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BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2016
An all-star line-up of top comedy, arts, writing and music - as well showcases for new fresh talent - will be at the heart of the BBC's Edinburgh Festivals coverage across TV, radio and online.
BBC, 27th July 201610 Fringe comedians aged over 60
Edinburgh's often very focussed on the young and the new. But forget those whipper-snappers, complaining about the weight of turning 30, what about those with real experience of the world? Here's our round-up of just some of the over-60s hitting the festival. In ascending order of age.
Chortle, 21st July 2016Interview: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton
Old pals and former sitcom buddies they may be, but they're unlikely to see each other's shows at the Festival this year.
Craig McLean, The List, 12th July 2016Radio Active to return as a live stage show
1980s sketch show Radio Active is to return as a live stage show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
British Comedy Guide, 11th April 2016Have I Got News For You: the best presenters and guests
Have I Got News For You has just turned 25. Captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton will return to our screens this Friday for the 50th series premiere, presented by none other than Jeremy Clarkson. Over the years a succession of guests and - following Angus Deayton's controversial sacking in 2002 - presenters have graced the show. We round up the best.
Max Williams, GQ, 28th September 2015This is the episode in which Jeremy Clarkson was set to return fire on his erstwhile employers. It looks as if he's decided that discretion is the better part of valour, but with the election now only a fortnight away, whoever is invited along instead - it'll be Alexander Armstrong, won't it? [actually Stephen Mangan] - will have plenty to talk about. In JC's absence, Miles Jupp and Camilla Long will be picking up the slack alongside Merton and Hislop, who must have been hoping for some sort of Angus Deayton-style valedictory humiliation.
Phil Harrison, The Guardian, 24th April 2015Angus Deayton and Lise Mayer split after 24 years
Comedy star Angus Deayton has separated from his long-term girlfriend. Angus, 59, and scriptwriter Lise Mayer, 55, had been together for 24 years.
Halina Watts, The Mirror, 19th March 2015100 Hearts: 'an eclectic, starry line-up'
Rowan Atkinson, Harry Enfield and Angus Deayton were among the performers raising money for the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals charity.
Lucinda Everett, The Telegraph, 11th February 2015Major comic stars appear for Organ Care Systems gig
A cast including Rowan Atkinson, Clive Anderson, Harry Enfield, Angus Deayton, Rob Brydon and many others will appear in '100 Hearts' at LSO St Luke's, London on February 10 to raise money for pre-transplant Organ Care Systems. John Lloyd of QI and The Museum of Curiosity will then hold a conversation with Andre Simon, Harefield's charismatic Director of Transplants, who will demonstrate the "heart in a box" Organ Care System in situ.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 30th January 2015The Frequency Of Laughter was a simple but effective idea: the history of British radio comedy from the late 70s to the present-day, presented in the form of interviews with pairs of participants, ranging from Graeme Garden through Angus Deayton to Meera Syal, all talking to Grace Dent, who asked the right questions.
David Hepworth, The Guardian, 20th December 2014