Piers Morgan has apologised to Kathy Burke after blocking her on Twitter in 2017.
On a recent episode of her podcast, Burke claimed that Morgan blocked her on the social media platform in 2016, after she joked about him falling for a tweet mourning a celebrity who had died years before.
After the comedian told the story, her guest Jennifer Saunders called the TalkTV presenter a “t***”.
On Wednesday (5 April) evening, Morgan, who is currently preparing to air his Uncensored interview with Stormy Daniels, called for a truce with Burke, suggesting that the pair should both unblock each other.
“I agree with @ferrifrump about this, I was a t***,” he tweeted.
“Apologies for being such an overly-sensitive snowflake 7yrs ago @kathyburke – I just tried to unblock you but discovered you’d revenge blocked me. Shall we have a mutual de-blocking?”
On the podcast, Burke explained how she had mocked Morgan after he...
On a recent episode of her podcast, Burke claimed that Morgan blocked her on the social media platform in 2016, after she joked about him falling for a tweet mourning a celebrity who had died years before.
After the comedian told the story, her guest Jennifer Saunders called the TalkTV presenter a “t***”.
On Wednesday (5 April) evening, Morgan, who is currently preparing to air his Uncensored interview with Stormy Daniels, called for a truce with Burke, suggesting that the pair should both unblock each other.
“I agree with @ferrifrump about this, I was a t***,” he tweeted.
“Apologies for being such an overly-sensitive snowflake 7yrs ago @kathyburke – I just tried to unblock you but discovered you’d revenge blocked me. Shall we have a mutual de-blocking?”
On the podcast, Burke explained how she had mocked Morgan after he...
- 4/6/2023
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Jennifer Saunders has claimed that she is blocked on Twitter by Suella Braverman.
Appearing on the latest episode of Kathy Burke’s podcast Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake, the comedians shared stories about famous figures who had blocked them on the social media platform.
After Burke spoke about being blocked by Piers Morgan in 2016, Saunders shared her own “weird” celebrity social media story.
“The only person I’m blocked [by], and this is a really weird one, is when they had the leadership contest for the Tory party,” Saunders shared. “[I saw] the name Suella Braverman and I thought, I don’t know who this is.”
“You were blocked?” Burke asked, with the Absolutely Fabulous star replying: “I was blocked. I’ve never googled her before, I’ve never done nothing. I don’t even say anything on Twitter... Blocked. Weird.”
The Independent has contacted Braverman’s office for comment.
Appearing on the latest episode of Kathy Burke’s podcast Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake, the comedians shared stories about famous figures who had blocked them on the social media platform.
After Burke spoke about being blocked by Piers Morgan in 2016, Saunders shared her own “weird” celebrity social media story.
“The only person I’m blocked [by], and this is a really weird one, is when they had the leadership contest for the Tory party,” Saunders shared. “[I saw] the name Suella Braverman and I thought, I don’t know who this is.”
“You were blocked?” Burke asked, with the Absolutely Fabulous star replying: “I was blocked. I’ve never googled her before, I’ve never done nothing. I don’t even say anything on Twitter... Blocked. Weird.”
The Independent has contacted Braverman’s office for comment.
- 4/4/2023
- by Gabby Colvin
- The Independent - TV
Netflix’s look at the life and legacy of the TV artist has caused conflict and a reawakened fight over his estate
Making a documentary about the TV artist Bob Ross should, in theory, have been a pleasant meander through the life of a beloved figure – a cross between America’s Mister Rogers and Britain’s Tony Hart.
But when Joshua Rofé got to work as director, he plunged into a maze of ugly legal disputes, interviewees too scared to go on the record and bitter wrangling over Ross’s legacy.
Making a documentary about the TV artist Bob Ross should, in theory, have been a pleasant meander through the life of a beloved figure – a cross between America’s Mister Rogers and Britain’s Tony Hart.
