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As psycho-thriller The Surfer is released, the actor answers your questions about eating rats, loving pickled eggs and scaring Terry Wogan

What do you remember of that appearance on Wogan? What was Terry like in real life? Have you still got that leather jacket, and the snakeskin jacket from Wild at Heart? johnnysmooth, EddieChorepost and BigAl65

I remember Terry Wogan was a very nice man and I enjoyed the interview with him, although I thought I was both obnoxious and somewhat wild. I guess it’s no secret that I was promoting a movie called Wild at Heart, so I was sort of play acting to that. I remember, as a child, I was in a car, a guy was walking down the street, and he had a leather jacket on and no shirt on underneath. I thought: “Well, that’s an interesting look.” I don’t know why that...

On Saturday 30 March 2025, BBC Four broadcasts Wogan!

1989 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Wogan,” titled “1989,” promises to be a delightful trip down memory lane. Terry Wogan, known for his warm and engaging style, will revisit some of the most memorable moments from his chat show that year. The episode is set to air on BBC Four and is sure to capture the charm of late-night television during the late 80s.

Viewers can expect to see a star-studded lineup featuring icons from the entertainment industry. The list includes legendary figures such as Debbie Reynolds, Gene Wilder, and Gregory Peck, each bringing their unique flair to the show. Other notable guests include George Burns, Sammy Davis Jr., and Liza Minnelli, who all made a lasting impact on audiences during their appearances.

The episode will also highlight the presence of beloved stars like Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Bob Hoskins, alongside international talents...

The upcoming episode of “Wogan,” titled “1989,” promises to be a delightful trip down memory lane. Scheduled to air at 12:05 Am on Saturday, March 30, 2025, on BBC Four, this special installment features Terry Wogan reminiscing about some of the most memorable moments from his iconic chat show during that vibrant year.

Viewers can expect a star-studded lineup, showcasing a galaxy of international talent. The episode includes beloved figures from the entertainment world, such as the legendary Debbie Reynolds and the comedic genius Gene Wilder. Gregory Peck and George Burns also make appearances, adding a touch of classic Hollywood charm. The show captures the essence of 1989 with highlights from some of the most entertaining interviews.

Other notable guests featured in the episode include the dynamic duo Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, as well as the enchanting Liza Minnelli and the charismatic Sammy Davis Jr. The presence of Catherine Deneuve and Shirley Temple Black...

Two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead at their home in Santa Fe, Nm.

Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza confirmed just after midnight Thursday local time that the couple had died, along with one of their dogs.

A statement from the Santa Fe Sheriff’s Office read: “On February 26, 2025 at approximately 1:45 p.m., Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to an address on Old Sunset Trail in Hyde Park where Gene Hackman, 95 and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 64, and a dog were found deceased.

“Foul play is not suspected as a factor in those deaths at this time however exact cause of death has not been determined. This is an active and ongoing investigation by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office.”

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Deputies were responding to a welfare check at the home after a neighbor called authorities,...

Beetlejuice creator Tim Burton has the sequel to his cult classic film coming out this September, but the iconic ghost could have been completely different if Burton had proceeded with his original casting plan. The 1988 comedy-horror sees a deceased couple hire the malicious spirit Beetlejuice (played by Michael Keaton) to drive a new family away from their home. The movie was so beloved among audiences that even after 36 years, moviegoers excitedly await the sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, which has Winona Ryder and Keaton set to return alongside Hollywood breakout Jenna Ortega.

It may seem like Keaton was a natural choice for the role of the titular character: The actor has the ability to capture Beetlejuices eccentricity in a way that is cinematically spectacular when paired with Burtons eclectic imagery. There is no doubt in anyones mind that without Keaton, Beetlejuice would never have become the iconic piece of media that it is.

Get your questions in (quickly) for the host of this year’s Baftas, the star of stage and screen who’s played everyone from Dennis Nilsen to Scrooge McDuck

The high point of the British film industry’s year, the Bafta film awards, returns on Sunday 18 February. The longlist has already been announced, with Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie and Oppenheimer leading the count, and the contenders for the rising star award have also been revealed.

