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| Birthday
2011: Absolute Toyah |
18 May, 2011 |
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| It's Dreamscape's 2011
feature for Toyah's Birthday!!! 'Absolute
Toyah' - Focusing on Toyah's 21st Century
images, created by Sean Chapman, along
with Ben Van Poetsch, Jez Eaton and the
great photography of Dean Stockings. 
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| Birthday
2011: Rare Polaroids |
18 May, 2011 |
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 Personally, I think
these are something really special, as
they capture specific moments when Toyah
changed her iconic hairstyles.
Photos 1&2. Taken
the day Toyah had her 'Blue Meaning' hair
cut off, and had the style that she kept
for Sugar & Spice and
through Autumn 1980.
Photo 3. Taken the day
Toyah had her 'Rebel Run'/'Love Is The
Law' haircut in 1983.
Photo 4. Taken the day
Toyah had her 'Don't Fall In Love' cut
and colour in early 1985.
All of these polaroids were provided by
Keith at Smile, who began cutting Toyah's
hair at the time of Jubilee and
created most of Toyah's best known
hairstyles during the 80's. These were
intended for a Toyah fanzine that never
happened and I've been kindly allowed to
add them to Dreamscape. Please click on
each mini polaroid below for a larger
version. (Huge thanks to Keith and Andi)   
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| Birthday
2011: Spotlight: Toyah Profiles |
18 May, 2011 |
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| A few of Toyah's past
'Spotlight' profiles. Nothing too
exciting and not great quality but one of
them dates from 1976/77 (top right) and
includes a very rare photo of Toyah
unused anywhere else. 'Spotlight' is the
actor's and casting directory. (Thanks to
Andi) 
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| WFMU:
A Celebration of the Crimson
Queen |
18 May, 2011 |
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 Surely
one of the best Toyah radio specials...
ever!! Julie Bennack interviews Toyah
(airs in four parts) on 'WFMU'.
The three-hour show, which aired last
night, is packed full of great music: The
Helium Song, Come, Indecision, Ieya, It's
A Mystery, Bird in Flight, Good Morning
Universe, Symbiotic. Plus music by The
Maneaters, Sunday All Over The World, The
Humans, This Fragile Moment, Kiss of
Reality, Kate Bush, David Bowie, Tori
Amos, PJ Harvey, Goldfrapp... |
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| Birthday
2011: 'The Blue Meaning' Photo
Shoot |
18 May, 2011 |
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A couple more of
these fantastic 'Blue Meaning' era
photos. Click for larger/full versions.
 
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| Birthday
2011: 'The Blue Meaning' Photo
Shoot |
18 May, 2011 |
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A few Toyah photos
from around the time of 'The Blue
Meaning' in 1980. Click for larger/full
versions.
  
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| Birthday
2011: One Of These Nights... |
18 May, 2011 |
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| One Of These Nights I'm
Gonna Get An Early Day aired in
October 1978. Toyah played a character
called Fran, a groupie. This was a 30
minute play from the 'Premiere 2' series.
Also stars Michael Gambon, Bryan Marshall
& Janine Duvitski. Click on the caps
for larger versions. (Thanks to Andi) 
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| Birthday
2011: A Question Of Guilt |
18 May, 2011 |
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| A Question Of Guilt
aired in May & June 1980. Toyah
played a character called Adelaide
Bartlett, a maid. She appeared in two
episodes of the series. The series is
about the murder trial of Adelaide
Bartlett. Toyah’s character is shown
giving evidence in the witness box and in
flash back. Also stars Nigel Havers.
Please click on the caps for a few more.
(Thanks to Andi) 
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| You Can't Do
That On TV Anymore: Look! Hear! |
18 May, 2011 |
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 Look!
Hear!, the programme that Toyah
co-presented between 1979 to 1981, seems
to be revisited by blogs and websites
every few months. The latest is by 'You
Can't Do That On TV Anymore' in their
"A Choice Of Viewing" feature.
Midlands: Look! Hear!
