The BBC's text service Ceefax celebrates its thirty-fifth birthday today, but it's a celebration that is tinged with sadness as it is to be the last significant anniversary celebrated by the antiquated service, which is to be phased out in line with the stopping of the analogue television signal in Britain in 2012.

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Phone prankster talks football Russell Brand, the comedian/deejay/film star/legendary swordsman/columnist who had radio work stripped from his jack of all trades portfolio this week, has provided his weekly football column for the Guardian. Brand, who was forced to quit BBC Radio 2 after more than 30,000 complaints about a series of lewd phone calls to Fawlty [. Click to continue reading...