Hosting the event is a plum job, with Jonathan Ross and Stephen Fry having had the longest stints, dominating most of the 00s and 10s. But everyone from Terry Wogan (minus his Blankety Blank microphone on a stick) to (raises an eyebrow) Roger Moore to (somehow) Noel Edmonds have put on their very best DJs and had their eyes tested to double check they can read the teleprompter.

Kate Bush is being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a long overdue honor for the experimental and forward-thinking singer-songwriter.

Because she’s rarely performed live over the course of her career (she has only toured once, in 1979), most of Bush’s fans have only been able to watch her on television programs. In 1985, while rolling out her classic album Hounds of Love, she made her first of four career appearances on Wogan, a BBC One chat show hosted by presenter Terry Wogan.

Bush commands the stage from behind a pulpit,...

Ken Bruce has expressed his concerns over a “struggle” related to his new Greatest Hits Radio stint.

The radio DJ uttered his final words on BBC Radio 2 last month, after 31 years with the station. He starts his new show with Bauer on Monday (3 April), where he will present the 10am to 1pm show.

Speaking to Pa ahead of the new role, Bruce admitted he’s still trying to get used to his change in routine due to the new working hours; he previously hosted the 9:30am to 12pm show for Radio 2.

“I’m struggling to work my day out,” he said, adding: “I think I’m going to be going to bed an hour later because I just have to squeeze everything into the remaining hours of the day.”

He continued: “Once I get my body clock, right. I think I’ll be all right, but I...

It’s a sad day for Radio 2 listeners. Today, Ken Bruce is leaving the mid-morning slot he’s occupied for three decades. Never a showy broadcaster – like Terry Wogan before him, he identifies as a shy man – the 72-year-old Scot was an avuncular anchor in the day. To hear that he had decided to leave came as a shock. The mood curdled when it transpired Radio 2 bosses had refused to let him work out his contract, insisting he get his slippers out from under the desk by lunchtime today.

“It’s entirely within the BBC’s right to ask me to step away a little early,” he told Radio 4’s Today programme. “But for the sake of 17 days, which was all that was remaining [on my contract], it seems a shame.” He pointed out that he’d stuck to an old-school work ethic that meant that “over the last 46 years, I haven...

Chris Evans has appeared to make a surprise announcement regarding his career.

The former Big Breakfast and Top Gear host reportedly said he will “limit” himself to radio during a chat with a fan.

His alleged answer is said to have come in response to a fan who asked if he would be on TV in the future.

According to The Mirror, Evans said of future TV stints: “No can do. Family time is everything to me.”

He reportedly added: “Radio in the Am is my limit.”

The broadcaster is married to Natasha Shishmanian, and the couple have four children together.

The Independent has contacted Evans for comment.

Evans has been a fixture on television since the early 1990s, when he co-presented The Big Breakfast.

After departing the series in 1994, the same year he hosted Channel 4’s Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush,, Evans started presenting Tfi Friday for four years,...

Chris Evans has appeared to make a surprise announcement regarding his career.

The former Big Breakfast and Top Gear host reportedly said he will “limit” himself to radio during a chat with a fan.

His alleged answer is said to have come in response to a fan who asked if he would be on TV in the future.

According to The Mirror, Evans said of future TV stints: “No can do. Family time is everything to me.”

He reportedly added: “Radio in the Am is my limit.”

The broadcaster is married to Natasha Shishmanian, and the couple have four children together.

The Independent has contacted Evans for comment.

Evans has been a fixture on television since the early 1990s, when he co-presented The Big Breakfast.

After departing the series in 1994, the same year he hosted Channel 4’s Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush,, Evans started presenting Tfi Friday for four years,...

Chris Evans has appeared to make a surprise announcement regarding his career.

The former Big Breakfast and Top Gear host reportedly said he will “limit” himself to radio during a chat with a fan.

His alleged answer is said to have come in response to a fan who asked if he would be on TV in the future.

According to The Mirror, Evans said of future TV stints: “No can do. Family time is everything to me.”

He reportedly added: “Radio in the Am is my limit.”

