Alexander Armstrong
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 54 |
Web site | twitter.com |
Date of birth | March 2,1970 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Rothbury |
United Kingdom | |
Height | 181 (cm) |
Spouse | Hannah Bronwen Snow |
Albums | Upon a Different Shore |
A Year of Songs | |
In a Winter Light | |
Peter and the Wolf | |
Children | Patrick Armstrong |
Edward Armstrong | |
Rex Armstrong | |
Official site | twitter.com |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
Education | St Mary's Music School |
Mowden Hall School | |
Siblings | Dominic Armstrong |
Alice Armstrong | |
Parents | Emma Virginia Peronnet Thompson-McCausland |
Henry Angus Armstrong | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 424556 |
Peppa Pig
Danger Mouse
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Hey Duggee
Life Begins
Armstrong and Miller
Pointless Celebrities
Mutual Friends
After You've Gone
Italy's Invisible Cities
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Match Point
Alexander Armstrong's Big Ask
Plunkett & Macleane
Scoop
To the Manor Born
Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom
The Big Knights
A Town Called Panic
Brass Eye
Rev.
Birthday Girl
Skellig
Stressed Eric
Best of the Worst
Sarah Jane's Alien Files
Tooned
Time Gentlemen Please
A Murder Is Announced
Christmas at the Riviera
The Trial of Tony Blair
Jackboots on Whitehall
TLC
Don't Ask Me Ask Britain
Beast
Epic Win
The Sight
My Family and Other Animals
Never Mind the Horrocks
Lär mitt husdjur göra det där!
Saluting Dad's Army
Alexander Armstrong in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Prize Island
When Were We Funniest?
The Making Music Badge
To the Manor Born: Silver Wedding Anniversary
Felix & Murdo
Hacks
Pointless
Syntax Era
Rome's Invisible City
Alexander Armstrong Life story
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrong is an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter and singer. He is the host of the BBC One game show Pointless, as well as the morning show on Classic FM. He is one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller.
Gary Lineker tops star salaries list in BBC annual report
... Quiz show hosts Richard Osman, Sandi Toksvig, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Romesh Ranganathan and Alexander Armstrong are also not named...
'Sandringham WI will never be the same without Queen' says chairman
... The Queen last attended the winter meeting of the Sandringham WI at West Newton Village Hall in 2019, when she took part in a hosted by Alexander Armstrong...
Elizabeth II: The Queen on screen - nine shows to watch
... The programme, presented by Alexander Armstrong, also includes wonderful amateur footage of joyous and occasionally eccentric street parties that took place around the UK on the same day...
Richard Osman: Pointless star quits BBC quiz show
... Host Alexander Armstrong will remain on Pointless, and Osman will continue to appear on its celebrity spin-off...
How millions don't know they're related to royalty
... Soap star Danny Dyer found he was related to Edward III, Alexander Armstrong was descended from William the Conqueror and the rower Sir Matthew Pinsent was another relative of Edward I...
Obituary: Dame Vera Lynn, England ' s favorite
... The led is an album that has been released for your 100-year-old birthday, with the contributions of younger singers, including: Alfie Boe, Alexander Armstrong and Cynthia Erivo - After a lifetime in the service of their country, Dame Vera is still held was, as the embodiment of the best of the British spirit...
John Bercow: What's the role of a Speaker in Parliament?
... If the Commons is the TV show Pointless, then the Speaker is Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman combined...
Queen enjoys game of Pointless at Sandringham WI
...The Queen the Sandringham branch of the WI visited every year in their winter stay in the nearby Royal estate The Queen has hosted members of their local Women s Institute (WI) in a live version of the TV quiz show Pointless, Alexander Armstrong...
John Bercow: What's the role of a Speaker in Parliament?
So there's a new person in The House of Commons.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has been elected by MPs as the new Commons Speaker, after previous Speaker John Bercow stepped down.
You'll probably know John Bercow from the way he said "order" (pronounced "odd-DEURRRR, odd-DEURRRRR!") while trying to keep things calm and fair during discussions between the UK's Political Parties .
Since 1997, Sir Lindsay has been a Labour Party MP for Chorley in Lancashire - But he will have to quit that job because The Commons Speaker must be impartial.
He was dragged to the Speaker's chair by two MPs, which is a tradition in The House of Commons when someone new takes The Role .
As well as making A Promise to be "neutral" and "transparent" Speaker, Sir Lindsay also paid tribute to his 28-year-old daughter Natalie, who died in 2017, during his acceptance speech.
"There is one difficult part I want to get over. There is one person who is not here; My Daughter Natalie," he said.
"I wish she could have been here. She was everything to all of us. "
Now he's the Speaker, he'll be sitting in that all-powerful Green Chair - given by Australia - deciding which MPs are allowed to speak.
So here's a quick look at what the speaker does and what The Role could mean for Brexit.
What's The Role and why is it so important?Simply put, the Speaker is in charge of what goes on within The House of Commons.
If The Commons is the TV show Pointless, then the Speaker is Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman combined. Imagine That for a second.
So that's why he or she will step in when things get too rowdy with the trademark cry of "order!". Contrary to popular belief, it's not because they're a fan of hors d'oeuvres.
By tradition, the Speaker is above politics and is supposed to represent only The Rules and conventions of Parliament.
So when he or she is elected, they stop representing their party.
No disrespectThe title of Speaker dates back to 1377, and Sir Thomas Hungerford was The First .
Back in The Day it was a Dangerous Game .
No fewer than seven Speakers were beheaded before 1535.
And in a nod to this traditional past, when a new Speaker is elected, they will be physically dragged to The Chair by other MPs.
That's because when the Speaker would communicate the opinion of The Commons to the monarch - there was a chance of early death if the monarch disagreed with The Message .
So you can understand why some previous speakers required a bit of gentle persuasion to accept The Role .
The modern role of the Speaker being independent from Political Parties evolved in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Sir Thomas Hungerford rocking His Best Brexit expression How was Sir Lindsay chosen?using a Secret Ballot system.
If a candidate gets More Than 50% of votes, they're elected to The Post .
But if no candidate gets More Than half of the vote then there are more rounds of voting.
Those with the fewest votes are eliminated and MPs keep on voting until one person gets a majority.
Dealing with complicated controversies (mostly Brexit)Much like John Bercow , Sir Lindsay is likely to have a big role to play regarding Brexit.
Mr Bercow was visible in the Brexit debate - and faced major criticism from Brexiteers who questioned his fairness.
For example, he Prime Minister Boris Johnson to put his deal with the EU to a parliamentary vote after it had been rejected once.
He said the reason was because of a parliamentary convention from 1604, which says a motion can't be brought back if it's the same "in substance" as a previous one.
He also allowing US President Donald Trump to speak in parliament in 2017.
It was called "an unprecedented and extraordinary rebuke" and "a diplomatic snub" by BBC political correspondent Eleanor Garnier.
Mr Bercow - who was in The Job for Ten Years - described his role as being similar to a referee in an interview by the US broadcaster CNN.
"I'm a regular at my club with my son, a season-ticket holder at Arsenal," he said.
"There are 60,000 people in The Crowd , who think they know better than the referee. "
And that's something Sir Lindsay will probably have to follow, to keep some vital order in The House .
An earlier version of this feature was published in September 2019.
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Source of news: bbc.com