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  • The guys dancing excitedly, pointing, and clearly being thrilled with the surprise of Susan Boyle's great voice on Britain's Got Talent are Ant & Dec. Their "real names" are Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, and they've been performing together since they were 13 years old, and met on the set of a BBC show called Byker Grove.

    April 2009 2009

  • Byker Grove BBC 1989-2006Set in a youth club in Newcastle upon Tyne, this drama tackled issues such as drug abuse, homelessness, teen pregnancy and abortion.

    CBBC to air gritty new drama aimed at pre-teenage audience 2011

  • Postcode's creators looked for inspiration to the realism of issue-led Grange Hill and Byker Grove, which aired their final episodes in 2008 and 2006 respectively.

    CBBC to air gritty new drama aimed at pre-teenage audience 2011

  • She leaves behind such culturally enriching landmarks as The Word (whose influence has long spread from TV to magazines like Zoo and Nuts), Byker Grove, Eurotrash and a largeish output of 'ground-breaking' TV production featuring women swearing and talking about sex.

    Archive 2004-09-05 Laban 2004

  • Byker; members of the faculty; distinguished guests; parents, friends, family -- and, most importantly, the Class of 2005.

    2005 Calvin College Commencement Address 2005

  • A mother of two sons from her marriage at 21 to a computer programmer, she has lived for some years with the feminist Marxist author Bea Campbell in a two-bedroom terrace in the Byker area of Newcastle.

    The witchfinder 2002

  • Winter is approaching, and we are laying hard-core foundations for a shopping center in Byker.

    Broken Music, A Memoir Sting 2003

  • When he left school at fifteen he became an apprentice at Parson's, the huge engineering works in Byker, working himself up from the shop floor through night school to a degree in mechanical engineering.

    Broken Music, A Memoir Sting 2003

  • Collingwood is said to be descended; secondly, Edward Collingwood, from whom the family of Winifred Collingwood was descended, and who were known as the Collingwoods of Byker, Dissington, and Chirton.

    The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 A. M. W. [Compiler] Stirling

  • [3] Edward Collingwood, usually known as the Younger, of Chirton, Byker, and Dissington, uncle to Mrs Spencer-Stanhope.

    The Letter-Bag of Lady Elizabeth Spencer-Stanhope — Volume 1 A. M. W. [Compiler] Stirling

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