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Madonna 'brassy' at Super Bowl
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:47:31 AM CST
Madonna "rose to the occasion" to give "a shot of female brass" to the Super Bowl in her 12-minute half-time show, reviewers say.
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Phil Spector death case settled
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:21:53 AM CST
The mother of the actress Phil Spector murdered has settled a wrongful death case against the music producer, according to her lawyer.
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6 Music to mark 10th anniversary
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:44:39 AM CST
BBC Radio 6 Music is to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a host of commemorative programming.
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SA 'resurrected singer' detained
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:26:29 AM CST
A South African man who claims to be a famous Zulu musician who apparently died in 2009 is in custody until DNA tests determine his identity, police say.
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Titanic cameraman dies in crash
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:41:02 AM CST
Award-winning underwater cinematographer Mike deGruy dies in a helicopter crash in Australia.
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Broadcasters urge PM on court ban
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:09:24 AM CST
Three of the UK's biggest news providers write to the prime minister urging legislation to overturn the ban on cameras in courtrooms to be included in this year's Queen's Speech.
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Radcliffe beaten at US box office
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:54:06 AM CST
Chronicle, a film about teenagers with super powers, beats Daniel Radcliffe thriller The Woman in Black to top the North American film chart.
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Lana Del Rey conquers album chart
Sunday, February 5, 2012 1:18:22 PM CST
US singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey goes straight in at number one in the UK album chart with her debut release Born To Die.
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Amanda Holden to return to BGT
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:51:59 AM CST
The presenter says she is to return to the TV talent show next Saturday after recovering from the traumatic birth of her second daughter.
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Dickens 'beyond' modern children
Sunday, February 5, 2012 9:30:44 AM CST
Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.
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Hackney ticket registration opens
Monday, February 6, 2012 2:16:24 AM CST
Ticket registration for BBC Radio 1's Hackney Weekend has opened, with 100,000 tickets to be allocated.
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Brits dominate 2011 album market
Monday, February 6, 2012 6:07:57 AM CST
British music acts accounted for 52.7% of the overall UK album market last year, figures show.
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Artist set for Facebook windfall
Friday, February 3, 2012 8:13:34 AM CST
A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.
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Finborough scoops theatre awards
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:56:11 AM CST
The Finborough Theatre is the big winner at this year's Off West End Theatre Awards.
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Gruffalo author pens protest poem
Friday, February 3, 2012 7:11:54 PM CST
Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.
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Vettriano's Butler in rare show
Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:16:20 AM CST
One of the most famous paintings by Fife artist Jack Vettriano has gone on public display for the first time in two decades.
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Depardieu to star as Strauss-Kahn
Sunday, February 5, 2012 11:30:11 AM CST
Gerard Depardieu is to star in a movie about the sex scandal that caused IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to resign.
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Film-maker Zalman King dies at 70
Sunday, February 5, 2012 7:05:50 AM CST
Film-maker Zalman King, best known for writing and producing the hit movie Nine and a Half Weeks, dies aged 70.
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Acting veteran Ben Gazzara dies
Saturday, February 4, 2012 2:27:26 PM CST
US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.
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Gibb says he feels 'fantastic'
Sunday, February 5, 2012 5:59:19 AM CST
Bee Gees star Robin Gibb says he is making a "spectacular" recovery from cancer and that he is feeling "fantastic".
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Calvin Harris named top hitmaker
Friday, February 3, 2012 7:20:58 AM CST
Pop star Calvin Harris was the most successful songwriter in the UK singles chart in 2011, according to research from trade magazine Music Week.
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Gospel singer David Peaston dies
Friday, February 3, 2012 4:47:52 AM CST
R&B and gospel singer David Peaston, best known for the tracks Two Wrongs (Don't Make it Right) and Can I?, dies aged 54.
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BBC accuses Iran of intimidation
Friday, February 3, 2012 12:00:47 PM CST
The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
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Sharon to make EastEnders return
Thursday, February 2, 2012 10:10:26 AM CST
Actress Letitia Dean is to return to Albert Square after an absence of six years.
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ITV's Fred West drama wins award
Friday, February 3, 2012 6:02:58 AM CST
Appropriate Adult, ITV1's dramatisation of the arrest of killer Fred West, picks up best single drama at the Broadcast awards in London.
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VIDEO: Hockney on sitting for Freud
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:05:49 AM CST
David Hockney has revealed some of Lucian Freud's work practices, ahead of two major showcases of the late painter's work.
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AUDIO: Sir Cliff Richard proud of monarchy
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:14:21 AM CST
Sir Cliff Richard told BBC Radio 5 live's Pienaar's Politics that he has great respect for The Queen.
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VIDEO: Cher Lloyd: 'I'm scared of cyberbullies'
Monday, February 6, 2012 1:44:48 AM CST
Pop singer Cher Lloyd tells Panorama's Declan Lawn about being cyberbullied and her fears for her family's safety.
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VIDEO: Simon Callow celebrating Dickens
Monday, February 6, 2012 3:16:04 AM CST
Acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow has written a biography of Charles Dickens, exploring the importance of the theatre to the author.
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VIDEO: Electra's guest BGT judge and more news
Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:26:49 AM CST
Broadcaster NBC apologises after singer M.I.A. swore during her Super Bowl performance and Carmen Electra's a guest judge on Britain's Got Talent plus the rest of the day's top entertainment headlines.
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VIDEO: Leveson: Ex-NOTW showbiz editor
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:20:10 AM CST
Former News of the World showbusiness editor gives evidence at the Leveson Inquiry into press standards.
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VIDEO: John Bishop's Sport Relief challenge
Monday, February 6, 2012 5:24:36 AM CST
Comedian John Bishop is about to take on a five day triathlon from Paris to London to raise money for Sport Relief.
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VIDEO: Iran 'intimidating BBC Persian'
Sunday, February 5, 2012 4:25:09 AM CST
The BBC's director general Mark Thompson has accused the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
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Working with Lucian Freud
Monday, February 6, 2012 2:44:45 AM CST
A unique insight by his assistant, model and friend, David Dawson
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How realistic are TV cop shows?
Monday, February 6, 2012 7:26:50 AM CST
How realistic are police shows on television?
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David Jason moves behind the camera
Thursday, February 2, 2012 7:26:19 PM CST
Sir David Jason moves behind the camera
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In pictures: Copycat exhibition
Thursday, February 2, 2012 3:04:00 AM CST
Original artworks hang alongside copies in new exhibition
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Residents say no to film-makers
Friday, February 3, 2012 8:14:40 AM CST
The residents fed-up with movie stars and camera crews
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'Cult' film explores sect secrets
Thursday, February 2, 2012 2:46:44 AM CST
Martha Macy May Marlene explores the attraction of cults
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Old strips and online aid comics
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:18:21 PM CST
Why nostalgia and the internet are increasingly important for comics