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Lauren Laverne

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Lauren Cecilia Fisher (née Gofton, born 28 April 1978), known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, model, television presenter, author, singer and comedian. [1]

98 relations: Arab Strap (band), BBC, BBC News, BBC One, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, BBC Two, Brit Awards, British Comedy Awards, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Caitlin Moran, Catholic Church, Catholic Church in England and Wales, CD:UK, Channel 4, Channel 5 (UK), Charlie Brooker, Chris Addison, Christian O'Connell, Conservative Party (UK), County Durham, David Mitchell (comedian), Deceptive Records, E4 (TV channel), George Lamb, Girl group, Glastonbury, Glastonbury Festival, Hammersmith Palais, HarperCollins, Have I Got News for You, HeadJam, It's Not Easy Being Green, ITV (TV network), ITV2, J Xaverre, Jimmy Carr, Jo Whiley, Johnny Vaughan, Johny Pitts, Julie Elliott, Kenickie, Labour Party (UK), Lily Allen and Friends, Malcolm Middleton, Mark Kermode, Mark Webster (journalist), Mel B, Mexico (James Taylor song), ..., Mint Royale, Mock the Week, Muswell Hill, Myleene Klass, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Newcastle University, NME Awards, Orange Playlist, Party in the Park, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney and Wings, Pete Gofton, Phill Jupitus, Play UK, Radio X (United Kingdom), Reading and Leeds Festivals, RI:SE, Sali Hughes, Sam Baker (writer), Sky One, Spice Girls, St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy, Steve Jones (presenter), Steve Lamacq, Sunderland, Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency), Sunderland College, Taylor Parkes, Test the Nation, The Alphabet Show, The Beatles, The Culture Show, The Divine Comedy (band), The Futureheads, The Guardian, Tough Guy or Chicken?, Transmission (TV series), United Kingdom general election, 1997, United Kingdom general election, 2010, University of Sunderland, V Festival, Vegetarianism, Virgin Radio, Woman's Hour, Would I Lie to You? (TV series), Zoë Ball, 10 O'Clock Live. Expand index (48 more) »

Arab Strap (band)

Arab Strap are a Scottish indie rock band whose core members are Aidan Moffat and Malcolm Middleton.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs.

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BBC One

BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.

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BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in modern and current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7pm, including electronic dance, hip hop, rock, indie or interviews. It was launched in 1967 to meet the demand for music generated by pirate radio stations, when the average age of the UK population was 27. The BBC claim that they target the 1529 age group, and the average age of its UK audience since 2009 is 30. BBC Radio 1 started 24-hour broadcasting on 1 May 1991.

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BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is adult contemporary or AOR, although the station also broadcasts other specialist musical genres. Radio 2 broadcasts throughout the UK on FM between 88.1 and 90.2MHz from studios in Wogan House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. Programmes are relayed on digital radio via DAB, Sky, Cable TV, IPTV, Freeview, Freesat and the Internet.

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BBC Radio 6 Music

BBC Radio 6 Music (also still known as BBC 6 Music or BBC 6) is one of the BBC's digital radio stations.

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BBC Two

BBC Two is the second flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.

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Brit Awards

The BRIT Awards (often simply called The BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards.

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British Comedy Awards

The British Comedy Awards were an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances of the previous year.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American supernatural drama television series created by Joss Whedon under his production tag, Mutant Enemy Productions, with later co-executive producers being Jane Espenson, David Fury, David Greenwalt, Doug Petrie, Marti Noxon, and David Solomon.

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Caitlin Moran

Catherine Elizabeth "Caitlin" Moran (born 5 April 1975) is an English journalist, author, and broadcaster at The Times, where she writes three columns a week: one for the Saturday Magazine, a TV review column, and the satirical Friday column "Celebrity Watch".

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Catholic Church in England and Wales

The Catholic Church in England and Wales is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope.

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CD:UK

CD:UK (CountDown:United Kingdom), stylised as cd:uk, is a British music television programme.

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Channel 4

Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster that began transmission on 2 November 1982.

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Channel 5 (UK)

Channel 5 is a British commercial television network.

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Charlie Brooker

Charlton “Charlie” Brooker (born 3 March 1971) is an English humourist, critic, author, screenwriter, producer, and presenter.

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Chris Addison

Christopher David Addison (born 5 November 1971) is an English comedian, writer, actor and director from Manchester.

