Tonight was a BBC television current affairs programme presented by Cliff Michelmore and broadcast in Britain live on weekday evenings from February 1957 to 1965. The producers were the future Controller of BBC1 Donald Baverstock and the future Director-General of the BBC Alasdair Milne. The audience was typically seven million.
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Tonight was, like Six-Five Special, created by the BBC to fill in the 'Toddlers' Truce' closed period between 6.00pm and 7.00pm (the 'Truce' was officially abolished only a few days before Tonight was first broadcast). Tonight began broadcasting from the Viking studio in Kensington, known by the BBC as 'studio M'. It eventually transferred to one of the main studios in Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, west London.[1]
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The programme covered the arts and sciences as well as topical matters and current affairs. There was a mixture of incisive and light-hearted items: unscripted studio interviews, by Derek Hart, Geoffrey Johnson-Smith and Michelmore himself; and filmed reports. Reporters included Alan Whicker, Fyfe Robertson, Kenneth Allsop, Chris Brasher, Julian Pettifer, Brian Redhead and Polly Elwes.
The programme received the Guild of Television Producers and Directors (now BAFTA) award for best factual programme in 1957 and 1958. The style was informal with no attempt to hide studio equipment. Michelmore gave a very relaxed performance, sometimes perching on the edge of his desk, seemingly unfazed by the ringing of his desk telephone letting him know about technical problems. There were regular appearances by Cy Grant, singing a "topical calypso", and folk singers Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor. Michelmore became known for his catchphrase when closing the show, "That's all for tonight, the next 'Tonight' will be tomorrow night. Until then, good night!"[2]
It was during an edition of Tonight broadcast on the evening of Friday 22 November 1963 that BBC television broke the news of the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy to UK viewers, although Granada Television had already broadcast the news in its northern ITV region.
A new programme under the name, presented by Sue Lawley, Denis Tuohy and Donald MacCormick, was launched on BBC1 in September 1975, in a late evening slot. When Lawley left to have a baby, Valerie Singleton replaced her on the show, which continued until 1979. Newsnight, on BBC2, was its replacement.
References [link]
- ^ History of TV Studios - Lime Grove - accessed 18 February 2010
- ^ Tonight, whirligig-tv.co.uk, accessed 25 May 2009.
External links [link]
- BBC History of TV news in the 1950s
- Museum of Broadcast Communications: Tonight
- Whirligig TV, TV 1950s nostalgia: Tonight
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Tonight (TrueBliss song)
"Tonight" is the 1999 debut single of New Zealand girl group TrueBliss, the first ever group to be formed under the Popstars banner, as part of the 1999 TVNZ series. "Tonight" debuted at number one in the New Zealand charts, remained in the top 40 for 10 weeks, and was certified platinum.
Background
"Tonight" was written and produced by Silver Scroll-winning songwriter Anthony Ioasa as part of the Popstars television programme. The single included a karaoke version of the song and a cover of the 1992 Kylie Minogue song "Closer". The song was also the opening track on TrueBliss' debut album Dream.
Music video
A music video was made for the single, directed by Andy Gale. It features TrueBliss at a slumber party, relaxing on a beach, hanging out on the street, eating at a diner, and dancing by a pool. The making of the music video was shown as part of Popstars.
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Tonight (Jay Sean song)
"Tonight" is a single by British R&B artist Jay Sean. The single was released on 18 January 2009 (iTunes) and 26 January 2009 (CD single), but the music video for the single was released much earlier, on 17 November 2008. The single is the fourth and final single from his second album My Own Way.
History
On 15 October 2008, Jay Sean announced that he had signed with American Hip-Hop label Cash Money Records, on the back scene at MOBO Awards. Jay explained “It’s always been a dream for me to sign to an American label. And it’s great to be accepted by the best in the game.”
The single includes a remix featuring rapper Lil Wayne, as Cash Money Records is releasing a remix in order to introduce Jay Sean to the American market. However the remix was canceled, and Sean recorded a new single for the American market called "Down" featuring Lil' Wayne.
My Own Way: Deluxe Edition was released on 16 February 2009 in the U.K. was set for release in the U.S., however the idea has been shelved and Jay Sean is working on a new album for the American market. The lead single is "Tonight" which was released on 26 January 2009. The album also has 2 additional songs, "Never Been In Love" and "I'm Gone", and 4 additional remixes.
List of American Horror Story characters
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The first season, subtitled Murder House, takes place during 2011 in Los Angeles, California and centers on a family that moves into a house haunted by its deceased former occupants. The second season, subtitled Asylum, takes place during 1964 in Massachusetts and follows the stories of the inmates and staff of an institution for the criminally insane. The third season, subtitled Coven, takes place during 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana and follows a coven of witches who face off against those who wish to destroy them. The fourth season, subtitled Freak Show, takes place during 1952 in Jupiter, Florida and focuses on one of the last remaining freak shows in America and its struggle to survive. The fifth season, subtitled Hotel, takes place during 2015 in Los Angeles, California and centers on the unusual occurrences and people of a mysterious and outdated hotel.
Fiona (album)
Fiona is the self-titled first studio album by singer Fiona, released in 1985 through Atlantic Records and reissued in 2004 through Wounded Bird Records. It reached #71 on that year's Billboard 200 chart and remained charted for a week, whilst its lone single "Talk to Me" reached #12 and #64 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Hot 100 charts respectively.
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Fiona pinnata
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The anatomy of this species is very unusual; it does not appear to have any living close relatives. It is the only member of the genus Fiona (the genus is thus monotypic), and the genus Fiona is in turn the only genus in the family Fionidae (a monotypic family). Features that are unique to the family Fionidae, including Fiona pinnata, include:
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by Avaine
Tonight
by: AvaineYou and I, I had it all worked out,
We were young but we had our feet on the ground,
Then you had to turn it upside down, suddenly
You'd tell me I'm your princess,
And on the surface it seemed correct,
When you took me out to show your friends,
We were so perfect, tell me what's perfect
Because when you took me home, it was so outta control,
I wanna get out of here tonight, and I'm sorry if you
wanna fight
I won't cry, 'coz you, you're not worth my tears,
And tonight I'm getting out of here,
'Coz tonight, tonight, it feels so right, tonight,
I wanna come alive for the first time
I've got a hold of my life, I wanna know what that
feels like
It's a shame I couldn't turn around once more,
And come crawling back to your front door,
But I'm sick of being left outside,
Shouldn't there be a doormat where I'm
Sitting? I think something just kicked in, and I think
it's time I left this
House full of lullabies, and lies, oh, whoa
I won't say sorry for the times I listened to your
alibis,
And hid as tears fell from my eyes, but no, not for you
tonight
I won't cry, 'coz you, you're not worth my tears,
And tonight I'm getting out of here,
'Coz tonight, tonight, it feels so right, tonight,
I wanna come alive for the first time
I've got a hold of my life, I wanna know what that
feels like
Oh, what I thought, and what we were
I swore that I'd never let this happen
Never thought I would learn this lesson
No you're never gonna mess with me again
No, never again
'Coz I didn't see how much pain I was in
I didn't see that I was sinking
Hate to think someone's going through that again,
I wanna just forget about it
I didn't see how much pain I was in
I didn't see that I was sinking
I won't be doing that again
No, no, not again
You won't see me, tonight,
I don't wanna see you, tonight
Oh...
I won't cry, 'coz you, you're not worth my tears,
And tonight I'm getting out of here,
'Coz tonight, tonight, it feels so right, tonight,
I wanna come alive for the first time
I've got a hold of my life, oh...