The GuardianUK News & Comment• 1 min read

‘He punched a polar bear on the nose!’ Ninety glorious years of Brian Blessed – by Emma Thompson, Adrian Lester and more

Peeing in the sink he shared with Derek Jacobi, making a badger video with Brian May, climbing Everest with Alan Hinkes … as the great actor blasts into his 90s, stars celebrate his ‘loudness and madness’ Emma Thompson

Read the full story at The Guardian

Havoc links to the original reporting — the full story stays with the publisher.

Was this worth reading?Sign in to vote

More in UK News & Comment

The Guardian

The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’

It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it?

UK News & Comment The Guardian

Germany is right to rearm. But Europe has well-founded fears about that | Paul Taylor

Berlin’s allies are right to be wary of a sudden surge in German military spending that shuns cooperation with them When the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, visited the White House earlier this year for a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump, he invited a Washington-based…

UK News & Comment The Guardian

Next UK banknotes to feature barn owls, bumblebees, puffins and hedgehogs

Four native species selected after consultation, but which one adorns which note is yet to be decided Bees, barn owls, puffins and hedgehogs have been picked to feature on the next generation of banknotes, the Bank of England has announced.

UK News & Comment