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Bruce Forsyth defends Strictly 'paki' joke

08.10.09
Latest: Bruce Forsyth waded into the Strictly Come Dancing racism row saying people need to get a 'sense of humour'... more

X Factor-style auditions for musical about 1916 Irish rising

01.09.09
Thousands of Londoners are taking part in X Factor-style auditions for a musical about the rebellion against Britain that helped to bring about Ireland's independence... more

You're hired! Young maestro is orchestra's apprentice

13.08.09
leading London orchestra has appointed an 'apprentice' conductor after running a competition based on Alan Sugar's BBC television show... more

Conductor's suicide file is sent to DPP

23.07.09
The investigation into the deaths of an eminent conductor and his wife at a Swiss suicide clinic will be referred to Britain's top prosecutor... more

Channel 4 racing threat as BBC offered Newmarket showpieces

05.01.09
Channel 4's future coverage of racing is under threat after it was revealed that the BBC has been offered Newmarket's three biggest race days of the season... more

Moor the merrier as Lenny makes debut as Othello

02.10.08
Lenny Henry is to make his stage acting debut in one of the most demanding roles in theatre - Othello... more

Ex-EastEnder Gillian Taylforth puts her hat on in a raunchy tribute to Cabaret's Sally Bowles

15.09.08
Gillian Taylforth has paid a raunchy tribute to Cabaret’s Sally Bowles in a sexy black outfit and bowler hat. The actress strikes a provocative pose as she imitates the character who was made famous by Liza Minnelli in 1972. ... more

The most unlikely contestant in the new Strictly Come Dancing tells how he finally succumbed..

30.08.08
When I signed the top-secret contract a month ago, there was a strict proviso. I must not tell anyone apart from my closest family members. But the BBC’s drivers always find out, as the Government chauffeurs do at Westminster on the eve of a Cabinet reshuffle. ... more

The truth about all those men in my life and those lesbian rumours by Valerie Singleton

21.06.08
For decades the much loved presenter has endured rumours about her private life. Now, with extraordinary candour, she has chosen to set the record straight – about her many men (including Peter Purves and Albert Finney), about Joan Armatrading...and about the lifelong secret which could have destroyed her Blue Peter career.... more

Trinny and the trouble with Johnny Too Bad

14.06.08
Trinny Woodall and Johnny Elichaoff have held a series of crisis meetings in a desperate bid to salvage their nine-year marriage. They face, it seems, an uphill struggle. ... more

Black Jack's little girl, the face (and body) of Agent Provocateur

07.06.08
Her grandfather is a controversial property tycoon and gambler known as Black Jack, her millionaire father once ended up in court accused of drug smuggling and one of her aunts died from an overdose.... more

Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber would do anything to show his 'Nancys' a real good time

28.05.08
The finalists of BBC's I'd Do Anything, who are all battling to play Nancy in the West End production of Oliver, dined at The Ivy in Covent Garden with the show's main judge Andrew Lloyd Webber... more

Mayor reveals details (and wages) of his key advisers

21.05.08
Boris Johnson has delivered on a key election promise by publishing the details - including salaries - of his senior team of advisers... more

Lily Allen makes a great blonde (shame about the tatty old skirt)

07.04.08
It hasn't been the easiest year for singer Lily Allen, but as she gives her personal and professional life a spring clean it appears she's experimenting with a new look as well. The young pop star and TV presenter showed off her freshly-bleached, blonde hair ... more

Lily Allen's chat show gets green light for second series

01.04.08
Despite opening to mixed reviews and disappointing ratings figures, Lily Allen's BBC chat show has been signed on for a second series ... more

What to do this Valentine's Day

31.01.08
From riding the London Eye to dinner at Kew Gardens and cheering on a dog at Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, we take at look at the activities on offer this Valentine's Day.... more

DVDs of the week

09.10.07
The Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer leads the line-up of this week's best DVD releases.... more

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