Staying In

BBC Radio will broadcast a series of plays by Anthony Minghella as a tribute to the director and writer who died last month aged 54. Prior to his work in film, Minghella wrote a number of plays for BBC Radio including the award-winning productions of Hang Up and Cigarettes And Chocolate which will be re-broadcast as part of the tribute.

The hilarious hotel mishaps of Fawlty Towers have secured the 70s sitcom its place in British history as a third of Brits (30%) vote it the most iconic TV show of all time, according to a poll of more than 3,000 TV fans by MSN Entertainment (entertainment.uk.msn.com).

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is proud to present this season’s must-have accessory, as the stylish and funny romantic comedy 27 Dresses becomes available to buy and rent on DVD and Blu-ray on 28 July 2008. From the makers of The Devil Wears Prada and starring Katherine Heigl, the box office smash hit chronicles the ups and downs of sassy, smart, single Jane – the eternal bridesmaid!

Neil Diamond is recording a very special live session for BBC Radio 2 when he takes to the stage of the BBC Radio Theatre with his band on Wednesday 14 May 2008.

Coldplay release their fourth album "Viva La Vida" or, to give it its full title, "Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends" on Parlophone Records on June 16. The album comprises 10 brand new tracks, recorded in London, Barcelona and New York with producers Brian Eno and Markus Dravs.

BBC Sport has signed an exclusive agreement with Tim Henman, Britain's most successful open era player, to join their team of experts at this year's Wimbledon Championships (23 June–6 July, BBC One and BBC Two).

Gethin Jones, one of the presenters of the BBC’s flagship children’s programme Blue Peter, is to leave the team at the end of the current series as he moves on to the next stage in his career.

ITV4 has announced that they have acquired the UK premiere of SANCTUARY, a new sci-fi series from the creators of Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis. The 13-part series is based on the world's first high-definition science-fiction Web series and will be the first television series to use live-action actors against mostly virtual sets.

The South Bank Show‘s season continues with a profile of one of the most successful entertainers of the modern age, Liza Minnelli. Melvyn Bragg interviews Liza Minnelli at the London Coliseum as she prepares for her forthcoming UK tour, with exclusive footage filmed in Florida of the show she will be bringing to Britain, performing some of her most iconic songs.

The BBC has announced that Jeremy Vine is to present Points Of View. He will front the series when it returns later this spring on BBC One.