Robin Gibb has been given an honorary companionship by Paul McCartney at the latter's fame school, the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts. The 'companionship' is the equivalent of an honorary degree, and previous recipients have included songwriter Guy Chambers and Ash frontman Tim Wheeler. LIPA founding principal Mark Featherstone-Witty, said: "Around 30 successful showbusiness people have shared their lives and skills with students this year from Dawn French to Richard Wilson. We would want to honour them all, but the degree ceremony can really only cope with four."
Aug 1, 2005
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Bee Gee gets honorary from LIPA
Robin Gibb has been given an honorary companionship by Paul McCartney at the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, which has honoured around four people this year.