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- ...er was heard regularly over its airwaves until the station was closed down at the start of World War II in 1939. ...e'' on the same station (1951–55). He took part in the "stunt" programme ''People are Funny'' on Luxembourg, recorded around the UK and presented by [[w:Pete8 KB (1,130 words) - 13:41, 7 January 2023
- ...Jimmy Perry and his wife Gillian. After the wedding there was a whip-round at the theatre which collected enough money to buy what Clegg described in an During his time at Watford, Clegg appeared in many performances including [[farce]]s such as '11 KB (1,635 words) - 12:13, 2 September 2024
- ...ther died by suicide, Richard worked in department stores to pay her drama school fees before appearing regularly on-screen from the early 1960s. She played ...BE]] in 2000 and in 2007, she was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the [[The British Soap Awards|British Soap Awards]] for her role in ''EastE28 KB (4,173 words) - 14:58, 15 January 2023
- ...Sortain [Fanny] (1909–1994)}}</ref> She frequently appeared on television, at cookery demonstrations and in print with her fourth husband Major [[w:Johnn ...Ham]].<ref>GRO Register of Births: June Qtr, 1909, Phyllis Nan S. Pechey, at W. Ham, vol 4a, page 369</ref>28 KB (4,177 words) - 20:32, 3 January 2023
- ...with a [[chamber pot]], before slashing his own throat with a pocket knife at an inn in [[Matlock, Derbyshire]] on 4 March 1883.<ref name="Ind">{{cite ne ...egacy that allowed Rutherford to secure entry to the [[The Old Vic|Old Vic School]]. In her autobiography, Rutherford called her Aunt Bessie her "adoptive mo27 KB (3,944 words) - 08:06, 11 September 2024
- ...Biography'', London: Harper Collins, 2008, p. 289</ref> disappointed many at the time, his last BBC series in 1961 contains some of his best-remembered33 KB (5,044 words) - 08:50, 6 February 2023
- ...dre]] in a format that included live comedy and filmed segments, with Hill at the focus of almost every segment. ...programmes|most-watched programmes]] in the UK, with the audience peaking at more than 21 million in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/fea34 KB (5,028 words) - 13:14, 18 March 2023
- Jacques started her career in 1944 with an appearance at the [[Players' Theatre|Players' Theatre]] in London, but came to national p ...>. She died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on 6 October 1980, at the age of 58. Her biographer, Frances Gray, considers Jacques had a "talen69 KB (10,597 words) - 19:20, 16 March 2023
- ...n the odd occasion being arrested (stupidly, he could never understand why people always found this explanation strange). During his second stint, Foggy was ...fe keeping" (out of the dubious care of Best Man, Barry). But he must have at least liked her, as he was never heard from again after that.<ref name="The86 KB (13,791 words) - 08:00, 11 September 2024