Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted January 9, 2007 I don't think he'll see out the year. He has lost the two loves of his life. Morph & Chas you mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,230 Posted January 9, 2007 I don't think he'll see out the year. He has lost the two loves of his life. Morph & Chas you mean? No - I meant his wife and then his hands. I also meant that in a non perverse manner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted July 20, 2007 (edited) For some reason, the Vision On thread has been locked, so I'll post an update on Tony Hart here. This blog confirms Tony is still in ill health, but he has been out & about (or was in May) & in this photo looks relatively healthy, me thinks. Edited July 21, 2007 by Lady Grendel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,679 Posted July 20, 2007 Open his thread back up, f*ck Vision On, renanme it after the main man. Name it after Pat Keysell, at least she could speak. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Grendel 139 Posted July 20, 2007 Open his thread back up, f*ck Vision On, renanme it after the main man. Done TF and renamed, mainly because I caught a bit of a programme on BBC3 a few weeks ago about 30(?) years of Swap Shop, Tony Hart was talked about and wrote a letter to be read out on air as he was too ill to attend the reunion, I was wondering if anyone has any info on his health? Could be a candidate for next year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,679 Posted July 20, 2007 Open his thread back up, f*ck Vision On, renanme it after the main man. Done TF and renamed, mainly because I caught a bit of a programme on BBC3 a few weeks ago about 30(?) years of Swap Shop, Tony Hart was talked about and wrote a letter to be read out on air as he was too ill to attend the reunion, I was wondering if anyone has any info on his health? Could be a candidate for next year? A total candidate. I'll swear by it. F**k. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted July 21, 2007 Done TF and renamed, mainly because I caught a bit of a programme on BBC3 a few weeks ago about 30(?) years of Swap Shop, Tony Hart was talked about and wrote a letter to be read out on air as he was too ill to attend the reunion, I was wondering if anyone has any info on his health? Could be a candidate for next year? There's info in the I & P thread, which hasn't been transferred over, LG, which caused all the furore of the locked thread in the first place.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Grendel 139 Posted July 21, 2007 Done TF and renamed, mainly because I caught a bit of a programme on BBC3 a few weeks ago about 30(?) years of Swap Shop, Tony Hart was talked about and wrote a letter to be read out on air as he was too ill to attend the reunion, I was wondering if anyone has any info on his health? Could be a candidate for next year? There's info in the I & P thread, which hasn't been transferred over, LG, which caused all the furore of the locked thread in the first place.... Thanks OoO, I've moved the 3 posts I could find, 1 from you yesterday and 2 from mpfc last November, let me know if there are any more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,175 Posted July 21, 2007 Thanks OoO, I've moved the 3 posts I could find, 1 from you yesterday and 2 from mpfc last November, let me know if there are any more. When I searched yesterday, I think that (and the vision on thread) was all I found, so yes, that looks like it all. Good work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,528 Posted September 30, 2008 New interview with Tony Hart about having to give up drawing I thought he was older than 83 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,074 Posted January 18, 2009 Dead This news brought to you first by Terminator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fugitivewolf 0 Posted January 18, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7836112.stm yup dead!! and a bbc obit!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Reaper 185 Posted January 18, 2009 Damnit - Tony Hart made it all the way into the top 52 for this year's list but reports were just too sketchy ( ) on the state of his health. One of the closest misses in a long time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonny84 0 Posted January 18, 2009 I suggested him in the Suggestions Thread. Sad news. He was great on CBBC in the late 80s early 90s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,679 Posted January 18, 2009 Damnit - Tony Hart made it all the way into the top 52 for this year's list but reports were just too sketchy ( ) on the state of his health. One of the closest misses in a long time It may have been a close miss but it's still a bad miss. Quite apart from news of his ailing health being better known than some of those who made the 2009 list (BB King ffs?), Hart couldn't have fitted the classic DL demographic more perfectly. Yes, hindsight makes an expert of everyone and you can't pick 'em all, but like a few other people I had supported his nomination once or twice in the past. Anyway, I'm sure I'll get over it one day. (Edit: here's Tony at work in his classic 1970s 'slightly camp' period.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 604 Posted January 18, 2009 Very sad news indeed, and I say that as someone whose picture never got on Take Hart. Tony Hart probably did more for art in the UK than any of our so-called 'artists'. And, of course, another part of my childhood gone. RIP He only got on our DDP list due to Pinter carking it, so thanks Harold! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marinade 18 Posted January 18, 2009 Tony Hart + Oliver Postage is a sad one-two in the nostalgia gut. Still, my very first points in the DDP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Grendel 139 Posted January 18, 2009 I was very sad to hear of his death, not unexpected though. I am consoling myself with the fact he's my joker on the DDP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,230 Posted January 18, 2009 Pish flaps. Another miss for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thefunkyfaz 51 Posted January 18, 2009 "And now... the mortuary." Sad news indeed, but the great man is the first strike on my Wormfood Bingo list for this year. Rumour has it that Morph is going to walk behind the coffin... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,079 Posted January 18, 2009 I was sure he was on DL. I thought his state of health was pretty well known. Much more likely than some to go this year .. ahem .. Maggie, Ronnie Biggs .. Anyway my first DDP points so not all bad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminator 13 Posted January 18, 2009 Rumour has it that Morph is going to walk behind the coffin... That'll take a few weeks of stop-start animation to film that walk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lee Posted January 18, 2009 First Mark Speight now Tony Hart. Isn't it about time the police pulled their collective fingers out and had a closer look at the activities of Neil Buchanan? I mean, I have no physical evidence but I'm pretty sure he killed them both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites