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On this day in... 1975: On Another World , Dennis (Mike Hammett) and Iris (Beverlee McKinsey) came over for the first dinner w…

Roger Newcomb • April 04, 2026

"History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpecte…

Roger Newcomb • April 04, 2019

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in qua…

Roger Newcomb • April 04, 2018

"All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in qua…

Roger Newcomb • April 04, 2017

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause." ― Henri Lou…

Roger Newcomb • April 04, 2016

"There is no present or future, only the past happening over and over again - now." - Eugene O'Neill "Today …

Roger Newcomb • April 04, 2014

Alan Coleman, who was executive producer of Australia's NEIGHBOURS and also worked on PRISONER and THE YOUNG DOCTORS, has die…

Roger Newcomb • December 11, 2013

Richard Thorp, the veteran actor who played Alan Turner in UK soap opera EMMERDALE for more than 30 years, has died aged 81. Th…

Roger Newcomb • May 24, 2013

On this date in... GENERATIONS included Martin Luther King Jr. in its opening sequence. 1968: Just after 6 p.m., Martin L…

Roger Newcomb • April 04, 2013

Reston Duo Earns Kudos for Online Western Restonians Kathryn O’Sullivan and Paul Awad recently returned from the 4th Annual Indie…

Roger Newcomb • February 28, 2013

Longtime CROSSROADS actress Sue Hanson, who played hotel manager Diane Parker, is returning to soaps with a new role in ITV's…

Roger Newcomb • August 23, 2012

On this date in... 1975: On ANOTHER WORLD, Dennis and Iris came over for the first dinner with Mac and Rachel at the Cory mansi…

Roger Newcomb • April 04, 2012

Jenny Tomasin, a British actress forever known to hundreds of millions of television viewers as the clumsy, disheveled, Valentino…

Kev • February 04, 2012

Legendary actress Sue Lloyd passed away on October 20 at the age of 72. The actress was best known for her role as Barbara Hunt…

We Love Soaps • October 25, 2011