Keep an eye out for Toyah on a TV near you. She is bound to pop up somewhere in the schedules over the festive period.

See you all in 2008!

On Christmas Eve 1981, 26 years ago this very day, Toyah played the final date of the Good Morning Universe European Tour, at the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. This was, famously, broadcast live on BBC2 on The Old Grey Whistle Test. Toyah later remembered: "I spent one Christmas in complete euphoria after doing the Drury Lane Whistle Test which was two years ago. It was such a wonderful night. After we'd done it Tom and I drove down to his parent's estate and people were running out of their houses to tell us how much they'd enjoyed it. I can remember driving home to Birmingham that night and it was snowing. Everything was just wonderful and I remained on a high after doing that show for about ten days."

Transmitted in an era dominated by the New Romantics and synthpop, the celebrity teams would invariably feature at least one member of Duran Duran, Ultravox and Spandau Ballet each week. 

Mike Read hosted the show, and it ran for three years between 1981 and 1984. Toyah guested on the show four or five times during it's run.

Pop Quiz is probably best remembered for the lyric round. 

Dickinson's Celebrity Real Deal : ITV1 - Fri 4th Jan : 2.00pm
Celebrities sell treasured family heirlooms to raise cash for charity. Sherrie Hewson discovers sentimental value doesn't necessarily translate into cold hard cash when her grandmother's scent bottle comes up for sale, Toyah Willcox proves she knows more than the Real Deal dealers when her print hits the sale room, and sports commentator Jim Rosenthal battles with dealer Mike Melody over his train set.

The interview mainly focused on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, in which Toyah and Shaun were appearing in Kent. 

However, Toyah also talked about her role in Calamity Jane.

Toyah also briefly metioned the novel she had been working on, and that she had been asked to contribute ideas to the third series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!. Toyah also confirmed that her one-woman-show would definitely be going ahead. 

Some of BBC Breakfast will be broadcast from the Hexagon in Reading. Toyah is currently climbing beanstalks as Jack in Jack & The Beanstalk at that venue.

With the rare exception of a few barbed comments about the sort of people to be seen in Reading's Oxford Road (which prompted sniggers among the adults), the opening matinee was pitched fair and square at the little ones, although the most raucous members of the audience were a group of adolescent girls from a local school, who cheered and whooped, not least at the antics of Buttercup the cow, who stole the show.

Roller-skating Silly Billy (Harvey James), brother of Jack's girlfriend Jilly (Kelly Bibb), had little trouble stirring up sympathy as he lamented being lonely and single - and successfully encouraged everyone to yell at the giant's henchman, Burp (Simon Ludders). As now seems almost mandatory in pantomime, Burp responded with the catchline made popular in recent years by TV comedienne Catherine Tate: "Am I bovvered?"

The high point was the tunes - a mixture of schmaltzy ballads, soft rock and Broadway-style razzmatazz. Toyah belted out the numbers with gusto, accompanied by agile dancers (On the Other Side of the Tracks proved particularly successful). On one occasion, she was borne aloft by a stiff-backed duo who appeared to have borrowed their look from the German musical synthesizer pioneers Kraftwerk, which was odd, if refreshingly different from the usual thigh-slapping fare.

It was a low-tech production until, to my surprise, the giant appeared on stage in the second act. The towering animated figure was too lumbering to scare even the tiniest folk in the stalls, but was impressively monstrous nonetheless.

Jack and the Beanstalk continues until January 7 (box office call 0118 960 6060).

Source: Oxford Times: 18/12/2007

On Sunday night, as I stepped into Cliveden House for Dame Shirley Bassey's 70th birthday party, I didn't for one moment worry about what I looked like, or whether I was going to be the youngest-looking person in the room. 

For really, at the age of 49, what do I care? I don't attend parties to be snapped by the paparazzi. Nor do I attend parties merely to be seen by my fellow partygoers. 

I go, particularly in the case of good old Shirley, to celebrate the birthday of one of my friends. And for wonderful conversation. And to celebrate the liberation and freedom of being an 'old bird' on the razzle. 

Indeed, as I stepped into that party on Sunday evening, all I cared about was finding interesting people to talk to - from worlds as varied as business, politics and showbusiness - and that Shirley, Cilla Black, and Joan Collins wouldn't out-dance or out-last me on the dance floor. 

Sadly, that's exactly what they did - partying until the early hours while I had to return home to bed at midnight so I could prepare for my pantomime appearance - I am currently playing Jack in Jack And The Beanstalk at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading - the next morning. 

