The Latest Breaking News from Jim Davidson

Snooker game show Big Break to return to BBC as new hosting duo announced

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The Independent UK · May 12

BBC to bring back iconic snooker game show Big Break after 24 years away

Big Break originally ran from 1991 to 2002 with Jim Davidson and John Virgo hosting and brought in nearly 14m viewers at its peak

The Independent UK · May 12

Big Break to return to screens with Stephen Hendry and Paddy McGuinness

The pair will fill the roles previously held by John Virgo and Jim Davidson in the popular programme that aired between 1991 and 2002.

The Independent UK · May 12

Snooker legend John Virgo dies aged 79

Virgo was one of the best snooker players in the world during his pomp before becoming a household name by co-presenting ‘Big Break’ and delivering iconic lines of snooker commentary

The Independent UK · Feb 4

“I got a phone call asking me for a quote about Lennon. Apparently I was one of the last musicians seen talking to him before his death”: Rick Wakeman’s wild tales of John Lennon, David Bowie, Keith Moon and Ozzy Osbourne

Playing with Bowie and Sabbath,. boozing with Keith Moon, hanging out with Lennon – Rick Wakeman has done it all

Louder · Jan 25, 2025

Comedian Duncan Norvelle, famed for ‘chase me’ catchphrase, dies aged 66

The comic, who was a staple of 80s British TV, was described by his partner as ‘the last of the legends of true variety comedy’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024

Duncan Norvelle hailed as ‘legend’ of variety comedy after his death aged 66

The entertainer, known for his catchphrase ‘chase me’, died in hospital surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer review – a moral vacuum laughing at his own jokes

The comedian is desperate to make out his jokes about rape and domestic abuse will get him cancelled. In reality, this Netflix special is about as edgy as a Jim Davidson set

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024

Jim Davidson to perform at Nottinghamshire Conservative Party fundraiser

MP Ben Bradley says people will 'know what they are signing up to'

Nottingham Post · Jun 9, 2023

Jim Davidson persuades judge to cut speeding ban - then heads straight to the pub

The comedian had been travelling at 36mph in a 30mph zone in his Mercedes in March last year on Maybray King Way in Southampton - he was a 12-month driving ban, three penalty points and a £333 fine

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023