Remembering Sir Patrick Stewart, 1940-2026: a life on stage and screen
Sir Patrick Stewart, celebrated for Shakespeare, Star Trek and X-Men, has died aged 86. Six archive photographs revisit his performances, charity work and public appearances.
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Remembering Sir Patrick Stewart, 1940-2026
Six photographs of Patrick Stewart at film, theatre, charity and awards events in London between 2000 and 2009, including his performance as Macbeth.
On This Day 2001: Cher and fellow guests arrive at the Q Awards
Cher, Nicole and Natalie Appleton, Donovan, Paul Heaton, Kevin Rowland and Ash feature in six photographs from the Q Awards at London's Park Lane Hotel on 29 October 2001.
Cher and fellow guests at the Q Awards, 29 October 2001
Cher, the Appleton sisters, Donovan, Paul Heaton, Kevin Rowland and Ash arrive at the Q Awards at London's Park Lane Hotel on 29 October 2001.
On This Day 2001: National Television Awards at the Royal Albert Hall
Brian Dowling, Hear'Say and Tracy Shaw feature in six photographs from the National Television Awards at London's Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2001, twenty-five years ago.
National Television Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, 23 October 2001
Six photographs of Brian Dowling, Hear'Say, Tracy Shaw and fellow guests at the National Television Awards in London on 23 October 2001.
On This Day 2001: Rainbow's Geoffrey, Zippy, George and Bungle at HMV
Geoffrey Hayes joined Zippy, George and Bungle at HMV Oxford Street on 22 October 2001. Five photographs revisit the Rainbow release launch, twenty-five years ago.
Rainbow at HMV Oxford Street, 22 October 2001
Geoffrey Hayes and Rainbow characters Zippy, George and Bungle at HMV Oxford Street, London, on 22 October 2001.
On This Day 2006: George Foreman's Trafalgar Square fundraiser
Six archive photographs revisit George Foreman's British Heart Foundation appearance in Trafalgar Square, London, on 20 October 2006.
George Foreman in Trafalgar Square, 20 October 2006
George Foreman at the grill, with the fundraising display and meeting the camera during his British Heart Foundation appearance, twenty years ago.
Russell Brand: December 2006 beach photographs from the archive
Three archive photographs catalogued to 27 December 2006. These are not current court images, and no source reviewed establishes a connection between the visit, the woman pictured and the allegations.
Russell Brand: beach archive, 27 December 2006
Three historical beach photographs catalogued to 27 December 2006. Not photographs from the current trial; no connection between the visit and the allegations has been established by the sources reviewed.