The broadcaster is married to Natasha Shishmanian, and the couple have four children together.

The Independent has contacted Evans for comment.

Evans has been a fixture on television since the early 1990s, when he co-presented The Big Breakfast.

After departing the series in 1994, the same year he hosted Channel 4’s Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush,, Evans started presenting Tfi Friday for four years,...

Rob Brydon’s tongue-in-cheek reaction to Ken Bruce quitting BBC Radio 2 after 31 years has been getting attention from fans on Twitter.

On Tuesday (17 January), the veteran radio host announced that he had decided to step away from the corporation, where he has been employed for 45 years.

Bruce has hosted the 9:30am to 12pm weekday show on BBC Radio 2 since 1990, and became one of the best-loved presenters, in part thanks to PopMaster, a game that tests listeners’ music knowledge.

He will join radio station Greatest Hits in April, and has confirmed he will bring PopMaster with him to his new job.

Comedian Brydon, who has stood in for Bruce many times on his radio show and once even impersonated him for an entire two-and-a-half hours on air, paid tribute to Bruce’s tenure with a humorous tweet.

“Devastated to hear @RealKenBruce has decided to leave @BBCRadio2,” he wrote. “I...

Star broadcasters Rylan and Nick Grimshaw are among the first to react to the news that Ken Bruce is leaving his BBC Radio 2 show after 31 years.

Bruce said “the time is right” for him to move from the station, after presenting the mid-morning weekday show for more than three decades.

The 71-year-old, who is leaving in March, joined the corporation in 1977 as a BBC Radio Scotland presenter 45 years ago. His first regular slot on Radio 2 was The Saturday Late Show in 1984. The following year he fronted the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, taking over from Sir Terry Wogan.

Bruce said: “Nothing stays the same forever and I have decided the time is right for me to move on from Radio 2 when I reach the end of my current contract in March. It’s been a tremendously happy time for me: I’ve made many friends and worked with many wonderful colleagues.

Ken Bruce has become the latest veteran presenter to leave BBC Radio 2, leaving the corporation after 45 years to host a show on commercial rival, Greatest Hits Radio.

The 71-year-old has been on the station since 1984, but told listeners: “I’ve done everything it is possible to do at Radio 2.”

He has hosted the 9:30am to 12pm weekday show since 1990, and been with the BBC since 1977 where he began as a presenter on Radio Scotland.

It comes after Steve Wright was nudged out his Radio 2 afternoon slot, with Simon Mayo, Graham Norton and Paul O’Grady also moving on in recent months.

“After 45 years of broadcasting on BBC Radio, it’s time for a change,” Bruce said on Tuesday.

“I would stress that this is entirely my decision. I will always be very proud of my association with the BBC and Radio 2.”

Bruce, who said “the time was right” to quit,...

BBC’s Children in Need is back for another year to raise money for children and young people across the UK.

The 2022 event, according to the BBC, will be “jam-packed with exclusive sketches, exciting performances, music, dance and a few Big surprises”.

During the show, Ncuti Gatwa’s new companion on Doctor Who will be unveiled.

Read below for more information about Children in Need 2022, including who’s hosting, guest performances, appeal night highlights and how to donate.

Who’s hosting and what time will it air?

This year’s show will welcome back Ade Adepitan MBE, Mel Giedroyc, Chris Ramsey and Alex Scott MBE as returning hosts. They will be joined by first-time host comedian Jason Manford.

Children in Need 2022 will broadcast live from MediaCityUK in Salford on Friday 18 November, and will be broadcast from 7-10pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

Guest musical performances

Viewers can expect to...

When Nicolas Cage agreed to play a rambunctious, self-absorbed version of himself in the Lionsgate comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” the actor had plenty of opinions about his character should behave. However, none surprised director Tom Gormican and co-writer Kevin Etten more than when Cage suggested he make out with a younger version of himself.

“I wouldn’t even have thought to suggest it,” Gormican said in an interview, “but it’s exactly the sort of Nicolas Cage choice that led us to write this movie.”