But when Joshua Rofé got to work as director, he plunged into a maze of ugly legal disputes, interviewees too scared to go on the record and bitter wrangling over Ross’s legacy.
- 8/31/2021
- by David Smith in Washington
- The Guardian - Film News
Morph is jumping out of his box and returning to our TV screens next month with a new series for Cbbc.
The new episodes follow a Kickstarter campaign in late 2013 that raised over £110,000 and part-funded 15 brand new one-minute instalments.
An official YouTube channel showing the episodes was launched in July 2014.
Aardman Animations is behind the return of its own 1977 creation, who first appeared on television as part of BBC children's art programme Take Hart alongside the now-late artist Tony Hart.
Viewers can expect a smoother movement of the figures than in the past, following advances used on recent Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep projects from Aardman.
Peter Lord, Aardman co-founder and co-creator of Morph, said: "Both Morph and I are equally delighted that his latest adventures are back on the BBC. Although he's been away for a while, I'm delighted to report that he's as lively and full-of-fun as...
The new episodes follow a Kickstarter campaign in late 2013 that raised over £110,000 and part-funded 15 brand new one-minute instalments.
An official YouTube channel showing the episodes was launched in July 2014.
Aardman Animations is behind the return of its own 1977 creation, who first appeared on television as part of BBC children's art programme Take Hart alongside the now-late artist Tony Hart.
Viewers can expect a smoother movement of the figures than in the past, following advances used on recent Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep projects from Aardman.
Peter Lord, Aardman co-founder and co-creator of Morph, said: "Both Morph and I are equally delighted that his latest adventures are back on the BBC. Although he's been away for a while, I'm delighted to report that he's as lively and full-of-fun as...
- 5/21/2015
- Digital Spy
Ever won a Blue Peter badge? Appeared on Mallett’s Mallet? Had a drawing on Tony Hart’s gallery? Den Of Geek wants your stories…
Hope, triumph and defeat. The childhood process of entering TV competitions covers more or less the full range of human experience. That’s why we want to hear about Den Of Geek readers’ TV kids’ comp entries. Tell us about the questions you answered, the poems you wrote, and the drawings you drew…
Perhaps you, like the young Edgar Wright, were a talented winner? Perhaps you were an ‘I’m still pleased’ runner-up? Perhaps you didn’t quite make the grade and have never got over the experience. Perhaps your dad said he’d posted your Blue Peter design for the new Christmas stamp but you found it months later with a bunch of red bills when you were trying to retrieve your Marina from...
Hope, triumph and defeat. The childhood process of entering TV competitions covers more or less the full range of human experience. That’s why we want to hear about Den Of Geek readers’ TV kids’ comp entries. Tell us about the questions you answered, the poems you wrote, and the drawings you drew…
Perhaps you, like the young Edgar Wright, were a talented winner? Perhaps you were an ‘I’m still pleased’ runner-up? Perhaps you didn’t quite make the grade and have never got over the experience. Perhaps your dad said he’d posted your Blue Peter design for the new Christmas stamp but you found it months later with a bunch of red bills when you were trying to retrieve your Marina from...
- 3/16/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Tony Hart, who died at the age of 83 back in 2009, inexplicably trended this morning on social media.
Many fans mistakenly believed that Hart had only recently died, but his former co-star Morph set the record straight on Twitter.
Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009. pic.twitter.com/PLHkjraxdw
— Morph (@AmazingMorph) February 16, 2015
"Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009," read a post from Aardman's Morph Twitter feed.
"Here's the final Morph episode in the brand new series which features our tribute to #TonyHart."
Hart first appeared on TV during Saturday Special in 1952 after impressing a BBC TV producer with his art skills.
He later presented his own shows, including Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, before finally retiring in 2001.
Aardman Animations...
Many fans mistakenly believed that Hart had only recently died, but his former co-star Morph set the record straight on Twitter.
Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009. pic.twitter.com/PLHkjraxdw
— Morph (@AmazingMorph) February 16, 2015
"Over the past 24 hrs, many people on Twitter have reported that Tony Hart has recently died. Tony sadly died in 2009," read a post from Aardman's Morph Twitter feed.
"Here's the final Morph episode in the brand new series which features our tribute to #TonyHart."
Hart first appeared on TV during Saturday Special in 1952 after impressing a BBC TV producer with his art skills.
He later presented his own shows, including Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, before finally retiring in 2001.
Aardman Animations...
- 2/16/2015
- Digital Spy
How likely is the current crop of kids' TV reboots, from Danger Mouse to The Clangers, Morph and more, to harm your childhood memories?
Feature
The period June 9th to 15th 2014 was an unpleasant raid on the collective VHS cassette memory of our youth. Not only did Eric Hill, the creator of Spot the Dog, pass away, but so too did Casey Kasem, who for forty years had been the voice of Scooby-Doo's snack wingman Shaggy. Francis Matthews, the stiff upper lip behind Captain Scarlet's stiff puppet lip, departed to be with a different angel squadron. And before that Earth lost Rik Mayall, who performed the best Jackanory ever. Sorry Prince Charles. He did.
So if you felt a part of your formative years had suddenly melted away like a Funny Feet ice cream abandoned on a see-saw, then that's perfectly normal. It's always sad and strangely personal...
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The period June 9th to 15th 2014 was an unpleasant raid on the collective VHS cassette memory of our youth. Not only did Eric Hill, the creator of Spot the Dog, pass away, but so too did Casey Kasem, who for forty years had been the voice of Scooby-Doo's snack wingman Shaggy. Francis Matthews, the stiff upper lip behind Captain Scarlet's stiff puppet lip, departed to be with a different angel squadron. And before that Earth lost Rik Mayall, who performed the best Jackanory ever. Sorry Prince Charles. He did.
So if you felt a part of your formative years had suddenly melted away like a Funny Feet ice cream abandoned on a see-saw, then that's perfectly normal. It's always sad and strangely personal...
- 6/22/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Aardman Animations has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new series of Morph.
The Wallace and Gromit filmmakers hope to bring back their first creation in a new series of shorts.
The clay model character first appeared on TV back in 1977 in Tony Hart's show Take Hart, but has not regularly appeared on screen since the late 1990s.
Aardman's Peter Lord is seeking £75,000 on the crowdfunding website to fund 12 new one-minute online episodes.
Lord said: "I'm amazed and humbled that even though it has been over 30 years since his birth, the little guy still has such a passionate following on Facebook and YouTube.
"We've had so many people asking for him to make a comeback that I thought it's about time we start hatching a plan."
He added: "I love the idea that Kickstarter can give us the creative freedom to fundraise and work directly with our audience. After...
The Wallace and Gromit filmmakers hope to bring back their first creation in a new series of shorts.
The clay model character first appeared on TV back in 1977 in Tony Hart's show Take Hart, but has not regularly appeared on screen since the late 1990s.
Aardman's Peter Lord is seeking £75,000 on the crowdfunding website to fund 12 new one-minute online episodes.
Lord said: "I'm amazed and humbled that even though it has been over 30 years since his birth, the little guy still has such a passionate following on Facebook and YouTube.
"We've had so many people asking for him to make a comeback that I thought it's about time we start hatching a plan."
He added: "I love the idea that Kickstarter can give us the creative freedom to fundraise and work directly with our audience. After...
- 10/31/2013
- Digital Spy
Aardman Animation's latest handmade extravaganza is taking to the high seas. Leo Benedictus visits their studios and finds out why stop-motion beats Jack Sparrow
One ordinary day in 1970, a BBC producer called Patrick Dowling, who was working at the time on the children's TV series Vision On, had a visit from a colleague in religious programming. The colleague explained that his son David, with his friend Peter – both of them still at school – had made a short animated film. Crude and formless, composed on the kitchen table from snipped-out photographs and pastel scrawls, it nevertheless caught Dowling's eye. Shortly afterwards, when he met the boys, he gave them 100ft of film and suggested that they go away and make something interesting. What Peter Lord and David Sproxton made, with a little help here and there, was the British animation industry.
