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Summer Of Supergrass

Summer Of Supergrass

Supergrass have accepted an invitation by the Arctic Monkeys to support them on their UK arena dates this summer. Supergrass will also play a number of UK festival slots. The band have recently returned from legendary Berlin recording studio, Hansa, having recorded the follow up to their highly acclaimed fifth album, ‘Road to Rouen’ – an album that signified the beginning of a new chapter for the band.

Macbeth - A Study Of Power For Our Times

Ambition, tyranny, war and witchcraft are just some of the ideas that Shakespeare dealt with in Macbeth. The South Bank Show looks at how, 400 years after the play was first performed, the ideas it addresses, almost more than any other of Shakespeare’s works, have daily resonance in political and cultural life.

Procol Harum To Play Rare Live Dates

Procol Harum To Play Rare Live Dates

To coincide with the 40th anniversary of one of the most popular songs of all time, A Whiter Shade Of Pale, by one of Britain's best bands, Procol Harum, the band will play two rare and very special dates at St Johns Church, Smith Square, London, on July 20th and 21st.

Public Vote Sends Lee Mead To The West End

Saturday night's live grand final of Any Dream Will Do on BBC One saw understudy Lee Mead triumph in the public vote and win the right to wear the coveted Technicolor Dreamcoat in a new West End production of Joseph.

Myleene Klass On The Jungle, Pregnancy And How Hear'Say Changed Her Life

Myleene Klass On The Jungle, Pregnancy And How Hear'Say Changed Her Life

Myleene Klass revealed to Jonathan Ross she thought she might die in the jungle when she joined him for Friday Night With Jonathan Ross on BBC One last week.

Navratilova Joins BBC Team For Wimbledon Coverage

Navratilova Joins BBC Team For Wimbledon Coverage

Record, nine-time Wimbledon Women's champion Martina Navratilova and former World no.4 and US Open finalist Greg Rusedski are the latest recruits to the BBC's television commentary team for this year's Wimbledon Championships.

Radio 1 Announces Ibiza Weekend 2007

BBC Radio 1 has announced that the station will return to the White Isle from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 August 2007 for Radio 1's Ibiza Weekend. The weekend represents a key part of Radio 1's summer schedule and sees the station broadcast live from the iconic summer destination for dance music lovers.

Lesley Leaves Big Brother

After a week of is she isn’t she, Lesley finally decided her time in the house was over and departed the Big Brother House at 09:10am on the morning after the arrival of two new housemates Gerry and Seány. Lesley is the second Housemate to leave the house after Emily was removed early on Thursday morning.

US Dance Sensation Set To Hit UK Shores This July

US Dance Sensation Set To Hit UK Shores This July

US Billboard No.1 Dance Breakout artist, Erika Jayne, will hit UK shores this July as she presents her forthcoming hit record Rollercoaster (taken from debut album Pretty Mess).

Sun Protection - 73% Of People Don't Know What UV Stands for!

A recent street survey revealed that 73% of people admitted to not knowing what UV stands for. Further still, 85% had no idea what the differences between UVA and UVB rays are and only 65% knew whether their sun lotion protected against both UVA and UVB rays.

Idlewild - The Coolest Pub In the UK

Idlewild - The Coolest Pub In the UK

Idlewild, the latest venue by the Ruby Group, has created a whole new category for those looking for a night (or day) out. Best described as a pub restaurant deluxe, it features a classic british menu and bar quality cocktails in a venue which is quite stunningly unique.

Eclectic Liaisons For Lively Soho-ites

Brand new venue ‘Stanza’ has linked up with Liaison creating a relaxed and glamorous atmosphere at this long awaited late night bar. Welcoming and elegant, Stanza will attract an eclectic, lively ‘Sohoite’ integrating with a mixture of buzzing media, fashion, music and art.

Ken Loach Makes His Radio Debut On Radio 3

BBC Radio 3's Between The Ears broadcasts acclaimed film-maker Ken Loach's first work for radio, Blackpool – The Greatest Show Town, on Saturday 23 June. Taking a nostalgic look at the seaside town of his childhood holidays, Ken Loach recalls the working class resort, the music and comedy acts of Blackpool in the Forties, a time when the northern holiday town was at its peak.

Three Fat Brides, One Thin Dress

Their wedding is the most exciting and stressful occasion of most women’s lives, and among all the things to worry about there’s always one big worry which plays on every bride’s mind in the build up to the big day – her weight! In Three Fat Brides, One Thin Dress, formidable diet dictator, Gillian McKeith, turns her attention to big girls who are looking forward to their big day.

Big Brother Removes Housemate For Using Racially Offensive Word

Contestant Emily Parr was removed from the Big Brother house in the early hours of this morning (7th June) after using a racially offensive word to a fellow housemate.