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Christian O'Connell

Christian Liam O'Connell (born 7 April 1973 in Winchester, Hampshire) is a British radio DJ, TV host, writer and comedian who presents The Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show on Gold 104.3 in Melbourne.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.

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County Durham

County Durham (locally) is a county in North East England.

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David Mitchell (comedian)

David James Stuart Mitchell (born 14 July 1974) is a British comedian, actor, writer and television presenter.

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Deceptive Records

Deceptive Records was a British independent record label formed in 1992 by Steve Lamacq, Tony Smith and Alan James, which concentrated on rock and alternative rock.

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E4 (TV channel)

E4 is a British-Irish terrestrial digital television channel, funded by advertising.

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George Lamb

George Martin Lamb (born 20 December 1979) is an English radio and television presenter, currently presenting Football Tonight on BT Sport.

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Girl group

A girl group is a music act featuring several female singers who generally harmonize together.

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Glastonbury

Glastonbury is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low-lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol.

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Glastonbury Festival

Glastonbury Festival is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England.

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Hammersmith Palais

The Hammersmith Palais de Danse, in its last years simply named Hammersmith Palais, was a dance hall and entertainment venue in Hammersmith, London, England that operated from 1919 until 2007.

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HarperCollins

HarperCollins Publishers L.L.C. is one of the world's largest publishing companies and is one of the Big Five English-language publishing companies, alongside Hachette, Macmillan, Penguin Random House, and Simon & Schuster.

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Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC.

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HeadJam

HeadJam was a BBC television game show hosted by Vernon Kay.

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It's Not Easy Being Green

It's Not Easy Being Green is a television series on BBC Two starring Dick Strawbridge and focusing on how to live an environmentally friendly, low impact life.

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ITV (TV network)

ITV is a British commercial TV network.

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ITV2

ITV2 is a 24-hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc.

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J Xaverre

J Xaverre is a Laptop folk band from Sunderland in the North-East of England.

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Jimmy Carr

James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is an English stand-up comedian, presenter, writer, and actor who holds both British and Irish citizenship.

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Jo Whiley

Johanne Whiley (born 4 July 1965) is an English radio DJ and television presenter.

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Johnny Vaughan

Jonathan Randal Vaughan (born 16 July 1966) is a television and radio personality and a film critic.

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Johny Pitts

Johny Pitts is an English television presenter, writer and photographer from Firth Park, Sheffield.

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Julie Elliott

Julie Elliott (born 29 July 1963) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sunderland Central since 2010.

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Kenickie

Kenickie were an English four-piece pop punk band from Sunderland.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Lily Allen and Friends

Lily Allen and Friends was a British TV talk show presented by Lily Allen.

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Malcolm Middleton

Malcolm Bruce Middleton (born 31 December 1973) is a Scottish musician best known for his work with Aidan Moffat in indie band Arab Strap, and his subsequent solo career, writing and producing.

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Mark Kermode

Mark James Patrick Kermode (nocat Fairey; born 2 July 1963) is an English television and film critic and musician.

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Mark Webster (journalist)

Mark Webster (born 1953) is an English journalist of over thirty years' standing.

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Mel B

Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), also known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.

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Mexico (James Taylor song)

"Mexico" is a song written by James Taylor that first appeared as the opening track of his 1975 album Gorilla.

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Mint Royale

Mint Royale were an electronic music duo, originating from Manchester, England.

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Mock the Week

Mock the Week is a British topical, satirical celebrity panel show, that was created by Dan Patterson and Mark Leveson, the same people responsible for the comedy game show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

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Muswell Hill

Muswell Hill is a suburban and low-rise urban district of the north, outer London Boroughs of Haringey and – a small part only – Barnet.

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Myleene Klass

Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is a British singer, pianist, and model, who first rose to prominence as a member of the now defunct pop band Hear'Say.

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Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a British comedy panel game, themed on pop music, that aired between 1996 and 2015.

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Newcastle University

Newcastle University (officially, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North-East of England.

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NME Awards

The NME Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine, NME (New Musical Express).

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Orange Playlist

Orange Playlist is a British music chat show TV series, produced by INITIAL, a subsidiary of Endemol UK for the ITV Network.

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Party in the Park

Party in the Park is the generic name given to music concerts organised by various radio stations and local authorities and groups in the United Kingdom, typically in large parks during the summer, however it is also used to refer to a family oriented event where people can literally have a Party in the Park.

