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A choir without a voice is set to tour Europe to raise awareness of the plight of throat cancer patients.

The group, fitted with artificial voice boxes, call themselves "Shout at Cancer" because they're fighting back against the cancer which robbed them of their ability to speak.

STORY-LINE:

Thanks to this choir, these people are able to 'shout' again and they're aiming to 'let it all out' as loudly as they possibly can.

The words of the song by the 1980s pop band "Tears for Fears" is special to them and they've named themselves "Shout at Cancer" because of it.

Here the choir's been given the opportunity of performing at the Royal College of Surgeons in London.

They're all on a mission to make people, including doctors, aware of how isolating and difficult it is to have throat cancer.

While most physicians understand the trauma of having cancer, not not everyone understands what it's like to live after having your voice taken away.

Apart from a few specialist voices, everyone here has had an operation to have their larynx cut out and their windpipe brought through to a hole made in the front of their throats.

The laryngectomy is a complex operation which takes several hours.

Afterwards breathing is never the same again.

Patients have to master the technique of using a valve which becomes a permanent reminder of the cancer.

To speak, patients have to draw air through the hole in their windpipe and use the valve to trap the air into the mouth.

This allows them to manipulate the air to form what doctors call a 'valve voice'.

Margaret Young discovered she had thyroid cancer over seven years ago, she thought it had been treated, but it spread and before Christmas two years ago she discovered it had metasticised.

It would not have occurred to Young to join a choir before her cancer, but she was persuaded to do it by a speech therapist who'd heard about "Shout at Cancer".

She remembers: "They kept saying I should join the choir, but I've never been able to sing, so they fooled me by saying, well you don't really have to sing, it's just speech therapy and well, they lied, because we do sing and that's how I've ended up in the choir. But it's nice to meet other people in the same position because you can become very isolated, it would be easy to become isolated."

Andrew Beaumont was among the first members of the choir.

He, like Young, had his voice box removed when his cancer spread.

Beaumont is a vigorous advocate for the charity: "It is absolutely essential, it stretches the tonal range one is able to create and apart from the social side, the sense of community and a sense of purpose. You know it's very important to have a sense of purpose in all things and this charity is unique in doing that for laryngectomees."

Shout at Cancer is also a charity which helps to fund the choir.

Thomas Moors is the co-founder and one of an array of medical experts from scientists, voice therapists, musicians and surgeons who are raising money to spearhead new research.

They want a scientific enquiry into how music therapy can be used aid voice exercises for people who have had laryngectomies and examine how it can be used to ensure they're not isolated by the rest of society.

Although there are published studies physical problems experienced by laryngectomees, there is little research on their their emotional welfare or the psychosocial implications of the operation.

An additional problem is that most laryngectomees are nearing retirement which means they are more easily isolated.

Evangelos Himonides from University College London is among the scientists aiming to use music as a tool to help survivors of throat cancer.

"There's nothing about all the psychosocial factors that are part of this game and anything that is to do with how we can foster the development of these people, how we can enable their engagement and how we can help them gain the confidence and the support structures and all the different understandings that need to be in place, so that they can return back to society, they can relinquish the stigma that is connected to this."

The charity says there is simply not enough research, or progress into using new technologies because the number of laryngectomies each year are relatively few.

Here in the UK there are fewer than 1,800 operations a year according to "Shout at Cancer".

During the concert, choir member Jean Cooper reads her testimonial: "I thought I would never talk again and I did, I thought I would never sing again and I have. Now I know I can do anything and I will, I am me again."

Though the sentiment is personal, her experience is shared by the rest of the choir.

As well as conducting, Dr. Thomas Moors is the choir's director and cofounder of Shout at Cancer.

He is hoping the choir will make people sit up and understand the needs of people surviving throat cancer - better social support, better voice training services and even research into better technology.

Moors says: "Up to thirty percent, forty percent of them get into social isolation because of the effect on their voice and psychological affects. Does it have an effect by them joining the choir, yes. As soon as they do it, after their first concert, but (also) going and preparing and meeting up and having the group effect and enjoying the music and the sound they are producing together, it has an amazingly uplifting effect on them and they are the best ambassadors for this project themselves, because they go out and they spread the word and they are so enthusiastic about it that sometimes I even have to ask them to shut up. (laughs)."

