Entertainment
Bond girl legend Britt Ekland visits Jonathon’s sofa
Tonight on BBC One's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, legendary Bond girl beauty Britt Ekland says Peter Sellers should have been sedated.
The Restaurant returns…
BBC Two's The Restaurant is set to return for a second series later this year. In the show, world-renowned chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc offers one couple the opportunity of a lifetime – to go into business with him, opening their own restaurant.
High School Musical hits the London stage this summer
Already a global phenomenon as a smash-hit TV movie, a quadruple-platinum soundtrack, a best-selling book and a chart-topping DVD, Disney’s High School Music is now set to be a summer stage blockbuster when booking opens today for a spectacular London production.
Celebrities share their childhood crushes
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) has teamed up with some of its celebrity supporters to reminisce about their childhood crushes for the charity’s Valentine Appeal. Valentine’s offers the perfect opportunity to share memories, cringe and daydream about your first crush.
Katie Melua announces arena tour
Katie Melua’s world tour will come to Britain this autumn for what will be her largest UK arena tour to date. Starting at the Nottingham Arena on October 29th 2008 Katie will perform at arenas in Sheffield, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Cardiff, London and Bournemouth before concluding at the Brighton Centre on November 11th.
BBC Scotland puts God On Trial for BBC Two
Filming has begun in Glasgow for God On Trial, a 90-minute drama for BBC Two written by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Welcome To Sarajevo, Hilary And Jackie, 24 Hour Party People), his first television project in ten years.
The Weakest Link moves to BBC One
As part of a new look being introduced to BBC Vision's Daytime line up next month, The Weakest Link is to move full time to BBC One, it has been announced. Presenter Anne Robinson, whose feisty personality is at the heart of The Weakest Link and whose witty put downs strike fear into the hearts of contestants, will continue to present the programme.
Sir David Attenborough and Ringo Starr visit the Ross sofa
Tonight on BBC One's Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, Sir David Attenborough scotches the retirement rumours: "People keep telling me this but I'm already working on something else – a series about Evolution."
Siân Lloyd – A funny kind of love
With her poised, professional demeanour, Siân Lloyd is Britain’s favourite TV weather presenter. In August 2001 with her career riding high, Siân was enjoying life to the full as a single forty-something when she met Liberal Democrat MP Lembit Opik at a glamorous summer party in Westminster Gardens.
Hope Springs on to BBC One
BBC Drama has commissioned Hope Springs, a new eight-part peak-time drama series set in Scotland from Shed Productions through BBC Scotland. Hope Springs is a vibrant, thrilling and funny drama for BBC One about four fabulous female ex-cons trying to go straight.
Kylie leaves them spinning around in Kelvingrove
Kylie: The Exhibition, has closed at Kelvingrove after recording a massive 165,629 visitors since the popular attraction opened to the public on 21 September. Featuring performance costumes, accessories, album covers, photographs, music and video, the exhibition looked at how Kylie, as a performer, has used her wardrobe to create an image that is known worldwide.
Law & Order comes to ITV
The Law & Order brand is expanding globally, as ITV today announced an exciting new 13-part drama series for ITV1 based on the enormously successful U.S. format.
Channel 4 announces Vanity Lair for T4
T4 has commissioned Tiger Aspect Productions to produce Vanity Lair, a weekly, 60-minute reality show hosted by Alexa Chung. The series will run for ten weeks and start on the 3rd February within the T4 strand. The major new series is an experiment to see what happens when you take ten self-declared attractive people, and challenge them to live together.
Myspace launches MySpace Celebrity
MySpace, the world’s most popular social network, today announced the launch of MySpace Celebrity, a global content channel focused on entertainment culture and related news, blogs, videos, and events. The channel includes the profiles of more than 300 celebrities including Ashton Kutcher, Britney Spears, Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton, Tom Hanks, Vince Vaughn and Zach Braff among many others.
Angelina Ballerina returns to stage for UK tour
Angelina Ballerina, the little star with big dreams will once again take to the stage with English National Ballet in her first live ballet - Angelina’s Star Performance - for a 15 week tour across the UK, including a two week run at London’s Peacock Theatre.