Bob Friend retires - 23rd October 2003

Can I make a huge request. Can someone please make some recordings of funny moments with Bob Friend in "eal media" files.

I will try to persuade Mike at The TV Room to open a special section in the Sky News pages for a tribute page like he did for Jeremy from BBC Breakfast.

Also could someone please also capture the full report about his retirement, and any classic clips of him.

You will recieve full credit on the pages, I am taking stills from the report andf any funny shots of him until midnight.

I am recording this report and mini-interview with him now....

This is the first time I have recorded a news channel on VHS, but it is worth it...

I am almost shedding a tear...

Tear of laughter i hope!!!

that elephant story was brilliant, how it was sumugled in, in a handbag and didnt have the correct documentation!!!

Just a few minutes, need to trim this mammoth and convert it into something that isn't 1.6 Gb

I have 37 screenshots so far... I have a feeling when Bob starts talking again, we will see a clip of the infamous bottletop incident, he was about to explain and show a clip, but concorde at New-york interupted them...

laughter and sadness, that this is his last time he will make his co-presenters piss themself with laughter.

Well, about an hour to go now

Well - here is the 11-minute long report, and 'discussion'.
I haven't had a chance to watch it myself - I haven't even installed Realone on this PC yet so let's hope for the best.
Tribute to Bob Friend(5.5 Mb)

Just have to get the serious news out the way, then they can have fun

Sorry Barney, that clip doesn't seem to be working at the moment, it's only downloading about 2½meg if that's any help?

EDIT.... ah the file size is getting bigger every minute... hmm

Aye - it's still uploading
I'll let you know as soon as it finishes - it's being rather slow

EDIT - It's now finished