Word: alistair
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...news came as a cultural shock. After nearly 22 years and some 800 programs, during which he had occupied 65 different armchairs in clubby library sets, Alistair Cooke, 84, was retiring as host of Masterpiece Theatre. For millions of PBS viewers, Cooke was like the guest they always hoped to meet at a party -- charming, informed but never overbearing as he steered them urbanely through such series as Upstairs, Downstairs, I, Claudius and The Jewel in the Crown, discoursing on Edwardian manners, the English public school or life in the sunlit empire...
...general, she stays away from irony, since humor has to watch its step in politics, avoiding off-the-cuff repartee that can look bad when repeated. Her whimsy runs more to lip-synching Baby, I Need Your Loving and giving a tour of the White House the way Alistair Cooke might guide visitors around Windsor Castle. Her style with her personal staff is collegial, and she doesn't stand on ceremony. Says her chief of staff, Maggie Williams: "If the top person isn't around when Hillary has something to go over, she is ready to do business with...
...awful as had been feared, it did create a costly scare. Nearly 400 sq. mi. of fishing grounds, including 11 of the Shetlands' 61 salmon farms, have been closed until both the water and the fish can be tested for oil contamination. "We think things look good now," says Alistair Goodlad, co-owner of Bressay Salmon Co. "But we can't take a chance. We will voluntarily stay closed until we know things are safe." Experts are also testing sheep to discover the effect of their grazing on oil-tainted pastures. "And don't forget the people," says Jeremy Leggett...
...film is done in the style of a British documentary, with Brian Murray playing the Alistair Cooke-esque tweedy host Terry Manchester. The effect is to put the audience on the campaign trail and amidst the rabid, swarming, red-white-and-blue masses of Roberts fans...
...then there was that seminar in eighth grade about Satan in rock music. I was in heaven. Not only were Motley Crue and Alistair "The Satanic Bible" Crowley off limits, but so were Hall and Oates, Abba and the Beach Boys...