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Lenny Henry looks back at 40 years of Comic Relief

Comic Relief co-founder Lenny Henry reflected on the charity's 40th anniversary during Friday night's Red Nose Day.

Strictly co-hosts Claudia Winkelman and Tess Daly

What's on? Top 10 TV and streaming tips for Saturday

Strictly Come Dancing returns to Blackpool, Lesley Manville's back as sleuth Susan Ryeland in Moonflower Murders, there's a Boybands night on the Beeb, and Legends of Comedy with Lenny Henry . . .

Television • 16 Nov 24

Wendy Honner and Shane Lowry attend day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Monday in London. Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage

Shane Lowry and wife among crowd at Wimbledon day eight

Irish golfer Shane Lowry and his wife Wendy Honner, Lenny Henry and Prince Albert II of Monaco were among the crowd at Wimbledon on day eight of the championships.

Wimbledon • 08 Jul 24

Lenny Henry, 65, co-founded Comic Relief in 1985 alongside Love Actually screenwriter Richard Curtis and will continue to serve as life president

Lenny Henry deemed 'irreplaceable' on Red Nose Day

TV presenter Davina McCall called Lenny Henry "irreplaceable" as he began hosting his final Red Nose Day after almost four decades at the helm.

Television • 15 Mar 24

Liam Neeson and Jamie Dornan star in Red Nose Day sketches Photo: BBC/Press Association

Liam Neeson and Jamie Dornan join BBC Comic Relief fun

Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant are among the A-listers who will make special appearances during the star-studded Red Nose Day show for Comic Relief on the BBC on Friday evening.

Television • 15 Mar 24

What's on? Top TV and streaming tips for Thursday

New series Heated looks at the effects of climate change in Ireland, there's Lenny Henry: One of a Kind, The Art of Film with Ian Nathan, and the latest season of Underdogs begins . . .

Television • 25 Oct 23

Lenny Henry on the absence of black people on TV

Lenny Henry has said his jokes about the lack of black people on television became serious over time and the question of why there were so few people who looked like him in his industry became increasingly important to him.

Television • 20 Oct 23

Lenny Henry recalls his late mother Winifred

Lenny Henry has recalled the day his late mother Winifred made him re-enact his first ever TV audition when he was just 15 years old on their front doorstep.

Television • 03 Dec 22

It's another full house for Ryan Tubridy

Tonight's Late Late Show guests revealed

The line-up for this week's Late Late Show has been announced and includes four of the contestants taking part in next year's Dancing with the Stars - and that's just for starters!

Television • 02 Dec 22

Lenny Henry: "This is a big show, so if you're not going to enjoy this you might as well go home, so I'm really enjoying myself."

Lenny Henry on The Rings of Power: 'This is a big show'

Lenny Henry has reflected on his role in the upcoming The Lord of the Rings series The Rings of Power, saying: "I was always aiming at something like this."

Television • 30 Aug 22

Dylan Moran - Filming limited series for Netflix Photo: Andy Hollingworth

Dylan Moran joins Netflix's The Witcher prequel

Dylan Moran has been cast alongside Lenny Henry and The Nest's Mirren Mack in Netflix's The Witcher prequel, The Witcher: Blood Origin.

Television • 16 Aug 21

Lenny Henry has been cast in Lord of the Rings

Lenny Henry joins TV adaption of Lord Of The Rings

Lenny Henry has joined the cast of Amazon's big-budget TV adaptation of The Lord Of The Rings.

Television • 03 Dec 20

Whittaker got the fright of her life filming Doctor Who

Jodie Whittaker has spoken about a terrifying experience when she could have died while filming an episode of Doctor Who.

Television • 06 Dec 19

The two-parter on January 1 is called Spyfall, with Jodie Whittaker reprising her role as the Time Lord for her second series

Doctor Who returning on New Year's Day

The BBC has announced that Doctor Who will be "well and truly back with a bang" when the sci-fi show returns for a new series with a two-part episode on New Year's Day.

Television • 02 Dec 19

Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry - Their Doctor Who adventure will air early next year

Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry join Doctor Who

Stephen Fry and Lenny Henry are joining Doctor Who's Jodie Whittaker in the first episode of the Time Lord's new series.

Television • 21 Nov 19

What's on? TV highlights for Tuesday October 15

There's Ireland's Euro 2020 date with Swiss destiny in Geneva, The Good Doctor returns to St Bonaventure Hospital, while Line of Duty hits season five . . .

Television • 15 Oct 19

Lenny Henry mocks Canadian PM's brownface gaffe

Lenny Henry has poked fun at the beleaguered Canadian prime minister by announcing "I am Justin Trudeau", as he took to the stage at a television conference.

Television • 20 Sep 19

Great bunch of guys - the many faces of the Lenny Henry Birthday Show

Lenny Henry honoured by 60th birthday BBC bash

Hosted by Trevor McDonald in front of a studio audience, next Wednesday night's tribute programme takes a lighthearted look at the 43-year career of comedian Lenny Henry.

Entertainment • 21 Aug 18

Blue Peter presenters Peter Purves, Valerie Singleton and John Noakes with Joseph Mutuku, a 16-year-old from the Starehe Centre in Kenya

Blue Peter voted the greatest children's TV show ever

Celebrity experts including Noel Edmonds, David Walliams and Lenny Henry have voted Blue Peter the best British children's television programme of all time in a new Radio Times poll.

Blue Peter • 09 Jan 18

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