Among the many meta elements that “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” offers as it explores Cage’s attempt to retake control of his life, the movie concocts a younger version of the actor — whom he dubs “Nicky” — that goads the older Cage into reclaiming his wilder days. And in a key moment as Cage bickers with this living inner monologue, the pair actually lock lips.

Kirsten Howard Feb 21, 2020

Nicolas Cage will play Nicolas Cage in a new film about Nicolas Cage, called The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent.

Nicolas Cage is about to play himself in a painfully meta - but mostly fictional - comedy movie about his illustrious craft, and this undertaking will apparently include a look back at his roles in John Woo’s 90s actioner Face/Off, among others.

The actor told Empire magazine that The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, which is set to begin filming imminently, will see him “taking the piss” out of himself after a long cinematic career filled with spectacular highs and baffling lows where sometimes, due to his electric on-screen presence, those can still be interchangeable.

The film’s writer and director, Tom Gormican, has just one feature directorial credit to date - 2014 rom-com That Awkward Moment with Zac Efron - but Cage seems to trust...

Exclusive: Internal BBC documents have revealed how the British broadcaster conducts repeated research on its biggest stars and scores how well they are performing with audiences.

So-called BBC “talent reports” were released as part of the corporation’s legal battle with presenter Samira Ahmed, who has taken the BBC to an employment tribunal seeking £693,245 in lost earnings as part of an equal pay dispute.

Ahmed said “it just does not seem fair” that she was paid £440 for hosting an episode Newswatch, while at the same time, male presenter Jeremy Vine took home £3,000 for recording an installment of Points of View.

She argued that both shows, which invite viewer feedback on BBC output, involve similar work and provide audiences with a similar service. The BBC disputes this characterization, arguing that Newswatch is a news show on the “relatively niche” BBC News channel, while Points of View is a BBC One brand...

During this week’s Cma Awards, three new inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame will be recognized. Along with legendary fiddle player Johnny Gimble and singer-songwriter Dottie West, both being recognized posthumously, eight-time Cma award winner Ricky Skaggs will be honored and is also listed as a performer.

The 1982 Horizon Award winner, Skaggs was only the second artist to earn that honor, now called New Artist of the Year. Skaggs was also largely responsible for returning bluegrass music to the mainstream, a feat that earned him the Cma...

Toe-curling levels of self-importance add a wincingly funny edge to this documentary about the reunion of an 80s boyband

For various reasons, my screaming was pretty much continuous throughout this bizarre and perhaps unintentionally gripping promo-doc about the stressful reunion of 80s boyband Bros: Matt and Luke Goss, back together in 2017 for one night only at London’s O2 Arena for their 30th anniversary.

Now they are in their 50s, with a slight resemblance to Benedict Cumberbatch, who might want to play them in the feature-film version. (The title is taken from the sly question once put to them in their pomp by Terry Wogan: what would they do when the screaming stopped?) If you can imagine a Traveling Wilburys-type combo of Alan Partridge on drums, Nigel Tufnel on guitar and David Brent on vocals (and maybe Les McQueen as manager), you’ll have some idea of the tragicomic...

“H…O…M…E….those letters are incredibly important. They are… the personification of home.”

There’s something about former boyband legend Matt Goss. It could be his enduring, striking looks, replete with that wisp of blonde hair and those piercing eyes we were so accustomed to seeing, staring out from newsagent shelves from the covers of Smash Hits or Just 17.

Or perhaps it’s his thoughtfulness, as exhibited in Joe Pearlman and David Soutar’s documentary about the reformation of 1980s hit factory, Bros.

In truth, it’s all of the above the makes Matt Goss so watchable. Particularly his astonishing turn of phrase, delivering unique metaphors (the directors would later refer to them as Matt-isms) with alarming regularity.

The co-directors join Goss in the Us, where he evidently likes to stare pensively across the Vegas skyline (at least when he’s not performing on stage at The Mirage). Meanwhile,...

