Lovers of Shakespeare take note - this season two of our best-loved male actors star in Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. Just don't expect any happy endings

English poet, publisher and tree planter. He set up The Heart Of England Forest Project charity and about 600,000 trees have been planted to date. Dennis was diagnosed with throat cancer last year but is now in remission.

…is an English comedian and actor. He started out as a holidaycamp entertainer and has taken part in numerous television series, including I’m a Celebrity… in which he was crowned King of the Jungle, and Dancing On Ice.

When Ava Gardner asked Peter Evans to write her memoirs, his wife knew things were about to get interesting. Now, as Peter's book is published, she tells Matt Warren what it's like to share your husband with a Hollywood icon

Jo Brand is an English comedian, writer & actress. Before embarking on her comedy career she was a psychiatric nurse. Jo was named one of Britain’s 50 funniest acts by The Observer. She lives in London with her husband and two children.