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A hamlet which was cheekily immortalised by late presenter Sir Terry Wogan has declared war on souvenir hunters who constantly steal its famous road signs.

Steve Wright has been celebrated as a broadcaster who was "born to be in a studio", following his death aged 69.. For over four decades, Wright graced the airwaves of BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2, capturing the attention of millions.

A notorious paedophile and former BBC Radio 1 DJ once described by a judge as 'depraved' has died behind bars, it emerged today.

The BBC has revealed the latest list of its top earners and it shows that Gary Lineker is still the BBC’s highest-paid on-air talent. It is the sixth consecutive year that the star has topped the list and is the only one to earn more than £1 million in the year 2022/2023.

Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon, actress Hannah Waddingham and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina will host the Eurovision Song Contest, it has been announced.The international music show will take place at the M&S Bank Arena Liverpool in May after the city was chosen to host the competition on behalf of 2022 winners Ukraine following the Russian invasion. Broadcaster Zoe Ball, 52, announced the news on her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show on Wednesday.

BBC star Steve Wright's recent departure from Radio 2 earlier this year.The radio presenter admitted that when she first accepted the main host role in 2019 she had some “big shoes to fill” as she was taking over from broadcasting legend Chris Evans.During a candid interview, Zoe explained that some popular presenters had recently left their jobs at the station in a huge shakeup due to what she described as “cycles”.It comes as Scott Mills and his co-host Chris Stark left their Radio One slot with Scott moving to Radio 2 and will be the longstanding presenter, Steve's replacement.While Chris moved away from the BBC altogether to join Global media company and host the Capital Breakfast show with Roman Kemp.Last month, Steve presented his final Radio 2 afternoon show after being a channel staple for the last 23 years.Zoe explained: “I guess things come in cycles. It’s like everything — people want to do stuff differently.“I love Steve Wright — he has really looked after me; he’s like a godfather, such a gorgeous man — but maybe he wants to do different things.“I thought his final show of the ‘big show’ was so masterfully done.”Zoe continued: “But I also love Scott Mills and I think he’s going to boss it.“It’s never easy taking over from a huge character like Steve.”She added to Radio Times: “I had to do it after Chris Evans, and they are big shoes to fill.

Peter Andre has admitted he is jealous of TV presenter Bradley Walsh as he returns to screens to host another series of Blankety Blank.The show, which first aired in 1979 with Terry Wogan at the helm, has since been hosted by Les Dawson, Paul O'Grady as Lily Savage and David Walliams, before 62 year old Bradley took over in 2020. But Peter, 49, has now admitted that he would love the chance to host the show. Writing in his column, the Mysterious Girl hitmaker said: "Blankety Blank is back on our screens on BBC1 and I love the show’s host, Bradley Walsh.

BBC.Whether you tuned in for the gameshows, to see if Mystic Meg had predicted the right facts about the contestants, or simply to see if you had won in the big money draws, The National Lottery Show was a TV institution for nearly three decades.While the TV show may be gone, millions of us continue to play the lottery - but oh how we wish the iconic programme would come back.READ NEXT: Where BBC Watchdog hosts are now - feud rumours, co-star romance and tragic deathOn the anniversary of its first broadcast, Daily Star takes a look at where some of the stars of The National Lottery Draws are now.You may not recognise the name, but Alan Dedicot's voice is one of the most iconic on TV.Alan was "The Voice Of The Balls" and would let the presenters and viewers at home know when the numbers were ready to be announced on The National Lottery Draws.It is his voice that has undoubtedly changed the lives of thousands of people across the country between 1995 and 2019 - but did you know he is also the voice of another popular BBC show?If you ever listened to the phone numbers being read out on Strictly Come Dancing, then you would have heard Alan's voice, as he currently works as the show's announcer.He also presented the news on BBC Radio 2 until 2015, and also works as the announcer on Dancing With The Stars in the US.The star also paid tribute to the late Sir Terry Wogan, who hosted episodes of The National Lottery draws in the nineties, and gave Alan his famous "Voice Of The Balls" name.Speaking to The Express following Sir Terry's death in 2016, Alan said: "There was no one quite like Terry.