Louisa Mellor Feb 16, 2018

To mark the release of Netflix’s 90s-set Everything Sucks!, here are a dozen more recommended nostalgic comedies…

The 90s felt so good that some of us never left. We’re still there, wearing Converse All-Stars, drinking blackcurrant Hooch and listening to Natalie Imbruglia. When we zone out in the monthly budgetary planning meeting, we’re doodling band logos and daydreaming about Alicia Silverstone in that Aerosmith video.

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This Friday welcomes new nineties-set high school comedy Everything Sucks! to Netflix. A sweet comedy set in the real-life town of Boring, Oregon in 1996, it’s the story of two outsider kids Luke and Kate, a would-be filmmaker and the principal’s daughter. It’s piled with retro references that will wrap around nineties kids like a warm blanket (and,...

And look at that, not a leprechaun in sight.

For a relatively small island with a tiny film industry, Ireland certainly gets a lot of representation in movies — sometimes via other places masquerading as Ireland, other times by representing other places (the beach landing scene in Saving Private Ryan was shot in Wexford, for example) or worlds (Ahch-To in The Force Awakens), and occasionally it even gets to play itself. The island also exports a rather impressive number of cinematic talents considering the fact that, though every third or forth person you meet on the street in, say, Boston or Chicago (a lot of places, really) will claim Irish heritage, the Republic of Ireland has a population of slightly less than 4.6 million and Northern Ireland slightly more than 1.8 million, bringing the island to a total of only around 6.4 million. In other words, still around 2 million less than before the Famine, over...

Brace yourself America: Eurovision is coming. For the first time in its 61-year history, the world's weirdest and most outlandish music contest will be broadcast live across the U.S. on Saturday via Logo TV and YouTube. So load up on potato chips, cook something European (pizza counts, right?) and strap yourself in for three-and-a-half hours of glitter, drama, trashy Europop and bizarre folksy ballads the likes of which the U.S. public has never seen live - all served with a large side order of 1,000 year-old Game of Thrones-style grudges. "It's crazy, right?" Justin Timberlake asked reporters ahead...

Brace yourself America: Eurovision is coming. For the first time in its 61-year history, the world's weirdest and most outlandish music contest will be broadcast live across the U.S. on Saturday via Logo TV and YouTube. So load up on potato chips, cook something European (pizza counts, right?) and strap yourself in for three-and-a-half hours of glitter, drama, trashy Europop and bizarre folksy ballads the likes of which the U.S. public has never seen live - all served with a large side order of 1,000 year-old Game of Thrones-style grudges. "It's crazy, right?" Justin Timberlake asked reporters ahead...

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We salute Terry Brain and Charlie Mills, creators of 1980s children’s stop-motion animated TV series, The Trap Door…

Somewhere in the dark and nasty regions where nobody goes stands an ancient castle. Deep within this dank and uninviting place lives Berk, overworked servant of The Thing Upstairs. But that’s nothing compared to the horrors that lurk beneath the trap door. For there is always something down there, in the dark, waiting to come out…

What was under the trap door? In 1986, a three inch stack of film reel cans forming a makeshift plinth for whatever Plasticine monster was due to spill out of it in that episode. Over the course of forty mini-episodes in the mid-eighties, a legion of skittering demons and tentacled beasts slithered off those reel cans and into the psychedelic polka-dotted castle dungeons where they caused havoc for servant Berk and his disembodied skull companion Boni.

Sir David Attenborough refused to give Sir Terry Wogan a presenting job in 1965. The late legendary broadcaster, who died at the end of last month following a short battle with cancer, wrote to the 89-year-old naturalist when he was just 26 years old asking to be considered for a vacancy at the BBC but his efforts were rejected because he didn't fit the channel's criteria. In a series of correspondence dug up from the BBC Archive, Sir Terry - who was working for Irish Broadcaster Rte at the time - said his main reason for penning the letter was ''simply ambition''...

Sir Terry Wogan was laid to rest on Tuesday (09.02.16). The veteran broadcaster - who tragically passed away late last month following a battle with cancer - was given a private send off by friends and family earlier this week. It was kept this way after the family requested for a chance to say goodbye to their beloved relative in private. Meanwhile, Terry's close friend Father Brian D'Arcy previously admitted the chance of a public funeral was unlikely as there would not be a venue big enough to hold it in. He said: ''How can you have a public funeral for Terry Wogan? Where...

