"I will get their Christian names right this time," the veteran BBC broadcaster - who hosted the last BBC TV debate on Europe 40 years ago - joked as he closed the show.
Mr Cooke, a BBC broadcaster, was different.
BBC broadcaster Victoria Derbyshire has revealed she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
In 1979, the BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby said he was the funniest Englishman since Chaplin.
The veteran BBC broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan has died of cancer aged 77.
James is a botanist, BBC broadcaster and internationally best-selling author.
BBC broadcaster Tony Blackburn has led the messages of goodwill to the magician.
Disgraced BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall is set to face questioning over fresh allegations of child sex abuse.
BBC broadcaster Dotun Adebayo, best known for presenting Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live, receives an MBE.
The BBC broadcaster said: "They are thus invaluable if we have any desire to protect our wildlife and countryside.
Stuart Hall, the veteran BBC broadcaster, has appeared at a pre-trial hearing over allegations of historic sex offences.