As well as planning a number of Christmas concerts, next spring the choir will travel Brussels and Barcelona to spread their message.

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London, UK - 5 October 2016

1. Mid of Shout at Cancer choir who've all had laryngectomies rehearsing their signature tune "Shout" by Tears for Fears

2. Close tilt down over the shoulder of charity founder Dr. Thomas Moors with choir in background

3. Close of concert pianist

4. Mid of choir

5. Close of pianist

6. Close of musical score

7. Wide of choir

8. Close of people in audience

9. Mid of audience

10. Wide pan from choir to audience applauding

11. UPSOUND: (English) Margaret Young, choir member, Shout at Cancer (shows wide of Margaret Young reading composition)

"It's gone, the box, the vocal chords, they took it all away. If I am mid sentence and I stop, it's not by choice. So I'll ask you again in a different way: can you hear my voice?"

12. Mid of audience applauding

13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Margaret Young, choir member, Shout at Cancer

"They kept saying I should join the choir, but I've never been able to sing, so they fooled my by saying, well you don't really have to sing, it's just speech therapy and well, they lied, because we do sing and that's how I've ended up in the choir. But it's nice to meet other people in the same position because you can become very isolated, it would be easy to become isolated."

14. Close of choir member pressing their speech valve

15. Close of Dr Thomas Moors directing choir with professional mezzo soprano La Verne Williams in the background

16. Close of speech valve on choir member

17. Tracking shot of Moors' hands

18. Various of choir members rehearsing "We Will Rock You" by Queen

19. Close tilt up of Andrew Beaumont pressing his speech valve to his face during singing

20. Mid rear view of choir during rehearsal

21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Andrew Beaumont, choir member, Shout at Cancer:

"It is absolutely essential, it stretches the tonal range one is able to create and apart from the social side, the sense of community and a sense of purpose. You know it's very important to have a sense of purpose in all things and this charity is unique in doing that for laryngectomees."

22. Close pan of audience (of surgeons and voice therapists) listening to La Verne Williams explain the use of vocal exercise

23. Close pan up of pianist playing "Brussels" by Jaques Brel accompanied by choir including Williams

24. Mid zoom out of Williams to reveal whole choir

25. Various of choristers singing accompaniment to Brussels

26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Evangelos Himonides, senior lecturer, University College London:

"There's nothing about all the psychosocial factors that are part of this game and anything that has to do with how we can foster the development of these people, how we can enable their engagement and how we can help them gain the confidence and the support structures and all the different understandings that need to be in place, so that they can return back to society, they can relinquish the stigma that is connected to this."

27. UPSOUND: (English) Jean Cooper, choir member, Shout at Cancer (reading her Testimonial during concert)

"I thought I would never talk again and I did, I thought I would never sing again and I have. Now I know I can do anything and I will, I am me again."

28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Thomas Moors, director, founder, Shout at Cancer:

"Up to thirty percent, forty percent of them get into social isolation because of the effect on their voice and psychological affects. Does it have an effect by them joining the choir, yes. As soon as they do it, after their first concert, but (also) going and preparing and meeting up and having the group effect and enjoying the music and the sound they are producing together, it has an amazingly uplifting effect on them and they are the best ambassadors for this project themselves, because they go out and they spread the word and they are so enthusiastic about it that sometimes I even have to ask them to shut up. (laughs)."

29. Various of choir singing their own composition for the Paralympians " Together we shout … Louder!"

LEAD IN:

A choir without a voice is set to tour Europe to raise awareness of the plight of throat cancer patients.

The group, fitted with artificial voice boxes, call themselves "Shout at Cancer" because they're fighting back against the cancer which robbed them of their ability to speak.

STORY-LINE:

Thanks to this choir, these people are able to 'shout' again and they're aiming to 'let it all out' as loudly as they possibly can.

The words of the song by the 1980s pop band "Tears for Fears" is special to them and they've named themselves "Shout at Cancer" because of it.

Here the choir's been given the opportunity of performing at the Royal College of Surgeons in London.

