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Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere is seen leaving BBC Radio 1 in London, UK, carrying a mug.
Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere is seen leaving BBC Radio 1 in London, UK, carrying a mug.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 2007: Hayden Panettiere at BBC Radio 1

Hayden Panettiere leaves BBC Radio 1 in London on 31 August 2007, carrying a Chris Moyles mug.

Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere is seen leaving BBC Radio 1 in London, UK, carrying a mug.
Heroes actress Hayden Panettiere is seen leaving BBC Radio 1 in London, UK, carrying a mug.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Hayden Panettiere leaves BBC Radio 1, London 2007

Two photographs capture Hayden Panettiere leaving BBC Radio 1 in London on 31 August 2007.

Nicole Kidman arrives at a small London theatre for rehearsals of a new play she will be performing in.
Nicole Kidman arrives at a small London theatre for rehearsals of a new play she will be performing in.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Nicole Kidman Arrives for Blue Room Rehearsals in London, 1998

Nicole Kidman arrives at a London rehearsal space on 26 August 1998, ahead of her stage debut in The Blue Room.

Celebrities Chiara Caselli, Clint Eastwood, and Sharon Stone attend the Venice International Film Festival.
Celebrities Chiara Caselli, Clint Eastwood, and Sharon Stone attend the Venice International Film Festival.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 2000: opening night at the Venice Film Festival

Eight archive photographs return to Venice on 30 August 2000, as Clint Eastwood, Sharon Stone and fellow film stars arrived for opening night.

Celebrities Chiara Caselli, Clint Eastwood, and Sharon Stone attend the Venice International Film Festival.
Celebrities Chiara Caselli, Clint Eastwood, and Sharon Stone attend the Venice International Film Festival.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Opening night at the Venice Film Festival (30 August 2000)

Clint Eastwood, Sharon Stone and fellow film stars arrive for opening night in Venice.

Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 2010: the night a new television era took the Emmys

Eleven photographs return to 29 August 2010, when Jimmy Fallon hosted and Modern Family, Mad Men, Al Pacino and Edie Falco took major honours.

Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Fallon and his wife Nancy Juvonen at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards red carpet (29 August 2010)

Jimmy Fallon, Al Pacino, Sofia Vergara, Edie Falco and more arrive at Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre.

Actor Tim Curry and cast members of the "Rocky Horror Show" on a Halloween Eve in New York.
Actor Tim Curry and cast members of the "Rocky Horror Show" on a Halloween Eve in New York.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Tim Curry dies aged 80: remembering a singular star

The actor who made Dr Frank-N-Furter immortal leaves a five-decade legacy spanning stage, screen, music and one of popular culture's most unmistakable voices.

Actor Tim Curry and cast members of the "Rocky Horror Show" on a Halloween Eve in New York.
Actor Tim Curry and cast members of the "Rocky Horror Show" on a Halloween Eve in New York.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Remembering Tim Curry: three appearances from the archive

Nine photographs revisit Tim Curry's unmistakable presence across three appearances in 2000 and 2001.

Renowned artist Peter Max paints a portrait of Princess Diana for a global internet charity event.
Renowned artist Peter Max paints a portrait of Princess Diana for a global internet charity event.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 1998: Peter Max paints Princess Diana

On 28 August 1998, Peter Max created a vivid portrait of Princess Diana for an international charity event in New York.

Renowned artist Peter Max paints a portrait of Princess Diana for a global internet charity event.
Renowned artist Peter Max paints a portrait of Princess Diana for a global internet charity event.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

Peter Max paints Princess Diana in New York (28 August 1998)

Four moments from the New York session in which Peter Max painted Princess Diana for an international charity collaboration.

Zoe Ball visits designer boutiques in Knightsbridge, dressed casually in a white hooded top and black trousers.
Zoe Ball visits designer boutiques in Knightsbridge, dressed casually in a white hooded top and black trousers.Photo: Big Pictures Archive

On This Day 1998: Zoe Ball in Knightsbridge

Reviewed archive images document Zoe Ball shopping at designer boutiques in Knightsbridge, London, on 27 August 1998.

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