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December 2000 ... Martin has teamed up with the National Kidney Research Fund for their new charity calender. The organization celebrates its 40th birthday in 2001 and so they have asked various celebrities who also turn 40 next year to pose for the calender. The result is available for purchase (£5.99 + £1.50 p&p) under the following freephone hotline:

  Order Hotline:
0800-7832973

Oder by Post:
Department CC
1 Cirrus Court
Glebe Road, Huntingdon
Cambs
PE29 7EL
UK

For more details and for general information about the NKRF check out their website ...

National Kidney Research Fund

December 2000 ... 'True' is being released as paperback ... so for everyone who hasn't bought the fairly expencive hardback version yet this is your chance to grab a copy after all!

November 2000 ... Martin carries off yet another award being voted Best Actor at the Inside Soap polls.

23.10.00 ... If your secret dream has always been to get really close to Martin then you should check out the following link ...

This Morning Charity Auction

Today's auction features a quilt signed by 100 major celebrities ... one of them being our very own Mr Kemp. The auction is held to raise funds for Breast Cancer Awareness, so there's a good cause to support as well. You can make bids via phone (if you live in the UK) under 0901 270 6000 or the internet. Just click on the link above and you will get all the instructions. Please make sure to register with Ebay in good time because only then you can make a bid!

10.10.00 ... Don't miss the National TV Awards on tv and see Martin being honored as Best Actor.

02.10.00 ... Even though the 'Gold' compilation has dropped to no.17 this week it now has reached gold status ... not too bad for an 80s band to achieve such a success in the year 2000!!!

02.10.00 ... Probably many of you have read the report in UK Sunday paper 'News of the World' about a Spandau Ballet re-union tour. Unfortunately we have to say that this report was totally fabricated and there is no hope for such an event in the near future!

October 2000 ... 'New Woman' magazine publishes the result of their 'Sexiest Men' poll ... Martin makes a very respectable no.10!!!

October 2000 ... In many of his interviews Martin has mentioned his connection to 'Roy of the Rovers' ... if you wanna find out more about this ckeck out the Official Roy of the Rovers Homepage:

Roy of the Rovers - Spandau Tribute

September 2000 ... Perhaps some of you have read in the press about Martin's involvement with a programme called 'Living Dangerously' ... we can confirm that Martin has interviewed people with extremely dangerous jobs for this documentary which was shot this summer and will be broadcasted some time early next year. As soon as broadcasting details are available we will let you know!!!

18.09.00 ... 'Gold: The Best Of Spandau Ballet' climbs to no.7 in the UK album charts

18.09.00 ... The Spandau Ballet live video 'Through The Barricades' is re-released in the UK ... so if you missed Martin on stage during his Spandau years you can now take a look what it was like ...

     
  order it here
     

18.09.00 ... 'Gold: The Best Of Spandau Ballet' is released in Germany.

11.09.00 ... Martin is one of the presenters of the 'Club & Music Awards' held at the Hippodrome in London's Leicester Square!

11.09.00 ... Martin can celebrate a chart success again with the new compilation entering the UK album charts at an incredible no.8!

06.09.00 ... Have a look at the BBC2 documentary about Spandau Ballet to find out more about Martin's past!!! And if you are not lucky enough to live in the UK you can watch at least some clips of the programme at ...

Young Guns Page

06.09.00 ... At the TV Quick Awards Martin is presented with the Best Soap Actor Award!!!

05.09.00 ... For fans in France the new Spandau Ballet compilation is released in their country too!

04.09.00 ... For all of you who were too young to be Spandau Ballet fans ... check out the new Greatest Hits release to get familiar with the Spandau Ballet sound!!!

     
For a bit more info
and a great competition visit

Spandau Gold
The Website

 
order it here
     

August 2000 ... For all those who might worry that Martin is going to leave EastEnders in the near future ... you can take a deep breath now because Mr Kemp has signed another two year contract, so he will be with the show at least till 2002! Get the champagne glasses out!!!

28.08.00 ... Don't miss 'Fame In The Family' on ITV at 8:00 pm, the programme features Martin and his brother Gary!

03.08.00 ... Martin is guest on the new BBC2 show 'Lamarr's Attacks' ... check it out at 9:30 p.m.

07.00 ... Everyone who has missed the first season of 'Operation Good Guys' with Martin's cameo performance can now watch the whole thing on video. Release dates vary from July 3rd to 24th ... but preorders are possible even before July!

06.00 ... It's been there for a while but perhaps not everyone has come across it yet ... check out some really interesting interview clips at the Radio Times homepage:

Martin's Radio Times Interview

05.06.00 ... For everyone who missed it the first time around ... here's another chance to see Martin's 'This Is Your Life' ... 8:30 p.m. on BBC1

30.05.00 ... The annual Company magazine polls for the title 'Sexiest Man On The Planet' show Martin as new entry on a well deserved no.41 spot (alright, we all know he actually deserves better, but lets be grateful for little things!)

27.05.00 ... It's time for the second British Soap Awards ... nominated in three categories Martin can carry off the Best Villain Award this time! Don't miss the show on ITV on May 31st! If you would like to see a short interview with Martin at the event check out this link:

Eastenders Award Winners

14.05.00 ... At the Annual BAFTA TV Awards 'Eastenders' can defend its top spot in the 'Best Soap' category

08.04.00 ... Signing session at W.H.Smith ... 1:30pm - 2:30pm, MSv3, Rose Gallery, Bluewater, Greenhithe, Kent

08.04.00 ... Signing session at Ottakars in Bromley ... 11:30am - 12:30am, The Glades Shopping Centre, Bromley, Kent

01.04.00 ... The Express Saturday magazine features Martin on its cover

28.03.00 ... Don't miss Martin's interview in the new 'Heat'

25.03.00 ... Signing session at Easons in Dublin

24.03.00 ... Martin is guest on the 'Late Late Show' (RTE)

19.03.00 ... Signing session at Costco (opposite the David Loyd Centre) in Watford, Junction 5 off the M1 ... 1pm - 2pm

18.03.00 ... Signing session at W.H.Smith in Brent Cross ... 2pm - 3pm, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, Hendon, London, NW4 3FB ... furthermore Martin does an interview on Radio4's 'Loose Ends'.

11.03.00 ... Signing session at W.H. Smith in Watford ... 2pm - 3pm, Harlequin Centre, Watford, WD1 2TF

10.03.00 ... Martin is guest on 'Friday Nights All Wright' (ITV)

06.03.00 ... The Daily Mirror starts its series of extracts from Martin's book which runs for the whole week.

03.03.00 ... Martin is part of the prestigious Brit Awards show, together with Caprice he presents the Best International Male award.

February 2000 ... The release date for 'True' has changed to March 6th. The book will be available as 256 page hardcover and as audio book. Fans outside the UK can order the book via the internet:

         
  order it here(hardback)

order it here
(audiobook)

 
     

January 2000 ... Martin's autobiography has a titel now, it will be called 'True' and you can find it in the shops from March 16th onwards

 
     
 

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