Staying In

Tributes have been paid to actor and comedian Mike Reid who has died aged 67. He played Frank Butcher in BBC One's EastEnders, making his last appearance in December 2005.

On Saturday night the public named Bruno's group as the winners in a nail-biting DanceX final on BBC One, securing them a record deal and nationwide tour supporting chart-topping artist Rihanna.

Olivia Williams, Greta Scacchi and Hugh Bonneville lead an all-star cast in BBC One's feature-length period drama Miss Austen Regrets. Based on the life and letters of Jane Austen, Miss Austen Regrets imagines the story of the novelist's final years.

The popularity of Birmingham combo The Move endures. It has been revealed that the Kaiser Chiefs are to cover their brilliant No.2 single, Flowers In The Rain, for a Radio 1 anniversary album due in October. Flowers In The Rain had just been released when Tony Blackburn selected it to be the first song played on Radio 1 on September 30th, 1967.

A competition run by Liverpool’s 107.6 Juice FM has given one lucky listener two things to be happy about, a boob job. Nadine Pude, 27, from Rockferry, Wirral, won the ‘Bra Wars’ competition to win new breasts, courtesy of 107.6 Juice FM and the Birkdale Clinic.

Jack Peñate has announced details of his debut album. Out on October 1st, the album is entitled 'Matinée'. Before the release of 'Matinée', Jack will be releasing a new version of 'Second, Minute or Hour' as the next single, due for release on September 24th.

Doctor Who series four filming is underway with Catherine Tate joining the BAFTA award-winning BBC One drama series as The Doctor's brand new companion, Donna Noble. Award-winning actress Tate is reprising her role as Donna, the runaway bride who featured in last year's Doctor Who Christmas special.

The Pet Shop Boys are to release ‘Disco 4’, the fourth album in a continuing series, on Parlophone on September 24. ‘Disco 4’ collects together the Pet Shop Boys’ extended dance mixes of The Killers, Madonna, Yoko Ono, Rammstein, Atomizer and David Bowie, as well as a new extended mix of PSB live highlight “Integral” and their maxi-mix of the single “I’m With Stupid”.

BBC Children in Need is distributing nearly £17million worth of grants this week which will help make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people around the UK. This August 2007 grant allocation is the second and final round of grants which will be made by the charity this year thanks to a current 2006 Appeal total of £32,434,944.

The Very Best Of Mick Jagger , the first overview of his distinguished solo career, is set for release on October 2, on Atlantic/Rhino Records. It’s a vivid reminder of the compelling gifts that brought Jagger fame in the first place. As an embodiment of all that rock ’n’ roll can mean, he is virtually without peer and that is made plain on this compelling 17-track collection, which includes three previously unreleased performances.