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Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2013 6:47:44 GMT -5
A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards:A Night of Heroes: was broadcast on ITV from 9:00pm to 10:30pm on Monday, 16 December 2013. The brave men and women who serve at home and abroad were honoured in this gala evening that celebrated and commemorated the British Armed Forces. The 'Millies' also featured a glittering array of stars from stage, screen and sport as they joined together to honour the very best of British. Phillip Schofield and Amanda Holden hosted the ceremony, which took place at London's National Maritime Museum last month, and 10 heroes were honoured with awards, which had been judged by a panel including Jeremy Clarkson, Andy McNab, Lorraine Kelly and a host of top military brass. The ITV awards program featured a section on the Atlantic Convoys Jeremy Clarkson and Carole Vordeman presented the award to some of the six MN Veterans representing the many that did not return. Clarkson said that in his opinion the men who sailed in the convoys were the bravest men ever. During this Year of the Convoy (2013) much MN awareness has been raised and tribute paid, the Night of Heroes and an award for the Merchant Navy is another achievement and commemoration of the bravery and sacrifice of the heroes of the MN. The programme is available at the following link: it may be subject to your location ? and expires in 29 days. The MN TRIBUTE IS APPROX 15 MINUTES INTO THE EVENT. LINK
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Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2013 12:46:13 GMT -5
The Sun Military Awards: The Sun Military Awards (televised as A Night of Heroes: The Sun Military Awards since 2009) is an annual awards ceremony which honours members of the British armed forces and civilians involved with the forces. The awards were created by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. The awards are organised and sponsored by The Sun newspaper. During the televised ceremony, awards known as "Millies" are given out. The awards and their recipients are chosen by a select panel of ten judges, made up of national figures and military chiefs. Nominees of all but one of the categories are selected by the general public, with the remaining category winner chosen by the judges. Judges' Awards for Special Recognition 2013: Veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic. Camp Bastion's Support to Operations personnel LINK
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Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2013 13:54:36 GMT -5
NOT OUR WORDS: BUT - Jeremy Clarkson brings Yuletide joy to the Delingpole household: by James Delingpole , the Spectator So I’m looking at the seasonal TV schedules trying to find something — anything — to watch. Britain and the Sea? Probably very well done, but David Dimbleby is such a dangerously feline, OE-manqué, Flashmanesque, living-embodiment-of-the-BBC closet pinko that reviewing it would feel wrong, somehow, like chipping into a fund to buy Chris Huhne an eighth home. The Doctor Who Christmas Special? But it always makes me want to kill myself. I hate the idea that a Dalek garlanded in tinsel might burst into the Cratchit household with a fat goose dangling from its exterminator gun while the White Witch’s frozen heart melts and all the crippled children are released from the snowy mountain — or whatever mawkish crap they’ve got planned for us this year. Two films about The Great Train Robbery: A Robber’s Tale; A Copper’s Tale? Yeah, but we already know what happens, don’t we? They steal lots of money but then one by one they all get caught. PQ 17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster. What? Wait, this is more like it. And who is presenting this very promising-sounding documentary on one of Britain’s biggest wartime cock-ups? Jeremy Clarkson?? Hallelujah! Thank you, Father Christmas. And you, Baby Jesus. Maybe there will yet be some Yuletide joy in the Delingpole home, after all… LINK
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