Lovely photos! Thanks. There is an entertainment programme on BBC News 24 at 6.30 tonight. Might record it.

How beautiful is that man :heart:

 

http://www.splashnewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/splashnews_spl7260_034.jpg

 

Thanks for bringing the pics over. He is stunning!!

Lovely photos! Thanks. There is an entertainment programme on BBC News 24 at 6.30 tonight. Might record it.

 

It is only on Monday and Thursday! :unsure:

It is only on Monday and Thursday! :unsure:

 

Thought I couldn't find it. :unsure:

From the Guardian.

 

More than £1.2bn will be wasted this year on 87.6 million unwanted Christmas gifts, according to Oxfam.

This week the charity will be calling for the season of landfill to revert to the season of goodwill with the launch of a tongue-in-cheek Campaign for Decent Christmas Presents. The campaign - featuring Dame Helen Mirren, pop singer Will Young, actress Helena Bonham Carter and comedian Rob Brydon - will launch with a television advertisement during Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire on Wednesday at 9.10pm.

In the advert Mirren, an ambassador for Oxfam, will spoof the traditional charity appeal advert with a plea on behalf of the 'millions of people who suffer every year from receiving rubbish presents'.

'Oxfam Unwrapped is a fun campaign, but it's serious too. These gifts are genuinely life-changing. Unlike a flapping, singing fish,' said Bonham Carter, who appears in the ads holding a talking rubber fish.

Will Young invites viewers to look at the tears in his sorrowful eyes after receiving his disappointing Christmas presents, while Brydon looks quizzically at a walking pink toy pig.

'We've all been there, receiving presents that are going to be stuffed in a drawer and forgotten about,' Brydon said. 'There are only so many talc-and-soap gift sets a man needs a year. Instead, give a loo to the world or buy something life-changing like condoms, water, seeds and books.'

Images of the celebrities will also feature on advertising hoardings and in magazines. The photographs have been taken by Rankin, the photographer, publisher and film director who launched Dazed & Confused magazine with Jefferson Hack in 1991 and made headlines with his campaign for Dove soap, which overturned convention by showing women of all body sizes.

The average person spends £33 at Christmas on gifts that are not gratefully received, according to Oxfam. 'Every year Britons buy thousands of silly presents nobody wants and that empty our wallets without actually bringing Christmas cheer to anyone,' said Barbara Stocking, director of Oxfam.

'Oxfam Unwrapped is an alternative gift range of over 60 fun and innovative presents, including fertiliser, a loo, condoms, essential medicines and school books, knowing they have a positive impact on people's lives, compared to disappointing unwanted presents like socks, CDs and smellies.'

Oxfam guarantees that the gifts will be monitored to ensure that they provide long-term benefits for the communities and hopes to raise £14.5m through its campaign - 'which is a drop in the ocean when compared with the £33.4 billion spent on Christmas presents last year,' said Stocking.

'Oxfam Unwrapped is the ultimate way of giving unusual presents that are thoughtful, fun and far-reaching.'

 

Great to see will spearheading such a worthy cause & the bonus for us is we get to see him on tv & in lots of mags.

 

Will certainly works with some very respected & influential people. I can't ever see him being out of work. :D

Thanks for that TT, sounds like a good idea to me and it's good that Will's taking part in the Oxfam campaign.

Thanks TT - must keep my eyes peeled for the mags. One of the girls on D said she thought she saw him on an advert on the undeground.

Thanks TT - must keep my eyes peeled for the mags. One of the girls on D said she thought she saw him on an advert on the undeground.

 

Guess we'll all be billboard spotting when we're in London. :)

Thanks TT

 

The campaign - featuring Dame Helen Mirren, pop singer Will Young, actress Helena Bonham Carter and comedian Rob Brydon - will launch with a television advertisement during Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire on Wednesday at 9.10pm

 

Looking forward to this :dance:

Guess we'll all be watching The Secret Millionaire then. :lol:

Guess we'll all be watching The Secret Millionaire then. :lol:

 

well maybe the first 15 minutes :lol:

 

well maybe the first 15 minutes :lol:

 

Think your probably right. :lol:

 

Makes a nice change to know exactly when to watch.

Edited November 4, 200717 yr by truly talented

He's perfect for Oxfam..he's a walking advert for them most of the time.. :lol: :wub:

can't wait for this...i'll sit there watching something i never watch just to wait for the blooming advets..finger at the ready.. :lol: madness. :lol: :wub:

He's perfect for Oxfam..he's a walking advert for them most of the time.. :lol: :wub:

can't wait for this...i'll sit there watching something i never watch just to wait for the blooming advets..finger at the ready.. :lol: madness. :lol: :wub:

 

Bet he still shops there now. We all know how careful he is with his pennies. :lol:

 

He's perfect for Oxfam..he's a walking advert for them most of the time.. :lol: :wub:

can't wait for this...i'll sit there watching something i never watch just to wait for the blooming advets..finger at the ready.. :lol: madness. :lol: :wub:

 

 

i spend most of my TV watching trying to avoid the damn things..who would have thought i would be actually looking forward to one...hubby's going to think i have lost it completely :blink: :lol:

 

O/S update :D

 

 

05/11/07

OXFAM UNWRAPPED

 

As you know, Will’s long been a supporter of Oxfam and this year, he joins the likes of Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, Zoe Ball and Martin Freeman to promote Oxfam Unwrapped's campaign to rid Christmas of the misery of disappointing presents and to improve the lives of people around the world.

 

Will is involved in both the print campaign as well as a first-of-its-kind spoof charity TV advertisement which premieres during Channel 4's The Secret Millionaire on Wednesday 7th November at 9.10pm.

 

The print campaign features images taken by iconic photographer Rankin which you can check out on billboards across the UK now.

 

Oxfam Unwrapped highlights ethical giving and people can choose from a range of gifts -including fertiliser, a loo, condoms, essential medicines and school books - knowing they have a positive impact on people's lives.

 

Since its launch in October 2004, more than 1.2 million gifts have been purchased to help people in 49 countries around the world.

The campaign hopes to raise £14.5 million to support Oxfam's work to overcome poverty and suffering.

 

Find out what you can get for a friend or family member at oxfamunwrapped.com

Thanks for bringing it over BYM+M's.

Thanks pet

Thanks to sleepless in hampshire on Devoted

 

watch the advert here

 

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/content/unwra...hPresents_video

Thanks to sleepless in hampshire on Devoted

 

watch the advert here

 

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/content/unwra...hPresents_video

 

Thanks BYM&M's.

 

Don't you just want to give him a hug. :wub: Reminded me so much of Nicky.

 

My daughter got one of those silly dancing pigs from her now ex boyfriend last year. :lol:

Edited November 5, 200717 yr by truly talented