howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#1
courtesy of the independent, what names would you add or delete from the list?
1. Sir David Attenborough If Attenborough were to broadcast a Christmas message, he'd probably get more viewers than the Queen. Especially if he delivered it over a shot of some penguins catching fish in slow-motion.
2. Stephen Fry He's had his wobbles, usually accompanied by a brief absence from Twitter. But, even as he gets older, Fry's TV ubiquity guarantees continued Treasure status.
3. Sir Sean ConneryPlaying Bond may not always lead to National Treasuredom - ask George Lazenby - but it helps. Connery is ranked number three, making him Scotland's most treasured.
4. Sir Paul McCartney If not for Heather, Macca might have placed higher than four. As a songwriter, he probably made more National Treasures all of his rivals combined.
5. Stephen Hawking Proof you don't need to be an artiste or TV personality to be considered a Treasure. Hawking is as worthy of a place on a banknote as Newton, Faraday or Darwin.
6. Sir Bobby Charlton The only sportsperson to make the top 10, Charlton won the World Cup, survived the Munich Air Disaster and scored more goals for England than any player before or since.
7. JK Rowling The youngest person in the top 10, and the leading lady Treasure, Rowling has also been famous for far less time than the other nine. That's where 400m book sales gets you.
8. Dame Judi Dench Dench is the unofficial spokesperson for venerable British actors, who are as comfortable in a Hollywood smash as a BBC costume drama.
9. Sir Tom Jones Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Giggs will all, presumably, be crushed to learn Jones is officially our most-treasured Welsh person.
10. Lord Richard Attenborough Two Oscars, three Baftas, three Golden Globes and a seat in the House of Lords - and still he's upstaged by his younger brother. Still, between them they are a much-treasured pair.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#2
Ken Dodd would have to be tops. If he was too busy I would disinter Jeff Hamilton. No. 10 seems the most appropriate as this list is far more 'darling' than treasure.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#3
not sure that j.k. rowling qualifies because she has not been round long enough, paul mccartney seems to have been around too long.
no mention of the peter pan of rock - cliff richard either.
rather surprised that gordon brown doesn't get a mention.
#4
Again it shows how different we all are I wouldnt have any of those on my list.
Although Im not sure who I would have
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#5
Our Vic is a national treasure and should be locked away.
grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#6
tom mentioning ken dodd reminds me of that old playground joke when i was at school.
boy 1 ken dodd died today.
boy 2 did he?
boy 1 no doddy.
how we chortled.
#7
Definitely Stephen Hawking - I have just re-read the Universe In A Nutshell and ended up wanting to cling to the floor as the concepts of time and space spun around in my head!! And I would add Vera Lynn! And Marylin Monroe
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#8
vera lynn most certainly, no to marilyn monroe she is not british and unfortunately she is dead.
#9
Dammit!!!
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#10
Ian you could be right there,How about freezing me for a 100years,
But if that is in Dover when I wake up we will still be waiting for Burlinton house to come down.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#11
i doubt that anyone would have reservations about david attenborough being at the top of the list, his programmes have left us spellbound since the dawn of time, his latest one is quite incredible.
at times i have been moved to such an extreme that i have actually considered getting a t.v. licence.
a name missing is the legendary chat show host michael parkinson.
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#12
There is a story going round that Michael Parkinson was dropped from the series where celebs trace their family histories because his was too boring.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#13
nowadays he is on daytime t.v. trying to flog me a coffin, how the mighty are fallen.