On 4 September 2006, entertainer a. k. a. " Crocodile Hunter " Steve Irwin died at Batt Reef, off Port Douglas, after a stingray barb went through his chest into his heart while Irwin and his crew were filming a documentary called The Ocean's Deadliest.

* Lumiere: Lee Roy Reams ( 1995 ), Meshach Taylor ( 1998 – 1999, Broadway Debut ), Paul Schoeffler ( 2001 ), Bryan Batt ( 2001 – 2002 ), Patrick Page ( 1999-2001 & 2003 ), Jacob Young ( 2006, Broadway Debut ), John Tartaglia ( 2006 – 2007 ), David DeVries ( Closing Cast )

David Sylvian ( born David Alan Batt, 23 February 1958 ) is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan.

Today, The Batt is reserved for students in grades 11 and 12, held at venues such as the Royal York Hotel or Arcadian Court, with attire being tuxedo for boys and evening gown or cocktail dress for girls, and music is provided by DJs.

The show's theme song is The Snooker Song, from the musical The Hunting of the Snark composed by Mike Batt and performed by Captain Sensible.

Around half of each 30-minute show is scripted as a sitcom starring the cast of Da Bungalow, headlined by Ian Kirkby who played policeman Harry Batt.

The Prize Idiot also features who we are now told is a Police Constable working for DI Batt.

Mike Batt, is her current manager.

Steve Jansen ( born Stephen Batt, 1 December 1959, in Beckenham, Kent, England ) is an English drummer, percussionist, singer and composer.

Michael Philip " Mike " Batt ( born 6 February 1949 ) is a British songwriter, musician, producer and Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry.

Batt is presently dedicating most of his time to guiding the career of Katie Melua, whom he discovered in 2002 while scouting for a jazz musical project on which he was working.

" Bright Eyes " is a song written by Mike Batt, and performed by Art Garfunkel.

Written by Mike Batt for Watership Down at the request of director Martin Rosen ,, the song relates to the transition into death highlighted by the close shave of Hazel, a rabbit character in the film, when he is shot by a farmer, and then, years later, when Hazel ( then Hazel-rah ) finally departs his body and enters the world of spirit.

In October 2011 Whyman rejoined the Most Haunted team of Yvette Fielding, Karl Beattie, Cath Howe, Stuart Torevell and Capel's demonologist Fred Batt to film a Most Haunted Christmas Special called Most Haunted Christmas Spirits, that is to be released on DVD only in December 2011.

The star is a kind of semi-mechanical conveyance, commanded by Captain Batt, who is built of wires and electric components.

In 2004, an award-winning documentary entitled " The Bluffs Butcher " and produced by journalism student Andrew Batt, was released.

The follow-up album Rocket Cottage ( 1976 ), also produced by Batt, proved to be a commercial flop, despite having much in common musically with its immediate predecessor.

Jones has guested as drummer on many recording sessions, which included appearances on albums by the Rolling Stones, Andy Fairweather-Low, Joan Armatrading, Marsha Hunt, Mike Batt, Pete Townshend, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, David Essex, John Lodge, and Wings, He was also on a Top of the Pops performance with Status Quo, performing their 1986 hit single, " Red Sky ".

Frank Bruno and Billy Connolly provided lead vocals on The War Song of the Urpneys from The Dreamstone, although the version heard in the series was largely sung by composer Mike Batt.

The incumbent, Phil Batt, elected in 1994, shocked the state by announcing his retirement after only one term in office.

However, he was defeated in the general election by the Republican candidate, former Lieutenant Governor Phil Batt.

Mike Batt queried whether this song could be well received by a jury, and didn't understand the theme, but it was very powerful.

In 1980, the Hollies returned to the UK charts with the single Soldier's Song, written and produced by Mike Batt, which was a minor hit in 1980 reaching No. 58 in the UK.

* DC Harry Batt ( sometimes DI or DCI Harry Batt ), a policeman with a broad Geordie accent ( played by Ian Kirkby ) who would address crimes in the Bungalow.

DI Batt uncovered this ( in reality he was stitched up by a crew member ) and for the rest of the series, Batt would randomly appear to try and force Dom to consume mayonnaise.

