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UK Stars Record Album To Mark 100th Anniversary Of WWI Apr 10, 2014

The British Prime Minister, comedians, soap stars, Hollywood actors and the cast of War Horse, are brought together in an extraordinary album of spoken word and music, marking the most haunting moments of the First World War. More →

Big Names Push Campaign For A Free And Responsible Press Mar 19, 2014

An unprecedented coalition of more than 200 leading figures have joined victims of past press abuse to send a strong message to newspaper bosses: don’t repeat the mistakes of the past – embrace the Leveson Royal Charter and give the British public a free and responsible press. More →

Russell Brand Wants You To Give It Up For Sport Relief Feb 24, 2014

Calling all online shopping fans! Sport Relief announces a new eBay auction that gives the public the chance to bid on money-can’t-buy items and experiences donated by Russell Brand and a host of his celebrity friends. More →

Celebrities Tweet To End Tiger Trade Feb 13, 2014

TigerTime celebrity supporters including Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Deborah Meaden, Melanie C, Naomie Harris and Slash helped the campaign reach over 18.5 million Twitter followers on February 11th to call for a ban in the tiger trade. More →

Pamela Anderson Lends Her Name To TigerTime Jan 15, 2014

Pamela Anderson is the latest supporter of TigerTime. More →

Celebrities Donate To Landmine Clearance Charity Auction Dec 6, 2013

Elbow have donated a guitar used on their latest album to raise money for a Nobel Peace Prize-winning landmine charity. More →

Graham Norton Hosts The Love Is In My Blood Winter Dinner Dec 2, 2013

On Saturday 30 November, television host Graham Norton hosted The Love is in My Blood Winter Dinner at the GREY GOOSE Fly Beyond Bar, on Shaftesbury Avenue in London, to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation. More →

Annie Lennox Honored With Music Industry Trusts Award Nov 5, 2013

Annie Lennox was honored with the 22nd Annual Music Industry Trusts Award at an event last night. More →

Celebrities Honor UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Winner Oct 9, 2013

British singer Dido and other acclaimed musicians from around the world took part in the recent tribute in Geneva to this year’s Nansen Refugee Award winner, Congolese nun Angélique Namaika, as other celebrities used social media to praise the laureate and highlight her work. More →

Bono Teams With Design Pioneers For (RED) Auction Sep 16, 2013

Two of the world’s foremost design pioneers, Sir Jonathan Ive, KBE, and Marc Newson, CBE, have collaborated with musician and philanthropist Bono to organize a (RED) Auction celebrating the very best of design and innovation. More →

Stephen Fry Speaks Out Over Russia's Anti-Gay Laws Aug 8, 2013

Stephen Fry has written an open letter to British prime minister David Cameron, calling for Russia to be banned from hosting the Winter Olympics because of its anti-gay laws. More →

Stephen Fry Speaks About Mental Illness Aug 7, 2013

Speaking to an audience about his bipolar disorder and attempt to commit suicide last year, actor Stephen Fry had some commonsensical things to say. More →

Stephen Fry Helps Pick A Winner For Charity Aug 1, 2013

Stephen Fry, the much-loved comedian, actor and writer joined award winning wildlife artist Pollyanna Pickering to select the winning ticket in her charitable Foundation’s grand prize draw. More →

Stephen Fry Joins NOOK To Support Child Literacy Jul 4, 2013

London Evening Standard and NOOK have revealed additions to the exciting line-up for the free literary Get Reading festival for children on the 13th July, which is part of the London Evening Standard and NOOK’s pioneering partnership to support child literacy. More →

Stars Join World Refugee Day Campaign Jun 18, 2013

More than 25 international celebrities including Paula Abdul, actor David Tennant, acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman, Vampire Diaries’ star Kat Graham, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, supermodel and former refugee, Alek Wek have joined the UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) World Refugee Day ‘1 family’ campaign to expose the devastating impact of war on families. More →

Prince Charles Visits Samaritans Head Office May 7, 2013

The Prince of Wales praised the “invaluable work” of the Samaritans during a visit to the charity’s central office in London to mark its 60th anniversary last week. More →

