Spoken Gems » Television http://spoken-gems.com Remarkable speeches, rhetorical masterpieces, impressive monologues Mon, 21 May 2012 14:01:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Craig Ferguson: No Britney Spears jokes tonight http://spoken-gems.com/2009/07/06/craig-ferguson-no-britney-spears-jokes-tonight/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/07/06/craig-ferguson-no-britney-spears-jokes-tonight/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:39:58 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=1683 Craig Ferguson, the host of the Late Late Night Show, explained why he won’t ridicule Britney Spears after she left rehab and speaks about his past problems as an alcoholic.

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/07/06/craig-ferguson-no-britney-spears-jokes-tonight/feed/ 0 Walter Cronkite: From the final episode of “CBS On the Air” http://spoken-gems.com/2009/06/30/walter-cronkite-from-the-final-episode-of-cbs-on-the-air/ http://spoken-gems.com/2009/06/30/walter-cronkite-from-the-final-episode-of-cbs-on-the-air/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:06:51 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/?p=128 Did you know, that Walter Cronkite trained himself to speak only at a rate of 124 words per minute whereas the American average is 165 words per minute?

]]> http://spoken-gems.com/2009/06/30/walter-cronkite-from-the-final-episode-of-cbs-on-the-air/feed/ 0 Stephen Fry: The BBC and the future of Public Service Broadcasting http://spoken-gems.com/2008/07/16/stephen-fry-the-bbc-and-the-future-of-public-service-broadcasting/ http://spoken-gems.com/2008/07/16/stephen-fry-the-bbc-and-the-future-of-public-service-broadcasting/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:01:31 +0000 Michael http://spoken-gems.com/2008/07/16/stephen-fry-the-bbc-and-the-future-of-public-service-broadcasting/ BBC started a lecture series about the future of public service broadcasting some weeks ago. The first lecture was given by Sir David Attenborough. This one is given by Stephen Fry, comedian and broadcaster. If you don’t know him, he had a comedy show with Hugh Laurie (House M.D.), called "A Bit of Fry and Laurie". Even if you’re not a familiar with the BBC, it’s worth watching:

Stephen Fry: The BBC and the future of Public Service Broadcasting (Video, audio and transcript)

Speech given in London, Wednesday 7 May 2008

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