Fantastic, well done to her! I totally agree. In his early days I was never a great fan of Ray, his arrogance, cockyness and shrewdness was offputting. I'm also a great believer in that people have a huge capacity for change and grow; I'm also sure that he has done so and this shines through his later productions when we see a less cocky a calmer and dare I say more humble and very much more pleasant side to the man. I look forward to seeing this.
Being in front of the squak box doesn't merit a knighthood, neither does his limited contribution to science (I can think of more deserving researchers). I don't know what he contributes towards the tribal people he uses in his productions or if they understand fully the implications of being used in this way (like many other squak box show hosts do anyway but I doubt they understand it, some look positively pee'd off), so I'm not convinced on that one. But to be fair he's done a pretty good job and probably reaches more young people and done this better than many schools regarding having a positive relationship and pride with our natural heritage and our countryside. That's getting to be worth a knighthood so yes on that, and I'm sure that man would agree that this is his greatest work.
Being in front of the squak box doesn't merit a knighthood, neither does his limited contribution to science (I can think of more deserving researchers). I don't know what he contributes towards the tribal people he uses in his productions or if they understand fully the implications of being used in this way (like many other squak box show hosts do anyway but I doubt they understand it, some look positively pee'd off), so I'm not convinced on that one. But to be fair he's done a pretty good job and probably reaches more young people and done this better than many schools regarding having a positive relationship and pride with our natural heritage and our countryside. That's getting to be worth a knighthood so yes on that, and I'm sure that man would agree that this is his greatest work.
The honours system, is not all about "one for the boys" It's just the little people never make it to the news. Great work is done by millions of people and sometimes it is recognised and rewarded, how do I know? My sister is off to the palace today to get her MBE for her work, within the social services, and for her nearly 40 years of working for the St John ambulance organisation .