Talk:Val Doonican

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If you have never heard of Val Doonican you obviously didn't live in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s! He was a fixture on Saturday night TV for 25 years! I will expand the article once I have gathered and prepared my material. Dabbler 17:14, 26 Apr 2005 (UTC)

He was often on TV in New Zealand as well. ^rossnixon 00:55, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Correction - his TV ran for 25 years, but not on Saturday. It moved to Saturday eventually but not for a full 25 years!

Is the date of birth correct?

Yes, according to his official website, linked to in article. ^rossnixon 01:15, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Walk Tall

The Walk Tall linked here is the song by John Mellencamp, not the Val Doonican one. I've removed the link. 47.251.0.13 14:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC) Rojomoke 14:53, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

He is also fond of using the 'Spell check' function on his computer as he said in an interview found on his website.

That has to be the most trivial information I've ever read on WP. 213.84.156.15 17:48, 22 October 2006 (UTC)