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Roy Castle
Roy Castle

Roy Castle

  • English
  • Actor and comedian

Press clippings

Early footage of Dara O Briain emerges taking part in Human Centipede record attempt

Footage has emerged of Dara O Briain taking part in an attempt at a World Record on Roy Castle's Record Breakers show in 1991.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th October 2023

DVD review - Morecambe and Wise: Two of a Kind

We all remember the classic Morecambe and Wise sketches and Christmas specials that they made for the BBC, but their first TV success was arguably over on commercial television, at ATV in the 1960s. This series was Two of a Kind and it spawned some of the double act's most famous routines.

Ian Wolf, On The Box, 11th December 2016

Stewart Lee: Farewell, BBC TV Centre

Having been home to everyone from Roy Castle to Richard Stilgoe, the closure of the BBC TV's old magical headquarters is a sad day for British culture.

Stewart Lee, The Observer, 31st March 2013

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