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What links Lesley Manville to Nic Roeg and Vic Reeves?

Go down the rabbit hole to discover how acting royalty meets the real thing, by way of Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Verve

The Guardian - UK

The Tube at 40: Fun facts about loved 80s TV show that came to Liverpool

The first episode of The Tube was broadcast on Bonfire Night, 1982

Liverpool Echo

Channel 4’s 40 best shows – ranked

From a prime minister violating a pig to a pre-watershed lesbian kiss, Catastrophe to, er, Countdown, Channel 4 has been at the forefront of cutting-edge programming. As the station turns 40, we rate its best shows

The Guardian - UK

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Bob Mortimer's quiet life in Tunbridge Wells and favourite spot for nap in his car

Bob Mortimer underwent triple heart bypass surgery in 2015, which he later revealed cured discomfort that he felt in the afternoon, that had actually prompted him to take hour-long naps in his car

Daily Mirror

From The Archers to I’m Alan Partridge: your favourite BBC shows ever

For the BBC centenary, we asked you to name the shows you have loved the most. From the rural radio classic to an ‘absolutely perfect’ comedy and more, here are your top picks

The Guardian - UK

He painted the city and taught LS Lowry, now Adolphe Valette is back in Manchester

Fifty nine works to go on sale by the French Impressionist who was also a Father of Mancunian art

Manchester Evening News

The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!

As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions

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Bob Mortimer says 'I'm not very well at the moment' after he's taken to hospital

The Gone Fishing star was recently taken to hospital

Wales Online

Bob Mortimer tells fans he's 'not very well' after hospital visit

"It's a real downer", he said

Nottingham Post

Bob Mortimer opens up about past health struggle following weekend hospital admission

Speaking on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, comedian Bob Mortimer has spoken candidly about a past health problem, which has recently returned

Daily Mirror

‘The comedy was a distraction’: Jim Moir on leaving Vic Reeves behind to paint rocks all day

Edging away from the spotlight as a comedian, Moir has devoted himself to painting birds, rocks and punch-ups in dinghies. Is he one of Britain’s most prolific artists?

The Guardian - UK

Ulrika Jonsson’s celeb lovers - scandalous affair and ‘slap and tickle’ with royal

From Mick Hucknall and Chris Evans to Vic Reeves and Hunter from Gladiators, Ulrika Jonsson has been linked to some of the biggest names in showbiz

Daily Mirror

Space heroes, dictator art and cartoon toy horses – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Crumpled trumpets and state-sponsored psychedelia – the week in art

Cornelia Parker is crushing it at the Tate, the artist better known as Vic Reeves exhibits his moving bird paintings, and Jake and Dinos Chapman split up

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The Warhol of bird painting – Vic Reeves, AKA Jim Moir, and his uncanny avians

The artist and comedian is a keen birdwatcher – and it shows in these intense, meticulously detailed portraits that are both funny and full of pop art twists

Liverpool Echo

ITV Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway pleads for 'help' after Vic Reeves remark

Co-host Ben Shephard said 'we've got to stop this'

Daily Mirror

Steve Coogan's net worth, famous girlfriends and dramatic Jimmy Savile transformation

He has been making us laugh, and often cringe, as Alan Partridge for decades, as is soon to take on one of his most challenging roles to date as predator Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama. We look at how much Steve Coogan is worth and his and the…

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: the Serial team tackle Islamophobia in Birmingham

S-Town’s Brian Reed unpicks The Trojan Horse Affair, which saw Midlands schools accused of Islamic extremism. Plus: Shaun Keaveny speaks with pals such as Vic Reeves and Nina Conti in his warming, nostalgic series

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