If not for that, I would have been clamouring to stay out with the rest of them. No wonder we ended up on page three of the Mail under the headline Golden Girl Power. 

The truth is that the days of slippers, blankets and a crossword are long gone for women of a "certain age". Now, it's parties, sparkling conversation and a lust for life that no longer need be dampened by outdated social expectations. 

My mother's generation was brought up to effectively give up on life after 30. Once they were married with children, they were encouraged to fade into the background, to stop worrying about fashion and careers and to get on with motherhood. 

When I was a twenty-something pop star in the Eighties, I could barely look beyond the age of 40 - let alone imagine that I would ever be 50. Now I feel there is nothing standing in my way. And much of that, I feel, is down to women such as Shirley, Joan and Cilla. 

Thanks to them, we 'oldies' have been given licence to indulge ourselves and prolong our careers, spend money on clothes and pampering, and generally get out and have fun without being labelled as barmy old birds who should know better. 

Never was that so clear as on Sunday night, when it was very much the glamorous older women who were commanding all the attention - from men of all ages. The males in the mix positively drooled, and not just at the jaw-dropping, floor-length gowns, but at these women's wit, their life experience, their inner "we've done it all" confidence. 

I remember watching Shirley take to the stage at around 10pm and the entire room stood silent, hanging on to her every word as much as gawping at her fantastic figure. We have simply never seen women like her looking like this at such an advanced age before. Who would have thought, even 30 years ago, that any woman could have a lasting and sustainable career after 40? 

As a young woman when I was singing and presenting on TV, it was drummed into me that I should do all I could before I hit 30. God forbid, if I was still working at 40 - well, said all the male executives, I should count myself incredibly lucky. 

Remember, even as we hit the Eighties and early-Nineties, there appeared little place for women over 40. So many Hollywood actresses were sidelined, while men such as Robert Redford and Sean Connery were celebrated for their wrinkles. 

But, quietly in the background, women such as Shirley, Joan and Cilla grafted away - still making music, writing books and presenting TV. Gradually people realised that despite their "old age" - if you can really call it that - these women weren't going anywhere. 

At the same time, glossy magazines started targeting the older readers, realising that with the everlengthening life expectancy, women wanted to look after themselves. And that, of course, is where plastic surgery comes in. I'll admit, this is where the argument gets tricky. Are the women using plastic surgery to recapture a lost youth or prolong their vivacity? 

At Shirley's party on Sunday night, I met Cindy Jackson, 52, a self-confessed devotee of plastic surgery. We've met before, and as we looked around the room, we both remarked on how well all the ladies at the party looked - some, perhaps, would admit to a few nips and tucks, others would claim a great diet and a dedicated personal trainer. 

But as we talked, it came down to one thing - looking after oneself. 

Now, while I am also a follower of plastic surgery - having had one facelift three years ago and Botox for the past seven years - I do so merely as a preventative measure. Personally, I think I look my age, and because I like acting, I choose a low-level of Botox in order not to freeze my forehead. I want my face to reflect how youthful I feel inside. 

However, Cindy freely admits that her use of plastic surgery is in order to turn back the clock. It is not a choice that I would make, but nevertheless I believe she has every right to do as she wishes. 

In fact, that freedom of choice is one of the reasons older women have so much power now. We have heard about the "grey pound", and more recently, "silver surfers", the older generation who frequently use the internet. 

But the reality is that in everyday life, we now have the option to look as old or as young as we like, and I bet you'd hardly find a woman at that party who wants to look her age, not when she feels so empowered and successful inside. 

And to me, that is one of the greatest changes in the past 20 years - wealth and success. When I was younger, I took advice on everything. I had control of my acting and television career but for everything else - my businesses, property and finances - I had to turn to men for advice. 

In the past few years, not only have I taken over everything myself, but I have seen a huge rise in the number of female entrepreneurs making millions from their own hard work. 

With that new-found money comes a freedom to indulge yourself and do exactly what you want when you want. For many of these women, their most successful years have come as they've turned 50 and they want to look as glamorous and powerful as they feel. 

That was particularly evident at the party - hundreds of women in the most beautiful, expensive dresses. Yet, interestingly, there was no competition and no feeling of one woman trying to outdo the rest. 

At 50, 60 and 70, there is little to outdo. Everyone looks their best and everyone has achieved their best. What I marvelled at most was how every woman there admired each other - not just for their looks but for their achievements. 