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It’s been a week of tributes to Terry Wogan, the broadcaster who died on January 31st and who had been a regular presence on British television and radio for well over four decades. His career encompassed two lengthy spells as BBC Radio 2 breakfast show host, his Wogan chat show which ran in an early evening...

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Sir Terry Wogan only realised he was dying three weeks ago. The 77-year-old broadcaster passed away over the weekend following a ''short but brave'' secret cancer battle and his close friend Father Brian D'Arcy revealed that Terry's health rapidly deteriorated after Christmas. He explained: ''I think alarms bells began to ring about three weeks ago. He had been in some pain before that, and he had got through Christmas. And the family had a lovely Christmas because I rang them to specifically to see and everything was fine, and then things began [getting worse]. ''Last Thursday, something told me: 'Brian, go and...

Sir Terry Wogan always vowed he'd battle cancer in private. The 77-year-old broadcaster - who passed away yesterday (31.01.16) following a short battle with the disease - had previously told his friend Gloria Hunniford how much he admired her presenter daughter Caron Keating, who died of cancer in 2004, for keeping her health problems out of the public eye. Gloria said: ''What was really poignant to me this weekend, it brought something back to me very strongly... ''He said 'I admire Caron so much because she kept her cancer private and she dealt with it all with dignity', he said, 'If that ever...

Chris Evans dedicated his whole Radio 2 Breakfast Show to the late Sir Terry Wogan this morning (01.02.16). The 49-year-old presenter has paid tribute to the legendary TV presenter - the man he replaced on the radio programme in 2009 - after he tragically passed away over the weekend following a short battle with cancer, aged 77. Talking about the radio host's shock death, Chris said: ''Sir Terry passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning surrounded by those nearest and dearest to his heart .... There have been and will be few like him. One of the...

Sir Terry Wogan was a broadcasting institution and cultural iconoclast. He hosted a multitude of television and radio programs, including the quiz show Blankety Blank, as well as the charity program Children in Need, which was first broadcast in 1980, and which he continued to host after his retirement from regular broadcasting. With that singular Irish Blarney and an irreverent whimsy, he helped make the Eurovision Son Contest, for which he provided acerbic commentary for the BBC from 1971 to 2008, relevant again, long after Brits ceased to take the program seriously. "Who knows what hellish future lies ahead?" he mused at the beginning of the 2007 contest. "Actually, I do. I've seen the rehearsals."Wogan, who died of cancer at 79 on Sunday, was an ubiquitous presence in England and Ireland. He had a brilliant ability to coax celebrities into saying things that adorned morning headlines, and would deliver lacerating...

Terry Wogan has died. The 77-year-old broadcaster has passed away after a short battle with cancer, his family confirmed on Sunday (31.01.16). They said in a statement: ''Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short but brave battle with cancer. ''He passed away surrounded by his family. While we understand he will be missed by many, the family ask that their privacy is respected at this time.'' BBC director general Tony Hall added: ''Terry truly was a national treasure. Today we've lost a wonderful friend.'' Terry was born in Limerick, Ireland and made his name on the national broadcaster Rte, first in radio...

Sir Terry Wogan only realised he was dying three weeks ago. The 77-year-old broadcaster passed away over the weekend following a ''short but brave'' secret cancer battle and his close friend Father Brian D'Arcy revealed that Terry's health rapidly deteriorated after Christmas. He explained: ''I think alarms bells began to ring about three weeks ago. He had been in some pain before that, and he had got through Christmas. And the family had a lovely Christmas because I rang them to specifically to see and everything was fine, and then things began [getting worse]. ''Last Thursday, something told me: 'Brian, go and...

Sir Terry Wogan always vowed he'd battle cancer in private. The 77-year-old broadcaster - who passed away yesterday (31.01.16) following a short battle with the disease - had previously told his friend Gloria Hunniford how much he admired her presenter daughter Caron Keating, who died of cancer in 2004, for keeping her health problems out of the public eye. Gloria said: ''What was really poignant to me this weekend, it brought something back to me very strongly... ''He said 'I admire Caron so much because she kept her cancer private and she dealt with it all with dignity', he said, 'If that ever...

