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Sir Bruce Forsyth says Val Doonican was 鈥渙ne of the greats鈥� after the Irish singer and TV entertainer died aged 88.

The performer was a regular fixture on TV with The Val Doonican show which ran on the 蜜芽传媒 from 1965 to 1986, featuring his own performances and guest artists.

Sir Bruce said Doonican鈥檚 calm nature was a great asset on television.

鈥淣obody understands what it is like to be a relaxed performer 鈥� and to put that kind of show on鈥� said Sir Bruce.
鈥淣erves get into it, so to be that relaxed is a special talent.鈥�

"He had an inner warmth that you felt, that can come through on television for some people, for other people it doesn鈥檛," he added.

This clip is originally from 5 live Afternoon Edition on Thursday 2 July 2015.