Bob Holness (born 12 November 1928 in Vryheid, Natal, South Africa) is an English actor and presenter. Shortly after his birth in South Africa he moved to Ashford, Kent in the UK with his parents. After attending Ashford Grammar School and Maidstone College of Art, he then worked for a printing company before returning to South Africa. In 1955, he got his first job as a radio presenter. is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vryheid is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... , The town of Ashford lies on the River Great Stour, M20 motorway, South Eastern Main Line and Channel Tunnel Rail Link railways, in the borough of Ashford, located just south of the North Downs, in Kent, England. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as elementary). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin... The Kent Institute of Art & Design (KIAD - often pronounced phonetically as ) was an art school based across three campuses in the county of Kent, in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ...

Broadcasting career

In 1956, he starred in a South African radio adaptation of Moonraker, making him only the second actor to portray James Bond (Barry Nelson was the first). He subsequently presented a regular show on Radio Luxembourg. Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moonraker is the third James Bond novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Barry Nelson (April 16, 1917 - April 7, 2007[1]) was an American actor noted as the first actor to portray Ian Flemings secret agent James Bond. ... Radio Luxembourg (1933-1992, 2005-)was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in Europe. ...

Holness joined the BBC as a presenter on Late Night Extra, initially on the BBC Light Programme and later on BBC Radio 1 and 2, presenting alongside people like Terry Wogan, Michael Parkinson and Keith Fordyce. From 1971, the show was broadcast solely on Radio 2. The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ... The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ... This page redirects from Radio 1. See Radio 1 (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3, 1938, in Limerick, County Limerick, Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the United Kingdom (UK) for most of his career. ... Michael Parkinson CBE (born 28 March 1935) is an English journalist and television presenter. ... Keith Fordyce was a disc jockey and presenter on British radio and television. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ...

Between 1975 and 1985 he was co-presenter with Douglas Cameron of the AM Programme on London's LBC radio station. He originally joined the station as an airborne traffic reporter. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... LBC Radio (originally the London Broadcasting Company) operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. ...

Between 1985 and 1997, he returned to Radio 2 presenting many shows including Bob Holness Requests the Pleasure and Bob Holness and Friends, as well as covering various weekday shows for holidaying presenters. Until 1998 he also presented the request programme Anything Goes on BBC World Service. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... The BBC World Service is one of the most widely recognised international broadcasters of radio programming, transmitting in 33 languages to many parts of the world. ...

Holness was the subject of an urban myth, initiated by broadcaster Stuart Maconie who, while writing for the New Musical Express, claimed that Holness played the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty's song "Baker Street". The true performer was Raphael Ravenscroft. The story clearly appealed to Holness' sense of humour as he has often played along with the myth, and has also at various times jokingly claimed to be the lead guitarist on Derek and the Dominoes' "Layla" and the mysterious individual putting Elvis Presley off his stride on the famous "laughing version" of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?". Urban Legend is also the name of a 1998 movie. ... Stuart Maconie (b. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a weekly magazine about popular music published in the UK. It is unlike many other popular music magazines due to its intended focus on guitar-based music and indie rock bands, instead of mainstream pop acts. ... The saxophone (colloquially referred to as sax) is a conical-bored instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece like the clarinet. ... Gerry Rafferty (born Gerald Rafferty, 16 April 1947, in Paisley) is a Scottish singer and songwriter. ... The original Gerry Rafferty version single cover of Baker Street Baker Street is a song by Gerry Rafferty written in 1978 during his break from the band Stealers Wheel. ... Raphael Ravenscroft is a saxophone player whose performing credits include work with ABBA, America, Kim Carnes, Marvin Gaye, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Bonnie Tyler and, most famously, Gerry Rafferty, performing the iconic saxophone solo on Baker Street. The solo has often been mistakenly attributed to broadcaster and TV... Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs album cover Derek and the Dominos was a group formed in the spring of 1970 by guitarist/singer Eric Clapton (born Eric Patrick Clapton, March 30, 1945, Ripley, Surrey, England) with other former members of Delaney & Bonnie & Friends: Bobby Whitlock (b. ... Layla is the title track on the Derek and the Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, released in December 1970. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... Are You Lonesome Tonight? is a popular song. ...

Television career

In 1961 Holness became the host of UK game show Take a Letter, and in the 1980s and early 1990s he presented the British version of Blockbusters, for which he is most famous. Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... A game in progress on the British Bob Holness-hosted version of Blockbusters. ...

In autumn 1995 he hosted Yorkshire Television's big-budget gameshow flop Raise the Roof before becoming the chairman of a revived Call My Bluff on the BBC. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Raise the Roof was an unsuccessful British television game show which ran for one series in 1995-1996, produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV and hosted by Bob Holness. ... Call My Bluff is a British game show between two teams of three contestants. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation, which is usually known as the BBC, is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the United Kingdom alone and with a budget of more than GB£4 billion. ...

He appeared on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway in 2004 in one show, which he presented the last round of Ant and Dec's Blockbusters stint, and Ant was a contestant. He appeared to be losing his memory whilst presenting, but it was just a joke as part of the act. Ant and Decs Saturday Night Takeaway is a television programme shown in the UK on Saturday evenings. ... Ant (left) and Dec appearing in an ITV 1 ident. ... A game in progress on the British Bob Holness-hosted version of Blockbusters. ...

He has been said to have composed the tune for a series of television ads for R Whites Lemonade, featuring "A secret lemonade drinker". This was actually written by Ross MacManus, father of Elvis Costello. Ross MacManus was a British musician and trumpet player who performed with the Joe Loss Orchestra. ...

Holness now lives in Pinner, London. Pinner is a suburb in north-west London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...