Tributes have poured in for Terry Wogan following his death from cancer. The 77-year-old TV presenter passed away after a short illness and a number of celebrities have joined the President of Ireland and Britain's Prime Minister in expressing their sadness at the loss of the broadcasting legend. Dermot O'Leary took to Twitter to write: ''Sir Terry. Just the most warm hearted, generous, funny, clever, life affirming man. Part of the foundations of @BBCRadio2 so very sad'' while Nick Grimshaw tweeted: ''So sad to hear about Sir Terry, what a man! Funny, sharp, warm, inspiring and so much fun to be...

BBC's Children in Need is a campaign held in the United Kingdom to raise money for the charity Children in Need. In the new Star Wars sketch, Bb-8, Terry Wogan as a Jedi Knight and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit movies) also appear. Check the video out just down below. If you'd like to donate to Children in Need, link is right here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/corporate2/childreninneed Star Wars is published by Marvel Comics and was also published from Dark Horse Comics.

Dermot O'Leary is to step in for Sir Terry Wogan on 'Children in Need'. The legendary presenter had to pull out of hosting the annual charity extravaganza due to ''health reasons'' but the BBC has now announced the former 'X Factor' host is to take his place. A spokesperson said: ''We are pleased to announce that fellow Irishman and Radio 2 presenter Dermot O'Leary will be stepping into Sir Terry Wogan's shoes for tonight's 'Children in Need' from 7.30pm to 10pm, hosting alongside Tess Daly and Fearne Cotton. The presenting baton will be picked up by Shane Richie on BBC Two at...

Sir Terry Wogan has pulled out of hosting Children In Need due to ''health reasons''. The 77-year-old broadcaster will not be involved in tomorrow (13.11.15) evening's coverage for the first time since the charity extravaganza launched in 1980 after falling ill but will still be ''watching, cheering and donating''. He added in a statement: ''So here we are on the 36th edition of Children in Need, every one of which I've been proud to present since it started in 1980, and for the first time I won't be there to cheer you on with word and gesture to another record-breaking year. ''The British...

Dermot O'Leary is to step in for Sir Terry Wogan on 'Children in Need'. The legendary presenter had to pull out of hosting the annual charity extravaganza due to ''health reasons'' but the BBC has now announced the former 'X Factor' host is to take his place. A spokesperson said: ''We are pleased to announce that fellow Irishman and Radio 2 presenter Dermot O'Leary will be stepping into Sir Terry Wogan's shoes for tonight's 'Children in Need' from 7.30pm to 10pm, hosting alongside Tess Daly and Fearne Cotton. The presenting baton will be picked up by Shane Richie on BBC Two at...

Sir Terry Wogan has pulled out of hosting Children In Need due to ''health reasons''. The 77-year-old broadcaster will not be involved in tomorrow (13.11.15) evening's coverage for the first time since the charity extravaganza launched in 1980 after falling ill but will still be ''watching, cheering and donating''. He added in a statement: ''So here we are on the 36th edition of Children in Need, every one of which I've been proud to present since it started in 1980, and for the first time I won't be there to cheer you on with word and gesture to another record-breaking year. ''The British...

In what could be the mightiest Children in Need sketch of all time, a few special guests are joining forces for an amazing Star Wars-inspired skit.

Star Wars' R2-D2 and C-3Po will be joined by Harry Potter star Warwick Davis to find someone to trigger the first BBC Children in Need totaliser of the night.

The three of them will be fighting off some of their famous friends such as The Stig and Lord Sugar, who all want the job.

Terry Wogan will be back on hosting duties on the night, alongside Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly, Rochelle Humes and Nick Grimshaw.

Children in Need will also see Sir Bruce Forsyth return to host a Call the Midwife special of Strictly Come Dancing and Harry Hill present a one-off comedy special.

Musical performances on the night will come from Ellie Goulding, Years & Years, Rod Stewart and Selena Gomez.

