Film Critic Barry Norman, Who Was The BBC's Film Reviewer For 26 Years, Has Died At 83

"It was at the BBC where he became a household name, presenting from a comfortable armchair and often dressed in a familiar jumper. A catchphrase, 'And why not?,' was used on occasion by Norman and became the title of his autobiography, but took on a life of its own in the mouth of the puppet version of him in the satirical show Spitting Image on ITV." Then there was the time Robert DeNiro almost hit him.

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