Barry Norman (b. August 21, 1933) is a British film critic and a former chairman of The News Quiz. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films. ... The News Quiz is a topical comedy quiz broadcast on British radio BBC Radio 4. ...

The son of film director Leslie Norman,He began his journalistic career at the Kensington News, later spending a period in South Africa where he developed a hostility to the situation created there by the emergence of apartheid. By the 1960s, Norman was a prominent journalist and was show business editor of the Daily Mail until 1971, when he was made redundant. Subsequently, he wrote a column each Wednesday for The Guardian, also contributing leader columns to the newspaper. Leslie Norman may refer to: Les Norman (1911–1993), a British director Leslie George Norman (1913–1997), an Australian politician See also Norman Leslie This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently a tabloid, first published in 1896. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ...

He was a presenter of the BBC's Film programme from 1972, becoming the sole presenter the following year, although the programme was not transmitted outside of London and the south-east for the first few years. Norman's tenure was broken in 1982 by a brief unhappy spell presenting Omnibus. After returning to the Film series, Norman became increasingly irritated by the BBC's reluctance to screen the programme at a regular time, and he accepted an offer in 1998 to work for BSkyB, where he remained for three years. Jonathan Ross took his place as the BBC programme's presenter. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... Film 2006 is a weekly film review show on the BBC. The first series was broadcast in 1972 under the title Film 72, and the title has been updated annually to match the year of broadcast. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... South East England is one of the official regions of England. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB - formerly two companies, Sky Television and British Satellite Broadcasting, which merged) is a company that operates the most popular subscription television service in the Ireland. ... Jonathan Ross OBE (born November 17, 1960, Leytonstone, London, England) is a British television and radio presenter and film critic. ...

Norman has written and presented a number of documentary series for the BBC, including Hollywood Greats (1977-79, 1983), British Greats (1980) and Talking Pictures (1987). A member of the Liberal Democrats, he supported Charles Kennedy's stance on the second Iraq war. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the largest publicly-funded radio and television broadcasting corporation of the United Kingdom (see British television) and the world. ... A sound film (or talkie) is a motion picture with synchronized sound, as opposed to a silent movie. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Rt. ... Combatants Coalition Forces (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Poland) Iraq Commanders Tommy Franks Saddam Hussein Strength 263,000 375,000 The 2003 invasion of Iraq, termed Operation Iraqi Freedom by the US administration, began on March 20. ...

Barry Norman has contributed a column to the Radio Times for many years and has written a number of novels. Current Radio Times logo Radio Times is the BBCs weekly television and radio programme listings magazine. ...

External links

• BBC News: Barry Norman defects to Sky
• Clive Conway Celebrity Productions page on Barry Norman
• Barry Norman at The Internet Movie Database
• TV Tome: Barry Norman