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Sun, 20 May 2012 11:07:50 GMT

Crowded House drummer Peter Jones dies at the age of 45.

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:13:47 GMT

Doctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's Bafta TV awards, organisers announce.

Lemon 'wants Carry On success'

Sun, 20 May 2012 02:58:19 GMT

TV celebrity Keith Lemon says he wants his new movie to replicate the success of the Carry On movies.

Ceefax founding editor dies at 85

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:16:44 GMT

Colin McIntyre, founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax service, the world's first teletext service, has died at the age of 85, his family confirms.

Chan movie is 'last action role'

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:11:24 GMT

Actor Jackie Chan, famed for his daring stunts, confirms he will be steering away from action roles in the future.

Obama leads Donna Summer tributes

Fri, 18 May 2012 08:59:34 GMT

President Barack Obama joins a host of music industry luminaries in paying tribute to Donna Summer following the disco star's death at the age of 63.

Baritone Fischer-Dieskau dies

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:13:52 GMT

The respected German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, famed for his performances of Schubert's song cycle Winter Journey, dies at the age of 86.

DeVito praised for West End debut

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:48:24 GMT

Critics praise Danny DeVito's West End debut opposite Richard Griffiths, in a revival of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys.

Sweden tipped for Euro success

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:54:04 GMT

Sweden is the frontrunner to win at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, while Engelbert Humperdinck believes the UK can triumph.

X Factor: No return for Dannii

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:54:22 GMT

Dannii Minogue won't be returning to the judging panel this year, confirms a spokesperson for the talent show.

Will Young joins new Cabaret cast

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:13:08 GMT

Will Young is cast as the Emcee in a revival of Cabaret in the West End.

Diamond Jubilee song is unveiled

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:16:07 GMT

The song Gary Barlow and Andrew Lloyd Webber created for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations - featuring Prince Harry on tambourine - gets its first airing on Radio 2.

Thatcher among classic castaways

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:46:22 GMT

The BBC is to make more Desert Island Discs programmes from the Radio 4 archive available online - including Margaret Thatcher's 1978 appearance.

Author Lovering wins romance gong

Thu, 17 May 2012 19:55:53 GMT

Romantic comedy Please Don't Stop The Music scoops the annual Romantic Novel of the Year award.

Broadway run for Priscilla ends

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:01:04 GMT

Priscilla Queen of the Desert is coming to an end on Broadway after months of weak ticket sales.

Tate hits £45m renovation target

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:44:29 GMT

A £3m National Lottery grant helps the Tate Britain art gallery raise the £45m required to complete a major renovation.

Thompson confirms Annie script

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:01:09 GMT

Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson confirms she is writing a modern version of the musical Annie starring Willow Smith.

Avengers hits £40m in UK chart

Wed, 16 May 2012 10:40:35 GMT

Superhero movie The Avengers tops the UK box office for the third week in a row, taking over £40m to date.

Masseur drops Travolta sex claim

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:16:53 GMT

One of the two male masseurs who have accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault withdraws his legal action.

New Order's Titanic gig cancelled

Thu, 17 May 2012 16:56:10 GMT

A major music festival planned for next month in Belfast is cancelled because of poor ticket sales, the BBC learns.

Adele wins songwriter of the year

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:40:13 GMT

Adele picks up two prizes at the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards - but misses out on two more trophies.

'Go-go' musician Chuck Brown dies

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:34:32 GMT

Chuck Brown, who mixed funk, soul and Latin styles to help create the "go-go" scene in Washington DC in the 1970s, dies aged 75.

Radio 1 celebrates Olympic Torch

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:37 GMT

To mark the Olympic Torch arriving in the UK, Radio 1 is putting on a free party in Torbay, Devon.

Wiggles founder members bow out

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:36:38 GMT

Three of the four original members of Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles are to leave the group, paving the way for the group's first female performer.

Cowell is 'puzzled' by The Voice

Thu, 17 May 2012 02:34:42 GMT

The X Factor's Simon Cowell says he is "puzzled" about why BBC One's The Voice is not on the radio instead of TV.

VIDEO: Banksy 'marks Queen's Jubilee'

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:00:37 GMT

Andrew Marr and experts ask if the graffiti artist Banksy's latest offering ahead of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee means he is as radical as ever.

VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Dita Von Teese

Sat, 19 May 2012 01:03:24 GMT

Burlesque star Dita Von Teese talks to Matthew Stadlen about why she does what she does, the art of striptease, her personal style and fitness regimes and why she is not anti-feminist.

AUDIO: How Peter Ackroyd hid his sexuality

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:45:21 GMT

Writer and historian Peter Ackroyd has explained why he decided to conceal his homosexuality from his family.

VIDEO: Will Smith slaps TV man and more news

Sun, 20 May 2012 13:04:16 GMT

Will Smith slaps a reporter who tried to kiss him on the red carpet and more protests over Lady Gaga shows plus the rest of the day's entertainment headlines

VIDEO: Danny DeVito makes West End debut

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:18:23 GMT

Danny DeVito has made his West End debut, starring alongside Richard Griffiths in Neil Simon's play, The Sunshine Boys at the Savoy Theatre in London.

VIDEO: The art inspiring Florence Welch

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:43:23 GMT

Andrew Graham-Dixon takes in some renaissance art with Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine at London's National Gallery.

VIDEO: Rolf Harris exhibition a 'thrill'

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:27:08 GMT

Rolf Harris tells the BBC's Colin Paterson that the largest retrospective of his paintings to date, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, is ''a thrill''.

AUDIO: Jessie J: The Voice 'a learning curve'

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:04:06 GMT

Jessie J spoke to BBC Radio 5 live about her new single, her new look and starring on The Voice.

Lloyd Webber on Jesus and Profumo

Sun, 20 May 2012 00:12:04 GMT

Andrew Lloyd Webber on his search for Jesus and why his next musical will be set in the '60s

Rolf Harris unveils retrospective

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:46:36 GMT

The Australian entertainer looks back over his career

Am I Sacha Baron Cohen's next target?

Sat, 19 May 2012 09:21:28 GMT

Meeting the man behind Borat - is it just a set-up?