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Tony Robinson: ‘I might worry a bit about being short, but I landed a part in the cult comedy series of the century’

INTERVIEW: Ahead of appearing at Henley Literary Festival, the ‘Blackadder’ and ‘Time Team’ star opens up to Kathryn Bromwich about how his novel ‘The House of Wolf’ almost disappeared for ever, and his wonderful days working with Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis

The Independent UK

Kim Kardashian to Chris Martin: Celebrities who have unexpected degrees

Kim Kardashian, America Ferrera and Rowan Atkinson hold unexpected degrees - but what for?

Evening Standard

Rowan Atkinson teases Mr Bean comeback after 30 years as Stephen Fry says - 'The world needs more Bean'

Comedy legend refuses to rule out return of iconic character after three decades as Blackadder revival plans emerge

Evening Standard

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James Acaster on his ex leaving him for Rowan Atkinson: 'No one else has ever been left for Mr Bean'

The story has resurfaced as the Mr Bean star's daughter Lily Sastry opened up about how her parents' divorce impacted her

Evening Standard

The 20 most overrated TV shows of all time, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: The Independent’s culture team selects the most unduly hyped series ever

The Independent UK

Rowan Atkinson at 70: his best films – ranked!

To mark his birthday this week, we celebrate his versatility from bumbling Mr Bean to his punctilious headteacher in The Secret Policeman’s Ball

The Guardian - UK

Man vs Baby on Netflix: everything we know

Rowan Atkinson is back as Trevor and he's facing something even worse than a bee... a baby!

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Ben Elton shares disappointing update on Blackadder reunion series

Rumours of a reunion have circulated for years following the show’s end

The Independent UK

Fact check: Videos of celebrities speaking about politics more than a year old

Social media footage promising takedowns of Sir Keir Starmer rely on out of context interviews from years ago.

The Independent UK

32 of the Smartest Celebrities in Hollywood

Some of them may surprise you.

Marie Claire

OPINION - What does it say about Britain that only Mr Bean had the measure of Mohamed Al Fayed?

Mr. Bean, who is an invention of the comic Rowan Atkinson, had the measure of Mohammed Al Fayed. When they met at Harrods, Al Fayed, who was as hungry for celebrity endorsement as he was for young women, stuck his hand out in greeting. Mr. Bean also stuck his hand…

Evening Standard

'Mouth kept shut' comment not sexist, Eric Abetz says

Former senator Eric Abetz says he is offended by accusations of sexism after he declared Tasmania's Greens leader was "better with her mouth shut".

AAP

Fully recovered Ogier relishing “pure rally” WRC return in Latvia

Sebastien Ogier has no concerns over his fitness ahead of a return to World Rally Championship competition this weekend after a recce crash ruled him out of Poland.

Autosport

F1 champions remember Sir Stirling Moss at London's Westminster Abbey

Around 2000 guests, ranging from drivers from all categories to family and friends - including F1 team boss Christian Horner, comedian Rowan Atkinson plus a host of fans who had been lucky to secure tickets - joined the ceremony at Westminster Abbey to pay tribute to Moss who died in…

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F1 champions remember Stirling Moss at London's Westminster Abbey

The Guardian - UK

‘I thought: “I’ve engineered the death of Hugh Grant!’’’ – the inside story of Four Weddings and a Funeral

The low-budget romcom about Britain’s upper middle classes launched the careers of its writer Richard Curtis and Grant. Cast and crew share their stories – from Liz Hurley in that dress to Amber Rudd’s role as an ‘aristocracy coordinator’

The Guardian - UK

A cunning plan! Could Ben Elton bring back Blackadder?

More than 40 years after the unlucky antihero first appeared on TV screens, the writer who helped to bring him to life is thinking about a comeback

The Guardian - UK

Do electric cars really produce fewer carbon emissions than petrol or diesel vehicles?

In part five of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we assess the greenwashing claims

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Blackadder Goes Forth hilarious Stephen Fry outtake revealed: 'It's Hugh bloody Laurie!'

Watch as Stephen Fry can't get through General Melchett speech without laughing because of Hugh Laurie...

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant ‘hated’ playing an Oompa-Loompa in Wonka

Grant described his discomfort during the motion-capture process as ‘like a crown of thorns’

Zenger

Catalonia’s 3Cat Digital Platform Adds Classic British Comedies

TV3's iconic shows like Blackadder and Mr Bean now available on 3Cat platform

Cinemablend

32 Famous Comedians That Did Sketch Comedy But Were Never SNL Cast Members

Not all sketch comedy heroes were in the SNL cast.

The Independent UK

Why Hugh Grant ‘hated’ playing an Oompa-Loompa in Wonka

Grant described his discomfort during the motion-capture process as ‘like a crown of thorns’

WhatToWatch

Doctor Who's 60 greatest moments from across time and space

In celebration of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary, we've taken a look back at some of the Time Lord's greatest moments from the last 60 years...

The Independent UK

My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

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