Comedian and writer Armando Iannucci is preparing to don his outdoor footwear for a charity walk in Oxfordshire next month.

Mr Iannucci, who directed In the Loop and was a key part of television programmes The Day Today and I'm Alan Partridge, will lead the Silver Star Stroll In The Park walk in Oxford.

Oxford's Silver Star Unit cares for high-risk pregnancies at the John Radcliffe Hospital and celebrates its 40th birthday this year.

Writing in the Oxford Mail, Mr Iannucci explained the unit was special to him as his children had been in its care.

"Silver Star fundraisers are full of grateful, healthy babies and parents who come back year after year, a little larger and a little taller, to say thank you to the team," he wrote.

“My little girl, Carmella, our first daughter, was the third of our kids to have been born with the Silver Star unit, so my entire family has been made possible by the service."

The walk takes place around Oxford's University Parks on Sunday May 22nd.