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| Toyah
in Bracknell - Pictures |
| Monday 26th
November, 2007 • Thanks to
Angus.........................Pictures |
| A
couple of pictures of Toyah
performing in Bracknell last
Thursday evening. The first
picture is Toyah outside, where
she sang 'River Deep, Mountain
High' and 'It's A Mystery'. The
second picture is Toyah inside,
performing 'Sweet Child 'O Mine'.
She also switched on the town's
Christmas lights. 
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| Toyah
on TV |
| Monday 26th
November, 2007...................................................Television |
The
People's 50 Million Lottery
Giveaway : ITV1 - Thu 6th Dec :
11.05pm
ITV
teams up with the Big Lottery
Fund to offer the largest prize
ever seen on UK television, as
four projects, each with a
celebrity champion, present their
case to the audience, before
viewers vote for the project
they'd like to see get the money.
Today, Toyah Willcox champions
the Black Country's vision to
become the Green Country. Katie
Derham presents. |
| Daily
Record - Eighties To Come Back
Again With Festival |
| Friday 23rd
November, 2007..............................................................Gigs |
 RETROFEST
will have a rival for the
affections of Eighties music fans
next year. Back To
The 80s was launched last year
and will take place again on May
31, hosted by Colours Festivals
and Real Radio at Braehead Arena
near Glasgow.
The
10-hour extravaganza starts at
2pm and features Human League,
Tony Hadley, Curiosity Killed The
Cat, Go West, Heaven 17, Limahl,
Toyah, Hipsway and Fourgoodmen.
There's also a roller disco and
karaoke tent.
Organiser
Ricky Magowan said:
"Eighties music brings back
fond memories for those who were
there and their kids who have
grown up listening to their
parents' favourites.
"There's
something for everyone, whether
you fancy a sing-a-long or are up
for a boogie at the roller
disco."
Tickets at
£30 plus booking fee are
available from Ticketmaster
outlets, SECxtra, Ticket
Scotland, The Box Office at
Braehead and HMV, Braehead
Shopping Centre.
Coaches
will run from every major town
and city in Scotland. Phone 07986
750986 or go to
www.happybus.co.uk
Source:
dailyrecord:
21/11/2007
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| IC
Berkshire - Toyah will light up
Bracknell |
| Friday 23rd
November, 2007....................................................Press Clips |
| Snowflakes
of a different kind will be
falling on shoppers in a bid to
help raise vital funds for a
charity. Sebastian's
Action Trust will launch the
Snowflake Appeal, a chance to
make a dedication to a loved one,
in Bracknell town centre tomorrow
(Thursday) as TV and panto star
Toyah Willcox switches on the
Christmas lights.
For a
small donation to the charity
people will be able to write a
message on a snowflake to a loved
one who has either died or is not
with them over Christmas and hang
it from a tree, where it will
stay throughout the festive
period.
The money
raised will help fund a holiday
home for sick children.
Click
below to read the full article
Source:
icberkshire:
20/11/2007
|
| Market
Rasen Mail - Local businesswoman
gets award |
| Friday 23rd
November, 2007.....................................................Press Clips |
 A Walesby
businesswoman has won the
runner-up award at the 2007 Women
of Achievement Awards. Mary Birch
of MEB Training, is a member of
the Hull ‘Women in
Business’ group, which
covers Hull, East Yorkshire and
North/North East Lincolnshire
areas.
Women in
Business is a networking
organisation for decision-making
women and bi-annually organises
‘The Women of Achievement
Awards’, established to
recognise the talents and
excellent work women are
achieving in their field, and to
reward successful women from
around the region.
There are
five categories and Mary was
nominated for the Established
Business Award, presented to
reward the commitment and
achievement of a woman working in
an established business. The
awards were judged by a panel of
five independent judges and at
the awards ceremony at the Ramada
Jarvis Hotel, Hull, 450 guests
saw Mary rewarded with the
runner-up award in this category.
Guest of
honour at the ceremony was
musician, author and actress
Toyah Willcox.
Mary said:
“I was proud to receive this
award with so many worthy
contenders. It was an honour to
be recognised by my fellow
businessmen and women."
