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Oliver Walker (born 1985) is a British actor.

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Sophie Dahl is an English author and former fashion model. Her first novel was published in 2003, The Man with the Dancing Eyes, and followed by Playing With the Grown-ups in 2007. In 2009, she wrote Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights, a cookery book with recipes that were recreated for a six-part BBC 2 series, The Delicious Miss Dahl. In 2011 her cookery book, from Season to Season was published, and her first children's book, Madame Badobedah, was published in October 2019.

Jamie Oliver English chef and media personality

Jamie Trevor Oliver is a British chef and restaurateur. He is known for his approachable cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants.

Michael Walker may refer to:

A. K. Chesterton British journalist and far-right politician

Arthur Kenneth Chesterton was a British far-right journalist and political activist. From 1933 to 1938, he was a member of the British Union of Fascists (BUF). Disillusioned with Oswald Mosley, he parted ways with the BUF in 1938. Chesterton established the League of Empire Loyalists in 1954, which merged with the British National Party in 1967 to become the National Front. He founded and edited the magazine Candour in 1954 as the successor of Truth, of which he had been co-editor.

Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley British politician (1899-1958)

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<i>On the Buses</i> British television sitcom

On the Buses is a British television sitcom that was broadcast on ITV from 1969 to 1973. It was created by Ronald Chesney and Ronald Wolfe, who wrote most of the episodes. It spawned three spin-off feature films and a stage version. Despite the writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife with the BBC, the corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential in a bus depot as a setting. The comedy partnership turned to Frank Muir, Head of Entertainment at London Weekend Television, who loved the idea; the show was accepted and despite a poor critical reception became a hit with viewers.

David Walker (racing driver) Australian racing driver

David Walker is an Australian former racing driver who drove for Lotus in the 1971 and 1972 Formula One World Championships.

Nicola Walker is an English actress, known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, including that of Ruth Evershed in the spy drama Spooks from 2003 to 2011. She has also worked in theatre, radio and film. She won the 2013 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and has twice been nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for the BBC drama Last Tango in Halifax.

John Oliver British comedian and television host

John William Oliver is a British comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Oliver started his career as a stand-up comedian in the United Kingdom. He came to wider attention for his work in the US on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as its senior British correspondent from 2006 to 2013. Oliver won three Primetime Emmy Awards for writing for The Daily Show and was its guest host for an eight-week period in 2013. In addition, Oliver co-hosted the satirical comedy podcast The Bugle (2007–2015) with Andy Zaltzman, with whom Oliver had previously co-hosted the radio series Political Animal, and hosted John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show on Comedy Central from 2010 to 2013. He has also acted on television, most notably in a recurring role as Ian Duncan on the NBC sitcom Community, and in films, notably voice-over work in The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), and the remake of The Lion King. He is now a naturalized US citizen.

Woodhouse College is a single site selective state sixth form college situated between North Finchley and Friern Barnet on the eastern side of the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. It is one of the most successful sixth form colleges in England and is a member of The Maple Group, the top sixth-form colleges. It was formerly a state grammar school, known as Woodhouse Grammar School.

Christopher Joseph Walker was a British historian and author. He was educated at Lancing College and Brasenose College, Oxford.

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Roy Walker was a British production designer. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for two more in the category Best Art Direction.

The Royal Oak is a 1923 British silent historical drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Betty Compson, Henry Ainley and Henry Victor. It was based on a play The Royal Oak by Henry Hamilton and Augustus Harris. The title references the Royal Oak in which Charles is said to have hidden. The film proved popular and was re-released in 1929.

The Salford by-election of 1877 was fought on 19 April 1877. The byelection was fought due to the death of the incumbent Conservative MP, Charles Edward Cawley. It was won by the Conservative candidate Oliver Ormerod Walker.

<i>Dads Army</i> (2016 film) 2016 film by Oliver Parker

Dad's Army is a 2016 British war comedy film, based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Oliver Parker, set in 1944, after the events depicted in the television series. Catherine Zeta-Jones plays an elegant German spy, posing as a journalist, reporting on the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon.

Oliver Walker is a British actor, known for his role on the TV series Atlantis. He has also made guest appearances on Doctors, Holby City and Coronation Street, among others.

Oliver Walker was a journalist and author of fiction and non-fiction works predominantly about South Africa where he lived for most of his adult life. He wrote two historical novels based on the life of John Dunn.