A bookseller who turns unwanted books from charity shops into miniature sculpted works of art, opens a British Academy exhibition.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 14:30:00
TAYLOR SWIFT WINS AT BILLBOARDS
The country pop singer, Rihanna, One Direction and Justin Bieber all win at this year's Billboard Music Awards.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 14:03:58
VIDEO: CELEBRITY GARDENERS AT CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
The Chelsea Flower Show celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 13:37:56
MILLAIS PAINTING ACQUIRED BY MUSEUM
A celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting that led to a marriage breakdown is acquired by the Ashmolean museum.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 13:28:51
TOM HIDDLESTON CAST AS CORIOLANUS
Tom Hiddleston is to play the title role in a new version of Shakespearean tragedy Coriolanus at London's Donmar Warehouse.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 13:14:10
STAR TREK TOPS US BOX OFFICE
Star Trek: Into Darkness tops the US box office chart on its debut weekend but fails to reach its $100m estimate.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:56:46
DAN BROWN ON HIS 'HURTFUL' REVIEWS
Author Dan Brown on his critics and saving the world... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 12:41:21
ROLF HARRIS RETURNS TO THE STAGE
Rolf Harris receives several standing ovations as he performs his first live show since his arrest over historic sexual assault claims.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 11:22:41
VIDEO: DANTE'S INFERNO INSPIRES DAN BROWN
Dan Brown told BBC Breakfast he read many different translations of the Inferno and had some unpleasant dreams:"It is a terrifying landscape that Dante paints"... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 10:48:42
CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2013
Japanese director Takashi Miike's latest blockbuster is splitting the critics - plus more updates from the French Riviera... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 09:53:22
VIDEO: JUSTIN BIEBER DEFIES HIS CRITICS
Justin Bieber defends recent criticisms of his behaviour when he collected his award for top male artist.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 09:26:24
VIDEO: STEWART: 'MY SON THINKS I AM A PLUMBER'
Rod Stewart scores his first UK number one album for 34 years, going straight to the top with his LP, Time.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 09:14:28
THE MAYTALS SINGER HIT WITH BOTTLE
Reggae veterans Toots and the Maytals had to cut short a concert in Virginia after the singer was hit with a bottle thrown from the crowd.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 03:56:02
VIDEO: AI WEIWEI MAKES ART FROM MILK TINS
Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food.... more...
Monday, May 20, 2013 00:36:32
THE CASSETTE MAKES A COMEBACK
The company making money from selling cassette tapes... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 19:01:43
ROD STEWART RETURNS TO UK NUMBER ONE
Rod Stewart scores his first UK number one album for 34 years, going straight to the top with his LP, Time.... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 17:58:38
BLUE PLAQUE FOR MORECAMBE AND WISE
A blue plaque in tribute to comedy double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise is unveiled at Teddington Studios.... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 17:15:08
DEBUT DIRECTORS SEEK CANNES SUCCESS
The young UK film-makers vying for attention in Cannes... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 15:46:46
VIDEO: MORECAMBE & WISE GET MEMORIAL PLAQUE
A memorial plaque dedicated to Morecambe & Wise is unveiled at Teddington Studios... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 15:28:22
BRITISH SOAP AWARD WINNERS NAMED
Coronation Street leads the honours as it does battle with Hollyoaks, Emmerdale and EastEnders at the British Soap Awards.... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 14:41:23
WHAT NEXT FOR THE UK IN EUROVISION?
How can the UK get back to number one at Eurovision?... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 14:16:59
EUROVISION 2013: REPORTER'S LOG
The view from backstage at the Eurovision Song Contest... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:28:25
VIDEO: PROPAGANDA: ART OR POLITICAL RHETORIC?
Governments have long used newspapers, posters and leaflets to try and influence what people think, but a new exhibition is showing that there could be much more to it.... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:15:30
LENNON GUITAR SELLS FOR $408,000
A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles in 1967 fetches $408,000 (£269,000) at auction in New York.... more...
Sunday, May 19, 2013 09:08:00
TYLER: 'I DID MY BEST AT EUROVISION'
Bonnie Tyler reflects on taking the UK to 19th place out of 26 countries at the Eurovision Song Contest, which was won by Denmark's Emmelie de Forest.... more...
Saturday, May 18, 2013 23:39:08
RUSSIAN CULT FILM DIRECTOR DIES
Alexei Balabanov, the Russian director whose cult films caught the wildness of Russia's early post-Soviet years, dies at the age of 54.... more...
Saturday, May 18, 2013 16:56:12
FREARS: ALI FILM 'ISN'T ABOUT ALI'
Stephen Frears' Ali film flies solo at Cannes... more...
Saturday, May 18, 2013 03:30:19
JEWEL THEFT AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
More than $1m (£650,000) worth of Chopard jewels, to be worn by stars for the Cannes film festival, are stolen from a hotel room in the city.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 20:51:43
UK'S MOST STREAMED SONG REVEALED
The Official Charts Company has revealed the most streamed song of the last twelve months... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 16:29:38
BUTTON MOON CREATOR WINS COURT FIGHT
The creator of children's TV show Button Moon wins a copyright claim over unauthorised T-shirts and mugs.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 16:26:58
IBSEN HIT TRANSFERS TO WEST END
The Young Vic's critically acclaimed and award-winning production of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen is to transfer to the West End in August.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 15:34:41
GEORGE MICHAEL INJURED IN M1 CRASH
Singer George Michael is airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 13:06:37
PM'S OLD MASTERS EXHIBITION OPENS
A collection of masterpieces once owned by Britain's first prime minister returns after 234 years for an exhibition in Norfolk.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 12:27:09
TIME DELAY PROPOSED TO AID SUBTITLES
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom is proposing a time delay to live programmes in order to improve the quality of subtitles.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 12:06:41
DIRECTOR GREENAWAY TO RETURN TO UK
British director Peter Greenaway is returning to the UK to film an adaptation of Thomas Mann's Death in Venice, according to reports.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 11:56:10
HI-DE-HI! ACTOR PAUL SHANE DIES
Actor Paul Shane, famous for starring in the 1980s BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi!, has died at the age of 72, his agent confirms.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 11:37:40
BOB DYLAN JOINS US ARTS ACADEMY
US singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is made an honorary member of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters.... more...
Friday, May 17, 2013 11:11:38
VIDEO: CHINA FILM CENSORSHIP 'TERRIBLE'
Film director Sir Alan Parker says he is appalled at how blockbuster films like Titanic and Ironman are being edited to satisfy Chinese censors.... more...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 20:08:34
COLGAN WINS ROMANTIC NOVEL PRIZE
Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams by Scottish 'chick-lit' author Jenny Colgan is named Romantic Novel of the Year.... more...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 17:41:54
COPPOLA DISMISSES BLING RING CRITICS
US director Sofia Coppola shrugs off criticism from the criminal gang depicted in her latest film, The Bling Ring, as it screens at the Cannes Film Festival.... more...
Thursday, May 16, 2013 13:29:23
ORWELL PRIZE FOR BAHA MOUSA BOOK
The Orwell Book Prize for political writing is won by AT Williams for his book on Baha Mousa, while Marie Colvin is honoured with a posthumous award.... more...