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Red Nose Day tops £34 million raised for Comic Relief

It was announced that £34,022,590 had been raised for the charity.

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Red Nose Day total reaches £34m during Comic Relief’s 40th anniversary

The charity fundraiser saw sketches from some of the biggest shows on the BBC.

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Red Nose Day hosts reveal current total stands at £17.5m

Comic Relief was co-founded by Sir Lenny Henry and Love Actually screenwriter Richard Curtis in 1985.

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Sir Lenny Henry looks back at 40 years of Comic Relief during Red Nose Day

The comedian hosted his final Red Nose Day last year after almost four decades at the helm.

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Comic Relief 2025: release date, sketches, presenters, interviews and everything we know about Red Nose Day

Comic Relief 2025: Get ready for a special night of fun and fundraising as Comic Relief turns 40.

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Queen welcomes stars to palace for young writers’ competition

The young finalists had their entries read in the palace’s ballroom by a group of celebrities.

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Sir Lenny Henry receives Freedom of the City of London

The comedian and actor joins previous recipients including Dame Judi Dench and Damian Lewis.

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Missing You: from Rosalind Eleazar to Richard Armitage, who plays who in the hit Harlan Coben adaptation?

The big new Netflix show has landed – but where have you seen its stars before?

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How to watch Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl online – stream brand new movie from Aardman Animations for free

The lovable duo make a momentous return as Feather McGraw looks for revenge in this brand new feature film. Here's how to watch Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl online anywhere.

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Richard Armitage and Rosalind Eleazar on why you'll binge Missing You in one sitting

Missing You stars Richard Armitage and Rosalind Eleazar talk about teaming up for the latest Netflix Harlan Coben adaptation

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TV tonight: darts heaven in a new access-all-areas documentary

Just in time for the World Championships, a new series takes us deep inside the world of darts. Plus, Lenny Henry goes head to head with Romesh Ranganathan. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Netflix shares first look at new thriller series from Fool Me Once creator starring Slow Horses and Top Boy actors

Missing You is Harlan Coben's next Netflix adaptation

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Netflix reveals exciting first look at new Harlan Coben thriller Missing You

Harlan Coben's Missing You is coming to Netflix in the new year.

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‘James Earl Jones boomed this massive laugh - then hugged me’: Lenny Henry and Don Warrington remember their hero

The actors explain how Jones influenced their careers and exactly what made him such a towering presence – as well as such a magnetic afternoon tea companion

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‘You know your show is garbage!’: inside TV’s biggest backlashes

From Watchmen to The Rings of Power, TV is increasingly being bombarded with outrage. We talk to the creators of shows who faced down furore, review bombing and a furious police force

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UK voter ID laws attack ‘democratic rights of people of colour’, say artists in open letter

Exclusive: Lenny Henry, Anish Kapoor and Marianne Jean-Baptiste among those calling for Keir Starmer to scrap rules

The Guardian - UK

Increase in Black artists on Glasto bill reflects cultural shift

After Lenny Henry’s 2022 criticism of lack of diversity, this year’s bill features Janelle Monáe, Danny Brown, Little Simz and more

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Racism ‘baked in’ to theatre world as white workers paid 20% more, damning report finds

Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and Tara Theatre study looks at challenges facing producers from the global majority

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Lenny Henry questions future of Black dramas as his show Three Little Birds is axed

Show was cancelled despite drawing nearly 3 million viewers

The Guardian - UK

Lenny Henry rues fate of black TV dramas after Three Little Birds axed

Exclusive: Star’s Windrush ITV show cut after just one series as TV industry loses funding streams

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King hosts celebrity guests at Buckingham Palace garden party to champion creative industries

Celeb guests included Maya Jama, Louis Theroux and Sir Ridley Scott

The Guardian - UK

My future is bleak: can I go on without the all-you-can-eat unlimited Premier Inn breakfast?

With the chain selling off 126 restaurants, I’m worried. Will I be able to get the bottomless glasses of orange juice I need, asks writer Rich Pelley

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Letters: Michael Blakstad obituary

John Harding writes: He used his television contacts to get stars such as Rory Bremner and Lenny Henry to do dry runs of future series

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From getting sexy with Cilla to nearly slipping a disc: Lenny Henry’s best Comic Relief moments

It’s the comedian’s final night as host of the TV telethon. As he hangs up his red nose for the last time, here are his most joyful highlights from 36 years of freestyle fundraising

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Missing You: how to watch, recaps, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know

Missing You is a Harlan Coben thriller on Netflix with an all-star cast.

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