and a local celeb cookbook - who's cooking chicken? Gerry Anderson, one of Northern Ireland's best-known presenters, has died aged 69 following a long illness. ", Both The Gerry Anderson Show podcasts and The Anderson Archive will be available to listen to via the BBC Radio Ulster website or the BBC Sounds app. We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the BBC’s broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing it at this stage He was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers and went to work as an apprentice tool-maker and a clerk in a shipping firm. (First broadcast 13/03/2012), The phones aren't working, Seamus Heaney meets Bojangles (First Broadcast 26/09/2009), Cures for baldness: rainwater and cow pats (First Broadcast 28/09/2011), Sean has a fan & is it better to dye or wig? We will retain information submitted to us for possible future use, to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the BBC’s broadcast history to life, but we will not be publishing it at this stage. In a poignant moment, Gerry Anderson's co-presenter, Sean Coyle, helped carry his coffin from the cathedral. All human life was there, as the saying goes. The audience reaction to Anderson Country was polarised with listeners divided over its shift in tone from the rest of Radio 4. The main entrance to the cathedral was directly below us and therefore out of sight. . Gerald Michael "Gerry" Anderson (28 October 1944 – 21 August 2014), was a radio and television broadcaster for BBC Northern Ireland. In 1972, while in Canada, Anderson joined a band called Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. When a particular service called for the local bishop to enter in some splendour, we were required to sing the celebratory hymn 'Ecce Sacerdos', which I quickly realised was the bishop's 'signature' tune. [3], Anderson began his radio career at BBC Radio Foyle in 1985, the local station in his home city which he usually called "Stroke City" to reflect the difficulty regarding broadcasting the name of Derry/Londonderry (each name is preferred by a different part of the local community, Derry by Catholics/Nationalists, Londonderry by Protestants/Unionists). Renowned for his unique style and distinctive sense of humour, Anderson often referred to himself on his show, as "Turkey Neck", "Puppet Chin" or "Golf Mike Alpha". A Hypnotised Hen and the Child of Prague. Part of BBC Radio Foyle’s 40th birthday celebrations. Seán Coyle on life after Gerry Anderson: I miss him every day. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Renowned for his unique style and distinctive sense of humour, Anderson often referred to himself on his show, as "Turkey Neck", "Puppet Chin" or "Golf Mike Alpha". On one occasion a listener tried to find four baby chipmunks, another needed help with his love life - while a Tyrone listener needed a cure for a cow with warts on its teat. But he is best known for creating the classic 1960s adventure series Thunderbirds, following the Tracy family's International Rescue team - … Gerry Anderson. When it was time for his glorious entry, the worker-bee priest at the altar, seemingly involved in communication with the Higher One, was, in fact, informing the organist via a series of complicated hand signals (observed through the wing mirrors on the organ) of the progress of the bishop. Geordie is confused by a rest room (First Broadcast 27/10/09), Gerry struggles with Jimmy Cricket (First Broadcast 10 11 2008), Airports, Derek Bell - and Sean brings Roy Walker back (First Broadcast 27 04 2011), Gerry worries that his star power is fading. Dive into an alternative world of humour and wonderment. New hair, a wedding ring and the back seat of a car. At present this site reflects the contents of the published Radio Times BBC listings. [2] Gerald Michael "Gerry" Anderson, was a radio and television broadcaster for BBC Northern Ireland. Gerry has a cottage, and an angry golfer calls (First Broadcast 27/11/2001), What a blacksmiths smelt like, how to talk to a horse, and Geordie's geese (09/05/2001), Is it stick or schtick? On the BBC Radio Ulster show, referring to his earlier career in music, he claimed to have met Elvis Presley and toured with Kris Kristofferson. "We hope these podcasts and radio programmes will bring a smile to listeners’ faces. It was show business. For other people named Gerry Anderson, see, Learn how and when to remove this template message, the difficulty regarding broadcasting the name, "Gerry Anderson: Broadcaster dies after long illness", https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/gerry-anderson-how-bbc-broadcaster-was-devastated-by-the-deluge-of-complaints-about-his-national-radio-show-30695225.html, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11144027/Gerry-Anderson-obituary.html, Creators of ON THE AIR with Gerry Anderson, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerry_Anderson_(broadcaster)&oldid=981449613, Radio personalities from Northern Ireland, Articles lacking in-text citations from August 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2014, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Broadcaster of the Year at the Entertainment and Media Awards, 1991, 1992 and 1993. In a flash I realised that this wasn't religion at all. (First Broadcast 09/10/2001), Vintage Gerry from 1984, featuring a young Mr Coyle as a certain boxer (22/10/1984), Gerry & Sean discuss tonic wine and smoking (First broadcast 18/01/2010), For Halloween, we revisit Gerry's tour of Crumlin Road Gaol (First Broadcast 29/10/2005). A phone call that can multiply your money by ten . Five podcasts will be made available right away on the day, followed by another two programmes every week after that. His co-presenter on the show was Sean Coyle who has his own Wee Show on BBC Radio Foyle. Conor McKay, who has produced both the podcasts and The Anderson Archive radio series, said: “On Gerry’s show, you never knew what was coming next. To mark the launch of the podcast, there will also be a brand new series on BBC Radio Ulster and Foyle. In 1963, having taught himself the guitar, he moved to Manchester where he worked in nightclubs. (extract from Surviving Stroke City by Gerry Anderson), Anderson died on 21 August 2014, aged 69, following a long illness.

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