This mighty local music show ran for
nearly five years. Here it's still
co-presented by Toyah Willcox, perched
atop a variety of bizarre, unconformable
pieces of furniture to survey “the
contemporary scene”. The atmosphere
isn't bad, sitting roughly halfway
between the jaded frugging on Top of the
Pops and Revolver's all-out pogo assault:
there's a bit of a mosh at the end of the
programmes, but this is still the BBC, so
any breakages must be paid for at the end
of the evening. It would give early
exposure to future big names like Duran
Duran, as well as countless new wave and
heavy metal acts. Or, in this instance,
Ricky Cool and the Icebergs. Still,
Toyah! |
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| Birthday
2011: Anthem/I Want To Be Free
Revisited
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18 May, 2011 |
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| Dreamscape's main 2010
feature for Toyah's birthday: Also
relevant this year as 'Anthem' was
released 30 years ago this week: A
feature on the photography of
‘Anthem’ and ‘I Want To Be
Free’; Concept and design by Andi
Westhorpe, with information from Jay
Myrdal, the photographer who captured
these images of Toyah in April 1981. Also
included are incredibly rare test shots
from the ‘I Want To Be Free’
session. These had never been released
previously and appeared on the internet
for the first time last year. Jay gave
his permission for this to appear on
Dreamscape. 
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| Daily Mail:
My Haven: Print Edition |
18 May, 2011 |
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 The
print edition of Toyah's 'Daily Mail'
feature from last month. Please click on
the scan for a larger version. (Thanks to
Paul Lomas for the scan)My
haven: The kitchen at the heart of singer
Toyah Willcox's Worcestershire home
involves a lot more than cooking
1 BOOKWORM
Buying rare old theatre books is a
passion of mine. I love reading about
actors and music hall artists
everyone’s forgotten about.
The most expensive one is a thesis on
pantomime and I love it to death because
people always disrespect panto, but it
keeps theatres running.
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The Most Fertile Man
In Ireland : Sky Movies Indie - Wednesday
18th May : 2.00pm
The Most Fertile Man In Ireland : Sky
Movies Indie - Wednesday 25th May :
3.20am
The Most Fertile Man In Ireland : Sky
Movies Indie - Monday 30th May : 8.00am
Satirical comedy with Kris Marshall,
Kathy Keira Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher,
James Nesbitt, Kenneth Cranham, Olivia
Nash, Pauline McLynn, Tara Lynne O'Neill,
Toyah Willcox, Harry Towb, Marc O'Shea
and Paddy McCarney. Also airing on Sky
Movies Indie HD.In
Your Dreams : Channel 4 - Tuesday 31st
May : 12.05pm
In Your Dreams : Channel 4 +1 - Tuesday
31st May : 1.05pm
Psychotherapist Brenda Mallon talks with
personalities about their dream life.
Toyah Willcox has had an eclectic career
spanning four decades and is renowned for
her rebellious spirit. She's always had
an extremely dramatic dream life and, in
this episode, discovers one particular
dream that has significantly altered the
course of her life. Also airing on
Channel 4 HD.
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| Happy
Birthday Toyah |
18 May, 2011 |
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| Happy Birthday Toyah! This
is the 12th time we have celebrated
Toyah's birthday @ Dreamscape. I hope you
enjoy our bumper update - Special thanks
to Andi Westhorpe who has gifted
Dreamscape lots of incredible Toyah
content over the years. 
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| Happy
Anniversary: Fripp Fripp Live:
Photos |
16 May, 2011 |
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| Happy Anniversary to Toyah
and Robert: Here's some great photos of
Fripp Fripp live in Birmingham at the end
of the 80's. Please click on each for
larger/fuller versions. (Thanks to Andrew
MacDonald)   
  
  
  
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| Happy
Anniversary: Evening Standard:
Two Divine |
16 May, 2011 |
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 ‘Because
my wife is 12 years younger than me, she
is constantly revealing elements of
herself which are a joyful and pleasant
surprise,’ says Robert.Celebrating
Toyah and Robert’s Silver Wedding
Anniversary… ‘Evening
Standard’ magazine; 1991: Two
Divine:
Raffaella Barker
encounters a noteworthy musical marriage.
Toyah Willcox and
Robert Fripp
Toyah Willcox doesn’t
introduce herself when you meet her. She
doesn’t need to: there’s no
mistaking the 4ft 10in of
neatly-parcelled energy which bounces
into the room. Following her is the 5ft
10in of Robert Fripp, whom she married
five years ago.
