The BBC is to close its Digital Media Initiative, with director general Tony Hall saying it had "wasted a huge amount of licence fee payers' money".... more...
Friday, May 24, 2013 12:08:06
VIDEO: RADIO 1'S BIG WEEKEND MUSIC ACADEMY
BBC Radio 1's is running an academy to inspire the next generation of big names.... more...
Friday, May 24, 2013 10:34:02
BRITISH HOPEFULS UP FOR US TV AWARDS
Damian Lewis and Sienna Miller are among the British stars nominated for the annual US Critics' Choice Awards.... more...
Friday, May 24, 2013 09:31:17
LEIBOVITZ WINS TOP SPANISH AWARD
US photographer Annie Leibovitz wins the 50,000 euro (£40,000) Prince of Asturias award for communication and humanities.... more...
Friday, May 24, 2013 07:51:39
POLICE CONFIDENT ABOUT BIG WEEKEND
Officers in Londonderry admit the Radio 1 event is their biggest police operation this year and they will "curb any anti-social behaviour".... more...
Friday, May 24, 2013 06:44:13
VIDEO: BRADLEY COOPER'S FINAL HANGOVER
Bradley Cooper talks about the final film in The Hangover series... more...
Friday, May 24, 2013 06:42:45
PENSIONER WINS MODERN ART AWARD
Margaret Harrison, 72, wins the £16,500 Northern Art Prize for a recreation of the perimeter fence from the Greenham Common airbase.... more...
Friday, May 24, 2013 02:24:23
VIDEO: THE BOOK CLUBS THAT FIND BESTSELLERS
The book group that can crush an author's hopes or find a bestseller... more...
Friday, May 24, 2013 00:37:57
VIDEO: AFRICA BEATS: AFRIKAANS RAPPER JAAK
South African rapper determined to prove Afrikaans is "cool"... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 23:08:48
VIDEO: TATE LIVERPOOL CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
It is 25 years since the opening of Tate Liverpool - the first Tate gallery established outside London.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 22:32:27
THOUSANDS AT AUTHOR ACHEBE'S FUNERAL
Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town of Ogidi in Anambra state.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 20:41:26
NEW JEWEL THEFT HITS CANNES FESTIVAL
A necklace reportedly worth 1.9m euros (£1.6m) is stolen during the Cannes film festival, the second such theft to hit this year's event.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 18:29:10
GRIMMY AND RIZZLE KICKS IN TV DEALS
Radio 1 DJ Nick Grimshaw and British rappers Rizzle Kicks are being lined up to host new music shows for Channel 4.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 17:37:36
AUDIO: GERVAIS: YOU CANNOT PANDER TO EVERYONE
Comedian Ricky Gervais has confirmed that Derek is back for a second series and viewers in the US will see the first on Netflix.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 17:24:16
BBC SHOWS OFF 'SCRIPT-CHANGING' RADIO
A radio that has the ability to alter scripts and other content depending on its location and other factors is being developed by the BBC.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 15:43:07
REDFORD IMPRESSES CANNES CRITICS
Robert Redford receives a standing ovation for his performance in his survival-at-sea epic All Is Lost at a Cannes Film Festival screening.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 15:36:57
VIDEO: S AFRICA CELEBRATES SEKOTO LEGACY
South Africa is celebrating 100 years since Gerard Sekoto's birth with the exhibition "Song for Sekoto" in Johannesburg.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 13:32:56
TITANIC VIOLIN REAL, SCAN SUGGESTS
A violin thought to be the one played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank is proved to be genuine following CT scans at a hospital, an auctioneer says.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:46:41
FRANKLIN POSTPONES JUNE CONCERTS
Aretha Franklin has postponed three concerts in June, a week after health issues forced her to cancel two shows in May.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:27:00
SHAMELESS STAR TO PLAY TOMMY COOPER
Shameless star David Threlfall is to play comedian Tommy Cooper in a new drama commissioned by ITV.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:52:33
FRENCH SINGER GEORGES MOUSTAKI DIES
Georges Moustaki, the French singer and composer who wrote Edith Piaf's 1958 hit song, Milord, dies aged 79.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:27:43
STEPHEN FRY TO CURATE OPERA FESTIVAL
Stephen Fry will curate this year's Deloitte Ignite festival at the Royal Opera House exploring the work of the Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 11:07:24
KING RECEIVES HONOUR FROM OBAMA
US President Barack Obama honours "living legend" Carole King as he presents her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:37:47
VIDEO: KING WINS FIRST FEMALE GERSHWIN PRIZE
Singer-songwriter Carole King has become the first female to win the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 09:50:04
10 OF POPULAR CULTURE'S BEST MACHIAVELLIAN CHARACTERS
10 truly devious characters from TV and film... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 09:38:21
CONSTABLE MASTERPIECE BOUGHT BY TATE
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, one of Constable's "most important paintings", is bought by the Tate for a "bargain" £23.1m.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 08:22:06
NOVEL WRITTEN IN VERSE UP FOR AWARD
A book about Christopher Marlowe written entirely in verse makes the shortlist for the sixth Desmond Elliott Prize for best debut novel.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 01:00:05
VIDEO: FILM CHARTS CHINA'S THIRST FOR RED WINE
A new documentary film looks at the dramatic impact of China's growing fascination with fine French wines.... more...
Thursday, May 23, 2013 00:03:31
VIDEO: US SHOWMAN'S UNBELIEVABLE ODDBALLS
Neal Thompson, the author of a book about Robert "Believe it or not" Ripley, tells the BBC how the connoisseur of the strange and wonderful influenced modern life... more...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 22:13:45
INTERNATIONAL BOOKER FOR LYDIA DAVIS
American writer Lydia Davis is named as winner of the Man Booker International prize for her "achievement in fiction on the world stage".... more...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 18:18:25
RYAN GOSLING FILM DIVIDES CRITICS
There are boos and walk-outs for Ryan Gosling's film Only God Forgives at Cannes, but it still earns some five-star reviews.... more...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 17:36:06
HARRY HILL NAMES X FACTOR MUSICAL
The X Factor musical written by comedian Harry Hill has been titled I Can't Sing! and will open at the London Palladium in March 2014.... more...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 16:10:29
EMMERDALE ACTOR RICHARD THORP DIES
Actor Richard Thorp, who played Emmerdale stalwart Alan Turner for more than 30 years, dies at the age of 81.... more...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:12:12
THE X FACTOR REVEAL JUDGES FOR 2013
It is confirmed that Sharon Osbourne will return as a judge in 2013, alongside Gary Barlow, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh.... more...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:20:12
FAST AND FURIOUS BEATS GREAT GATSBY
Action sequel Fast & Furious 6 races ahead of Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby in this week's UK and Ireland box office chart.... more...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 13:47:21
TEARFUL DOUGLAS HAILS LIBERACE ROLE
Film star Michael Douglas breaks down in tears at a press conference in Cannes while discussing his role as flamboyant pianist Liberace.... more...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:01:22
ERIC AND ERNIE'S WRITER BRABEN DIES
Eddie Braben, the writer behind comedy duo Morecambe and Wise, dies at 82.... more...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 07:59:12
TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PALAIS PEOPLE
Who queues for hours to Cannes film screenings?... more...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 07:56:47
ARTHUR DARVILL TRAVELS FROM TARDIS TO BROADWAY
Arthur Darvill on starring in hit Broadway musical Once... more...