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BBC's Children In Need returned last night with a star-studded show featuring pop group Abba, actor Stephen Fry and an appearance from Strictly professional dancer Oti Mabuse.

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BBC Children In Need smashes records with massive £39.3m raised for good causes

BBC Children in Need has announced they have raised £39,389,048 so far at the end of their annual show.

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BBC axes iconic The Snowman as original composer calls it ‘vile desecration’ of his work

BBC Radio 3’s highly-anticipated version of The Snowman has been axed amid backlash from the original version’s composer.Howard Blake, who composed all the music for the 1982 animated film, was vocal about his upset for the plans for the radio show, which was set to premiere on BBC Radio 3 on Christmas Eve and air on Radio 4 on Christmas Day.Narrated by Stephen Fry, the music and background noises in the radio programme, from piano and strings to the music box and the motorcycle taking off, were to be sung by a choir rather than using any instruments.Blake, 82, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that he cared ‘a great deal about The Snowman’ but the new version ‘scares’ him, and it would be impossible for a choir to create, for example, the

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Stephen Fry tells AJ and Kai he'd 'cry with embarrassment' if he watched Strictly

Stephen Fry admitted he would "cry with embarrassment" if he had to watch Strictly Come Dancing as he appeared on Friday's episode of The One Show.The TV star, 64, was joined by Strictly star AJ Odudu and her pro partner Kai Widdrington on the sofa as he confessed that he is unable to watch the hit BBC series as dancing "doesn't appeal" to him. As AJ, 33, and Kai, 26, discussed their time on Strictly so far, host Lauren Laverne asked Stephen: "Now Stephen, I know that you don't watch Strictly because you can't watch Strictly?" To which he admitted: "I'm so sorry, it's embarrassment.

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‘Hating Peter Tatchell’ Celebrates Gay Rights Campaigner’s Life And Activism

When director Christopher Amos, came up with the idea to do a documentary about Peter Tatchell he was surprised to discover how many people hated the Australian-born activist “When researching the film, the director was astonished to discover the intense abuse and vitriol that had been directed against me over the last five decades. That’s how he came up with the title ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’.

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Actor Tony Way recalls time he met Paul McCartney thanks to Sean Lock

Paul McCartney thanks to Sean Lock, whose death was confirmed today (August 18).Lock, best known for appearing on 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, died from cancer at the age of 58. Shortly after the news broke, tributes to the late comedian were posted online by Jimmy Carr, Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais and many more.Writing on Twitter this afternoon, actor and writer Way – who portrays Lenny in Gervais’ Netflix show After Life – looked back on the first time he met Lock, which led to a run-in with former Beatle McCartney.“I met Paul McCartney because of Sean Locke [sic], just after meeting Sean himself,” the post began.

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Where Gosford Park stars are now- from racy naturist confession to tragic cancer battles

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterWith its star-studded cast and stacks of movie awards, Gosford Park (2001) was a murder mystery like no other.The satirical black comedy film, directed by Robert Altman and written by Julian Fellowes, takes place in the early 20th century at Gosford Park - a fancy English country house - where a group of wealthy Brits gather for a shooting weekend.Soon enough though, a chilling murder occurs after a lavish dinner party which wreaks havoc on the manor house and its guests, and the film becomes an Agatha Christie-style 'whodunnit'.The film featured an absolutely stunning superstar cast of acting legends like Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Stephen Fry and Michael Gambon -

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Alan Davies: QI stalwart explains why he nearly QUIT BBC show 'I was slightly concerned'

BBC quiz show could have on his career 11 years ago.The 55-year-old has explained his thought process after starring in BBC Two series Whites.It was after the latter programme got "canned" that his worries surfaced, and he came "close to knocking it on the head"."I absolutely loved [Whites], and that was in 2010," recalled Alan."The cast was wonderful, the writing was brilliant, it was all set in a restaurant, it felt an absolute shoo-in for a second series - and it got canned."The funny man continued: "I didn't know why, and I was slightly concerned that if I kept on doing QI, I wouldn't get a chance to do these shows."...Then I came to my senses and thought I was so lucky to have this gig next to Stephen Fry."QI was fronted by the latter,

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EastEnders slammed by Stephen Fry who says the soap just ‘isn’t funny’

COMIC actor Stephen Fry says EastEnders is not funny enough — unlike its northern rival Corrie. Stephen, 63, believes the BBC soap’s reputation as a hard-hitting portrayal of life in London is not accurate.

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Elizabeth Holmes Hulu Series ‘The Dropout’ Adds 10 Guest Stars, Including William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Stephen Fry

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe Hulu series “The Dropout,” which will tell the story of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, has locked in an impressive lineup of guest stars.William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth Marvel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton, Stephen Fry, Michel Gill, Michael Ironside, Bill Irwin, and Josh Pais have all joined the show.

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‘The Dropout’: William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth Marvel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton Among 10 Cast In Hulu Limited Series

Hulu has set a stellar recurring cast for The Dropout, its upcoming limited series about the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her company, Theranos. William H. Macy, Laurie Metcalf, Elizabeth Marvel, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Kate Burton, Stephen Fry, Michel Gill, Michael Ironside, Bill Irwin and Josh Pais join Amanda Seyfried in the series from Liz Meriwether, Seachlight Television and Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television. Production is scheduled to begin this summer.

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David Thewlis, Patton Oswalt, More Stars Join Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ Series For Netflix

Netflix has announced another group of actors who are joining their adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, which is currently yin production.

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‘Sandman’ Netflix Series Adds 12 to Cast, Including Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Patton Oswalt, Stephen Fry

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe cast of “The Sandman” series at Netflix continues to grow, with 12 new additions to the cast being announced.Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston, Jenna Coleman, Niamh Walsh, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Stephen Fry, Razane Jammal, Sandra James Young, and Patton Oswalt will all join the show. They join previously announced series lead Tom Sturridge and fellow cast members Gwendoline Christie, Vivienne Acheampong, Boyd Holbrook, Charles Dance, Asim Chaudhry, and Sanjeev Bhaskar.Details on who each new addition to the cast is playing can be found below.

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‘The Sandman’: Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park & Donna Preston Among 12 Added To Netflix Series

The cast of Netflix’s The Sandman adaptation continues to grow as Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mason Alexander Park, Donna Preston and nine others round out the cast. Also slated to join are Jenna Coleman, Niamh Walsh, Joely Richardson, David Thewlis, Kyo Ra, Stephen Fry, Razane Jammal, Sandra James Young and Patton Oswalt.

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Celebrity judges join charity contest in hunt for Britain’s next top dog

A retired nurse whose two pet dogs helped her to smile after her breast cancer diagnosis has launched a canine photo competition for Cancer Research UK, with a cast of celebrities to help as judges. Fee Sharples, 65, of Hardingham near Norwich, said the idea for Britain’s Next Top Dog came to her in the “middle of the night”.