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Lenny Henry: 'Maybe one day we can have a black Doctor Who'

23.11.09
As he wins the outstanding newcomer prize at the Evening Standard theatre awards for his role as Othello, Lenny Henry has come a long way from black and white minstrels... more

David Jason sorry for Pakistani radio joke

25.03.09
David Jason has apologised for cracking a joke about Pakistanis on a live radio show... more

Maggie’s back – but this drama misses what made her great

25.02.09
A BBC account of the fall of Margaret Thatcher, starting tomorrow, sheds little light on a PM who still fascinates us... more

Chris Langham 's unpublicised comeback

03.11.08
Chris Langam has returned to the stage. But there will always be something uncomfortable about watching this talented, troubled performer.... more

Frank Sinatra, the Queen and me, by Christopher Biggins

30.08.08
He was Jeremy Irons's best man, Diana's confidant and Sinatra's bodyguard. But the actor says even being ultimate friend to the stars couldn't save him from bankruptcy.... more

Suddenly, I've found the funky vision thing

21.08.08
Unlike J Alfred Prufrock I have measured out my life not in coffee spoons, but in spectacles... more

Battle of the unlikely lads is FA Cup Final to savour

16.05.08
I hope and expect that Portsmouth will prevail by a single goal in what promises to be a cagey, disjointed, ugly, massively tense and riveting game... more

Living image of 1970s London

19.03.08
Most critics faintly praised half-true heist movie The Bank Job as an inoffensively cheery British caper. Nick Curtis just wallows in the meticulously recreated period detail.... more

Almost too much talent

13.07.07
Simon Munnery's 80-minute nostalgic retrospective perfectly summed up his enduring style - sublime wit hampered by haphazard execution, says Bruce Dessau.... more

DVDs of the week

01.05.07
Oscar nominated Little Children, Basic Instinct director's Black Book, DA Pennebaker's 1965 profile of Bob Dylan and the first series of The Two Ronnies are all out on DVD this week.... more

Where to celebrate St George's Day

19.04.07
It's St George's Day on Monday 23 April and London is getting into the patriotic spirit with a series of events that celebrate England's patron saint.... more

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    Lenny Henry: 'Maybe one day we can have a black Doctor Who'

     As he wins the outstanding newcomer prize at the Evening Standard theatre awards for his role as Othello, Lenny Henry has come a long way from black and white minstrels
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    Spread of the Jedhead

     Jedward, voted off the X-Factor this weekend, are the most obvious proponents of the sticky-uppy look - but the style crosses boundaries of age, gender, sexuality and taste, says Nick Curtis

Sky in plot to hire students on the cheap

Sky News is currently recruiting students as reporters for its coverage of next year's general election. However, the opportunity doesn't quite seem so appealing

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