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Robbie to make one-off Take That return

7 November 2009 9:38 AM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Robbie Williams will reportedly bring an end to his 14-year absence from Take That with a one-off performance next week. The show is to form part of a Children In Need concert, which is being held at the Royal Albert Hall and will also include performances by Snow Patrol, Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal, Leona Lewis, Muse and Sir Paul McCartney. A source told the Daily Star that 'Could It Be Magic' might be the song through which the greatly-anticipated reformation is played out. "It's the gig where Robbie finally gets back with Take That. They're (more) »

- By Sarah Rollo

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Terry Wogan 'commits to Children In Need'

5 November 2009 1:37 PM, PST | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Sir Terry Wogan has declared that he plans to carry on presenting the BBC's Children In Need "until hell freezes over". The 71-year-old, who will be stepping down from his Radio 2 breakfast show next year, claimed that he has no desire to leave the annual programme. "They're going to have to shoot me to get me off that," he told BBC News. Last year, Wogan retired from another of his long-term commitments, quitting his role as commentator on the Eurovision (more) »

- By Oli Simpson

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McCartney 'agrees to play charity show'

17 October 2009 3:45 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Paul McCartney has reportedly agreed to perform at next month's Children In Need Rocks concert. The Mirror revealed the former Beatle will join the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Shirley Bassey, Leona Lewis, Snow Patrol, Lily Allen and Muse at the show on November 12 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Gary Barlow is one of the organisers and he told the newspaper he has a surprise guest lined up. The Take That singer stated: "I have asked (more) »

- By Rebecca Routledge

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Allen, Take That for Children In Need gig

16 October 2009 2:50 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Sir Paul McCartney, Lily Allen and Take That have been confirmed for a Children In Need concert next month. Muse, Leona Lewis, Dizzee Rascal, Snow Patrol and Dame Shirley Bassey will also perform at the one-off event at London's Royal Albert Hall. Tickets, which cost between £50 and £100, will be allocated via a ballot. Registration opens today and closes on Tuesday, October 20. Radio 2's Sir Terry Wogan announced the lineup, which has (more) »

- By Alex Fletcher

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Gary Barlow's father passes away

16 October 2009 2:10 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Take That star Gary Barlow's father Colin has died suddenly, aged 71. The pop singer cancelled an event launch for a Children In Need concert this morning to return to his parents' home in Frodsham, Cheshire. "Everyone's devastated. It's not clear what's happened to Colin yet but it looks like he may have suffered a heart attack. We won't really know until the coroner's examination," a (more) »

- By Alex Fletcher

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New Doctor Who Logo Revealed

6 October 2009 2:46 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

There’s a new logo for Doctor Who in 2010

At the end of this year, we will see Matt Smith replace David Tennant as The Doctor, Stephen Moffat replace Russell T. Davies as head writer and executive producer and now the BBC has unveiled what will be the new logo for Doctor Who starting in 2010.

With everything becoming anew, they have also decided to change up the logo that has been with the show since its return in 2005. The simple, but memorable, logo we’ve become accustomed to will now be replaced with a more modern looking design featuring the letters Dw forming the shape of Tardis.

 

The always wonderful Stephen Moffat had this to say about the new design.

“A new logo. The eleventh logo for the eleventh Doctor - those grand old words, Doctor Who, suddenly looking newer than ever. And look at that, something really new - an insignia! »

- Anthony Ocasio

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Robbie 'to perform with Take That'

21 September 2009 8:56 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Robbie Williams will reportedly reunite and perform with Take That at a special charity concert next month. The 'Bodies' singer, who quit the group in 1995, confirmed plans to join the band for a one-off show in aid of Children In Need at the Royal Albert Hall. "Yes, something is finally going to happen. Me and Gary have been hanging out a lot lately, talking things over," he told The Mirror. "It's been absolutely amazing. I've always (more) »

- By David Balls

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DS Icon: Gaby Roslin

27 August 2009 10:00 PM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

She may have been bumped off the Children In Need job in place of Fearne 'Isn't everything a-ma-zing' Cotton and she may not be as regular a figure on our screens as she was during her '90s heyday, but here at Digital Spy we've still got plenty of time for Gaby Roslin. She cut her teeth on cutting edge ITV kids show Motormouth (alongside Neil Buchanan and Andy Crane), before coming into her own on The Big Breakfast. Managing to add glamour without resorting to coarseness and cleavage fashions, she cut a distinguished figure opposite the madcap and 'wacky' Chris Evans. Once Evans left her in the lurch, Roslin was forced (more) »