Source:
marketrasenmail:
21/11/2007
|
| Express
& Star - The People's £50
Million Lottery Giveaway |
| Friday 23rd
November, 2007....................................................Press Clips |
| 'Express
& Star' have just ran two
articles focusing on The People's
£50 Million Lottery Giveaway,
both namechecking Toyah. Go here and here to read
them. |
| Reel
Events - Toyah Interview |
| Friday 23rd
November, 2007...........................................................Events |
 Check out
the Reel Events website for a
short, but perfectly formed,
interview with Toyah. She talks
about how much she enjoys these
type of events, fans (old and
new), receiving feedback from
fans ("they're always very,
very nice... they aways tell me I
look good!"), and hearing
about what her songs mean to
people.
Click on
the pic for the two minute chat.
|
| New!
Magazine - 'I don't regret not
having kids' |
| Monday 19th
November, 2007 • Thanks to
Paul.......................Press Clips |
 Toyah is
interviewed in this week's 'New!'
magazine, issue dated 19th
November 2007. Secret
Diary Of A Call Girl's Toyah
Willcox reveals why she's never
wanted to be a mum and how a
face-lift boosted her career...
Toyah
talks about Billie Piper and Secret
Diary Of A Call Girl,
pop-stardom, plastic surgery, not
having children, I'm A
Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!,
reality television and more.
Please
click on the picture to zoom and
read.
|
| Rare
Toyah photograph from 1981 |
| Monday 19th
November, 2007 • Thanks to
AW.............................Pictures |
| It's
another of our, very, sporadic
"blasts from the past".
Here's a rarely seen outtake from
the late 1981 Top Of The Pops
photo session also used for 'New
Sounds, New Styles' magazine in
1982, and the 'Proud, Loud &
Heard - The Best Of Toyah' hits
CD, released in 1998 . The other
shots from this session can be
viewed in Dreamscape's Gallery. 
|
| New
Toyah Photograph |
| Monday 19th
November, 2007 • Thanks to
AW.............................Pictures |
| A
very recent photograph of Toyah
out and about. This is possibly
from the Women Of The Year Lunch
& Awards that Toyah attended
in mid-October. 
|
| Family
Of Noise - Killing Made Easy CD -
New URL |
| Monday 19th
November, 2007..........................................................Music |
| 'Killing
Made Easy' by Family Of Noise,
with Toyah on vocals, is still
available to buy on CD. Click the
banner below to visit the new url
for more info on this. 
|
| Toyah
on TV |
| Monday 19th
November, 2007..................................................Television |
Never
Mind The Buzzcocks : VH1 UK -
Monday 19th November : 10.40pm
Music
quiz hosted by Mark Lamarr with
team captains Phil Jupitus and
Sean Hughes. Guests are Tom Gray,
Toyah, Kele Le Roc and Adam
Bloom. Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Tue
20th November : 11.05pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Wed 21st November : 0.05am
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, Stuart Organ.
Most
Fertile Man In Ireland: Sky
Movies Comedy - Mon 26th Nov:
8.10am
Most
Fertile Man In Ireland: Sky
Movies Comedy - Mon 26th Nov:
4.30pm
Twenty-four
year old virgin, Eamonn Manley,
lives with his mother in Belfast
and is painfully shy with the
ladies. Things change for Eamonn
when Mary Malloy decides to make
the first move and soon Mary
realises that she is pregnant
even though she was using birth
control. The doctor discovers
that Eamonn has an unusually high
sperm count... His mother has the
idea that he can help the local
ladies who have had problems
conceiving a baby... Director:
Dudi Appleton. Starring: Kris
Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke,
Bronagh Gallagher, James Nesbitt,
Kenneth Cranham, Toyah Willcox
and Olivia Nash.
Proud
Parents : S4C - Thursday 29th
November : 1.15pm
Toyah
Willcox. Proud Parents looks at a
celebrity's life through the eyes
of their parents. Performer,
author and TV star Toyah Willcox
visits her dad aboard his beloved
boat.
|
| Toyah
on TV |
| Monday 19th
November, 2007...................................................Television |
The
People's 50 Million Pound Lottery
Giveaway
Thursday
6th December 2007 : ITV1 :
11:05pm - 11:20pm Katie
Derham invites viewers to vote
for the UK project of national
importance they would like see
win a special £50 million
lottery cash award in The
People’s £50 Million
Lottery Giveaway.