Yes, of course the car park was filled with Bentleys and £500,000 Rolls-Royces, but the difference at this party was that everyone had them, therefore there was no need to compete. And, just for the record, at least half the cars in the driveway belonged to the women. 

But what about the fashions? Again, that was one of the most liberating things about partying with a bunch of "older women", if you can call them that. 

The rule-books can be chucked out the window. Why worry about bingo wings or a bit of a flabby stomach? Why not just sling on the dress you've always dreamed of wearing and sod the critics. Twenty-year-olds might have firmer thighs and fewer wrinkles, but they can only dream of the innate confidence that comes with a life lived to the full. 

Over the past few years I have gone out maybe four times a year with Cilla, Rula Lenska and Shirley Bassey. We always hit the nightclub Tramp in London, and we are always the last ones to leave. 

That's one of the joys of "growing up". We don't care what other people think. Why should there be an age limit to enjoying yourself? The truth is I am happier now than I have ever been. Now, I no longer worry about anything more than enjoying myself. And if, in a few months' time, when I reach 50 and I stay out partying until the nightclub closes, well then I'll just crack a smile and raise a toast to the future.

Source: dailymail: 19/12/2007

December 1999: Toyah continues to work on her autobiography, which would be published in August 2000, titled; 'Living Out Loud'.... Appears on the Slade tribute documentary It's Slade.... Plays the title role in Peter Pan at the Marlowe Theatre in Kent. 

December 2000: Toyah plays the Wicked Queen in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at the Gordon Craig Theatre in Stevenage, Kent.

December 2001: Toyah places at number 48 in 'Q' magazine's '100 Greatest Women In Music' poll.... Helps launch the Christmas festivities in Stockport.... Plays the title role in Aladdin at the Plaza Theatre in Stockport. 

December 2002: Toyah appears naked in the 'Daily Mail'.... Guests on the Open House panto special, with Gloria Hunniford, on Channel 5.... Toyah records an interview for inclusion in the Rock Legends documentary, shown in January in Carlton/Central TV region of the UK.... Plays the title role in Aladdin at the Anvil in Basingstoke. 

December 2003: Helps launch Christmas festivities in Ashford, Dover and Whitstable.... Appears as the Wicked Queen in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs at the Marlowe theatre in Kent. 

December 2004: Toyah stars as the Wicked Fairy Queen in Sleeping Beauty at the Marlowe Theatre in Kent... She also attends the UK premiere of the Bobby Darin "biopic" film Beyond The Sea... and parties at Shirley Bassey's Christmas get-together... Toyah also guested in the audience of The X Factor and appeared on Blue Peter... Toyah was also all over the Christmas TV schedules. 

December 2005: Toyah, once again, played the Wicked Queen in Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs, this time at the Milton Keynes Theatre.

December 2006: Toyah plays two Christmas gigs with The SAS Band... She begins her role as Siobhan in the BBC Radio soap Silver Street... Toyah plays the final show of the 'Hitmakers' UK Tour... She is interviewed by the 'Daily Mail' and 'The Independent'... and guested on BBC Radio 2's Radio Rivron... And Toyah's panto for 2006 was Aladdin, she played The Genie Of The Lamp alongside Chico.

Growing old disgracefully: Dame Shirley and Cilla show they can party just as hard as their younger contemporaries

It was 11 months late, but Dame Shirley Bassey finally celebrated her 70th birthday. 

The Welsh diva invited a host of her famous friends, including Joan Collins, 74; Cilla Black, 64; and 'King of the Jungle' Christopher Biggins, to the lavish bash at Cliveden House, the Berkshire stately home and hotel. 

It was a double celebration for Dame Shirley and Biggins - the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner turned 59 on December 15th. Despite their advancing years, Dame Shirley and her pals showed they could party just as hard as their younger contemporaries. 

Dame Shirley and her Golden Girl pals spent the night quaffing champagne and showing off their moves on the dancefloor. Dressed in a red fur bolero, Dame Shirley arrived at 8pm and entered her party flanked by the self-styled Fantasy Boys - a topless male dance troupe dressed in white satin trousers 

While most of the 500 guests kept to the glitzy dress code, ageing punk rocker Siouxsie Sioux and designer Pam Hogg arrived in a low-cut metallic catsuits and garish make-up. Despite celebrating her own birthday, Dame Shirley belted out 'Happy Birthday' to herself, before cutting her four-tiered red birthday cake. 

