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Watching Long Lost Family on telly.
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Angus Deayton
English actor, comedian, presenter and writer
England 1 Iceland 2.
Tony Robinson
British actor
Watching Britain's Got Talent.
Last night, getting ready for a scene.
James Blunt
Singer, songwriter and musician
I put out a song called Monsters on my last album, about my father’s illness – he had stage four chronic kidney disease – and a handful of people offered him a new kidney. People’s kindness really touched me.
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View profile →During the technical rehearsal of Aspects of Love in 1989. They told me it would be discreetly lit because I was paranoid about being in just my pants. I walked on and every spotlight in the building followed me round the stage.
“Unfortunately, Michael, I don’t think you’re ever going to work in the acting profession until you’re about 40, and then it’ll only be in minor character roles.” Drama teacher at Guildford School of Acting.
My dogs. They didn’t cost that much to buy, but I’ve been paying for them since. We’ve two Tibetan terriers, Danny and Wilbur.
Having got Aspects of Love back into the West End.
The best of times, the worst of times.
I am pretty proud of having got Aspects of Love back into the West End.
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