For this
one-off award, the single biggest
grant to be awarded by the Big
Lottery Fund through a nationwide
vote, four projects will showcase
their ideas for the national
landmark in separate programmes.
Each show features a celebrity
advocate who will champion the
cause and invite the public to
support their project to help
secure the funding.
The
celebrities – Ray Mears,
Lorraine Kelly, Brian Blessed and
Toyah Willcox – and computer
generated images (CGI) will bring
each project to life, giving
viewers an experience as close as
possible to the finished project.
Tonight
sees Toyah Willcox put forward
the case for the Black Country's
Urban Park.
|
| Toyah
Interview Archive |
| Monday 19th
November, 2007.......................................................Internet |
| Check
out Minna's Toyah
Willcox Interview Archive, which
has been updated over the weekend
with more transcripts from retro
Toyah radio interviews. |
| Secret
Diary Of A Call Girl - Episode 8
Screen Caps |
| Friday 16th
November, 2007......................................................Television |
| Screen
captures from the final episode
of Secret Diary Of A Call Girl,
with Toyah as Hannah/Belle's mum.
See below for repeat airing dates
and times. 
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Sun
18th November : 11.00pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Mon 19th November : 0.00am
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Tue
20th November : 11.05pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Wed 21st November : 0.05am
|
| Happy
Birthday Warrior Rock |
| Monday 12th
November, 2007...........................................................Music |
| Toyah's
much-loved live double-album,
'Warrior Rock - Toyah on Tour',
entered the UK Album Chart 25
years ago this very week. It was
"unleashed" in late
October 1982, and reissued, on
CD, in 2005.
|
| Vote
for Toyah in Birmingham's Walk of
Stars |
| Monday 12th
November, 2007.........................................................Events |
| Please
show your support for Toyah, in
the Birmingham 'Walk of Stars': 
Since the
Walk of Stars website was
launched in May 2007 there have
been over 3000 nominations by the
public for stars they would like
to see put up for the public
vote. The top most requested
names have now been added.
Bill
Bohanna, Broad Street BID
Director, said ‘We have had
a terrific response and the
public have really let us know
who their favourites are. There
are certainly some interesting
names and this is just a small
selection of those nominated so
far and there’s plenty more
to come.! It’s wonderful to
see how many talented people have
an association with the area and
now the public can vote for them,
it’s proving to be great
fun!’
|
| The
Sunday Times - So tell me, who
gets the £50m? |
| Monday 12th
November, 2007..................................................Press Clips |
| 'The
Sunday Times' published an
article on The People’s
£50m Lottery Giveaway yesterday.
This included a namecheck for
Toyah. Click below for the
article. To help
woo the public each finalist has
its own celebrity champion.
Sherwood has the actor Brian
Blessed, Eden has Ray Mears, the
survival expert, the Black
Country has the actress and
singer Toyah Willcox, and
Sustrans has the presenter
Lorraine Kelly.
Source:
timesonline:
11/11/2007
|
| Kidderminster
Shuttle - Toyah guesting at event |
| Monday 12th
November, 2007..................................................Press Clips |
| Worcestershire
County Council will be
celebrating women in business at
a special event next week, with
80s punk pop princess, Toyah
Willcox, playing a part. The third
annual Worcestershire's
Enterprising Woman conference
takes place on Wednesday,
November 14, as part of National
Enterprise Week. The event is
organised by the county council's
economic development team, along
with local colleges, banks, Women
in Rural Enterprise and other
public and private sector
partners.
Workshops
on the day include discussing
green issues for business, legal
affairs and use of blogs on the
internet. It runs from 9am until
3pm. The conferences were
originally held to allow women in
business the chance to network,
share ideas and take on factors
that would help them plan their
development.
This
year's takes place at Worcester
Racecourse and Toyah will be
there as a successful local
businesswoman who is focussed on
green issues.
Margaret
Gray, principal economic
development officer, said:
"Local women are involved in
numerous successful enterprises
in the county. This conference is
the opportunity for them to meet
and share ideas.
"It
is also a forum to inform
decision-makers of the needs of
local businesses, so that as much
as possible can be done to aid
the economic development of
Worcestershire's companies.
