No. 237.

Robert Powell met his wife, Babs of dance troupe Pan's People, in the BBC bar. He saw them come in, but didn't have the courage to ask her out, so he took the whole group out for a drink instead.

(Source: Tales From Television Centre.)

No. 198.

Disney, besides from feature films and cartoons, also produced educational films on subjects ranging from war bonds to how children can protect themselves from the sexual advances of adults.

(Source: The Disney Studio Story by Richard Holliss and Brian Sibley.)

No. 198.

Rob Brydon once threw a frisbee at his eldest son, but had forgetten to tell him to catch it. Tragedy inevitably ensued.

(Source: Would I Lie To You.)

No. 193.

Helena Bonham Carter is related to Florence Nightingale.

(Source: Wikipedia. Verified by http://www.buriton.org.uk/bhb/infosheet05.htm.)

No. 192.

Helena Bonham Carter pays her psychotherapist mother to deliver her verdict on the psychological motivations of her characters in scripts.

(Source: Wikipedia.)

No. 186.

Despite being an only child, Nina Conti slept in a bunkbed when she was young.

(Source: Make Me Happy: A Monkey's Search For Enlightenment.)

No. 177.

Gordon Brown's mother-in-law took some of his ties and trousers in order to make them into a quilt.

(Souce: Have I Got News For You.)

No. 172.

The idea for the Beach Boys' song 'Good Vibrations' came from Brian Wilson's mum suggesting that dogs bark when they pick up 'bad vibrations' from people.

(Source: http://uk.omg.yahoo.com/news/anatomy-song-beach-boys-explain-origins-good-vibrations-011657291.html.)

No. 159.

Kathy Burke has a dog called Shenanigans.

(Source: The Graham Norton Show.)

No. 158.

Charlie Higson's brothers were named in alphabetical order, from A to D. Consequently, as the third child, his name begins with C.

(Source: Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.)

No. 153.

In Minnesota's Mall of America, (the United States' biggest shopping centre) a couple were married
in a shark tank. The bride and groom were in full wedding wear, albeit with the addition of scuba tanks.

(Source: The Mighty Mississippi with Sir Trevor McDonald.)

No. 126.

One lingistics professor, as an experiment, decided to speak to his child entirely in Klingon. He eventually stopped when it became clear that his son only used it in his presence.

(Source: Planet Word, by J. P. Davidson)

No. 120.

Danny Devito, alongside his sister, originally trained as a hairdresser.

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/apr/15/danny-devito-interview-sunshine-boys)

No. 106.

When playing golf, the Japanese would rather not get a hole in one as tradition dictates that they should distribute the wealth, and send gifts to their friends and family.

(Source: The Unbelievable Truth.)

No. 87.

Jesus had a half-brother, James.

(Source: Wikipedia.)