When filming was over, the crew restored the mine to its former appearance, which included undoing the new dunes they had built to hide some nearby pine trees.
But the appearance of the former Daily Show host is even more significant because he's not just any well-loved comedian doing a 10-minute spot on a popular evening show.
Hopkins was referring to the former athlete's appearance on BBC Radio 2, where Baroness Grey-Thompson was discussing "what makes us human?" with Jeremy Vine.
In the former, the first appearance at the altar of Javier Bardem, solemn-faced and in ecclesiastical robes, provoked an outburst of mirth among some at the premiere, presumably unintended by the director.
The former mayor's appearance yesterday before the independent federal commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks was the first time that, under public inspection, the finely wrought legacy that he had acquired could be called into question.
The former senator's appearance yesterday, in a small courtroom in Lower Manhattan, represented a striking ending for the public career of a man who had been a political powerhouse in the Bronx.
Shown here are a copy of Whistler's 1878 book, "Whistler v. Ruskin: Art and Art Critics," and a holograph letter of 1878 from Burne-Jones to Ruskin about the former's court appearance in the case.
The former PM's appearance on GMTV last week, his first live TV interview since resigning, was a ratings hit, adding tens of thousands of viewers, and leaving BBC Breakfast trailing in its wake.
There is considerable interest in Egypt in whether the authorities decide to televise the former leader's appearance in court.
Some Democrats who are growing wary with what they see as Bill Clinton's tepid support for Barack Obama weren't likely relieved by the former president's appearance this Sunday on Meet the Press.