"Toyah's
presence isn't a stunt. She's
continued to be a successful
Worcestershire businesswoman who
feels a responsibility to look
after the environment at the same
time, showing the two can be
compatible."
Limited
places are still available and
anyone interested should contact
Rosemary Willmore, on 01905
766723. The cost of attendance
includes lunch and refreshments.
Source:
kidderminstershuttle:
07/11/2007
|
| Malvern
Gazette - Toyah @ Women's
Enterprise Day |
| Monday 12th
November, 2007..................................................Press Clips |
| Entrepenur
Philippa Charlesworth from
Malvern is among inspirational
women taking part in an event
next week in Worcester to mark
Women's Enterprise Day. Phillippa
set up her own business, Jambo
Jambo, selling recycled shoes and
bags made by the people of the
Kibera slum in Kenya.
She is
taking part in the motivational
and fun-packed event at the
city's racecourse on Wednesday,
November 14, organised by Women
in Rural Enterprise. Also taking
part is actress and singer Toyah
Willcox.
It will
also include workshops on Pods
and Blogs, How Green is Your
Business, Legal Advice and Time
Management. The event is one in a
series that WiRE runs as part of
its Opening Doors programme -
free training, workshops,
information and support to help
any woman, whatever her age or
background, set up and run her
own business.
Booking is
essential. It is free for those
who haven't yet started a
business, or for those who have
been trading for less than twelve
months. For anyone else, the cost
is £10. To book call Emma on
01952 815451.
Source:
malverngazette:
05/11/2007
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| The
Official Toyah MySpace - New
music and pics |
| Saturday 10th
November, 2007........................................................Music |
| The
Playlist at the Official
Toyah MySpace has been
updated. There's also a new,
previously unseen, picture of
Toyah. Click below to listen to
preview clips of four songs from
'In The Court of the Crimson
Queen', plus 'You're A Miracle'
live at Ronnie Scott's in 2002. 
|
| SAS
Band & Toyah - Christmas Gigs |
| Saturday 10th
November, 2007..........................................................Gigs |
| Toyah
is to play another two gigs with
The SAS Band in December. She was
guest vocalist at two of their
gigs last December too, providing
vocals on three songs each night.
Click below to visit The SAS Band
website. 
|
| The
Podge & Rodge Show |
| Saturday 10th
November, 2007.................................................Television |
| Toyah's
appearance on The Podge &
Rodge Show, from last
Tuesday night, is now available
to watch at the RTÉ website. You
need Real Player to view it. 
|
| Toyah
at The Firecracker Ball -
Tonight! |
| Saturday 10th
November, 2007..........................................................Gigs |
| Toyah
plays at The Firecracker Ball
tonight in Harrogate, along with
Midge Ure, ABC and Go West. They
will play with the Here & Now
Band. |
| The
Official Toyah Willcox Website -
November Blog |
| Saturday 10th
November, 2007.....................................................Internet |
| Toyah's
November Blog is now available to
read at www.toyahwillcox.comand the Official
Toyah MySpace. 
|
| The
Humans - are busy! |
| Saturday 10th
November, 2007........................................................Music |
| Toyah
updates us with a plethora of
news about The Humans in her
November Blog. The band guested
on the Estonian equivalent of
GMTV on Wednesday 24th October,
all three of the Estonia gigs
sold out, they were filmed so
there should be a DVD available
at some point. Toyah also
mentions the (possbly working)
title of The Humans album, due
for release in 2008. Please visit
www.toyahwillcox.com to read
Toyah's November Blog, or click
the Blog screenshot above. 
|
| Toyah
at An Audience with Celine Dion |
| Saturday 10th
November, 2007 • Thanks to
Paul.....................News Clips |
| Toyah
was one of the celebrity guests
in attendance at the recording of
An Audience with Celine Dion,
on Tuesday 30th October. The show,
which has received a lot of press
because Celine lip-synched
throughout, will air at Christmas
on ITV1.
|
| Jack
& The Beanstalk - Panto
website |
| Saturday 10th
November, 2007.....................................................Theatre |
| Check
out the fun-filled Jack &
The Beanstalk website, with
spinning intro! 
|
| Toyah
in new book - neon 80s - Memories
Of A Luminous Decade |
| Wednesday 7th
November, 2007.................................................Releases |
 It was the
era of the New Romantics, Blitz
Kids and Gender Benders. From the
UK club scene came the likes of
Boy George and Steve Strange.
