David Walliams recently locked up in an Italian jail and received 'really fierce' treatment The former BGT judge admits he wrote new book behind bars Evening Standard · May 23, 2024
‘I didn’t expect to feel so moved’: readers’ favourite cultural trips in Europe From antiquity in Spain to modern art in Denmark, via three Erics in Morecambe, our tipsters reveal the places that left them feeling inspired The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
We owe it all to Mike Yarwood, say pioneer impressionist’s heirs The 1970s star blazed the way for mass-audience satire in Britain. But is there an appetite for it now? The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023
"It was like falling off a log" - how Pendragon took on the pandemic. And won! Nick Barrett's always chosen to do thing his way with Pendragon. Here he tells the story of battling back against being ion tour when Covid struck... Louder · Jun 30, 2023
‘Principled, gifted, committed’: politicians and actors salute Glenda Jackson Keir Starmer recalls role as Cleopatra in Morecambe and Wise sketch, which actor considered career highlight The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
TV tonight: Our highlights for Friday, June 9 Black Ops is just one of the gems on TV tonight. WhatToWatch · Jun 8, 2023
Memories of 'golden age' of Nottingham's Royal Hotel that served up to 4,000 diners every night Nottingham had never seen anything like it - and hasn't since Nottingham Post · May 14, 2023
From kiss me quick to seaside serenity: eight UK resorts close to peaceful beaches A stay in a calm coastal spot that’s close to a high-octane seaside town makes the perfect holiday combo. Our writers suggest breaks that offer the best of both worlds The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2023
'Flake number plates?': Ice cream van driver caught speeding in Salford "We can't cone-done that behaviour” Manchester Evening News · Apr 28, 2023
All the puns as ice cream van caught topping 60mph Commenters asked if he had flake plates, and if he will get his just desserts Wales Online · Apr 27, 2023
UK's top 50 coolest places revealed - see if your town made the list Polperro in Cornwall has been named the coolest place in the country, closely followed by Wells-next-the-sea in Norfolk and Marlow in Buckinghamshire in a poll of the public Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023
Miranda Hart: ‘My preshow rituals? A banana and a poo’ The comedian on getting permission to be silly from Eric Morecambe, meeting the Spice Girls and how Comic Relief brings people together The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2023
Real life of BBC Happy Valley's Siobhan Finneran - forgotten ITV roles, ex-Emmerdale star husband and northern inspiration The actress plays Clare Cartwright in the gritty BBC One drama Manchester Evening News · Jan 21, 2023
My beloved Morecambe was once mocked for Mr Blobbyland, so it deserves its Eden Project This £50m levelling up project certainly beats our old theme park. One official told me he’d do a deal with the devil to help the area. Seems he did, says Guardian North of England editor Helen Pidd The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2023
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022 Boris Johnson compares Liz Truss’s mini-Budget to Morecambe and Wise sketch Former prime minister also shared some of his regrets from time at the top
Wales Online · Nov 15, 2022 Man suffers injuries like a car crash tripping over his cat Chris had nine broken ribs, a fractured spine and skull and a bleed on his brain
Manchester Evening News · Nov 14, 2022 Man couldn't move from floor for 14 hours with 'car crash' injuries after tripping over hairless pet cat Chris Rowley's kitten, a hairless sphynx, was left unscathed by the incident
Daily Mirror · Nov 14, 2022 Man with 'car crash' injuries is 'lucky to be alive' after tripping over hairless pet cat Chris Rowley, 59, from Countesthorpe, Leicestershire, broke nine ribs, fractured his spine, snapped his neck, cracked his skull, and got blood in his lungs after getting into a tangle with his pet kitten, Eric Morecambe
Daily Mirror · Nov 6, 2022 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em star rules out any more reunions as she prepares for Royal role Betty actress Michele Dotrice has ruled out any more reunion episodes of Some Mothers Do 'Ave ' Em
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022 I met a man from an ADHD charity and it was like meeting myself. Ideas, thoughts and half-thoughts tumbled out It was, to paraphrase the great Eric Morecambe, a conversation containing all the right notes, if not necessarily in the right order – but I learned enough to change my mind about two long-held opinions
Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022 Jon Culshaw fulfills dream of taking Les Dawson tribute show on the road The star of TV’s Dead Ringers is paying tribute to Blankety Blank host Les with a show that premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe and ends in Lancashire near the home of the comedy legend
Daily Mirror · Aug 11, 2022 Jimmy Tarbuck says comic legend's advice kickstarted 60 year career in comedy Jimmy Tarbuck has said taking Eric Morecambe's advice helped him reach the comedy heights she has enjoyed over his 60 years on stage and TV
Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2022 So what if Larkin was reactionary? The poems still sing Philip Larkin was one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He was also, among other things, a librarian at Hull University, an editor of the Oxford Book of Twentieth-Century English Verse, a huge fan of Margaret Thatcher, a prodigious writer of letters, an aficionado of jazz music and…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022 Integrate, my mum said, so I did. But Eric Morecambe helped me find my Windrush self Our parents were heroes who wanted us to fit in, but eventually I came to value my own identity, says actor and comedian Lenny Henry
Chronicle Live · Jun 20, 2022 When legendary comedy duo Morecambe and Wise stepped out in Newcastle Comedy duo Morecambe and Wise were two of Britain's biggest entertainment stars when they performed to rave reviews this week 45 years ago at Newcastle City Hall