They're all on a mission to make people, including doctors, aware of how isolating and difficult it is to have throat cancer.

While most physicians understand the trauma of having cancer, not not everyone understands what it's like to live after having your voice taken away.

Apart from a few specialist voices, everyone here has had an operation to have their larynx cut out and their windpipe brought through to a hole made in the front of their throats.

The laryngectomy is a complex operation which takes several hours.

Afterwards breathing is never the same again.

Patients have to master the technique of using a valve which becomes a permanent reminder of the cancer.

To speak, patients have to draw air through the hole in their windpipe and use the valve to trap the air into the mouth.

This allows them to manipulate the air to form what doctors call a 'valve voice'.

Margaret Young discovered she had thyroid cancer over seven years ago, she thought it had been treated, but it spread and before Christmas two years ago she discovered it had metasticised.

It would not have occurred to Young to join a choir before her cancer, but she was persuaded to do it by a speech therapist who'd heard about "Shout at Cancer".

She remembers: "They kept saying I should join the choir, but I've never been able to sing, so they fooled me by saying, well you don't really have to sing, it's just speech therapy and well, they lied, because we do sing and that's how I've ended up in the choir. But it's nice to meet other people in the same position because you can become very isolated, it would be easy to become isolated."

Andrew Beaumont was among the first members of the choir.

He, like Young, had his voice box removed when his cancer spread.

Beaumont is a vigorous advocate for the charity: "It is absolutely essential, it stretches the tonal range one is able to create and apart from the social side, the sense of community and a sense of purpose. You know it's very important to have a sense of purpose in all things and this charity is unique in doing that for laryngectomees."

Shout at Cancer is also a charity which helps to fund the choir.

Thomas Moors is the co-founder and one of an array of medical experts from scientists, voice therapists, musicians and surgeons who are raising money to spearhead new research.

They want a scientific enquiry into how music therapy can be used aid voice exercises for people who have had laryngectomies and examine how it can be used to ensure they're not isolated by the rest of society.

Although there are published studies physical problems experienced by laryngectomees, there is little research on their their emotional welfare or the psychosocial implications of the operation.

An additional problem is that most laryngectomees are nearing retirement which means they are more easily isolated.

Evangelos Himonides from University College London is among the scientists aiming to use music as a tool to help survivors of throat cancer.

"There's nothing about all the psychosocial factors that are part of this game and anything that is to do with how we can foster the development of these people, how we can enable their engagement and how we can help them gain the confidence and the support structures and all the different understandings that need to be in place, so that they can return back to society, they can relinquish the stigma that is connected to this."

The charity says there is simply not enough research, or progress into using new technologies because the number of laryngectomies each year are relatively few.

Here in the UK there are fewer than 1,800 operations a year according to "Shout at Cancer".

During the concert, choir member Jean Cooper reads her testimonial: "I thought I would never talk again and I did, I thought I would never sing again and I have. Now I know I can do anything and I will, I am me again."

Though the sentiment is personal, her experience is shared by the rest of the choir.

As well as conducting, Dr. Thomas Moors is the choir's director and cofounder of Shout at Cancer.

He is hoping the choir will make people sit up and understand the needs of people surviving throat cancer - better social support, better voice training services and even research into better technology.

Moors says: "Up to thirty percent, forty percent of them get into social isolation because of the effect on their voice and psychological affects. Does it have an effect by them joining the choir, yes. As soon as they do it, after their first concert, but (also) going and preparing and meeting up and having the group effect and enjoying the music and the sound they are producing together, it has an amazingly uplifting effect on them and they are the best ambassadors for this project themselves, because they go out and they spread the word and they are so enthusiastic about it that sometimes I even have to ask them to shut up. (laughs)."

As well as planning a number of Christmas concerts, next spring the choir will travel Brussels and Barcelona to spread their message.