The singer wore a low-cut red satin sheath dress to the Scarlet-themed party, which cost a reported £500,000 (paid for by Andrew Davis, chairman of von Essen which owns Cliveden) and was named 'Let the Party Start' - a nod to her cover of the Pink song which she performed in the Marks & Spencer Christmas TV ad last year. 

Guests including Bruce Forsyth, Honor Blackman, Tony Hadley, Rolf Harris, Lord Brocket, Toyah Willcox, Tony Christie and Raine Countess Spencer feasted on a lavish spread of Scottish lobster, langoustine, foie gras and Beluga caviar. 

Former Blind Date host Cilla attracted a lot of attention with her public displays of affection with her boyfriend John Madejski. Cilla, who started dating the Reading FC boss in 2004, couldn't keep her eyes off her lover and was spotted caressing his hands at the dinner table. 

Besides Dame Shirley's famous voice, upcoming singer/songwriter Tallulah Rendell and operatic boy band Blake provided the entertainment. The diva was serenaded by Blake - who formed after meeting on social networking site Facebook earlier this year - before being kissed by all four members. 

Dame Shirley turned 70 on January 8 this year, but has been too busy to organise a big celebration until now. 

The Monaco-based singer spent months in a recording studio earlier this year making her hit remix album Get the Party Started, which was released in June. The same month, she was helicoptered into Somerset to headline the Glastonbury Festival. 

Dame Shirley wowed the festival crowd with hits including Big Spender and Goldfinger, dressed in a Julien McDonald dress and wearing £3,000 diamante-encrusted 'DSB' wellies. And in July, she signed a new record deal with Universal Music Group's Decca Records, and is set to release a new album in the new year. 

Source: dailymail: 18/12/2007

December 1989: Toyah appears as Mary Lou in Whale, at the Lyttleton Theatre, South Bank, London. 

December 1990: The Tale Of Little Pig Robinson is shown on UK TV.... Toyah records 'Kneeling At The Shrine' which is released in 1991 by Sunday All Over The World.... Toyah appears in concert with Girlschool, calling themselves the She-Devils, at the 'Women In Rock' festival.... Plays Miss Scarlet in the Christmas edition of Cluedo on ITV. 

December 1992: Toyah hosts the arts programme First Night on TV in the Midlands region.... Films a ten-part series for inclusion in Good Morning With Anne & Nick. 

December 1993: Toyah rounds off the highly successful UK 'Take The Leap!' tour. 

December 1994: Toyah rounds off the 'Has God Ceased To Dream You?' UK tour. 

December 1996: Toyah appears in Jack & The Beanstalk at the Theatre Royal in Norwich. 

December 1997: Presenting TOYAH on VH1.... Appears in Jack & The Beanstalk at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley, Kent. 

December 1998: Toyah presents Boys From The Black Country - The Slade Story on BBC Radio 2.... Appears in Jack & The Beanstalk at the Richmond Theatre in Surrey. 

She was keynote speaker at the conference and gave an inspirational talk about how events in her music career had led to her taking charge of her finances, managing herself and building up a property investment portfolio.

Emphasising the importance of paying attention to new technologies, Toyah, who now lives near Pershore, explained how social networking sites such as myspace, have enabled her to get her music heard by the masses, resulting in a new global recording contract.

Part of WiRE's Opening Doors programme, which offers free training and support to help women set up their own business, the day was organised in conjunction with Worcestershire County Council.

A number of workshops, including blogging, time management and running a green business, were on offer throughout the day. A fun speed networking session was also held, allowing each participant to promote her business to five other businesswomen.

Christine Rutherford, the Opening Doors project officer for Worcestershire, said: "More than 100 local businesswomen enjoyed a fantastic day of workshops, networking and inspirational talks. We were so pleased that Toyah could join us. Hearing stories like hers is so motivating for those women who are just starting out in business."

Source: cotswoldjournal.co.uk: 17/12/2007

Spacey played Bobby Darin and also directed the film described as "A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Darin specifically, and his relationship with his wife Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth). 

Beyond the Sea also starred Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Brenda Blethyn, and one of Toyah's former co-stars (way back in 1983's The Ebony Tower) Greta Scaachi.

What was the best Christmas you ever had?
The best Christmases ever was when I was a kid because I had the security of my family and all the traditions were kept. I used to get tons and tons of pressies. Up until the age of ten I was having really good christmases. 

