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Surreal, erudite and always experimenting: Tom Stoppard was a playwright never likely to stand still

TRIBUTE: David Lister remembers the brilliant, complicated man whose work explored politics, science, love, Shakespeare, and even rock’n’roll

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Rachael Stirling 'scared' of her mother Dame Diana Rigg

Rachael Stirling has revealed she was “s*** scared” of her mother, Dame Diana Rigg and the legendary actress never wanted her daughter to follow in her acting footsteps.

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11 wild stories behind Hollywood kissing scenes: ‘Would you two mind if I say cut?’

THE COUNTDOWN: From Tobey Maguire almost suffocating on the set of ‘Spider-Man’ to the actors who wouldn’t stop smooching when the director called ‘cut!’, Ellie Harrison looks back on some of the most intriguing backstories to onscreen kisses

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‘My mother’s death left me with an urgent mission’: Rachael Stirling on sharing Diana Rigg’s views on assisted dying

Her mother was furious at having no control over the end of her life. Now the actor is channelling that anger into getting the law changed

The Guardian - UK

Laurie Johnson obituary

Composer whose TV theme tunes included music for well-loved shows such as The Avengers, Animal Magic and This Is Your Life

The Guardian - UK

For many, the case for assisted dying is clear. But life – and death – is often not so simple

Diana Rigg made a compelling argument because she had terminal cancer, but recent experiences abroad suggest a more complex reality

The Guardian - UK

Bravo, Esther Rantzen, it’s only the wimps in Westminster who are too afraid to talk about assisted dying

The campaigner is right to call for reform. It’s political cowardice, not public opinion, that stands in the way, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Assisted dying campaigners hope to make 2024 ‘tipping point’ for UK legislation

Renewed debate over issue follows Observer’s publication of impassioned plea for legalisation by actor Diana Rigg recorded before her death

The Guardian - UK

32 Actors That Got Tons Of Award Recognition On HBO Shows

HBO has created some amazing shows that have given actors plenty of awards recognition. Here are thirty-two you might recognize.

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Diana Rigg’s daughter opens up about actor’s final days before death from cancer

The ‘Avengers’ star was a passionate advocate of assisted dying

The Independent UK

‘It’s gone on too long. Push me over the edge’: Diana Rigg’s dying wishes in the grip of cancer

Rachael Stirling reflects on her mother’s final months – and listens back to the recordings the actor made then, racked with pain, as a passionate advocate of assisted dying

The Guardian - UK

‘Nobody speaks about this’: Diana Rigg made impassioned plea for assisted dying law before death

In a recording in 2020, the actor made a case for giving ‘human beings true agency over their bodies at the end of life’

The Guardian - UK

32 Game Of Thrones Characters That Weren’t In As Many Episodes As You Think

Numerous Game of Thrones characters were there from beginning to end. The 32 characters on this list had no such luck.

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Game of Thrones stars who have died since being in the show

The Game of Thrones family have lost another cast member

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It's a licence to thrill as James Bond turns 70 - and faces a different era

007 began his dazzling undercover career through the pages of Ian Fleming’s debut novel Casino Royale on April 13, 1953

The Guardian - UK

A razzle-dazzle rector, theatrical cats and Christmas cards from Judi Dench: inside the Actors’ church

The Rev Simon Grigg, a former stage director, welcomes our writer to St Paul’s in Covent Garden, where the stars worship

Daily Mirror

All Creatures Great and Small star joins vet to get real-life experience treating animals

Actor Nicholas Ralph has now had some real-life experience treating all creatures great and small after spending time with a real vet - and he found it fascinating

The Guardian - UK

Strictly delights and Mrs Brown’s Boys divides: 100 years of the BBC, part nine

Amid the horrific ‘sexed up’ scandal, the corporation scores big hits with Strictly, Bake Off and The Thick of It, a foul-mouthed widow causes a crisis – and the Queen’s favourite show comes to light

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John Bates: Fashion designer whose work symbolised the liberated woman

Working under the label Jean Varon, Bates became an overnight success by dressing Diana Rigg to devastating effect in ‘The Avengers’

The Guardian - UK

John Bates obituary

Designer whose costumes for the TV series The Avengers encapsulated fashion’s mid-60s turn towards youth

The Guardian - UK

When Covid shut the theatres, I became my mother’s carer. Returning feels defiant

The pandemic closed the play I was starring in, the last my mum, Diana Rigg, ever saw. Two years on, staging a scandalous new play at the same theatre is cause for celebration

Daily Record

Stirling fans share memories of The Avengers and Game of Thrones actress Dame Diana Rigg

They have been reminiscing about the actress on the Old Stirling Facebook page.

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