With gusto they launch into
the story of their marriage. The first
two years were hard – Toyah railed
against being seen as Mrs Robert Fripp
and was furious when bank managers and
accountants wanted to speak to the man of
the house. ‘I had been put on a
pedestal because of my career and I found
it difficult to let go of the past,’
she explains.
• Read the full
interview here.
Or view a larger scan of the original
article here.
Visit Dreamscape’s Interviews &
Articles section here.
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| Absolute
Toyah + Anniversary/Birthday
Updates |
15 May, 2011 |
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 Please
pay us a visit this coming week. Tomorrow
is Toyah and Robert's Silver Wedding
Anniversary: We have some great photos
from Fripp Fripp's gig at Birmingham
Repertory Theatre in the late 80's.
Wednesday is, of course, Toyah's
birthday: To celebrate we have a few
groovy updates: Screen caps from A
Question Of Guilt and One Of
These Nights I'm Gonna Get An Early Day;
some rare-ish 'Blue Meaning' photos; four
rare polaroids of Toyah, taken on days
when she had some of her most iconic
haircuts; and a new feature:
"Absolute Toyah".
These are going to be the final updates
for a while but they are all worth a look
on this special week!
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| Friday
Night... Saturday Morning: Screen
Caps |
15 May, 2011 |
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| A pre-birthday week update:
Toyah hosts Friday Night... Saturday
Morning in 1980, interviewing
Christopher Biggins, Steve Strange, Viv
Stanshall and Derek Jarman. The band also
perform 'Danced' and 'Mummies' live in
the studio. Click on the caps for larger
versions. (Thanks to Andi) 
Melissa Caplan and
a few other ‘Blitz Kids’ are in
the audience. Toyah introduces Mummies
saying:
"I’d now like to sing another
song for you called The Mummies and I
don’t mean Mummies with Babies or
Egyptian Mummies. This is a song about a
small Museum in Mexico , which is filled
with whole families of Mummies.
There’s Mummy Mummie, Daddy Mummie,
and Baby Mummie. All I know about them is
that they were horrifically murdered,
then mummified and not in the usual way
with bandages and all that, they were
simply embalmed, put into the poses that
they died in, redressed in their civilian
clothes, then hung on posts to warn
people away from the town. Now they sit
silently screaming for justice in glass
cases in Guanajuato."
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| FSF-A: 18th
Date/Date Change/Toyah Tweets |
15 May, 2011 |
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 The
18th 'From Sheep Farming To Anthem' tour
date was announced at the end of the
week. Toyah plays the Harlequin Theatre,
Surrey on 18th October. That's now nine
dates for October.
The recently confirmed Cardiff Globe date
has been moved to 28th October. Toyah tweeted
some very exciting news on Thursday: Make-up
artist booked for new surreal image at
Leicester Square show. A true celebration
of 30 years of images!
• Visit the Official 'FSF-A' page here,
and view all of Dreamscape's 'FSF-A'
news, here. |
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| Toyah
Interview News |
15 May, 2011 |
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Toyah tweeted
earlier this week about
two seperate interviews for BBC Radio 4:
On Wednesday she said: today
@BBCRadio4 are interviewing me about
meteorite collection. is there life on
mars? In my humble opinion.. YES!
On Friday she tweeted: Midge Ure will
be interviewing me for @BBCRadio4 RE:
life backstage. Well... the male pole
dancers are 1st on my list of needs ;-)
Julie Bennack, DJ at WFMU,
has also just interviewed Toyah. |
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| Celebrity
Ghost Stories: Air Date Confirmed |
15 May, 2011 |
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 A
new UK version of Bio's Celebrity
Ghost Stories began airing last
Thursday night. Toyah is taking part in
the series and it has now been confirmed
that the programme she appears in will
air on Thursday 16th June (Thanks to
Craig @ www.toyahwillcox.com) |
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| The
Independent: Sofa So Naked |
15 May, 2011 |
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 Dean
Stockings has photographed regular people
from all walks of life, as well as
household names like Toyah Willcox, naked
on their own sofas.
By Matilda Battersby
There’s something quite intimate
about a sofa. Whether leather and shiny,
chintzy, saggy, ancient and threadbare or
pristinely plumped-up, a sofa certainly
reflects its regular occupant’s
taste and often, after years of lounging,
their shape.