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London, UK - 5 October 2016

1. Mid of Shout at Cancer choir who've all had laryngectomies rehearsing their signature tune "Shout" by Tears for Fears

2. Close tilt down over the shoulder of charity founder Dr. Thomas Moors with choir in background

3. Close of concert pianist

4. Mid of choir

5. Close of pianist

6. Close of musical score

7. Wide of choir

8. Close of people in audience

9. Mid of audience

10. Wide pan from choir to audience applauding

11. UPSOUND: (English) Margaret Young, choir member, Shout at Cancer (shows wide of Margaret Young reading composition)

"It's gone, the box, the vocal chords, they took it all away. If I am mid sentence and I stop, it's not by choice. So I'll ask you again in a different way: can you hear my voice?"

12. Mid of audience applauding

13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Margaret Young, choir member, Shout at Cancer

"They kept saying I should join the choir, but I've never been able to sing, so they fooled my by saying, well you don't really have to sing, it's just speech therapy and well, they lied, because we do sing and that's how I've ended up in the choir. But it's nice to meet other people in the same position because you can become very isolated, it would be easy to become isolated."

14. Close of choir member pressing their speech valve

15. Close of Dr Thomas Moors directing choir with professional mezzo soprano La Verne Williams in the background

16. Close of speech valve on choir member

17. Tracking shot of Moors' hands

18. Various of choir members rehearsing "We Will Rock You" by Queen

19. Close tilt up of Andrew Beaumont pressing his speech valve to his face during singing

20. Mid rear view of choir during rehearsal

21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Andrew Beaumont, choir member, Shout at Cancer:

"It is absolutely essential, it stretches the tonal range one is able to create and apart from the social side, the sense of community and a sense of purpose. You know it's very important to have a sense of purpose in all things and this charity is unique in doing that for laryngectomees."

22. Close pan of audience (of surgeons and voice therapists) listening to La Verne Williams explain the use of vocal exercise

23. Close pan up of pianist playing "Brussels" by Jaques Brel accompanied by choir including Williams

24. Mid zoom out of Williams to reveal whole choir

25. Various of choristers singing accompaniment to Brussels

26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Evangelos Himonides, senior lecturer, University College London:

"There's nothing about all the psychosocial factors that are part of this game and anything that has to do with how we can foster the development of these people, how we can enable their engagement and how we can help them gain the confidence and the support structures and all the different understandings that need to be in place, so that they can return back to society, they can relinquish the stigma that is connected to this."

27. UPSOUND: (English) Jean Cooper, choir member, Shout at Cancer (reading her Testimonial during concert)

"I thought I would never talk again and I did, I thought I would never sing again and I have. Now I know I can do anything and I will, I am me again."

28. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Thomas Moors, director, founder, Shout at Cancer:

"Up to thirty percent, forty percent of them get into social isolation because of the effect on their voice and psychological affects. Does it have an effect by them joining the choir, yes. As soon as they do it, after their first concert, but (also) going and preparing and meeting up and having the group effect and enjoying the music and the sound they are producing together, it has an amazingly uplifting effect on them and they are the best ambassadors for this project themselves, because they go out and they spread the word and they are so enthusiastic about it that sometimes I even have to ask them to shut up. (laughs)."

29. Various of choir singing their own composition for the Paralympians " Together we shout … Louder!"

SHOTLIST (including transcript):-

AP Entertainment

London, 2 October 2012

1. Wide shot entrance of Royal Albert Hall

2. Mid shot Anthony Hopkins poses for photographs with Andre Rieu

3. Tilt up ceremony host Myleene Klass

4. Mid shot Russell Watson

5. Mid shot Anthony Hopkins and Andre Rieu walk up red carpet

6. SOUNDBITE (English) Anthony Hopkins, actor:

"I play the piano, I'm not an expert, not a classical musician or anything, but I love improvising and writing music and I wrote this waltz in 1964, many, many years ago, almost 50 years ago. And, I've written lots of other music but I've never orchestrated it and I orchestrated various pieces and I sent it to Andre (Rieu) - my wife did, actually - and I got a phone call from him when I was in Mexico City doing publicity for a movie and he played it to me, made a recording with his orchestra and I heard it over the phone. I couldn't believe it. Then we went to Maastricht, Vienna last year, July, then later Maastricht where he played the waltz, to 8 thousand people I believe."

Andre Rieu: "10 thousand."

Anthony Hopkins: "10 thousand people."

