Entertainment
EastEnders online spinoff draws in 1.7 million views
The BBC has released viewing figures for EastEnders: E20 – the online soap – which took Walford into the wider world of the web.
Tom Deacon to serve up Sunday show on Radio 1
Comedian and presenter Tom Deacon is joining BBC Radio 1 to present a new Sunday night show, it has been announced.
Radio 2 searches for opera star of the future
BBC Radio 2 has launched a nationwide hunt with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa to find an opera star of the future.
Open auditions in London for final Big Brother
Calling out to London! Could you be part of one of the biggest television series of the past decade? Have you got what it takes to leave behind your loved ones, your luxuries and control of your destiny this summer?
Imogen Stubbs to star in The Glass Menagerie
Imogen Stubbs is cast as Amanda Wingfield in a new production of Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie and will be directed by Polly Teale in a co-production between Salisbury Playhouse and Shared Experience, opening in Salisbury in March 2010 prior to a national tour.
Enjoy Breakfast At Tiffany’s this Valentine’s
On Sunday 14 February Breakfast at Tiffany’s will play at over 50 cinemas across the country.
War movies provide help for heroes
The film industry has thrown open its archives to create cinema history - the first, definitive DVD of the greatest war movies ever made goes on sale on 25th January, with a groundbreaking minimum of £7 per copy going to the Help for Heroes charity.
AC/DC to headline Download Festival
After many rumours, gossip and speculation Download Festival organisers have today confirmed that the world’s greatest rock band AC/DC will be one of the headliners for this year’s festival, taking place at Donington Park 11-13 June.
P!nk announces final UK stadium date
The fifth biggest selling touring artist of 2009, with ticket sales of over 2 million as part of her worldwide Funhouse Tour, P!nk has announced a final UK date on her 2010 Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on Friday 11 June. Tickets will go on sale at 10am on Friday 29 January.
An exclusive evening of fashion, cocktails and spa treats
East London’s rooftop private members club Eight Moorgate is hosting a unique evening event on Thursday 11th February from 6pm til late.
Tesco offers customers exclusive DVD premier movies
Tesco is teaming up with Amber Entertainment, a new media company, in a ground-breaking partnership to create exclusive DVD Premier feature films based on works from some of the world's best-selling authors.
A diva in Vienna
There will be plenty of opportunities to see Russian-Austrian soprano Anna Netrebko at the Vienna State Opera House in 2010.
Sex and The City weekends at The Dorchester
Just in time for the film release of Sex and The City 2, which features key scenes shot in London, The Dorchester is offering a Girls Weekend package styled around the fashionable foursome.
In the footsteps of Van Gogh
This Saturday, the Royal Academy of Arts will open a landmark exhibition of the work of Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), focussing on the artist’s remarkable correspondence during his lifetime.
ABBA mania to hit London with arrival of ABBAWorld
ABBA Mania will hit London next week with the highly anticipated arrival of ABBAWorld at Earls Court. To add to the excitement, band members and living legends, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeus will start the celebrations off in style as they step onto the red carpet and into ABBAWorld, at the world premiere, Earls Court, Tuesday 26 January 2010.