Fashion went wild with pirate
shirts, kilts, glitter and
makeup. Huw
Collingbourne was there - a
writer for ‘80s music
magazines such as Number One,
Kicks and Flexipop!, he
interviewed all the stars of the
day. In neon 80s, many of those
interviews are printed for the
first time in decades. Whether
you were there at the time or
only know the period through its
music, neon 80s gives you a
unique flavour of that luminous
decade...
neon 80s
Includes original interviews
with: Steve Strange, Marilyn,
Divine, Pete Burns, Boy George,
Spandau Ballet, Depeche Mode,
Limahl, Midge Ure, David Sylvian
of Japan, Adam Ant, Toyah, Modern
Romance, Matt Bianco, Heaven 17,
Duran Duran, ABC, The Thompson
Twins, Kim Wilde.
Plus new
articles about the styles,
fashions, musical trends and
memorable events of the
1980s...
At only
£7.99, the perfect Christmas
prezzy!!!
BUY
NEON 80s
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| Latex
Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You) -
On TV |
| Wednesday 7th
November, 2007......................................................Music |
| Toyah
guested on The Podge &
Rodge Show, in Ireland, last
night on the RTÉ Two channel.
This was, primarily, to promote
her new single, 'Latex Messiah
(Viva La Rebel In You)'. 
'Latex
Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You)'
is available to download at
iTunes - worldwide! - Click on
the banner above to add it to
your collection.
|
| BBC
Berkshire - Jack and the
Beanstalk |
| Wednesday 7th
November, 2007...................................................Theatre |
 The
Hexagon in Reading presents a
giant of a pantomime this year:
Jack and the Beanstalk. So
scatter your beans and come along
to see Toyah Willcox, Christopher
Lillicrap and more from 8
December to 6 January. The Proper
Pantomime Company bring their
magical production of Jack and
the Beanstalk to Reading
audiences this Christmas.
Expect The
Hexagon to resound to the Giant's
famous rumblings: Fee, Fi, Fo,
Fum! Yes - to The Hexagon
he will come! The panto opens on
Saturday 8 December and comes
from the team that presented the
highly successful Aladdin at The
Hexagon in 2006.
Join poor
idle Jack and his mother Dame
Daisy on their adventures as they
try to raise money by selling the
only thing they have left –
Buttercup the family cow.
Top of the
bill is Toyah Willcox playing the
hapless Jack.
Christopher
Lillicrap, regarded as one of
pantomime's top dames, reprises
his role as Dame Daisy and is as
compellingly unattractive, saucy,
infernal, ingratiating and over
the top as ever.
Children
will adore Buttercup the Cow, hot
hoofing it to the Hexagon from
her starring role in the hit Rock
Musical Shake, Cattle and
Roll.
Look out
for the beautiful Tania Whatley
as the Enchantress, Simon Ludders
(CBBC's Young Dracula) who plays
the evil Burp and Harvey James as
Silly Billy – he was a big
hit with Hexagon audiences last
year as Wishee Washee.
Come and
join the gang for another magical
family pantomime!
Source:
BBC
Berkshire:
05/11/2007
|
| Toyah
on TV - Secret Diary Of A Call
Girl - Update |
| Wednesday 7th
November, 2007...............................................Television |
| More
air dates for the final episode
of Secret Diary Of A Call
Girl. 
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Thu
15th November : 10.30pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Thu 15th November :
11.30pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Fri
16th November : 1.00am
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Fri 16th November :
2.00am
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Sun
18th November : 11.00pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Mon 19th November : 0.00am
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Tue
20th November : 11.05pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Wed 21st November : 0.05am
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, Stuart Organ.