(Reporter: What was your initial reaction when you first went through the music?)

Andre Rieu: "So I tell you every day people ask me to play their waltzes and until now I prefer the big waltzes by the big maestro Johann Strauss but then this waltz, this man called me and when Anthony Hopkins calls you, you 'oh yes of course I'm very interested' and then I was sent the score and immediately, you know when you play music you hear it, if it touches your heart or not, and this touched my heart immediately and we made a first draft and he liked it so I was very honored."

(Reporter: Will you be collaborating again?)

Anthony Hopkins: "I don't know, life's a dream."

Andre Rieu: "Who knows."

7. Mid shot Russell Watson

8. SOUNDBITE (English) Russell Watson, recording artist - on his nomination for Album of the Year for "Anthems":

"In all fairness this one for me isn't really about winning or losing an award, it's about the fact that it's been 10 years since I was here and it's about the struggle that I've had to come through to get back to this point and get back in the Classical BRITs and it's just a delight and a thrill to be here."

9. Wide shot Russell Watson jokes with reporter

10. SOUNDBITE (English) Russell Watson, recording artist - on which of the performances scheduled for the evening his is looking forward to:

"Well obviously Andrea Boccelli's got an absolutely sublime voice so I'm looking forward to him, I know Gary's doing a little stint with The Military Wives, so I think that'll be super."

11. Mid shot choir master Gareth Malone with members of choir The Military Wives Eden Burrell and Maria Dudley

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Gareth Malone, choir master: "We've got a big performance to do at the end of the night which is sort of what we're all focused on, and then there's a small matter of being nominated for best single, which would be really lovely. It's great to be here celebrating what choirs have achieved in the last year. I think in the last - 5, 10 years ago I don't think anyone would have put money on a choir getting to number one, and we've done that and that's testament to these ladies' efforts."

(Reporter: How confident are you feeling about the actual award?)

SOUNDBITE (English) Eden Burrell, The Military Wives: "To be honest, just being here is amazing, so whether we win or not, we've already achieved so much for so many charities."

Gareth Malone: "You're like a politician!"

Eden Burrell: "Sorry"

Gareth Malone: "That was brilliant, textbook answer. Yeah I'm really excited, I'm hopeful, I'm hopeful."

13. Mid shot Joe McElderry

14. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe McElderry, recording artist

"Bocelli's singing as well that will be pretty cool. And you know, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gary Barlow, they're all - The Military Wives, that's going to be a really cool thing to see. I always just like events that celebrate music, you know whether it's the BRITs or the Classic BRITs, any music ceremony where it brings loads of artists together and it's supportive and it puts a positive - you know there's something a lot of negativity in this industry. It's nice to see all the positively filled in this room tonight."

15. Mid shot Andrea Bocelli arrives

16. SOUNDBITE (English) Andrea Bocelli, recording artist: "It's a big honor because when you receive some award like this which means that people love you, so it's a big - which is the most important thing."

17. Wide shot Anthony Hopkins poses for photographers, goes into Royal Albert Hall

18. Wide shot exterior Royal Albert Hall

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ANTHONY HOPKINS JOINS STARS OF CLASSICAL MUSIC AT CLASSIC BRIT AWARDS

Hollywood star Sir Anthony Hopkins can add another accolade to his long list of honors - he has contributed to the winning Album of the Year, at the Classic BRIT Awards 2012.

The actor joined classical music stars including Andre Rieu, Andrea Bocelli and Russell Watson in London, Tuesday (2 OCT.), for the awards ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall.

Fans of Hopkin's films may be less familiar with his musical work - but he composed the title track of Rieu's winning album "And the Waltz Goes On."

"The Silence of the Lambs" star arrived on the red carpet with his violinist friend, and explained how he came to contribute to the album.

"I play the piano, I'm not an expert, not a classical musician or anything, but I love improvising and writing music and I wrote this waltz in 1964, many, many years ago, almost 50 years ago," said Hopkins. "And, I've written lots of other music but I've never orchestrated it and I orchestrated various pieces and I sent it to Andre - my wife did, actually - and I got a phone call from him when I was in Mexico City doing publicity for a movie and he played it to me, made a recording with his orchestra and I heard it over the phone. I couldn't believe it."

