As Dame Helen Mirren takes her seat at the Oscars, nominated for Best Actress for her performance in The Last Station, few will be aware of her relation by marriage to the Tolstoys.
As Evans was pictured with his famous ginger locks appearing faded, a poll revealed older listeners had been put off the breakfast show, formerly hosted by popular veteran broadcaster Terry Wogan.
BBC newsreader Kate Silverton has told how she was forced to abandon her climb of Britain’s highest mountain just 300ft from the summit as a terrifying snowstorm swept in.