P567 CEEFAX 1 567 Fri 15 Aug 22:01/21 . .: *. *.: 1/4 .: *: :. * MMMBop IDOLS TO STAR IN A MMMovie BIOG! Pop sensations Hanson have sold the rights to their life stories to an independent film producer. And Isaac (16), Taylor (13) and Zachary Hanson (11) will star in the movie, says US showbiz paper Variety. The kids from Oklahoma have emjrgjd as one of 1997's most successful new acts. They'vj released their first album "Middle of Nowhere" and had a No 1 hit single "MMMBop". Biz 540 Elvis Poll 576 TV News 591 A-Z 599 Front Page 100 Music 560 The Biz Freetimj BBC1 TV Main MenuP567 CEEFAX 1 567 Fri 15 Aug 22:16/12 . .: *. *.: 2/4 .: *: :. * HEART-OP COMIC GARETH HALE RECOVERING Comedian Gareth Hale is expected to bj released from hospital in the next few days and is progressing well after major heart surgery. "Gareth is doing very well thank you and we hope hj will bj out very shortly," said a spokeswoman for Mr Hale's manager. The 44-year-old star, one half of TV comedy duo Hale and Pace, had a three-hour op at an unnamed hospital to replace a faulty heart valve. Biz 540 TV Review 595 TV News 591 A-Z 599 Front Page 100 Music 560 The Biz Freetimj BBC1 TV Main MenuP567 CEEFAX 1 567 Fri 15 Aug 22:51/04 . .: *. *.: 3/4 .: *: O :. * BEING AN ACTOR IS ROTTEN, SAYS JOHNNY John Lzdon, once Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten, has not only left his snarling punk days far behind, he's also abandoned any ambitions to be an actor. Now married to money and living in Lou Angeles, he has a new album, "Psycho's Path", out soon but stresses that acting is no longer on his agenda. "I'vj done that and I hated it," hj says. "It was too long, too stressful — two minutes' working a day and 12 hours' fear and nausea." Biz 540 Freetimj 570 TV News 591 A-Z 599 Front Page 100 Music 560 The Biz Freetimj BBC1 TV Main MenuP567 CEEFAX 1 567 Fri 15 Aug 22:10/20 . .: *. *.: 4/4 .: *: :. * "SPACE" LAUNCH FOR LATEST GENESIS ALBUM Genesis are launching their new album "Calling All Stations" from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on August 28. The release marks the debut of the band's new lead singer Ray Wilson. Genesis are due to return to Britain after the launch event to start rehearsing for their 1997-98 world tour, scheduled to begin in November. "Calling All Stations" is Genesis's first studio album in six years. Biz 540 Music views 564 TV News 591 A-Z 599 Front Page 100 Music 560 The Biz Freetimj BBC1 TV Main Menu