"Every day people ask me to play their waltzes and until now I prefer the big waltzes by the big maestro Johann Strauss," added Rieu, " but then this waltz, this man called me and when Anthony Hopkins calls you, you 'Oh yes of course I'm very interested' and then I was sent the score and immediately, you know when you play music you hear it, if it touches your heart or not, and this touched my heart immediately and we made a first draft and he liked it so I was very honored."

"And the Waltz Goes On" beat out nominees including Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and four times Classic BRIT winner Russell Watson.

Watson, a brain cancer survivor, arrived ready to perform during the ceremony, after having to pull out of last year's event just the night before, due to ill health.

The English tenor was in philosophical mood on the red carpet about whether his 8th Classic BRIT nomination would lead to a prize.

"In all fairness this one for me isn't really about winning or losing an award, it's about the fact that it's been 10 years since I was here and it's about the struggle that I've had to come through to get back to this point and get back in the Classical BRITs and it's just a delight and a thrill to be here."

Watson was also eager to watch his fellow performers, who included Bocelli, and "Sing" composers Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The pair played two grand pianos to accompany The Military Wives choir, who sang the jubilee anthem.

Choir master Gareth Malone arrived with Military Wives members Eden Burrell and Maria Dudley, eager to perform.

"We've got a big performance to do at the end of the night which is sort of what we're all focused on," said Malone,"and then there's a small matter of being nominated for best single, which would be really lovely."

The choir went on to win the award for Single of the Year, for "Wherever You Are"

"It's great to be here celebrating what choirs have achieved in the last year," Malone said before the ceremony. "I think in the last - 5, 10 years ago I don't think anyone would have put money on a choir getting to number one, and we've done that and that's testament to these ladies' efforts."

"To be honest, just being here is amazing, so whether we win or not, we've already achieved so much for so many charities," agreed Burrell.

Andrea Bocelli, who arrived shortly before the ceremony began, had previously been announced as International Artist of the Year.

Classical music's biggest selling solo artist, who has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, arrived still thrilled to be getting tributes.

"It's a big honor because when you receive some award like this which means that people love you, so it's a big - which is the most important thing," said Bocelli.

Also previously announced, Oscar winning Hollywood composer John Williams was given a Lifetime Achievement award, to honor his iconic scores including "Jaws," "ET The Extra Terrestrial," "Indiana Jones," "Harry Potter" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind."

Williams was also named best composer for "War Horse" and "The Adventures of TinTin."

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UK Q Awards 3

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APTN

London, 10th October 2005

1. GVs Ext Grosvenor House Hotel

2. CA camera man

3. MS people arriving

4. MS Chris Evans (DJ)

5. GVs James Blunt

6. SOUNDBITE James Blunt: (AUDIO AS INCOMING)

"Awards aren't something that I really considered that much. You know, you make music because of a love of music and record music because you need to document stuff and then playing that live is really special and really great but yeah, awards are something I hadn't really considered and it's a really nice surprise."

7. MS Elbow

8. MS arrival Damon Albarn

9. MS arrival Prodigy

10. SOUNDBITE Maxim:

"It still means something."

(Q: "What are you doing at the moment.")

SOUNDBITE Liam Howlett:

"We are recording a new record, do you know what I mean? We've got a singles album coming out in a week's time but we're excited about our new album, for next year, you know."

SOUNDBITE Keith Flint:

"We are recording, touring, doing the festies and doing our own shows and stuff. And you know, we're on fire again now, do you know what I mean? The vibe's wicked and we're just hungry and that's the best way to be. That's when you write the best music, you know, and we're here and we're doing what we always do, you know."

11. GVs Richard Ashcroft

12. MS Yoko Ono

13. SOUNDBITE Yoko Ono:

"It's really grand for me because it's happening in Britain and John felt very much an Englishman through and through, until the very end, you know and so he would have been very happy."

14. MS Paul Weller

15. Arrival of Noel and Liam Gallagher

16. MS Chris Martin and Jonathan Buckland

17. SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

(Q: "Chris we saw you and Liam have a shake of hands here so.....?")