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Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

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Paul McCartney and Wings

Paul McCartney and Wings, also known simply as Wings, were a rock band formed in 1971 by former Beatle Paul McCartney with his wife Linda on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine.

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Pete Gofton

Pete Gofton is a Sunderland-based musician and producer who is well known on the North East music scene and has been involved with many artists either playing with them or producing.

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Phill Jupitus

Phillip Christopher Jupitus (born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster.

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Play UK

Play UK was a television channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom as part of the UKTV network of channels.

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Radio X (United Kingdom)

Radio X is a commercial radio station brand focused on alternative music, primarily indie rock, which is owned by Global.

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Reading and Leeds Festivals

The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual rock music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England.

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RI:SE

RI:SE is a breakfast television show made by Princess Productions in collaboration with BSkyB for Channel 4 in the United Kingdom.

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Sali Hughes

Sali Hughes (born 1975) is a Welsh journalist, writer and broadcaster.

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Sam Baker (writer)

Sam Baker (born July 1966) was the editor in chief of Cosmopolitan in the UK until December 2006.

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Sky One

Sky One is a British general entertainment channel operated and owned by Sky plc, available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

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Spice Girls

The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994.

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St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy

St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (formerly St Anthony's Girls' Catholic School) is a secondary school and sixth form located in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Steve Jones (presenter)

Stephen Ashton Jones (born 16 March 1977) is a Welsh television presenter, who currently leads the presenting team on Channel 4 F1.

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Steve Lamacq

Stephen Paul Lamacq (born 16 October 1964), sometimes known by his nickname Lammo (given to him by John Peel), is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio station BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Sunderland

Sunderland is a city at the centre of the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough, in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 10 miles southeast of Newcastle upon Tyne, 12 miles northeast of Durham, 101 miles southeast of Edinburgh, 104 miles north-northeast of Manchester, 77 miles north of Leeds, and 240 miles north-northwest of London.

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Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

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Sunderland Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Sunderland Central is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Julie Elliott, a member of the Labour Party who was re-elected in the 2017 General Election.

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Sunderland College

Sunderland College, is a further education, higher education college based in Sunderland, North East England.

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Taylor Parkes

Taylor Parkes (born 30 April 1972) is a British journalist.

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Test the Nation

Test the Nation is a television programme, first broadcast in 2001 by BNN in the Netherlands where the concept is owned by Eyeworks Holding who license it to TV production companies around the world.

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The Alphabet Show

The Alphabet Show was a late-1990s television show broadcast on UK Play.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.

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The Culture Show

The Culture Show was a weekly BBC Two arts magazine programme, focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news, covering books, art, film, architecture, music, visual fashion and the performing arts.

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The Divine Comedy (band)

The Divine Comedy are an orchestral pop band from Northern Ireland formed in 1989 and fronted by Neil Hannon.

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The Futureheads

The Futureheads were an English post-punk band from Sunderland.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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Tough Guy or Chicken?

Tough Guy or Chicken? is a 2009 reality television series shown on BBC Three.

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Transmission (TV series)

Transmission (also known for sponsorship reasons as Transmission with T-Mobile) is a British television programme broadcast on Channel 4, offering live performances and interviews of famous music artists, that ran for three series between 2006 and 2007.

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United Kingdom general election, 1997

The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 1 May 1997, five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2010

The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 6 May 2010, with 45,597,461 registered voters entitled to vote to elect members to the House of Commons.

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University of Sunderland

The University of Sunderland is a university located in Sunderland in the North East of England.

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V Festival

V Festival, often referred to simply as V Fest or VF, was an annual music festival held in England during the third weekend in August.

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Vegetarianism

Vegetarianism is the practice of abstaining from the consumption of meat (red meat, poultry, seafood, and the flesh of any other animal), and may also include abstention from by-products of animal slaughter.

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Virgin Radio

Virgin Radio is a brand owned by the Virgin Group.

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Woman's Hour

Woman's Hour is a radio magazine programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom.

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Would I Lie to You? (TV series)

Would I Lie to You? is a British comedy panel show aired on BBC One, made by Zeppotron for the BBC.

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Zoë Ball

Zoë Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is an English television and radio personality, best known as the first female host of The Radio 1 Breakfast Show, as well as for presenting the 1990s children's show Live & Kicking.

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10 O'Clock Live

10 O'Clock Live was a British comedy/news television programme presented by Charlie Brooker, Jimmy Carr, Lauren Laverne and David Mitchell.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Laverne

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