#OnThisDay 4 January 1984 After 1606 appearances, #PatPhoenix stars as #ElsieTanner in #CoronationStreet for the final time: - "How long you away?" - "Ah, now there's a question!" This video combines her first and last appearances.

Happy 95th Birthday to the great Robert Duvall

Donald O’Connor once felt he wasn’t “good enough” to dance alongside Gene Kelly in Singin’ in the Rain (1952). “Gene Kelly was a legend, and I was the clown.” He later said: “He made me dance better than I ever had.”

“If Greenland comes next, that would be the end of NATO.” Former Foreign Secretary Sir Jeremy Hunt MP tells Andrew Marr that being too soft on Trump might give him the greenlight for Greenland.

Remembering the great Scottish actor Ian Charleson who died on this day in 1990. He was only 40. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #IanCharleson #ChariotsOfFire #Gandhi #GuysAndDolls #Hamlet #Jubilee #Ascendancy #GreystokeTheLegendOfTarzan #AMonthInTheCountry #Troubles #CodenameKyril #OxbridgeBlues

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says US action in Venezuela was 'morally' the right thing to do. She tells Nick Robinson nations 'go through the motions' of rules-based order, but 'the world has changed'.

So sad to hear that Nabil Shaban has passed away. I had a ball working with him on Deptford Graffiti in 1990 which I directed for Ch4. Born with brittle bone disease and confined to a wheelchair he was, a great campaigner and a fine actor. A real original.

“The reason other American presidents have exercised more restraint is they know long-term there is a cost” What is the price of Trump’s fear of looking weak on the world stage? Lewis Goodall | Jon Sopel

Quite proud of myself really. All about focus and determination.

It was reported that Frank Sinatra required eight weeks to learn the dance routine for this number. In filming it, 72 takes were needed to get the right footage, although this was more likely due to Gene Kelly’s eye for perfection rather than Sinatra’s inexperience as a dancer.

‘What historical echoes are you hearing today?’ Trump’s repeated calls for Greenland has James O’Brien consulting the history books.

Stephen Colbert on Venezuela: “Those Epstein Files must be crazy! Bomb something! Bomb anything! This operation came as a shock especially since Trump’s New Year’s resolution was Peace on Earth. Well, that didn’t last long”

Remembering Geoffrey Bayldon, BOTD 1924. Such a varied acting career on stage, screen and television, from the RSC to Hammer, from Star Cops to Rumpole, from Pink Panther to Porridge. For children of the early 1970s, he brought us real magic in Richard Carpenter's Catweazle.

Time for a break.

ROBIN OF SHERWOOD (1984): Michael Praed was The Hooded Man in Richard Carpenter's dark ITV drama, which fully leant into the mythology of the character. Magic, the supernatural, pagan myth, and Robin's Obi Wan Kenobi, Herne the Hunter, all featured. Still the best Robin ever!

Rory debunks Trump’s case for seizing Greenland in three simple steps

The TV performance of Geoffrey Bayldon (born #OTD in 1924) as 11th-century wizard Catweazle was, for me, one of the greatest ever. I wrote a chapter about it, and about the show, in the book A TV Box of Delights, curated by Rodney Marshall, available from Amazon.

BREAKING: Jimmy Kimmel just destroyed Donald Trump and the White House’s efforts to rewrite the history of January 6th. This is a must watch.

#OnThisDay 7 January 1995 BBC News pays tribute to the entertainer #LarryGrayson, who has passed away aged 71.

I love seeing Timothy Dalton go from serious contemplation to gleefully laughing while thinking about Robert Davi’s line in LICENCE TO KILL. #JamesBond ⚪️⚪️⚪️🔴