I spent one Christmas in complete euphoria after doing the Drury Lane Whistle Test which was two years ago. It was such a wonderful night. After we'd done it Tom and I drove down to his parent's estate and people were running out of their houses to tell us how much they'd enjoyed it. I can remember driving home to Birmingham that night and it was snowing. Everything was just wonderful and I remained on a high after doing that show for about ten days. 

What's the worst Christmas you've ever had?
The second year of living in London. I was living in a mouldy old bedsit with no money. I couldn't get back to Birmingham. I couldn't afford the train fare. So I went busking on christmas day in Trafalgar Square and I got arrested. I got enough money to phone dad up and say 'Happy Christmas', put the phone down and start crying. Someone gave me the train fare to Birmingham and I went up on Boxing Day. I swore I would never spend another Christmas away from my family again. 

What's your ideal Christmas?
I'd love to spend Christmas in Sweden in a vast snow covered forest in a beautiful wooden chalet by a lake frozen over so that you can ice skate on it. I'd have a horse drawn sleigh for transport and no one except, really it should be Tom, but in my mind it's Bowie, though I'd run a mile if it ever happened. 

How many Christmas cards do you send?
Would you believe five thousand? I have my own printed up and it takes me a month to sign them. I send them to all the fans, DJs, record companies, even journalists.

Silver Street on the move! You can now download Silver Street's episodes in high quality audio. Catch up on a week's worth, save them to your MP3 player and listen in your own time.

Brum : CBeebies - Monday 17th December : 11.50am
Brum : CBeebies - Monday 17th December : 2.50pm
Brum and The Airport Adventure. The adventures of a little car who lives in a motor museum, narrated by Toyah Willcox. When precious gems are stolen from a famous celebrity at the airport, Brum is soon on the trail of the two thieves.

What Women Really Want : UKTV Style - Fri 21st Dec : 11.30am
What Women Really Want : UKTV Style Plus 1 - Fri 21st Dec : 12.30pm
What Women Really Want : UKTV Style 2 - Fri 21st Dec : 1.30pm
Money. It's grumpy old men with heels on! Er no, it's feisty high-profile women of all ages giving forth on everything from sex and singledom to plastic surgery and pregnancy. Today's hot topic is money - find out what Toyah Willcox, Jenny Eclair, Nadia Almada and other celebs have to say about loot. Narrated by Ulrika Jonsson.

Cooking The Books : five - Friday 21st December : 6.30pm
Cookery entertainment show presented by Jeremy Edwards. Nick Nairn prepares a duck alternative to Christmas dinner, while Toyah Willcox lends a hand.

An Audience With Celine Dion : ITV1 - Sat 22nd December : 9.15pm
The Canadian diva performs many of her greatest, and latest, tracks. Toyah was spotted in the audience of this show when it was recorded in November.

Jimmy Carr reveals the greatest Christmas moment of all time. 

From the moment when George Bailey's guardian angel earns his wings in It's A Wonderful Life to Dawn and Tim's long-awaited kiss under the mistletoe in The Office.

This four hour programme counts down the 100 festive moments that remain indelibly stuck in the nation's memories.

This also includes Toyah talking about Pop Goes Christmas and the reality show The Osbournes (see the Toyah Advent from Monday 3rd December, below, for more details on this).

The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments : E4 - Sun 16th Dec : 12.00pm
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments : E4 Plus 1 - Sun 16th Dec : 1.00pm
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments : E4 - Sat 22nd Dec : 9.00pm
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments : E4 Plus 1 - Sat 22nd Dec : 10.00pm
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments : E4 - Sun 23rd Dec : 12.00pm
The 100 Greatest Christmas Moments : E4 Plus 1 - Sun 23rd Dec : 1.00pm

Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Thu 27th December : 00.25am 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Thu 27th December : 1.25am 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Fri 28th December : 1.00am 
Secret Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus 1 - Fri 28th December : 2.00am
Drama series starring Billie Piper. Belle thinks she has hit the big-time when an American film producer gets her an interview to join a group of exclusive prostitutes who work with the world's wealthiest men. However, working for the mega-rich comes with its own price tag, and Belle soon starts to miss her independence. Meanwhile, Ben has been dealing with a few changes in his own life, which may offer him a much-needed change of perspective. Starring: Billie Piper, Cherie Lunghi, Iddo Goldberg, Colin Salmon, Toyah Willcox, and Stuart Organ.

