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Alan Davies considered quitting QI when Fry did

Alan Davies has admitted that he considered leaving QI when Stephen Fry announced his decision to quit, but joked that he will wait until he's "pushed".

Queen considered George Formby Society patron role

She is head of state, leader of the Commonwealth, head of the armed forces and the Church of England, and patron of countless societies and good charitable causes.

And the Queen once considered adding another string to her bow, it has been claimed: president of the George Formby Society.

A look inside Black Mountain Poets

We thought we'd dig into the film a bit deeper...

Interview with Sid James's son Steve

Steve James is one of the most admired record producers/engineers in the music industry. In a career spanning over forty years, he has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Paul Young, Peter Skellern, Toyah, Ginger Baker and Neil Innes. He recorded Monty Python's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life and has even worked on The Teletubbies!

Steve also happens to be the son of Sid James.

Inside Flowers

Flowers is a funny, emotionally fraught British comedy drama that truly puts its central characters through the wringer.

Sid James's 20 best - and weirdest - films

Film noir; gritty drama; 'swinging' song and dance numbers... On the 40th anniversary of his death, here's proof that there was more to Sidney James than just a dirty laugh.

Paul Mayhew-Archer on the funny side of Parkinson's

Mayhew-Archer recently made a documentary about the condition he's lived with for five years, and not the veteran broadcaster, as a friend mistakenly assumed.

11 reasons to visit the seaside home of Boomers

The seafront scenes in the BBC1 sitcom Boomers are actually filmed in Herne Bay, not Norfolk.

Jason Cook launches South Tyneside Comedy Festival

A flurry of top stand up comics including Chris Ramsey, Gary Delaney, Steffen Peddie and Justin Moorhouse are among those on the bill for the inaugural South Tyneside Comedy Festival, which will take place at the Customs House over 10 days from July 29 to August 7.