This was the notion that first occurred
to photographer Dean Stockings when he
surveyed the blank wall above his own
sofa, perplexed as to how to fill it. He
hit upon the idea of doing a Warhol-esque
portrait of the couch itself. But having
quizzed his friends he quickly realised
that as a place of comfort and
familiarity the humble settee was a
perfect backdrop to experiment with
something more outlandish: getting people
to pose naked on their sofas.
• View the full article at 'The
Independent' website, here. |
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| Next Week:
Anniversary & Birthday
Updates |
10 May, 2011 |
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| Be sure to check in to
Dreamscape next week: We have a selection
of updates to celebrate Toyah and
Robert's 25th Anniversary (16th May) and
Toyah's Birthday (18th May). A set of
Fripp Fripp live photos, a new feature
"Absolute Toyah", rare Toyah
polaroids, screen caps from two of
Toyah's earliest tv appearances, photos
and more. (Thanks to Andi & Andrew
MacDonald) 
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| Official
Toyah: From Sheep Farming To
Anthem |
8 May, 2011 |
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 The
Official 'From Sheep Farming To Anthem'
page has been revamped, with tour dates,
images, videos, music and more: Introducing
the new dedicated From Sheep Farming To
Anthem Tour page at the official
website... look out for further videos,
images & info as the tour goes on...
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| BBC Radio
York: Jonathan Cowap Show |
8 May, 2011 |
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 Toyah
was interviewed by Jonathan Cowap on 'BBC
Radio York' earlier today. She talked
about playing Harrogate, gardening,
facelifts, cooking, life in Menton and
more.
Great music, your requests and local
guests.
• The show is available
on iPlayer
for the next week: Toyah appears 2hrs 9ms
in. |
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| From Sheep
Farming To Anthem: More Dates |
8 May, 2011 |
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 Full
details of the three new 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem', previously mentioned,
tour dates have now been confirmed: Toyah
has added gigs in Glasgow, Bristol and
Cardiff to the tour.
Wednesday 26 October 2011
Glasgow / Classic Grand
18 Jamaica Street, Glasgow G1 4QD
Thursday 27 October 2011
Bristol / Tunnels
Lower Approach Rd, Temple Meads, Bristol
BS1 6QS
Saturday 29 October 2011
Cardiff / Globe
125 Albany Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan
CF24 3NS
There are now 14 dates (eight in October
alone!) on sale: London (Leicester Sq
Theatre), Oxford, Bromsgrove, Blackpool,
Isle of Man, Southampton, Hertford,
Wolverhampton, Hoylake, Glasgow, Bristol,
Cardiff, Manchester, London ( Islington
o2 Academy).
See the revamped Official
FSF-A
page for further info, and the Official
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| Sing If You
Can: Screen Captures |
8 May, 2011 |
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| A few screen captures from
Toyah's appearance on Saturday's Sing
If You Can on ITV1. This airs again
on ITV2 on Wednesday at 7pm (and 8pm on
ITV2 +1). It's also available for the
next month on ITV Player. Please click on
the caps for larger versions. 
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| Official
Toyah: May 2011 Blog |
6 May, 2011 |
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| Toyah’s May 2011 Blog
has been added to The Official Toyah
website. Click below to go there. 
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| Anthem/The
Changeling Artwork by Andrew York |
6 May, 2011 |
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| I've been aware of Andrew
York's fantastic Toyah artwork for many
years, thanks to his 'Alternative Play'
website but since re-signing up to
Facebook I've discovered he has a huge
collection of digital Toyah art. Below is
just an example of the incredible
Toyahscapes he creates. A must see!. 
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| From Sheep
Farming... Update: More
Gigs/Toyah Tweets |
6 May, 2011 |
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 Great
news! The Official
Toyah Facebook
announced yesterday: Glasgow, Bristol
& Cardiff gigs for the From Sheep
Farming To Anthem Tour in October will be
announced very soon..... Toyah tweeted on
Wednesday: Some of my original
costumes might make a surprise appearance
at Leicester Square gig. Did i say might?
;-) • Visit
Dreamscape's comprehensive 'From Sheep
Farming To Anthem' News
Archive.
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| 30 Years of
Anthem: Rare European Photos |
6 May, 2011 |
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| Celebrating 30 years since
the release of ANTHEM: A few, excellent
and rare, European photos from that era.