"well it was more of a wrist shake, it wasn't quite fully hand."

(Q: "We thought there was more...")

"Where has thing come from with me and Liam I don't understand. Has something happened."

(Q: "He called you a geography teacher or something.")

"Wasn't that in 1986 ."

(Q: "So you wasn't offended then?")

"I'm not offended by anything, we are all going to die, you can't get offended by a band."

18. MS Chris Martin and Jonathan Buckland

19. SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

"Anytime anyone gives you an award it is incredibly overwhelming because as much as we have deep-rooted confidence in what we do, we're still as insecure as the next man, so when someone acknowledges you, it's a great feeling. That sounds a little cheesy but it's true."

20. MS Sugababes

21. SOUNDBITE (English) Sugababes:

(Q: You're veterans of the Q Awards - are you still excited by coming to them?)

"Yeah, it's always such a nice little day out."

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21. SOUNDBITE Jonathon Ross:

"Thank you so much and thank you to Paul Reese. What a stirling piece of warming down. The perfect music magazine editor, I think, he is. He has the eyes of a rock star, the heart of a soul singer and the mouth of a crazy frog!"

22. Announcement of Best Album to Oasis

23. SOUNDBITE Liam Gallagher:

"Right then who's first. It's got to be you there with that weird hair cut there - how many haircuts you got there? Four? (crowd laughs) I'd like to thank all the people who voted for us."

24. SOUNDBITE Noel Gallagher:

"It's not often we come here and don't get that shit token gesture of Live Act, of 'Hey, you can play guitar! Brilliant! F**king nice one!' But nice one for the Best Album. Thank you very much."

25. Announcement of Best Act in the World Today to Coldplay

26. SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

"Holy sh*t! Somewhere in the world Alan McGee is having a heart attack (laughs). I don't know if you remember that but he said we'd never make it and he was in a way right because we may be the best act in the world today but probably not tomorrow. That'll probably go back to Oasis, for whom we'd like to show our undying love and respect and f'**k the tabloids (gestures with hands) because they make our lives a misery and you know what, we're not in a fight with anyone, we're not in a fight with anyone, except George Bush and all those guys! And I think Liam, although he's been rude, he's charming...anyway, what we're trying to say...(turns to Jonathan Buckland)...What am I trying to say, man?"

27. SOUNDBITE Jonathan Buckland:

"Thanks very much to everybody, you know, everybody who's helped us out."

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28. MS Chris Martin walking up and kissing Noel Gallagher UPSOUND Christ Martin: "That's the Madonna-Britney moment!"

29. SOUNDBITE Liam Gallagher:

"I always have fun, darling. I have fun everywhere, darling. I have fun everywhere. I don't raise my game just because I'm at Q Awards surrounded by f**king insane people. I always have fun."

(Q: "It felt a bit like school there, there were comments flying backwards and forwards.")

"Yeah but so what? So what? You know, that's life, you know what I mean. We'll be f**king gone soon, you know what I mean, so if people take it too seriously. We're not curing cancer, you know what I mean. We're having a f**king laugh and that's it. If people think...I don't hate anyone, I'm just having a laugh. It is like school except for there's no conkers!"

30. SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

"How many awards did you win? Like 12?"

SOUNDBITE Noel Gallagher:

"We won as many as you did."

SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

"No, we just won one."

SOUNDBITE Noel Gallagher:

"Oh! We got two!"

SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

"Well you've won twice as many."

SOUNDBITE Noel Gallagher:

"Never mind, maybe next year."

(Q: "Why's your brother in a fight with him?)

SOUNDBITE Noel Gallagher:

"He's not. He's just being Liam, isn't he?"

SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

"Is he in a fight? This is all news to me"

SOUNDBITE Noel Gallagher:

"No he's not. Come on, let's not bring it down."

SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

"I'm not. I'm as happy as I could be and with what I'm about to take with the lads backstage, what?

SOUNDBITE Noel Gallagher:

"What? You're not on ecstasy are you?"

SOUNDBITE Chris Martin:

"I'm on everything."