|
| Toyah
on Sky Movies |
| Wednesday 7th
November, 2007...............................................Television |
Most
Fertile Man In Ireland: Sky
Movies Comedy - Fri 9th Nov:
6.10am
Twenty-four
year old virgin, Eamonn Manley,
lives with his mother in Belfast
and is painfully shy with the
ladies. Things change for Eamonn
when Mary Malloy decides to make
the first move and soon Mary
realises that she is pregnant
even though she was using birth
control. The doctor discovers
that Eamonn has an unusually high
sperm count... His mother has the
idea that he can help the local
ladies who have had problems
conceiving a baby... Director:
Dudi Appleton. Starring: Kris
Marshall, Kathy Kiera Clarke,
Bronagh Gallagher, James Nesbitt,
Kenneth Cranham, Toyah Willcox
and Olivia Nash. |
| GScene:
Messiahs, Latex & Nuns -
Toyah Interview |
| Monday 5th
November, 2007....................................................Magazines |
| Toyah
is interviewed in the November
issue of 'GScene'. This is the
interview that was filmed, part
one of it can be viewed at the Official
Toyah YouTube channel.
Click on the picture below to
zoom and read the interview. 
|
| Toyah
on cover of GScene |
| Monday 5th
November, 2007 • Thanks to
Marcus........................Pictures |
| Toyah,
with photographer Dean Stockings,
is the cover star of the November
issue of 'GScene'. The gay guide
to being out and about in
Brighton and Hove. 
|
| Latex
Messiah - It's A Gift! |
| Sunday 4th
November, 2007...........................................................Music |
| Give
the gift of Toyah - I know that
sounds very cheesy, but this
weekend, via iTunes, you could
actually do so. Go on, download
'Latex Messiah' for a friend! 
|
| Toyah
to guest on The Podge & Rodge
Show |
| Sunday 4th
November, 2007.....................................................Television |
| Toyah
will guest on The Podge &
Rodge Show on the RTÉ Two
channel on Tuesday 6th November
at 10.50pm, to promote 'Latex
Messiah'. The
late-night chat and entertainment
show is hosted by puerile puppet
pensioners Podge & Rodge,
with long-suffering sidekick Lucy
Kennedy.
|
| Dreamscape
Library - Updated |
| Sunday 4th
November, 2007.....................................................Site News |
| Dreamscape's
library has been updated with
lots of 2007 Toyah interview and
article additions. 
|
| Toyah
Newsy Bits & Pieces! |
| Sunday 4th
November, 2007.........................................................Various |
 • Tales
Of The Unexpected Series 5
Region 2 DVD has been delayed by
a week. it will now be released
(in the UK) on Monday 12th
November, rather than tomorrow as
previously advertised. •
Cerys Matthews, ex-lead singer
from Catatonia, performed at
Cardiff Prison recently. Various
reports, including this one at www.icwales.co.uk,
mentioned that this was the first
time anyone had done so since
Toyah in the early 1990's
• The
Express
& Star have
reported on Toyah being the face
of the Black Country in the
'People's £50 Million Lottery
Giveaway'.
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| Latex
Messiah - Round Up |
| Saturday 3rd
November, 2007.........................................................Music |
| Time
for a bit of a 'Latex Messiah'
round-up: As mentioned in the
previous update, the song has
been showing up in various Top
Song charts at iTunes. There
are also numerous fan
reviews of the
single at iTunes too. And if you
have already downloaded the song
why not make someone else's
weekend by gifting it to
them as a download too. There's
been lots of activity at the Toyah 
Forum over the
past week, and about a dozen new
members have joined in the last
few days too. A dedicated 'Latex
Messiah' MySpace has just
been launched and there's also a FaceBook Group
just opened too. Toyah's first
commercially available single for
over a decade has been receiving
namechecks in such places as 'Pop
Justice' and the 'Birmingham
Mercury'. Don't forget that any
official "Latex"
updates/info/content will be
available at the Official
Toyah MySpace and www.toyahwillcox.com, or at
the Official
Toyah YouTube channel.
Finally,
for now, www.brap.fm, Internet
Radio, have 'Latex Messiah (Viva
La Rebel In You)' included on
their playlist for tonight
between 6 and 8pm.