This photo, taken by Robert, early evening on Christmas Day 2004 was a little insight into Christmas at the Fripp/Willcox home. It's a beautiful image, almost like a Christmas card.

Robert said: "A beautiful day, mostly with blue sky and cold: for five minutes it snowed!" 

Wed 20th February - State Club - Lincoln, Gainsborough - Headline gig 
Tue 26th February (date may change) - Skegness - Full band set 
Fri 14th March - Minehead - Full band set 
Sat 31st May - Back To The 80's - Braehead Arena, Glasgow 
Sat 28th June - Grassington Festival, Yorkshire - Full band set
Sat 1st November - Embassy Ballroom, Selsey

December 1979: Shoestring (Find The Lady) broadcast on BBC1 in the UK. Toyah plays Toola, alongside Trevor Eve, Gary Holton and Christopher Biggins. The Toyah band also appear and play a brilliant version of 'Danced' over the end credits. 

December 1980: 'Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!' - Live! album released.... 'Danced (live!) single released.... ATV Documentary TOYAH broadcast on ITV. Toyah guests on Minder. 

December 1981: 'Four More From Toyah' (EP) released.... Toyah and band are on the UK/European 'Good Morning Universe' tour.... Christmas Eve concert, from Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, London, broadcast live! on BBC2's Old Grey Whistle Test to millions of viewers, and BBC Radio 1. 

December 1982: Toyah promotes 'Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard)' in Italy.... Appears on Pop Goes Christmas (ITV) with a host of other singers/bands. Toyah performs the Greg Lake classic 'I Believe In Father Christmas'.... Toyah and band do a mini tour of the UK. 

December 1983: 'The Vow' is released in the UK.... Toyah appears on various TV shows promoting the single.... Toyah and band travel the UK with the 'Rebel Run' tour. 

December 1984: Toyah spends December recording her, as yet untitled, new album. This would eventually be released in 1985 as 'Minx'.... The Ebony Tower, with Toyah, Laurence Olivier and Greta Scaachi, is shown on ITV. Toyah appears on the Christmas Eve edition of Pop Quiz. 

December 1987: Toyah films Midnight Breaks.... Completes her run as Mabel in Three Men On A Horse at the Vaudeville Theatre in London. 

December 1988: Prostitute/frippFRIPP tours Europe.... Boudicca is broadcast on BBC1, with Toyah and Tony Robinson. 

In 1982, when ITV still bothered making half decent "entertainment" programmes, Pop Goes Christmas brightened up the network's Christmas schedules. 

A whole plethora of pop stars; Culture Club, Musical Youth, The Nolans, Mari Wilson, Shakin Stevens, Toto Coelo, David Essex, Dexys Midnight Runners and many more performed their favourite Christmas hits. 

Toyah, accompanied by Joel Bogen and Keith Hale (both looking slightly festive) performed 'I Believe in Father Christmas'. She looked gorgeous, with bright blue eyeshadow, black contacts, cool black (partial) see-through outfit, huge ankh, and carrot orangey hair with red bits.

The performance is all the more memorable because of the spookesome Egyptian shapes Toyah threw throughout the song! 

"I wish you a hopeful christmas, I wish you a brave new year 
All anguish pain and sadness, Leave your heart and let your road be clear 
They said there’ll be snow at christmas, They said there’ll be peace on earth 
Hallelujah noel be it heaven or hell, The christmas you get you deserve." 

Kirstin Sinclair, aged 7
From the moment the beautiful Enchantress appeared, I knew it was going to be a great panto!

I think the funniest character in the show was Jack's mum, Dame Daisy, because she kept appearing in really funny costumes. There were also some scary surprises when the giant appears. Buttercup the cow was amazing - especially her trick for semi-skimmed milk!

The show was full of great songs and funny jokes. I thought the costumes for Jack and Jilly were great, and Silly Billy was very funny and entertaining.

Apart from the giant, the main baddie is called Burp, and every time he comes on stage everyone shouted "Boo".

I thought the dancers were particularly good, especially in the part where the magic beanstalk grew.

In the end, they all lived happily ever after. Jack and Jilly got married, and so did Dame Daisy, to Burp, so he can help her run the dairy.

Allen Sinclair, aged 38 (!)
As you enter the theatre, you're immediately in magic mode - a hidden machine is churning-out bubbles that fill the stairway into the foyer.

