Half a century on the Street

William Roache’s 50 years as Ken Barlow have taken him into the record books and he has not finished yet, he tells James Pringle.

William Roache is the marathon man of television, appearing as Ken Barlow in Coronation Street ever since its first episode in 1960. He turns 78 next month but has no plans to retire.

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Jean Alexander loves her garden...

“I love my garden,” she explains as we chat in between watching tennis on TV. “I find I can’t do all the work myself these days so I have someone coming in to help once a week, but I do like to look at flowers.”

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Come on Down

If you think back a few years one artist who was rarely off our television screens or radios, was Leslie Crowther. Leslie is probably best remembered these days for his catch-phrase ‘Come On Down’ which he used in the 1980s game-show The Price is Right.

written by Ray Bewes

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Stuart Swings With The Stars

No show business star can ever shine without music, it can make or break them, and Stuart Atkins has put the sparkle into many artistes and shows during a glittering career, writes Graham Smith.

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Jim's fix has been to love it all

When Sir Jimmy Savile reaches the Pearly Gates, St Peter had better take the “no smoking” sign down otherwise he can forget his Jim’ll Fix it badge!

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It's "Ta Ra Chuck" from Vera for the last time

Jack without Vera is like toast without butter, cheese without chalk, like a war zone without a missile.

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