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Once the first whistle blows, the Gallowgate End's latest attacking darling believes relaxation and enjoyment represent the keys to success.

Demba Ba believes fun is the key to fizzing for Newcastle United | Louise Taylor 2011

Stay tuned as Parts Two and Three cover he Booth at the End's initial concept, writer, purchase by Michael Eisner's company, production and its growth into a major global Internet video product.

Bill Robinson: New Media: Take A Seat In the Booth at the End Bill 2011

It went wittily for hot-dog sellers and wearers of bobble hats and derided non-Liverpudlians; in spite of that, it built up a particularly large following in Leeds and West Yorkshire, including the future editor of Loaded, James Brown, who now runs Sabotage TimesThe Christmas proof of The End's lasting appeal delights Hooton, who says:We were hoping it would still be popular but we have been overwhelmed by the demand.

Fanzine The End anthology is Liverpool's best-selling Christmas book 2011

But in 1860 a tradition had been established that was built upon by the Football League's inaugural 22-game season in 1888-89, when Preston North End's "Invincibles" defeated Derby County 5-0 on the Feast of Stephen and all but sealed the title by stretching their lead to nine points over Aston Villa with five matches left to play.

How Boxing Day sport became a permanent fixture in our hearts | Rob Bagchi 2011

And despite his youthful indiscretions as a player, which involved boozing sessions in the East End's Blind Beggar pub, Redknapp has been outspoken in his dislike of British football's attachment to alcohol.

Harry Redknapp: the people's manager | Observer profile 2012

The company owns 40 UK theatres and produces many of the West End's most successful shows.

Stage 100 lists theatre's most influential people 2012

The UK's first council estate opened in 1900, on the site of the East End's Old Nichol slum, where life had been "one painful and monotonous round of vice, filth and poverty", in the words of the Illustrated London News.

Victorian and Edwardian buildings: examples from the era 2011

You can follow the latest developments in this brewing situation on East End's Twitter feed.

Beer Extra: East End meets West Wing? Greg Kitsock 2011

It will feel like Venice and work like New York were hardly designed to appeal to the East End's close-knit, working-class communities.

Reg Ward obituary 2011

The comic actor, who is starring in the West End's record-breaking hit One Man, Two Guvnors, and who is heading to New York for the play's opening on Broadway in spring, was out partying with strangers most nights of the week because he was lonely, the 33-year-old tells Kirsty Young when he is interviewed this morning on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

James Corden says he was a castaway long before Desert Island Discs 2012