Prince Charles, Joanna Lumley And Stephen Fry Celebrate 60 Years Of Samaritans May 3, 2013

The Prince of Wales spoke this week of the increasing number of people turning to the Samaritans for help in the tough economic climate. More →

Stephen Fry Presents The Lonely Dodo For Conservation Charity Apr 23, 2013

Today sees the worldwide release of The Lonely Dodo, a four-minute Aardman short created for international conservation charity, Durrell, to highlight the worldwide plight of endangered species. More →

Lucy Pinder Highlights Tiger Conservation At Westminster Mar 18, 2013

Glamour model Lucy Pinder was at Westminster on Thursday (March 14th) to support TigerTime's call for more attention to be drawn to the plight of the tiger in the wild and to put an end to the illegal trade in tiger parts. More →

Stars Support Elton John's Campaign For Compassion... With Their Blood! Feb 14, 2013

One of the great barriers to ending the global AIDS epidemic is still that of human compassion. While new HIV infection rates have dropped by up to 50% in many countries over the last two years, and 8 million people living with HIV around the world are now on life saving medical treatment, the HIV symptom we still struggle to overcome is shame. More →

Jessie J To Shave Her Head For Red Nose Day Feb 1, 2013

Comic Relief can exclusively reveal new details about this year’s Red Nose Day campaign, with information about this year’s Noses, T-shirt designs and the big night of TV released for the first time. More →

Stars Sign Ties To Support Male Cancer Awareness Nov 20, 2012

Sir Paul McCartney, Brad Pitt, Katy Perry, Robert Carlyle and a host of the world’s best loved and well-known house-hold names from Music, Film, TV and sport have pledged their support to male cancer awareness this International Men’s Day, by donating their signed and worn ties and scarves, all to be auctioned as part of the Cahonas Scotland ‘Loosen Up’ eBay campaign. More →

Stephen Fry Narrates Video For Monkey Conservation Jul 11, 2012

Many charities struggle to attract the support of well known celebrities to endorse their work, yet Wild Futures’ dream came true when highly esteemed English actor and comedian Stephen Fry agreed to present a short film on the charity’s work. More →

Stephen Fry Meets Sick Teen For Make-A-Wish Foundation Jul 6, 2012

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies and the stars of British quiz show QI met with a teen living with cancer as part of a Make-A-Wish Foundation wish recently. More →

Stephen Fry And Ruby Wax Host Great British Tea Party For Oxfam Jun 7, 2012

King and Queen of comedy, Stephen Fry and Ruby Wax, celebrated the launch of Oxfam's biggest ever call for book donations with a Great British tea party at Hay Festival this week. More →

Stephen Fry Gets Caught Reading May 17, 2012

Pocoyo, the little boy in blue who has captured the hearts of children and their parents the world over, and Stephen Fry, who narrates the animated Pocoyo television series, will appear together in the “Get Caught Reading” annual national campaign in May organized by the Association of American Publishers, the trade association representing the premier U.S. publishing companies. More →

Stars Push The Envelope For Charity Mar 26, 2012

A host of household names from the worlds of film, sport, TV, art and literature have helped to raise thousands of pounds for the National Literacy Trust. Supported by Pitney Bowes, the ‘Pushing the Envelope’ campaign secured support from 117 celebrities who customized envelopes to create unique works of art for the public to purchase. More →

One Direction Joins Celebrity Charity Twitrelief Mar 19, 2012

Sport Relief has announced the return of Twitrelief, the online auction that gives the public the chance to buy incredible celebrity prizes. More →

Stephen Fry And Coldplay Push The Envelope For Charity Feb 24, 2012

An eclectic mix of prominent names from the fields of art, design, fashion, television, theatre, film, sport and literature are getting creative this year by designing envelopes that will be sold to the public to help raise money for the National Literacy Trust. More →

Stephen Fry And Michael Caine Support Prince Charles' Job Ambassadors Feb 16, 2012

Prince Charles visited the headquarters of his youth charity The Prince's Trust this week to announce 100 new jobs for unemployed young people – who will then help a further 100,000 young people to find work. More →