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EastEnders is a British soap opera ; the first episode was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ___MASK41___ on 19 February 1985 . " EastEnders " storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End of London . The series primarily centres on the residents of Albert Square , a Victorian square of terraced houses , and its neighbouring streets , namely Bridge Street , Turpin Road and George Street . The area encompasses a pub , street market , night club , community centre , funeral parlour , café , wine bar , various other small businesses , a park and allotments . ___MASK41___ is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom , Isle of Man and Channel Islands . It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service , and was the world ' s first regular television service with a high level of image resolution . It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 , using this name until the launch of sister channel BBC2 in 1964 , whereupon the BBC TV channel became known as BBC1 , with the current spelling adopted in 1997 . Nigel Martin - Smith is an English , Manchester - based musical band manager , who formed 1990s British boy band Take That . Star for a Night was a British television talent show . It was originally commissioned as a ___MASK78___ - off special on 26 June 1999 , but was soon commissioned as a series and ran from 8 January 2000 to 20 October 2001 . It was presented by Jane McDonald . The judges were Nigel Martin - Smith and Barbara Windsor . Dame Barbara Windsor , DBE ( born Barbara Ann Deeks ; 6 August 1937 ) is an English actress , known for her appearances in the " Carry On " films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the ___MASK41___ soap opera " EastEnders ". She joined the cast of " EastEnders " in 1994 and won the 1999 British Soap Award for Best Actress . She left the show in 2010 , before returning for three episodes between 2013 and 2015 . Her character ' s final appearances were broadcast in May 2016 . The British Broadcasting Corporation ( ___MASK54___ ) is a British public service broadcaster . It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London , is the world ' s oldest national broadcasting organisation , and is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees , with over 20 , 950 staff in total , of whom 16 , 672 are in public sector broadcasting ; including part - time , flexible as well as fixed contract staff , the total number is 35 , 402 . Take That are an English ___MASK32___ group formed in Manchester in 1990 . The group currently consists of Gary Barlow , Howard Donald , and Mark Owen . The original line - up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams . Barlow acts as the group ' s lead singer and primary songwriter , with Owen and Williams initially providing backing vocals and Donald and Orange serving primarily as dancers . A talent show is an event where participants perform talents of singing , dancing , acrobatics , acting , drumming , martial arts , playing an instrument , or other activities to ___MASK43___ skills . Many talent shows are performances rather than contests , but some are actual contests . In the instance of a contest , participants may be motivated to perform for a reward , trophy , or prize of some kind . For example , a high school might not have many students with any interest in performing in front of the student body for the sole purpose of performing alone and may offer different prizes as an incentive for these students to participate in the contest . Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice , and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality , rhythm , and a variety of vocal techniques . A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist . Singers perform music ( arias , recitatives , songs , ___MASK36___ .) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments . Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians , such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists . Singers may perform as soloists , or accompanied by anything from a single instrument ( as in art song or some jazz styles ) up to a symphony orchestra or big band . Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera , religious music styles such as gospel , traditional music styles , world music , jazz , blues and popular music styles such as ___MASK32___ and rock . Jane Anne McDonald ( born 4 April 1963 ) is an English singer , actress , media personality and broadcaster , who rose to fame in 1998 after her appearance on the ___MASK54___ show " The Cruise ". Known for her strong Yorkshire accent , she has since co - presented a number of daytime shows , including " Loose Women " between 2004 and 2014 and ___MASK19___ programme " Star Treatment " in 2013 . Loose Women is a British panel show that has been broadcast on ___MASK19___ since 6 September 1999 . The programme was originally broadcast from Norwich before moving to London and focuses on a panel of ___MASK38___ female presenters , who interview celebrities , discuss their lives and discuss topical issues , ranging from daily politics and current affairs , to celebrity gossip . Margaret Ann " Peggy " Mitchell ( also Butcher ) is a fictional character from the ___MASK54___ soap opera " EastEnders ". Peggy was initially played by Jo Warne when she first appeared in the episode broadcast on 30 April 1991 , featuring in 10 episodes . Peggy was reintroduced in 1994 , recast to Barbara Windsor , who made her first appearance in the episode broadcast on 7 November 1994 . Peggy became a regular character , and Windsor played the role until she was forced to take a long break due to poor health and departed on 23 May 2003 . She returned for two episodes broadcast on 16 and 17 September 2004 , before rejoining as a regular character on 8 September 2005 . Windsor announced in October 2009 that she would be leaving the show and departed on 10 September 2010 . Windsor returned to the show for guest appearances on 20 September 2013 , 25 September 2014 , 17 February 2015 ( as part of the show ' s 30th anniversary celebrations ; see EastEnders Live Week ) and 15 January 2016 . She then appeared in six episodes between 9 and 17 May 2016 and the character was killed off . Her voice is last heard in the following episode , on 19 May 2016 . Peggy ' s funeral aired on 4 July 2016 . Manchester is a major ___MASK23___ and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester , England , with a population of 514 , 414 . It lies within the United Kingdom ' s second - most populous urban area , with a population of 2 . 55 million . Manchester is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south , the Pennines to the north and east and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation . The local authority is Manchester ___MASK23___ Council .