32. CU Noel Gallagher and Chris Martin joke with press

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33. Announcement of award to John Lennon

34. SOUNDBITE Yoko Ono:

"John was very human and sometimes suddenly in the middle of the night he would say something like, 'Sorry, are you awake?', 'Yes, yes', 'They always cover Paul's songs but they never cover mine, I don't know why'. So I said, 'Well, you know you're a good songwriter but you know, it's no June with Spoon that you write, you know. And you're a good singer too. So much so that most musicians will probably be a little bit nervous about covering your songs.' "

35. Announcement of Best Producer to The Gorillaz

36. SOUNDBITE Damon Albarn:

"Gorillaz is a massive team effort. I want to thank Sean Ryder, Dennis Hopper, MF Doom, Ike Turner, De La Soul, Martina Topley Bird, Neneh Cherry, London Gospel Choir, San Fernando's Children Choir, Danger Mouse, James Dring, Jason Cox...(prompted by someone in audience) Farsythe (check?) - thank f**k! I'd forgotten that! Jesus, man! Thank you!"

37. CA Bee Gees montage

38. Announcement of Life Time achievement award to The Bee Gees

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39. SOUNDBITE Robin Gibb:

"Well, it's tremendous recognition and again, you know, how just after Morris died, it's kind of a tribute to him. And yeah, it always feels good to get recognition of any kind but a Lifetime Achievement award by Q obviously is a big honour."

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40. SOUNDBITE Bjork:

"Thank you very much. I'm very flattered to get this award, it has a very nice title and also to receive it from Robert, it's double set. So thank you very very much. Thank you."

41. CA Paul Weller montage

42. MS Paul Weller walking up to stage

43. SOUNDBITE Paul Weller:

"Thank you very much. An award and a good review from Q in the space of one week, is something f**king else, that is! So nice one, thank you very much!"

Q THE AWARDS

Some of the biggest stars in the music business were at the glamorous Grosvenor House Hotel in London today (10OCT05) for this years Q Awards.

And as usual the event wasn't without its fair share of controversy with Yoko Ono, who picked up an award on behalf of John Lennon, appearing to take a dig at his former bandmate in The Beatles, Paul McCartney.

Accepting the special trophy, Ono said Lennon had sometimes felt insecure about his songs, asking why "they always cover Paul's songs and never mine. I said, 'You're a good songwriter, it's not June with Spoon that you write. You're a good singer, and most musicians are probably a little bit nervous about covering your songs.'"

Much of the days events were dominated by the media created rivalry between Coldplay and Oasis.

The Gallaghers took the Best Album title for Don't Believe The Truth, and the People's Choice Award whilst their supposed rivals Coldplay were named Best Act In The World Today.

Backstage Noel Gallagher and Coldplay front man, Chris Martin seemed the best of friends joking about the whole situation and even kissing for the cameras.

Other big awards given out went to The Bee Gees for Lifetime Achievement, Bjork for The Inspiration award and Paul Weller for Outstanding contribution to music award.

Dance outfit The Prodigy turned up letting everybody know that they are still a force to be reckoned with whilst also winning The Q Innovation in sound award.

The Q awards, now in their 16th year, are among the biggest prizes on the rock scene with winners voted for by fans on the Q music magazine's website.

Full winners list:

BEST NEW ACT: James Blunt

BEST TRACK (formerly BEST SINGLE): KT Tunstall Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

Q CLASSIC SONG: Ray Davies Waterloo Sunset

BEST LIVE ACT: U2

BEST ALBUM: Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth

THE Q PEOPLE'S CHOICE: Oasis

BEST PRODUCER: Gorillaz/ Danger Mouse - Demon Days

BEST VIDEO: Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc

BEST ACT IN THE WORLD TODAY: Coldplay

THE Q BIRTHDAY HONOUR: Michael Eavis

THE Q ICON AWARD: Jimmy Page

THE Q CLASSIC SONGWRITER: Nick Cave

THE Q LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS: Bee Gees

THE Q OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC AWARD: Paul Weller

THE Q INNOVATION IN SOUND: The Prodigy

THE Q LEGEND: Joy Division

THE Q INSPIRATION AWARD: Bjork

THE Q SPECIAL AWARD: John Lennon