Daniel Radcliffe makes friends with a Penguin (Mail On-Line)

He fought dragons, battled irate mermaids and warded off dementors (figuratively at least) during his tenure as Harry Potter.

And it seems Daniel Radcliffe's versatility when it comes to dealing with unfamiliar creatures hasn't waned since.

The actor looked delighted when presented with a live penguin to feed by Sir David Attenborough on the Jonathan Ross Show this evening.

Made a new friend: Daniel Radcliffe fed a snack to a penguin under the indulgent eye of Sir David Attenborough on the Jonathan Ross Show this evening

Sir David looked on indulgently as the actor presented the bird with a tempting snack.

Not everyone Daniel meets is so comfortable interacting with the star however, and he described one unfortunate incident to Jonathan.

He said: 'They love Potter in Japan. I had my truest Beatle-mania type experience once when I was over there when I was walking through a school corridor.'

'I was visiting a Japanese school for a publicity thing. I brushed a young girl as I was walking past her and I said, "Oh, I’m so sorry." And she fainted.'

Took it in his stride: Having dealt with animals a great deal on screen as Harry Potter, and on stage during his Equus tenure, Daniel was more than comfortable

Daniel at least took the occurrence in his stride it appears, as he continued: 'I had brushed her and spoken to her and it was too much and she fainted.'

Magic touch: Daniel told Jonathan how a Japanese schoolgirl fainted when he brushed past her

'And you know, you’ve got to enjoy that stuff because that doesn’t last forever. When you have a moment like that you kind of have to take in how cool it is.'


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Churchill named the greatest English gentleman of last century (Colin Firth is #5)

New Delhi, Sat, 10 Dec 2011NI Wire

Churchill named the greatest English gentleman of last century
Sir Winston Churchill has been named the greatest British gentleman of the last century in a recent poll conducted in England. The British conservative politician (and two-time prime minister) has been widely regarded as one of the most influential people in the history.

With his statesmanship, Churchill, who was also a historian and a writer, inspired the whole Kingdom to stand in defiance of Hitler during World War II. The new poll – held by Austin Reed to uncover the greatest gentlemen in modern memory – counted votes of as many as 4,000 people.

He is also the only British Prime Minister to have received the Noble Prize in Literature. "Sir Winston Churchill showed unprecedented courage and strength to lead this country and is a worthy choice as the greatest British gentleman," the Daily Mail quoted a spokesman for Austin Reed as saying.

The second name in this list of top Britons came with the best-known natural history filmmaker Sir David Attenborough. With several popular BBC series, including programs like Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials of Life (1990), The Private Life of Plants (1995), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), Life in the Undergrowth (2005) and the Life in Cold Blood (2008), he brought the hidden secrets of the world to living rooms across the country.

British actor, comedian and TV presenter Stephen Fry came in the third place in the poll. His sheer intelligent and amusing contributions to TV screens and Twitter feeds have certainly made him a national treasure.

Among others in the Greatest British Gentleman poll, Prince William took the fourth place followed by the Oscar winning actor Colin Firth (for the movie The King’s Speech) while actor David Niven took the sixth spot. Former Bond star Roger Moore and actor Michael Caine came in the seventh and eighth place respectively.

Here is the top 10:

1. Sir Winston Churchill
2. Sir David Attenborough
3. Stephen Fry
4. Prince William
5. Colin Firth
6. David Niven
7. Roger Moore
8. Michael Caine
9. David Beckham
10. Bruce Forsyth

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