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===Other work=== Blessed has completed 800 hours of space training at [[Star City, Russia|Star City]] in Russia.<ref name=picasso /> Blessed served as President of the [[Television and Radio Industries Club]] (TRIC) from 2007 to 2008 and presented the 2008 [[TRIC Awards]] at [[Grosvenor House]], [[London]].<ref name="dougsoc">{{cite web|url=https://dougsocyork.wordpress.com/committee/|title=DougSoc Committee|access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref> In 2004, Blessed appeared on and won an episode of ''[[Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes]]'', impersonating the opera singer [[Luciano Pavarotti]]. He appeared as an expert and commentator on the satellite channel [[UKTV G2]] during the [[2006 World Cup]]. Blessed also appeared on ''[[A Question of Sport]]'' in 2006 and 2011, and was a guest host on the [[BBC]]'s satirical quiz show ''[[Have I Got News for You]]'' in May 2008 and April 2013 (also making a surprise appearance in the 2008 Christmas special).{{cn|date=March 2024}} [[Downloadable content]] for the computer game ''[[War of the Roses (video game)|War of the Roses]]'' featured narration by Blessed.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/02/01/war-of-the-roses-details-brian-blessed-dlc-free-content-and-kingmaker-gold-edition/|title=War of the Roses Details Brian Blessed DLC, Free Content and Kingmaker Gold Edition|date=1 February 2013|magazine=[[PC Gamer]]|access-date=25 April 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he received the Spirit of Hammer Award at the ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' magazine's [[Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards|Golden Gods Awards]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/metal-hammer-golden-gods-2013-all-the-winners/ |title=Metal Hammer Golden Gods Winners |date=17 June 2013 |magazine=Metal Hammer |access-date=19 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404203717/http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/metal-hammer-golden-gods-2013-all-the-winners/ |archive-date=4 April 2014 }}</ref> On 14 August 2014, Blessed was the subject of an episode of the BBC documentary series ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (British TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'', tracing the lives of his ancestors.<ref name="ST"/> In October 2016 the BBC broadcast a 3-hour compilation of interviews with Blessed, ''Brian Blessed's Radio Adventures'', featuring interviews with him where he discusses his life and career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07y77x3|title=Brian Blessed's Radio Adventures|website=BBC}}</ref>
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