{"id":29874,"date":"2023-02-07T17:52:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T16:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1781613"},"modified":"2023-02-08T06:53:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T05:53:43","slug":"doctor-who-strictly-stars-and-hrh-the-earl-of-wessex-attend-radio-times-covers-party","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-strictly-stars-and-hrh-the-earl-of-wessex-attend-radio-times-covers-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who, Strictly stars and HRH The Earl of Wessex attend Radio Times Covers Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

The stars were out in force at this year’s Covers Party. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 07 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Last week the 2023 Radio Times Covers Party<\/strong> took place, with stars from the entertainment world descending on London for the event.<\/p>\n

Guests in attendance included Sir Michael Palin, Dame Denise Lewis, Diane Morgan, Ashley Jensen and Professor Brian Cox, as well as the night\u2019s host Sir Lenny Henry and Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex.<\/p>\n

Other attendees included Louis Theroux, Sue Barker, Damian Lewis, Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s Steven Moffat and Peter Davison, Call the Midwife<\/a>\u2018s Heidi Thomas, Helen George and Jenny Agutter, and many more.<\/p>\n

You can get a glimpse at some of the celebrity guests in attendance at this year\u2019s Covers Party in the exclusive gallery of images below, where they pose with some of the magazine covers from last year.<\/p>\n

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<\/figcaption> Diane Morgan and Ashley Jensen<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Diane Morgan and Ashley Jensen<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Louis Theroux<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Louis Theroux<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Brian Cox and Louis Theroux<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Lesley Nicol and Phyllis Logan<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Lesley Nicol and Phyllis Logan<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Jo Whiley<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Sir Michael Palin<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Jenny Agutter and Sir Michael Palin<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Kirsty Young and Jo Whiley<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Dame Denise Lewis<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Peter Davison and Steven Moffat<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Sue Barker<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Douglas Henshall and Alison O’Donnell<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Richie Anderson, Nadiya Bychkova and James Bye<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Damian Lewis<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Ben Elton<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Janusz Domaga\u0142a, Syabira Yusoff and Sandro Farmhouse<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Angela Rippon<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Michael and Christine Buerk<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Sir Tony Robinson<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Megan Cusack, Olly Rix and Helen George<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Helen George<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Jeremy Vine<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sir Lenny Henry<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex with the Call the Midwife team<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>
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<\/figcaption> Dame Denise Lewis, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex and Sue Barker<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPhotographer: Ray Burmiston<\/em><\/strong>\n

While at the party, a number of the guests gave RadioTimes.com<\/a> exclusive teasers as to their upcoming projects.<\/p>\n

Steven Moffat explained why he (probably) won\u2019t be returning<\/a> to write for Russell T Davies\u2019s new era of Doctor Who, the Call the Midwife cast spoke about the potential for season 14<\/a>, and Ashley Jensen discussed her new role as the lead detective<\/a>\u00a0in Shetland<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Death in Paradise<\/a> team teased that the rest of the current season will go in \u201cdirections people don\u2019t expect\u201d<\/a>, and James Bye hinted at \u201cincredible stuff\u201d<\/a> to come in the weeks ahead on EastEnders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere when it comes to EastEnders, Bye also spoke about how Martin is supporting Lily<\/a> during her underage pregnancy, and suggested there could be a reunion for Martin and Stacey on the cards, saying they will get \u201cquite close\u201d<\/a> in the coming weeks.<\/p>

On the Call the Midwife front, the team also teased Trixie and Matthew\u2019s wedding<\/a>, spoke about the \u201cpivotal\u201d<\/a> relationship scenes we\u2019ve seen of them this season, hinted at the future for Lucille on the show<\/a>, and gave details of some of the storylines for next year\u2019s<\/a> 13th season.<\/p>