Princess Anne might be the hardest-working member of The Royal Family but she has a secret career lined up should she ever need to get a job.Despite rarely giving interviews, the only daughter of the late Queen often carries out more public engagements than any of her relatives but also works behind the scenes.The Princess Royal, 72, shunned London life and instead lives a much quieter life at Gatcombe Park, Gloucestershire, surrounded by her two children, Zara Tindall and Peter Phillips.READ MORE: From Page 3 models to reality stars: Celebrities who dated and married royaltyDuring an interview with Terry Wogan in 1985, the princess was faced with the question, what would she do if the monarchy was abolished?While many would have been left speechless, she had the perfect response: "I'd have to work even harder on the farm.I think it's rather difficult to tell now what career I'd have liked to have pursued."But Terry left the Princess amused when he revealed she had actually passed her test and had a heavy goods vehicle driving license."Out of necessity, I qualified as a heavy goods vehicle driver," before adding: "I was actually asked if there was anything I could do, if as you mentioned The Royal Family was abolished and just like that."On the basis of if one didn't have a farm to work on or there was no other alternative, both my husband and I have heavy goods vehicle licenses."His is a HGV one and mine is a HGV three so it seemed like a very logical way of earning ones living."There is in fact quite a demand for good horse box drivers, we know one end of a horse from another, we thought we could probably crack that one between us."While Anne may be a sophisticated royal, many would be shocked to discover that Anne's

BBC presenter is believed to have had a large network but when his will was made public, many were shocked to discover a sum of just £1.04 million.Terry became a national treasure for his work on TV and radio, including Wogan which hosted huge stars including Ronnie Barker and George Best.READ NEXT: Elizabeth Taylor's will - £500m fortune, eye-watering jewellery and £1m given to exHowever, the world of entertainment was left devastated when Sir Terry died in 2016, with fans and fellow stars paying tribute to the inspirational presenter.From Blankety Blank to The Eurovision Song Contest, and his long-running radio programme, Terry is believed to have made around £20 million over the course of his career.We take a look into his last months and his will..Sir Terry Wogan died on January 31, 2016 at the age of 77 years old, after the star was diagnosed with cancer.A statement released by his family following his death said: "Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short but brave battle with cancer."He passed away surrounded by his family. While we understand he will be missed by many, the family ask that their privacy is respected at this time."Fans and stars from the world of entertainment paid tribute to the beloved radio and TV icon, with Graham Norton - who took over from Terry Wogan as the Eurovision commentator - saying in a tweet: "He made it seem effortless and for a young boy in Ireland he made it seem possible.

Eurovision is back this weekend (Saturday May 14), with Italy playing host.Once dubbed by its much-missed late presenter Terry Wogan as an excuse to, "Have a good sneer at Johnny Foreigner and chuck things at the telly," there's no denying that the annual continental kitsch fest has, during the course of its 66-year history, excelled in dividing its audience.But, whether its return in 2022 presents an excuse to throw a lederhosen and Liebfraumilch party or is simply the ideal time to colour compartmentalise your sock drawer, you cant deny it's had some must-see moments over the years.From bearded ladies and gobbling glove puppets to toppling despots and drug-fuelled scandals, here are some of the craziest which have hit our screens.Eurovision entries have sparked a lot of things over the years, not least the overwhelming urge to grab your coat and head for the pub.But few will beat Portugal’s entry at the 1974 contest which actually signalled a political uprising when it was broadcast on the radio.The ballad E Depois do Adeus by singer Paulo de Carvalho acted as a prompt for the country's rebel generals to rally their troops against the authoritarian regime of the time.The coup became known as the Carnation Revolution, so called because protestors took to the streets to place flowers into the muzzles of soldiers' rifles.The lead singer of this Italian rock band, which won the contest in 2021, was suspected by some viewers of snorting cocaine during the grand finals.Damiano David appeared to have been caught on camera at one point hunched over a table and making a low sweeping motion with his head.

Graham Norton is a staple of British telly, a National treasure and, when Eurovision rolls around each year, there's no-one else we'd rather be sharing it with.