Please click for larger (Thanks to the
ever amazing Paul Lomas for these) 
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| Once Upon A
Time: Celebrating 30 Years of
Toyah's ANTHEM |
6 May, 2011 |
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| 30 years ago this month
Toyah's second (third if you include
'SFIB') studio album, the magnificent
ANTHEM. was released. It was hugely
successful and still sounds as good today
as it did in May 1981. View one of our
previous features on the album by
clicking below. 
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| Dreamscape
Gallery: 1983 Update |
6 May, 2011 |
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 A small update to
the 1983 Gallery, inspired by Paul
sending me this rare photo of Toyah. This
is part of the session that was used by
'Patches' magazine in 1983. The
"bunny ears" photos were
possibly taken in late 1982 but were used
through '83. (Thanks to Paul Lomas, Andi
& Stephen Bennett)
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| Toyah Newsy
Bits & Pieces! |
6 May, 2011 |
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 • Phil
Spalding and Nigel Glockler after Nigel's
gig with Saxon at Bournemouth Academy
Friday 22nd April 2011. Please click on
the photo for a larger version. (Many
thanks to Phil for the great photo)•
Toyah tweeted on
Monday: Rehearsing Little Red Riding
Hood. 3min Story reading goes into
cinemas soon! It's like jackanory,so
sweet! Except the wolf dies..ggrrrr :-)
• Sanctuary Xposed featuring Toyah,
Little Wing, Wrapped In-Plastic and the
UK's top OZZY tribute, Ozzmosis.. now
continuously streaming here.
• The 'Rewind Festival
2011' at Henley, at which Toyah is
playing later this Summer, is to be
filmed and broadcast by Sky Arts.
• Toyah is mentioned in
an article in yesterday's 'Blackpool
Gazette': Pride and joe event.
View it here.
• Toyah was also namechecked
yesterday in a 'Daily Mail' feature on
Yvette Fielding. View that here.
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Sing If You Can :
ITV1 - Saturday 7th May : 7.00pm
Sing If You Can : ITV1 - Sunday 8th May :
10.25am
Sing If You Can : ITV2 - Wednesday 11th
May : 7.00pm
Jedward, Faye Tozer and Sinitta compete
against Toyah Willcox, Ben Richards and
Sian Reeves, while celebrity panellists
Louis Walsh, Rachel Stevens and Trevor
Nelson offer opinions and support. Also
airing on the +1 channels and ITV1 HD.Celebrity
Fantasy Homes : Watch - Wednesday 11th
May : 8.00pm
Celebrity Fantasy Homes : Watch -
Thursday 12th May : 6.00pm
Celebrities hunt for a new home. Gaby
Roslin helps punk pop princess Toyah
Willcox search for a second home, in
Richmond upon Thames, with a budget of
£650,000. Also airing on +1 channel.
The Most Fertile Man
In Ireland : Sky Movies Indie - Saturday
14th May : 9.35am
The Most Fertile Man In Ireland : Sky
Movies Indie - Wednesday 18th May :
2.00pm
Satirical comedy with Kris Marshall,
Kathy Keira Clarke, Bronagh Gallagher,
James Nesbitt, Kenneth Cranham, Olivia
Nash, Pauline McLynn, Tara Lynne O'Neill,
Toyah Willcox, Harry Towb, Marc O'Shea
and Paddy McCarney.
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| Toyah Live
2011: Salisbury Fun Day:
Photos/Set List |
1 May, 2011 |
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| A couple of photos of Toyah
at The Mayor of Salisbury's Charity
Family Fun Day yesterday. Toyah opened
the event at Midday, performing the first
song with a snake around her neck!! The
set list was the same as last week's
Canterbury Faerie Ball: Rebel Yell, Echo
Beach, Thunder In The Mountains, Sweet
Child 'O Mine, It's A Mystery, I Love
Rock 'N Roll, I Want To Be Free and River
Deep, Mountain High. Toyah's husband,
Robert, was also there. Many
thanks to Paul Stephens,
pictured with Toyah, for the fantastic
photos and info. Please click below for
larger versions of these. 
• View a clip
of Toyah opening the Salisbury Charity
Family Fun Day at 'You Tube', here.
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