Like all good pantos, there's plenty of opportunity for audience participation - be prepared to leave those inhibitions at the door!

There's lots of bobbing up and down in the seats, sing-a-long tunes, shouting out to our heroes, and REALLY cheesy jokes!

The songs included a few old favourites - and we even had Toyah gamely singing the latest from Take That! It was great fun - and everything you'd expect and want in a Christmas show.

The celebs reveal all about the very best pressies they've ever found under the Christmas tree. Amazingly, they aren't all diamonds and sports cars. 

TOYAH WILLCOX 
'A lifesize terracotta statue of a horse and warrior. On Christmas day in 1991, my husband insisted I walk around the garden and there it was. I still love it.' 

Also included in the article were: Christian Slater: Star Trek t-shirt, signed by William Shatner, Denise Van Outen: Cabbage Patch Kid doll, Oprah Winfrey: Bugs Bunny slippers, Jack Nicholson: A lump of coal (strange, but true!), Louise: A bulldog puppy, Jon Bon Jovi: An electric guitar, and Steve Martin: Peace and love all over the world. And a bicycle!

Featuring all the big pop bands of that time; Adam Ant, ABC, Bananarama, Culture Club, Duran Duran, Haircut 100, Madness, The Police, The Jam, The Style Council, indeed a who's-who of 80's music legends, wishing Smash Hits' readers Yuletide greetings.

Toyah, pretending to be a little squiffy on festive spirit, provides listeners with the recipe for her favourite "shampoo!".

I haven't heard this for many years but I'm pretty sure her ingredients include nutmeg and bicarbonate of soda! Hic!!

• 'Sensational', to quote Toyah: "may possibly….very possibly…….almost 99% will be…….a proper hard copy single in early 2008"

• Toyah, and Dean Stockings, are already planning the video for 'Sensational'.

• Toyah and Chris Wong fly to Seattle in late January to record The Humans debut album with Bil Reiflin.

You are invited to a murder: Arlington Grange - home of wealthy widow Elizabeth Peacock; society hostess and patron of the arts. A woman with a reputation she would rather forget. 

Colonel Mustard: Secret lover of Mrs. Peacock. A dashing military hero who's glitering career hides a tarnished past. 

The Reverand Green: Pastor of the parish who's means of raising money are not heaven sent. Though a man of the cloth, he has feet of clay. 

Professor Plum: Nuclear physiscist and government advisor. But would his research methods stand the scrutiny of a microscope. 

Miss Scarlett: vivacious step-daughter of Mrs. Peacock; who's lust for the high life will let nothing or no-one stand in her way. 

And Mrs White: for the past 15 years, friend and housekeeper to Mrs. Peacock. But what what dark secret did she bring to Arlington Grange? 

Six people, all with murder on their minds.

Here are the thoughts of a Cluedo fan: "The show producers must have realised that they needed strong characters by now, as the casting of vivacious Toyah Willcox showed. 

Toyah was great in the part, with all of the men drooling over her; yet still being a complete b*tch to everyone - especially her step-mother. 

Like others in the Christmas Special, she was made to look very similar to her card equivalent - especially her hair style. 

Toyah is best known for being an 80's rock singer ("It's A Mystery" and more); but she also has a very strong acting career behind her. Major parts for her have been as Miranda in "The Tempest", but she has narrated a couple of children's television series (e.g. "The Teletubbies") and has made many guest appearances in shows as herself." 

Brum : CBeebies - Monday 17th December : 11.50am
Brum : CBeebies - Monday 17th December : 2.50pm
Brum and The Airport Adventure. The adventures of a little car who lives in a motor museum, narrated by Toyah Willcox. When precious gems are stolen from a famous celebrity at the airport, Brum is soon on the trail of the two thieves.

What Women Really Want : UKTV Style - Fri 21st Dec : 11.30am
What Women Really Want : UKTV Style Plus 1 - Fri 21st Dec : 12.30pm
Money. It's grumpy old men with heels on! Er no, it's feisty high-profile women of all ages giving forth on everything from sex and singledom to plastic surgery and pregnancy. Today's hot topic is money - find out what Toyah Willcox, Jenny Eclair, Nadia Almada and other celebs have to say about loot. Narrated by Ulrika Jonsson.

Cooking The Books : five - Friday 21st December : 6.30pm
Cookery entertainment show presented by Jeremy Edwards. Nick Nairn prepares a duck alternative to Christmas dinner, while Toyah Willcox lends a hand.