* The Planets ( band ), a classical music band formed by Mike Batt

The theme tune was written by Mike Batt, although this was replaced in the 1988 series by a new theme by Martin Cook.

The score, by Mike Batt, was heavily characterised by the use of leitmotifs and thematic variations, particularly on the two main songs used in the series, Better than a Dream ( characterising the good characters ) and War Song of the Urpneys ( characterising the evil characters ).

Ozzy Osbourne, Frank Bruno, and Billy Connolly provided lead vocals on The War Song of the Urpneys single and album track, although the version heard in the series was largely sung by composer Mike Batt.

The soundtrack has just recentily been re-released as part of the Mike Batt Music Cube released in December 2009 by Dramatico Records.

Artists are presently active in Italy, while in New Zealand, Tanya Batt, a local storyteller / children's author and cycling enthusiast, used it to combine two of her passions and built a replicated kamishibai ' Spoke N ' Word ' theatre for use by her local community trust.

Finch went on to co-create Ascension with Matt " Batt " Banning.

Ascension was an American comic book series created by David Finch and Matt " Batt " Banning and published by Top Cow.

With their star now conspicuously ascendant, the band brought in producer Mike Batt ( best known for his musical association with The Wombles and, more recently, Katie Melua ) to work on their eighth album, All Around My Hat, and their biggest success would come with the release of the title track as a single — it reached number 5 in the UK Charts in late 1975.

Thanks to their connection with Mike Batt, band members appeared in Womble costumes on Top of the Pops, performing the Wombles hit " Remember You're a Womble ".

In 1995 he released a new live version as the ' Roy Wood Big Band ', which charted at # 59, and in 2000 he joined forces with Mike Batt and The Wombles, for a re-working of " I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday " and of the Wombles ' hit " Wombling Merry Christmas ", together in one song which reached # 22.

The group toured France with Georges Moustaki and recorded an album with producer Mike Batt and singer Maggie Reilly, (" Sleight of Hand ", EMI ).

It was then he joined up with David Batt ( Sylvian ), who played acoustic guitar.

The key figure in the Michigan organization which later became the PPA was a Scottish born shoe store owner named John Keracher, in association with a tool and die maker named Dennis Batt and radical activists Al Renner and H. M. Wicks.

He enlisted with the British Army as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Batt.

In the early 1970s, aged 23, married, with children, and having spent £ 11, 000 recording half of a rock orchestral album that was never released, Batt was asked by the producers of a new children's television programme to write the theme music.

Now financially successful, Batt moved on to work with various artists as a songwriter / producer, most successfully with Steeleye Span and their most successful single and album All Around My Hat in 1975.

Returning to the UK in 1983, Batt wrote and produced three more Top Ten hits, " Please Don't Fall In Love " ( for Cliff Richard ), " A Winter's Tale " ( for David Essex, with lyrics co-written by Tim Rice ) and " I Feel Like Buddy Holly " ( for Alvin Stardust ). In the same year, he helped write lyrics for Abbacadabra.

Meanwhile, in the late 1980s, Batt also produced Justin Hayward's album Classic Blue and the music for The Dreamstone, ITV's fifty two part animated series, once again with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

A number of stars performed for the Dreamstone soundtrack ; notably Billy Connolly, Ozzy Osbourne, former British heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno ( all of whom performed on " The War Song of the Urpneys "), Bonnie Tyler ( who sang a duet with Batt, " Into the Sunset ".

Batt composed and produced the four million-selling album, The Violin Player, with classical violinist Vanessa-Mae ( EMI Classics, 1995 ) from which the Top Twenty single of J. S.

In 1997 Batt produced an album for the soprano, Anna Maria Kaufmann, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ; an original dramatic song cycle called Blame It On The Moon, from which his song, " Running With A Dream " was taken as the theme for Germany ’ s national football team at the World Cup in June 1998.

Also in 1998, Batt produced, arranged and conducted the album, Philharmania with the Royal Philharmonic and guest singers included Roger Daltrey, Marc Almond, Bonnie Tyler, Status Quo, Huey Lewis, Kim Wilde, Justin Hayward and others.

Later the same year Batt relaunched The Wombles pop group, with two hits, " Remember You ’ re A Womble " ( at number 13 ) and " The Wombling Song " ( at number 27 ).