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John Sergeant, the former ITN political editor, got his break in broadcasting thanks to a reference from Alan Bennett. It was almost scuppered, though, by his father’s disapproval of the playwright. After meeting the young Sergeant at the Edinburgh Festival, Bennett asked if he fancied being in a TV

Almost overlooked for the job of Strictly judge, Len Goodman ended up being the show’s lifeblood, thrilling audiences with his straight-talking ways – and fabulous footwork

In his role as a judge on both sides of the Atlantic, his pithy comments and assorted catchphrases made him a viewers’ favourite.

In any list of funniest TV scenes, the clip is second only to Del Boy falling through the bar, and it’s the reason why all these years on I can…

Catholics now living near Stockbridge, Massachusetts, feel blessed by their faith community.

A WELL-KNOWN face on the North Yorkshire heritage railway scene is to feature in a new TV show.

Channel 5 has commissioned DSP (a Banijay UK company) to produce a four-part series Britain By Steam in which journalist and presenter John Sergeant, actor Peter Davison and Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton (star of Channel 5’s The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard) will travel from London to Scotland using only the power of steam.

Channel 5 has announced a series following John Sergeant, Peter Davison and Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton as they travel from London to Scotland using steam.

Although the role of climate change in tornadoes is not fully understood, researchers say locations are shifting, the season is lengthening and the number of tornadoes in a single event is increasing.