Eurovision always provides watchers with iconic performances and must watch moments. It has become a pivotal part of European culture and is the highlight of many peoples year- a musical Olympics as such. And having such a huge production broadcast live from a completely new place, with completely new acts and stunts every year there is always bound to be some mishaps.

Graham Norton has encouraged Brits to withhold from drinking until song number nine has been performed at this year's Eurovision Song Contest. The five-time BAFTA TV Award winner, 59, is the UK's commentator for the yearly competition and has been following the same tradition throughout the years.Ensuring Brits are entertained with ongoing commentary throughout the spectacle, it became a tradition to raise a glass to Sir Terry Wogan during the ninth song of Eurovision following his death in 2016.Terry was the commentator on the popular competition from 1971 to 2008, which Graham then took over a year later.Speaking about if he has any traditions for this year's competition, Graham explained: "Not really."I make sure I've been to the toilet and only start drinking at song number nine, as Sir Terry decreed."The heart-warming tradition began in 2016 when Sir Terry died of cancer, aged 77.Graham added: "For those who aren't aware, song number nine is famous because Sir Terry always warned me not to have anything to drink until that point.

Eurovision was the highlight of her career.The TV star, 54, presented the song ­contest alongside the late Terry Wogan, inset with Ulrika when it was last held in the UK in 1998.More than 200 million watched her broadcast live from the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.Ulrika told the Daily Star Sunday: “As a small child in Sweden, I used to watch the Eurovision.“When we knew it was coming to the UK, I was very keen to get the job.“I spoke to my agent about it and I said, ‘I’d love to host it and I’m ­bilingual’.“It is the only job I have ever asked for.”When chosen to present the contest, Ulrika could not believe her luck.She added: “I can’t even begin to say how excited I was.“I’d watched it for years, so to then think that I was hosting it… it was genuinely a dream come true.”However, while hosting the contest, Ulrika caused a stir as she appeared to make a dig at the presenter reading out the scores from Holland.When Conny Vandenbos explained she had previously been a contestant, Ulrika asked her: “A long time ago, was it?”Fans were convinced it was a slur and reacted in shock. But Ulrika now sees the funny side.She said: “I knew this lady had been at the Eurovision years ago – and I said it was quite a few years ago in quite a lovely way.“People took it as me casting shade on her, which I absolutely wasn’t ­because I’m an absolute champion of older women.“But you have to have these ­moments from Eurovision.

When Chris Tarrant sat down to write a book about his life, he was determined it would be nothing like a regular celebrity memoir. In fact, the very first line of It's Not A Proper Job is: "This is not my autobiography".

IT was one of the oddest entrances on British TV — Nicolas Cage performing a somersault and high kicks in a leather jacket then flinging cash at Terry Wogan’s audience. In the 30-plus years since, the Oscar-winning actor has continued to bewilder fans and friends with his odd behaviour. Whether it was taking his Elvis Presley obsession so far that he married The King’s daughter Lisa Marie, collecting dinosaur bones or sharing magic mushrooms with his cat, Cage likes living life on the edge.

One with Russell Harty where he comments that her eating disorder must save on restaurant bills and another when Terry Wogan tells her to eat up so she can get back to “your chunky self”. The little girl with the big voice was 10 when she appeared on Opportunity Knocks – television’s predecessor to Britain’s Got Talent and Pop Idol – singing Ma! He’s Making Eyes at Me, 11 when it was a hit and 13 when she was diagnosed with anorexia, a barely known illness then called the “slimmer’s disease”. Before she died in 1999 the girl from Rothesay on the Scottish island of Bute had hosted her own TV shows, performed at the White House and shared a stage with Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball.

The Queen has a busy schedule, but even Her Majesty enjoys some down time in front of the television.

BBC Children in Need has been on our screens for over half a century, helping to raise money for young people.

cancer before his death. The TV and radio presenter made the candid admission while speaking to Kate Thornton on White Wine Question Time.Gaby worked with the late Irish radio and television broadcaster  on Children in Need and The Terry and Gaby Show.Of her relationship with Sir Terry before his death, Gaby said: "I kept saying to my husband: 'I must get in touch with Terry.“I haven't spoken to him or emailed him for a while.