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From today's featured article  Tamsin Greig, actor "Last Gasp" is the fourth episode of the first series of the British black comedy anthology television programme Inside No. 9. It first aired on 26 February 2014 on BBC Two. Written by Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, the story revolves around the birthday of the severely ill Tamsin—played by Lucy Hutchinson—whose parents arrange for the singer Frankie J Parsons (David Bedella) to visit their daughter through the charity WishmakerUK. Frankie dies after blowing up a balloon, leading to arguments between Tamsin's father (Pemberton), the WishmakerUK representative Sally (Tamsin Greig, pictured), and Frankie's assistant Si (Adam Deacon) over the now-valuable balloon containing Frankie's last breath. The story was inspired by someone Pemberton had seen on Swap Shop who collected air from different places. The episode is a morality tale that satirizes and critiques celebrity culture. Pemberton subsequently sold a balloon containing his breath on eBay, with proceeds going to a Sport Relief charity. (Full article...)

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Ongoing:  Recent deaths&#58;   On this day February 26  Nabonassar's name in Akkadian <templatestyles src="Hlist/styles.css"> <ul><li>Fatima bint al-Ahmar ( d. 1349)</li><li>Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll  ( b. 1629)</li><li>Recep Tayyip Erdoğan  ( b. 1954)</li><li>Jennie Smillie Robertson  ( d. 1981)</li></ul>
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