Entertainment

Babyshambles To Embark On Arena Tour
Babyshambles will play their biggest headline shows to date when they embark on a UK Arena tour in November. The band, who recently signed a long-term deal with Parlophone, will be releasing a new album in the autumn.
Billie Piper To Star As Call Girl In TV Drama
ITV’s drama team, with ITV2, has commissioned new drama Belle De Jour, a contemporary eight part series starring Billie Piper as a London call girl. Taken from the best-selling, real life diaries, this is an eye opening insight into the life of an upmarket escort.
Peter Gabriel To Appear At Womad Festival
A special guest appearance by Peter Gabriel will be made at the WOMAD festival, Charlton Park to celebrate 25 years of WOMAD in the UK. This performance on Friday 27 July by Peter Gabriel, WOMAD's co-founder, will be one of only a few shows in the UK this summer.
Into The Woods At The Royal Opera House
Beverley Klein, Anne Reid and Clive Rowe are to star in a new production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s acclaimed Into the Woods at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House opening on 18 June 2007.

Myspace Presents Exclusive Faithless Show
Faithless fans selected from friends of the MySpace Secret Shows profile are set to be blown away by a special sneak preview Secret Show of the band's forthcoming arena tour on Friday 16th March 2007. The one-off gig will take place in an undisclosed location just outside Leeds.

Ben Taylor - Special Guest To Chris Isaak
Described by critics as “showing a talent that is undeniable and winning”, Ben Taylor does exactly that. Having released his Radio 2 mainstay single ‘Nothing I Can Do’ this week and recently announced a major headline tour, the critically acclaimed singer/songwriter will be special guest to Chris Isaak on his forthcoming UK live shows.

Bolshoi Ballet Returns To London
The Bolshoi Ballet returns to London for a three-week summer season at the London Coliseum from July 30 – August 18, 2007, presented by Victor Hochhauser. Last year’s sold-out season of the Bolshoi Ballet in London was a critical triumph, leaving an enthusiastic public clamoring for more.

US Rockers Saosin Hit UK
Critically acclaimed US rock band Saosin – who crashed straight into the Billboard Top 30 with their debut album – return to the UK to support their new single ‘Voices’ which is released here on May 7th.

Crowded House To Perform Live Webcast
The newly reformed Crowded House will be performing live via interactive webcast at 10pm GMT this Saturday 17th March through band website crowdedhouseofficial.com.
Debut Novel: Bareback
Lola Galley is used to doing things she doesn’t want. She certainly doesn’t want to be assigned the case of Richard Ellaway, the man who, under a cold full moon, mutilated a good friend of hers. But being a bareback, what she wants and what she gets are seldom the same.
BBC Investigates Blue Peter Phone Competition
Last week, the BBC confirmed that a review of programmes which used premium rate telephone lines was underway. The BBC was contacted last Friday by email by a viewer who raised questions about the conduct of a competition on Blue Peter on 27 November 2006. In particular, the viewer alleged that a child who was visiting the studio was asked to call into the studio.
New Books: The Mephisto Club
Author Tess Gerritsen is an ice-queen. Beautiful, polished and in total control the mask never slips. She is the consummate professional, but underneath she inhabits a very different world.

Lowry Collection Offered At Auction
Christie's announce that they will offer for sale the finest and most comprehensive private collection of pictures by L.S. Lowry ever to appear at auction.
Celebrities Are Saving Planet Earth
Will Young, Graham Norton, Nick Knowles and Edith Bowman are among a host of stars joining Sir David Attenborough and Alan Titchmarsh for Saving Planet Earth, a wide-reaching series supporting animal conservation on BBC One this summer.
The Police UK Tour Sells Out In Minutes
The Police UK Tour which went on general sale at 9am Friday morning has sold out, with more than 120,000 tickets snapped up by eager fans. Tour Promoters, Live Nation have confirmed all the announced UK tour dates have sold out; with the Birmingham and Manchester arena shows being the first to go in half an hour, Twickenham followed selling in just under an hour, and Cardiff quickly after that.