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| Toyah
on TV - Secret Diary Of A Call
Girl |
| Saturday 3rd
November, 2007..................................................Television |
| Toyah
makes another appearance in Secret
Diary Of A Call Girl in the
final episode of the eight-part
series. Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Thu
15th November : 10.30pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Thu 15th November :
11.30pm
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 - Fri
16th November : 1.00am
Secret
Diary of a Call Girl : ITV2 Plus
1 - Fri 16th November :
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, Stuart Organ.
|
| Secret
Diary Of A Call Girl - Watch the
Series |
| Saturday 3rd
November, 2007..................................................Television |
| Watch
all the already broadcast
episodes, and previews of those
still to air, of Secret Diary
Of A Call Girl at the itv.com
website. Click the screenshot
below. 
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| IC
Berkshire - Toyah to turn on the
lights |
| Saturday 3rd
November, 2007.................................................Press Clips |
| With
just 53 shopping days before
Christmas, the festive spirit is
beginning to sparkle and the town
centre is gearing up for a
Yuletide countdown. And this
year the festivities begin with a
star-studded Christmas lights
switch on with a performance from
Toyah Willcox and a fireworks
display on Thursday, November 22.
Toyah
said: "I am delighted to be
turning on the lights in
Bracknell. The atmosphere is
always exciting in a town centre
in the lead up to Christmas.
"It's
going to be such a fun evening
and I can't wait to entertain the
crowds."
The
celebrations will start at 3pm
when DJs will play music to
shop-pers in Charles Square.
2-Ten FM's breakfast presenters
Foxy and Tom will arrive at
4.30pm to entertain everyone.
Toyah will
sing her 1981 hit single It's a
Mystery as well as Guns N' Roses
power ballad Sweet Child o' Mine
and the Tina Turner classic River
Deep Mountain High and, after
illuminating the town centre with
her performances, the pop
sensation will switch on the
Christmas lights in Princess
Square at 4.30pm and then in
Charles Square.
Toyah's
career has spanned more than 30
years.She has had 13 top 40
singles, made 17 solo albums,
written two books and appeared in
more than 40 stage plays,
including taking the lead in
Calamity Jane in the West End.
Louisa
Wright-Wastell of Bracknell
Regeneration Partnership said:
"Toyah is the perfect
celebrity to inject energy and
excitement into our big Christmas
switch-on."
Shops will
be open until 8pm every Thursday
from November 22 until Christmas
and town centre parking will be
free after 5pm on those days.
Source:
icberkshire:
01/11/2007
|
| Sunday
Mercury - It's a Mystery Why
Brum's Not Britain's Hollywood |
| Saturday 3rd
November, 2007.................................................Press Clips |
| Toyah
was interviewed in the
'Birmingham Sunday Mercury' last
week: Punk
legend Toyah Willcox is to help
transform Birmingham into the
British equivalent of Hollywood.
The Kings Heath singer and
actress is working on a secret
drama project centred in her
native city.
"I'm
working with writers and
producers to try to create a
Birmingham film industry,"
said Toyah, 49, who now lives
near Pershore in
Worcestershire.
Click
here to read
the full interview at
Dreamscape's (updated) Toyah
Library.
|
| Birmingham
Evening Mail - Small Screen Toyah
Story |
| Saturday 3rd
November, 2007.................................................Press Clips |
| Brummie
singer Toyah Willcox is back
wearing leggings and busty tops -
but this time as a medieval wench
rather than a punk rocker. The
Kings Heath-born star revealed
she has been approached about a
part in the long-awaited new
series of BBC1's Robin
Hood.
The
49-year-old, who now lives in
Worcestershire, is becoming a
regular on screen after winning
small parts in some of the
hottest TV shows going.
Toyah had
just finished her scenes for The
Secret Diary of a Call Girl
alongside TV babe Billie
Piper.
"In
The Secret Diary... it's still
very much a 'blink and you'll
miss me' role, but I loved it and
didn't seem to perish any cameras
whilst working," said Toyah.
"We only had persistent
rainfall to dodge. Now I'm
studying scripts for BBC'S Robin
Hood, which I might fit in before
I go on tour to
Estonia."
The '80s
punk rocker has a grounding in
acting as she trained at the
city's Old Rep Drama
School.
Source:
Birmingham Evening Mail:
12/10/2007
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| Silver
Street - Almost One Year On |
| Saturday 3rd
November, 2007.........................................................Radio |
| Toyah
has been with Silver Street
for almost a year now. She plays
Siobhan in the Asian Network, BBC
Radio/Online soap. 
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