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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Jimmy nail | History Defined

“If I’d been sacked, or left over musical differences, I’d have felt a right flunker”: Genesis ex Anthony Phillips on why he really quit – and why he’s not their version of The Beatles’ Pete Best

Amiable co-founder of the prog giants reflects on leaving before the band became huge, and explains why he wishes he’d met his replacement Steve Hackett sooner

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‘I couldn’t get rid of Finchy’: Ralph Ineson on The Office – and becoming a Hollywood superstar at 55

He played one of the most horrible characters in TV history, found his feet as an actor in his 40s and is now a Marvel supervillain. He discusses shame, typecasting and how he appeared in three Harry Potter films without ever saying a line

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“Ozzy put a pint glass over his mouth and sucked it until he burst all the blood vessels around his face. Then he turned into a character from Planet Of The Apes”: Gary Moore’s wild tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott and Led Zeppelin

Ozzy, Robert Planet, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green, Ginger Baker – late, great guitarist Gary Moore crossed paths with them all

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40 years of comedy classic Auf Wiedersehen, Pet: ‘The producers thought it was too crude, too manly’

It’s four decades since the comedy drama detailing the exploits of British migrant workers in Germany – burst on to our screens. As they stage a live show, its writers and stars let us in on how they constructed a classic

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Hey Joe, where you going with my cod & chips? Unravelling the truth behind Jimi Hendrix's historic visit to a fish & chip shop in the north of England

In March 1967, Jimi Hendrix played a club show in Newcastle before venturing to the seaside for fish & chips, perhaps a pickled egg. Or did he?

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Eight European football powerhouses prepare to collide

In today’s Football Daily: Big Cup’s big eight, plus a dose of realism

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Andy Burnham under fire for 'patronising' Geordie music dig at Sam Fender on Twitter

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has delivered a bizarre verdict on Sam Fender and his music on Twitter

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Live Theatre refunds ticket-holders following postponement of Nadine Shah's debut show

Singer-songwriter Nadine Shah had been set to make her playwriting debut and take a starring role in a new drama at the Newcastle theatre as part of its 50-year birthday celebrations

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Rarely-seen Jimmy Nail pictured on night out with Geordie legends Alan Shearer and Sting

Jimmy Nail caught up with Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer and singing superstar Sting on a night on the town and the Geordies had plenty to discuss after their football team's great season

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Sting backs teachers' strike and brands Tories 'a disgrace' over pay dispute

The 71-year-old was a primary school teacher before he found stardom, and he says educating children is too important to skimp on

Daily Mirror

Alan Shearer in crowd as Sting performs special show in Newcastle with help from Jimmy Nail

Football legend Alan Shearer took to Twitter to share a photo of himself with Jimmy Nail and Sting in Newcastle

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Sting to join Live Theatre's 50th birthday celebrations in April alongside Jimmy Nail, Stewart Lee and Nadine Shah

Live Theatre in Newcastle will mark its big milestone with a star-studded month ahead of a forward-looking year of new writing

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Barman, teacher and waitress: Jobs North East celebrities used to do before they found fame

It wasn't always a case of glitz and glamour for these North East-born celebrities - many of whom working regular old day jobs before they found stardom.

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When the Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star and the lead singer of The Who teamed up

Stars of music and comedy, including Jimmy Nail and Roger Daltrey, performed at The Sage Gateshead in support of the Teenage Cancer Trust on this night 15 years ago

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Jimmy Nail in Twitter mystery as he starts trending thanks to bizarre poll

Geordie icon Jimmy Nail is at the centre of a bizarre Twitter trend that Denise Welch has even joined in with

Daily Mirror

People with Northern accents deemed less intelligent than Southerners

Northerners like Ant and Dec, Jimmy Nail and deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner are seen as ‘friendly and trustworthy’ - but ‘less educated’ than their southern counterparts

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The Auf Wiedersehen, Pet boys were finally back in town 20 years ago

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - starring Jimmy Nail, Tim Healy and Kevin Whatley - returned to our TV screens with a new series on April 28, 2002 after a break of 16 years

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Educating Oz - the largely forgotten Auf Wiedersehen, Pet television spin-off

It's 35 years since Educating Oz - a 30-minute Auf Wiedersehen, Pet spin-off - starring Jimmy Nail and Tim Healy appeared on Tyne Tees

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Martin McKeand obituary

Producer of the 1980s TV comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and the controversial drama-documentary Death of a Princess

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Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - it's been nearly 40 years but where are they now?

It was the start of their careers - Geordies Tim Healy, Jimmy Nail and Kevin Whately joined Timothy Spall, Gary Holton, Pat Roach and Christopher Fairbank to play Dennis, Oz, Neville, Barry, Wayne, Bomber and Moxie in the hit TV series - here we look at what they did next

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