Entertainment
Taylor Wimpey tells Nicolas Cage ‘there’s a home for your here!’
Builders at Taylor Wimpey’s Dunstan Park development in Glastonbury have a message for Nicolas Cage – new build is best! When cheeky brickies at the development heard that the Hollywood A-lister plans to sell his £5 million home in the county, they donned rubber masks of the star in a bid to get his attention.
T’is the season to be healthy
The Christmas party season is the perfect time to take off the layers of jumpers and put on a sparkling outfit. Here are a few tips on how to take full advantage of the Christmas party season.
Music legends grace the cover of December’s special edition Q Magazine
The December issue of Q Magazine is an ‘Artists Of The Century’ special edition, covering all of the acts that the fine staff of the good ship Q feel are the most important of the century so far. As befitting a special edition of the UK best selling music monthly requires a special cover was commissioned world renowned photographer John Wright has spent over a year shooting 34 artists to fit on triple fold out cover.
Faithless to play live gigs at Gatecrasher this weekend
Friday 27th and Saturday 28th November will mark the return of one of the biggest dance acts in the world to Gatecrasher - Faithless. Responsible for dance floor destroyers such as Insomnia, God Is A DJ and We Come 1 to name a few, Faithless will be performing live.
Jeremy Edwards tries man’s best workout
Dogs have always been known as man’s best friend. With long walks in the park and nights cuddled up in front of the TV, the relationship we share with our canine companion is a special one.
A really rubbish Orchestra heads for London
Ever wonder what happened to your old toaster that finally kicked the bucket, or the kettle that got replaced, or even your outdated corded telephone? If you were told that they were now starring in a free concert in Covent Garden in December, would you think you’d gone crazy?
Pulp guitarist encourages public to share their love stories
Members of the public are being invited to share tales of how they met their love, with the aim of providing creative inspiration to up-and-coming musicians.
Fiona Phillips fronts new campaign aiming to improve eye care in Zambia
TV presenter Fiona Phillips is fronting a new campaign to give millions of people across Zambia access to proper eye care. While here in the UK we take vision for granted, in countries such as Zambia as many as a quarter of people are estimated to suffer from some sort of vision problem - from simple sight difficulties and the need for prescription glasses, to cataracts, glaucoma and blindness.
Gavin & Stacey return to BBC One this week
Critically acclaimed across the board, and the recipient of four British Comedy Awards, two Baftas and a South Bank Award, the hugely successful Gavin & Stacey, written by James Corden and Ruth Jones, returns for a third and final series to BBC One.
Virgin swimmers take to the water for fascinating new documentary show
One teaching pool, six weeks and nine very different adults are brought together to face a challenge that has always defeated them – learning to swim – as the observational documentary series ‘Wonderland’ continues.
BBC’s Child Of Our Time launches ambitious online project
BBC One's landmark series, Child Of Our Time, is inviting the British public to take part in a ground-breaking online scientific study that hopes to discover how important our personalities are in shaping the direction of our lives. Do our personalities shape our lives?
Bob Crow to be guest panellist on Have I Got News For You
Bob Crow, General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and one of the founder members of the so-called "Awkward Squad", is to be a guest panellist on Have I Got News For You, the BBC's top-rating topical comedy quiz show, for the first time.
Ricky Groves tango's out of Strictly Come Dancing
Ricky Groves became the 10th celebrity to be voted off the seventh series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing last Saturday night.
Radio 2 listeners raise £1,869,394 for BBC Children in Need
Generous BBC Radio 2 listeners have raised £1,869,394 for this year's BBC Children in Need Appeal. Sir Terry Wogan's auction of Things Money Can't Buy on his breakfast show Monday to Thursday, Chris Evans' Drivetime Dine and Drive Disco auction on Thursday afternoon, and Friday's Music Marathon, all formed part of the network's week-long round of fundraising activities.
Devon Anderson makes a return to Walford playing Billie Jackson
Next year BBC One's EastEnders will welcome back another familiar face to the Jackson family, Billie Jackson. Devon Anderson will once again play Billie, a character he first played when he was six years old.