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On this day in history

Artsnight: A Tribute To Carla Lane. Carla Lane. Copyright: BBC
Carla Lane, born 1928
Carry On Nurse. Sister (Joan Hickson). Copyright: Peter Rogers Productions
Joan Hickson, born 1906
Sick Note. Michael Serasau (Karl Theobald). Copyright: King Bert Productions
Karl Theobald, born 1969
I Want My Wife Back. Paula (Jan Francis). Copyright: Busby Productions / Mainstreet Pictures
Jan Francis, born 1947
George Cole
George Cole, died 2015
Barry Elliott. Copyright: BBC
Barry Elliott, died 2018
Kind Hearts And Coronets. The General D'Ascoyne (Alec Guinness). Copyright: STUDIOCANAL / Ealing Studios
Alec Guinness, died 2000

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Jimmy Cricket
Jimmy Cricket dies aged 80
The Goodies. Bill (Bill Oddie). Credit: BBC
Bill Oddie dies aged 85
Paul Sneddon
Paul Sneddon dies aged 70
The Good Life: Inside Out. Penelope Keith
Penelope Keith dies aged 86
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FYI

Count Binface. Jon Harvey
Count Binface reveals manifesto for Clacton by-election
Mo Gilligan
Mo Gilligan to present fried chicken documentary
UK Air Guitar Championships 2026. Sam Nicoresti. Credit: Freyja Hyde
Sam Nicoresti wins UK Air Guitar Championships
Swiss Toni. Swiss Toni (Charlie Higson). Credit: Tiger Aspect Productions
Charlie Higson's lost throbbing members
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Features

Women in Comedy on the Rise 2026
Women in Comedy on the Rise 2026
Eric Morecambe portrait by Dave Miles
Remembering Eric Morecambe OBE
Image shows from L to R: Daisy May Cooper, Charlie Cooper
BAFTA Breakthrough's comedy cohort
Brad Ashton
Brad Ashton: "I'm nearly 94 so I'm thinking of retiring..."
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