- By Alex Fletcher

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Barrowman, Klass for Children In Need

9 July 2009 7:07 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

John Barrowman and Myleene Klass will travel around the world to help raise money for this year's BBC Children In Need, it has been announced. Around The World In 80 Days sees six pairs of celebrities race against the clock to re-enact the odysseys of Phileas Fogg and Michael Palin. The first leg will be completed by comedians Frank Skinner and Lee Mack, Apprentice stars Nick Hewer and Saira Khan will be tackling leg two, followed by Countryfile presenters Julia Bradbury and Matt Baker, who are completing leg three. The final three parts of the challenge will be attempted by celebrity pairs comprising of Bill (more) »

- By Dan French

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Gary Barlow planning charity concert

26 June 2009 5:05 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

Gary Barlow is organising a star-studded charity show. The Take That star - who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for charity last year - wants to stage a one-off spectacular at London's Royal Albert Hall in honour of British organisation Children In Need. A source told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Gary has really been bitten by the fundraising bug. He was amazed by people's generosity during his Kilimanjaro climb. "As soon as he got off the mountain he made the decision to lend his support to more charities. "Children In Need bosses have discussed a number of ideas with him but Gary thought it would be a good idea if he could put his musical skills to their best »

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Doctor Who: 11 Time Lords In One Spot!

26 June 2009 4:07 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »

BBC1 will be holding a very special Doctor Who episode for their Children in Need appeal efforts.

In this special one-off episode of Doctor Who, it will be the first time fans get to see Matt Smith debut in his new role as the 11th Time Lord.

It’s only a 15-minute episode that will air in November but in this special episode, we will see all 11 renditions of the good Doctor brought together.

 

In the story of this mini-episode, David Tennant needs some help to complete a mission, and the other 10 lend a helping hand.

Some Doctors are not amongst the living, but images from older Doctor Who episodes from 1966 to 1974 will be used to include them in the adventure.  Those are images of William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton.

Children in Need is an organization that helps change the lives of disadvantaged children across the UK and for this special episode, »

- Bruce Simmons

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Barlow 'planning massive charity concert'

26 June 2009 3:35 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Gary Barlow is reportedly planning a large charity concert to raise money for Children In Need. The Take That singer, who recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for the charity, has allegedly booked the Royal Albert Hall in London for the one-off event in October. According to reports, Chris Martin and Leona Lewis have already agreed to perform at the event, compered by Peter Kay. "Gary has really been bitten by the fundraising bug. He was amazed by people's generosity during his Kili climb," a source told The Sun. "As soon as he got off the mountain he made the decision to lend (more) »

- By David Balls

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Doctor Who special to bring together all 11 Time Lords

25 June 2009 10:54 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

New Doctor Who Matt Smith will be join all ten previous Time Lords for a Children In Need Special of the cult sci-fi show, it has been reported.

The 15-minute episode, to air on BBC1 in November as part of the charity's live TV appeal, will feature all 11 actors who have played The Doctor, including Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Peter Davidson, Paul McGann and David Tennant, said the Mirror.

The late William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton will be included in the special, using footage from their original incarnations as Time Lord, and Christopher Eccleston and Sylvester McCoy will also guest star in the episode.

Matt Smith will make his first appearance as the Doctor in the special episode, but David Tennant, who bows out as The Doctor at the end of this year, will play the lead Doctor.

All actors will all be working for free to help »

- David Bentley

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BBC denies 'Doctor Who' reunion reports

23 June 2009 2:38 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

The BBC has denied speculation of an "all-Doctors reunion" for this year's Children In Need. The Mirror claimed that all ten incarnations of The Doctor would appear together in a 15-minute episode to be shown as part of the annual telethon in November. The special would see David Tennant's Doctor calling on his nine predecessors to help him find a missing piece of Time Lord apparatus. The actors who portrayed the first three Doctors - William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and (more) »

- By Neil Wilkes

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