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Having cemented her form with two hit solo shows, the Aunty Donna and Double Denim star Michelle Brasier is back with Legacy at the MICF.

Comedian Michelle Brasiert, who grew up in Melbourne, told Womans Hour how she was just 18 when she lost her father to pancreatic cancer and her young, fit and healthy brother to bowel cancer.

Average Bear is an interesting piece that doesn’t fit into any one category, but that gives it so much flexibility which is used to great effect.

Look out for the huge, free parade in central London.

Holi celebrations, a sci-fi film fest, and other events.

After losing half my family to cancer, a fate which I likely share, I have no time to waste worrying

My dad died of cancer, then my brother, and there’s a high chance I’ll get it too. It’s taught me to live my life in full colour, says comedian and actor Michelle Brasier

Michelle Brasier's Average Bear is an impeccably timed, unflinchingly genuine rollercoaster ride

<strong>Wednesday</strong>: families are counting down until Australian borders reopen on 21 February. Plus: The Power of the Dog leads Oscar nominations

And Daniel Sloss takes Peoples Choice Geraldine Hickey has won the top prize at the the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The comic scooped the prize for most outstanding show for   What A Surprise, which told how she had found happiness in life at 40 with a job and partner she loved. It received a slew of glowing reports including five stars from Melbourne newspaper The Age and four from Chortle.  Accepting Hickey award she said it took her ‘many, many years,’ to get where she was...