In what could be the mightiest Children in Need sketch of all time, a few special guests are joining forces for an amazing Star Wars-inspired skit.

Star Wars' R2-D2 and C-3Po will be joined by Harry Potter star Warwick Davis to find someone to trigger the first BBC Children in Need totaliser of the night.

The three of them will be fighting off some of their famous friends such as The Stig and Lord Sugar, who all want the job.

Terry Wogan will be back on hosting duties on the night, alongside Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly, Rochelle Humes and Nick Grimshaw.

Children in Need will also see Sir Bruce Forsyth return to host a Call the Midwife special of Strictly Come Dancing and Harry Hill present a one-off comedy special.

Musical performances on the night will come from Ellie Goulding, Years & Years, Rod Stewart and Selena Gomez.

Scott Mills got more than he bargained for on his Radio 1 show today (October 26).

None other than Sir Terry Wogan phoned in to challenge the DJ to abseil down Blackpool Tower for BBC Children in Need.

Mills will be joined by Royal Marines for the 400ft abseil.

"I would say I'm really excited to be part of Children in Need this year, but to be honest, I am ridiculously nervous about what I am taking on," Mills noted.

"If facing my fear and abseiling the Blackpool Tower inspires even just one person to donate then it will be absolutely worth it... especially when I get to the ground!"

Viewers will see if Mills can conquer his fear of heights during the Children in Need show on November 13.

Wogan will be hosting this year's broadcast alongside Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly, Rochelle Humes and Nick Grimshaw.

It will see Sir Bruce Forsyth...

One Direction, Kimberley Walsh and Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Clifton have shown their support for BBC Children in Need.

The stars have posed in the official Pudsey T-shirt designed by Giles Deacon.

Other celebrities to back this year's campaign include Laura Whitmore, Nadine Coyle, Fearne Cotton, Lorraine Kelly and Daisy Lowe.

Model Lowe said of the T-shirt: "Dress it up or dress it down, this sleek take on Pudsey Bear will make it easy to look fantastic while fundraising."

Clifton's Strictly companions Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko recently led a ramble to raise money for the charity.

Cotton will present this year's Children in Need broadcast with Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly, Rochelle Humes and Nick Grimshaw.

The show will see Sir Bruce Forsyth return to present a Call the Midwife special of Strictly Come Dancing and Harry Hill present a one-off comedy special.

Musical performances on the night...

It looks like Children In Need have let the cat out the bag about Ellie Goulding's next single.

The programme has announced that the singer will give "an exclusive performance of her forthcoming single, 'Army'" on the show next month.

'Army' will follow on from 'On My Mind' as the latest single from Goulding's new album Delirium, while we've also heard new track 'Something In The Way You Move'.

Selena Gomez, Rod Stewart and Years & Years will also take to the stage for Children In Need on November 13 and Shane FIlan and Nadine Coyle will perform their duet 'I Could Be'.

Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton, Rochelle Humes and Nick Grimshaw will host this year's action-packed show.

Meanwhile Goulding's album is out on November 6, in a month that will also see Justin Bieber and One Direction battle for the top spot.

Watch the music video for Ellie Goulding...

There's a huge amount in store for Children in Need viewers this year, after BBC One announced the lineup for the night of charity programming next month.

Sir Terry Wogan, Tess Daly, Fearne Cotton, Rochelle Humes and Nick Grimshaw will host the action-packed special on Friday, November 13 at 7.30pm.

The evening will see Sir Bruce Forsyth return to Strictly Come Dancing to host a Call the Midwife special.

Stars of Call the Midwife Jenny Agutter, Laura Main, Stephen McGann and Jack Ashton will all strut their stuff for charity, fighting to win the Pudsey Glitter Ball trophy.

Elsewhere, there's a host of musical talent on offer too, with Years & Years, Rod Stewart and Selena Gomez all due to perform on the night.

Shane Filan and Nadine Coyle will also perform their duet 'I Could Be'.

Meanwhile, Harry Hill will present a one-off comedy special, and there'll be performances from the West End cast of Beautiful,...

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