Today, the company they started, Aardman Animations, is a name to conjure with.
One ordinary day in 1970, a BBC producer called Patrick Dowling, who was working at the time on the children's TV series Vision On, had a visit from a colleague in religious programming. The colleague explained that his son David, with his friend Peter – both of them still at school – had made a short animated film. Crude and formless, composed on the kitchen table from snipped-out photographs and pastel scrawls, it nevertheless caught Dowling's eye. Shortly afterwards, when he met the boys, he gave them 100ft of film and suggested that they go away and make something interesting. What Peter Lord and David Sproxton made, with a little help here and there, was the British animation industry.
Today, the company they started, Aardman Animations, is a name to conjure with.
- 10/28/2011
- by Leo Benedictus
- The Guardian - Film News
Fans of Tony Hart have assembled an army of Morphs outside the Tate Modern in honour of the artist who passed away in January at the age of 83. Hart's daughter Carolyn Williams said she was "completely bowled over" by the tribute to the late star of Vision On and Hartbeat. Morph is a cult plasticine stop-motion animated character who first appeared on television with Hart in 1977. Williams said: "It's fantastic. My father would particularly love this because everybody is doing exactly (more)...
- 3/2/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Popular British TV artist Tony Hart has died, aged 83.
Hart passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning after suffering from ill health, including two strokes in recent years.
He became an iconic figure in the U.K. after first appearing on TV screens in 1952 as resident artist on the popular programme Saturday Special.
Hart went on to appear in up to three TV series every year for the next 50 years, before retiring in 2001.
Hart, whose wife Jean died in 2003, is survived by daughter Carolyn and two grandchildren.
Hart passed away in the early hours of Sunday morning after suffering from ill health, including two strokes in recent years.
He became an iconic figure in the U.K. after first appearing on TV screens in 1952 as resident artist on the popular programme Saturday Special.
Hart went on to appear in up to three TV series every year for the next 50 years, before retiring in 2001.
Hart, whose wife Jean died in 2003, is survived by daughter Carolyn and two grandchildren.
- 1/19/2009
- WENN
Former children's TV presenter Tony Hart has died at the age of 83. The broadcaster, best remembered for hosting art shows Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, had suffered from health problems for a number of years but passed away peacefully. In September last year, Hart told a magazine that he was no longer able to draw after suffering two strokes. Speaking at the time, he explained: "It has been my lifetime passion, but I endeavour to stay (more)...
- 1/18/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Former children's TV presenter Tony Hart has died at the age of 83. The broadcaster, best remembered for hosting art shows Vision On, Take Hart, Hart Beat and Smart Hart, had suffered from health problems for a number of years but passed away peacefully. In September last year, Hart told a magazine that he was no longer able to draw after suffering two strokes. Speaking at the time, he explained: "It has been my lifetime passion, but I endeavour to stay (more)...
- 1/18/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Tony Hart has been forced to give up art after two strokes left him unable to draw. The 83-year-old TV artist told The Times that he spends most of his time confined to a chair at his home in Surrey. He said: "It has been my lifetime passion, but I endeavour to stay cheerful as there is nothing to be done about my condition." He continued: "My whole life has changed since my strokes. After breakfast I would adjourn to my studio, built in my garden, until 4pm when I would change my shoes (more)...
- 9/30/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Tony Hart has been forced to give up art after two strokes left him unable to draw. The 83-year-old TV artist told The Times that he spends most of his time confined to a chair at his home in Surrey. He said: "It has been my lifetime passion, but I endeavour to stay cheerful as there is nothing to be done about my condition." He continued: "My whole life has changed since my strokes. After breakfast I would adjourn to my studio, built in my garden, until 4pm when I would change my shoes (more)...
- 9/30/2008
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
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