The Buzz – 22/9/20

Merge 104.8  |  22 September 2020



Ellen DeGeneres started the new series of her talk show with an apology and an admission that “things happened that never should have happened”.

On Monday, The Ellen DeGeneres Show returned to US TV screens for the first time since allegations emerged about a toxic work environment on set.

Three senior producers were recently fired amid claims of misconduct.

British actor Michael Lonsdale, who played the Bond villain opposite Roger Moore in the 1979 film Moonraker, has died at the age of 89. In the movie, he played Hugo Drax, an evil industrialist planning to poison all humans on Earth then repopulate the planet from his space station.

Two theatres in England are being converted into makeshift courtrooms to help clear a backlog of cases.

The Lowry Centre in Salford will host trials during the daytimes and stage shows in the evening.