Jackie Weaver is the engagingly improbable internet star who found herself on a fast track to fame when a Zoom meeting of the Handforth parish council meeting, which she was overseeing, went viral. Her calm banishment of troublesome and shouty men, along with her humour, has won many admirers.

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Annie Price, was left with severe facial burns after narrowly escaping from a caravan fire as a baby. 

After the fire Annie was taken into care and social workers said they believed it was her mum who started the fire.

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Lucy Benjamin is an English actress. Best known for her role in the BBC soap  EastEnders as Lisa Fowler 

Following her initial departure from the soap, she competed in The X Factor: Battle of the Stars (2006) which she won, as well as competing in I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2009). She made guest returns to EastEnders in 2010 and 2017, while also appearing in series such as Casualty and Doctors. From 2019 to 2020, she reprised her role as Lisa on EastEnders on a regular basis.

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Jack Ryder is an English actor, best known for playing Jamie Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders from 1998 to 2002. He has subsequently established himself as a film and theatre director. And has also become a children’s author.

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Kerry Jane Ellis is an English actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music. Born and raised in Suffolk, Ellis began performing at an early age before training at Laine Theatre Arts from the age of 16. She has performed in the worlds most popular musicals- as well as regularly performing with Music Legend Brian May.

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As we head into our Summer Break. Lawrence reflects on some of the highlights from the last three seasons of 'The Shapes of Stories' Podcast. Featuring Gary Lineker, Becky Adlington, Eddie Izzard, Nicky Campbell, Rob Rinder and many more!

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Trigger Warning! Content might include graphic references to topics such as sexual abuse. After the disturbing documentary of 'Leaving Neverland' - Lawrence is joined by Aphrodite Jones who covered the Michael Jackson trial in 2005 and wrote the successful 'Conspiracy' book in reference to Michael Jackson.

Aphrodite Jones is an American author, reporter, and television producer. Jones is an executive producer and the host of the television series True Crime with Aphrodite Jones.

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Andy Cole is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. His professional career lasted from 1988 to 2008, and is mostly remembered for his time with Manchester United, who paid a British record transfer fee to sign him from Newcastle United. Cole spent six years with Manchester United and won eight major trophies, including the Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1999.

As well as for Manchester United and Newcastle United, Cole also played in the top division of English football for Arsenal, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham, Manchester City, Portsmouthand Sunderland, as well as in The Football League for Bristol City, Birmingham City, Burnley and Nottingham Forest. He is the one of the Premier League's highest ever goal scorers with 187 goals.

Cole has the distinction of being one of the few players in England to have swept all possible honours in the English game, including the PFA Young Player of the Year award, as well as the coveted UEFA Champions League title. Cole was also capped 15 times for the England national team between 1995 and 2001

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Ronald O'Sullivan OBE is an English professional snooker player from Chigwell, Essex. As a six-time world champion, a record seven-time Masters champion, and a record seven-time UK champion, he is the most successful player in the history of snooker's Triple Crown Series, with 20 titles

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Tim Haines  is a screenwriter, producer and director who is best known for his work on the BBC popular science shows Walking with Dinosaurs, Walking with Beasts, and Walking with Monsters. He is co-creator and executive producer of the ITV sci-fi drama Primeval, and founder of the production company Impossible Pictures.

Tim Haines graduated from Bangor University in 1981 with a BSc in Applied Zoology, before beginning a career as a journalist, eventually working for the BBC, and becoming a producer. In 2002, Bangor University awarded him an Honorary Fellowship.[1]

He is also an author, and has written and co-written many books relating to the television series.

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