those "meeting Santa on his home turf" stories that come around atthis time of year. His copy deadline is today.
But how is the boy Henry to write, let alone file, his story fromthe frozen wastes of Scandinavia? Or wherever the hell Finland is.Easy. He's taken a Lapp top. Get it? A Lapp ... oh never mind.
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