Entertainment

O2 Wireless Festival Predicts A Riot!
Following the huge success of the O2 Wireless Festival 2006, the festival with style is back for 2007. On June 15th,16th and 17th, the festival will be heading back to Harewood House for 3 days of sensational live music, including exclusive headline performances from The White Stripes, Daft Punk and Kaiser Chiefs, as the five loveable lads from Leeds return to home turf for the biggest homecoming gig of their career, we predict a riot indeed!

Provoked: In Prison She Found Her Freedom
With an impressive international star cast including Aishwarya Rai, Miranda Richardson, Naveen Andrews, Rebecca Pidgeon, Nandita Das and Robbie Coltrane performing pivotal roles in what is anticipated to be this year’s most poignant film, “Provoked” is released nationwide on Friday 6th April 2007 with advance previews on Thursday 5th April 2007.

Spectacular Line-Up For Guilty Pleasures
Magic Numbers, Suggs and Alan Tyler are now confirmed to play live with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Sean Rowley’s Guilty Pleasures. Guilty Pleasures Live with the BBC Concert Orchestra hosted by Sean Rowley at the Hackney Empire on 20th March is set to be one of the must see gigs of the year.

Will Self Reading In Bristol
Writer and broadcaster Will Self will be appearing at Waterstone’s Bristol to read from his novel ‘The Book of Dave’ at 7.30pm on 29th March.

Stephen Tompkinson Stars In Mel Smith Play
Stephen Tompkinson, one of the country’s top television actors, stars in Mel Smith’s dazzling new production of a comedy classic. Written over 100 years ago, 'Charley’s Aunt' is one of the most popular and enduring comedies in the English language.

Advert Brings Right Said Fred Resurgence
The two brothers Fairbrass (Fred and Richard), universally known as Right Said Fred, are set to return to the British charts with the release of a newly recorded version of the pop classic ‘I’m Too Sexy’ and a brand new album.

Rising Star Releases Debut EP
He has already been praised by the music industry’s unofficial tastemaker, Record of the Day, collaborated with acclaimed Jamiroquai and Tom Baxter producer Mike Nielsen, and has an ever increasing online fanbase which is growing by the second.
Morse At 20 – An ITV3 Celebration
Inspector Morse is 20 – and a special ITV3 weekend next month celebrating his anniversary reaches a climax with Morse Live At The Albert Hall, a spectacular evening of music, hosted by Michael Parkinson and headlining opera stars Lesley Garrett, Sir Willard White and Alfie Boe.
Linkin Park Announce New Album & Tour
Linkin Park have confirmed that their third studio album will be entitled 'Minutes To Midnight' and will be released on May 14th. Co-produced by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin (U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Run DMC), 'Minutes To Midnight' was recorded at the infamous Mansion at Laurel Canyon and is already being touted by critics who have heard it as the band's best work to date.
Castaway Returns Seven Years On
Seven years on from the original, Castaway returns with a new shape and new twists but the same underlying intentions: take a group of people as far away from their current lives as possible – geographically, psychologically and emotionally – to explore what's really important to them and discover how they shape their community. The series is presented by Danny Wallace.

Borat DVD Is No.1 In Kazakhstan
Amazon.co.uk can today reveal that Kazakh customers are rushing to order Sacha Baron-Cohen's smash hit DVD, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, making it the highest ordered product from Kazakhstan this week. Kazakhs are spending their hard earned Tenge to have copies of the DVD, which is currently the number 1 in the Amazon.co.uk DVD chart, shipped out to Eastern Asia.
New ITV1 Comedy – Get A Grip
Get A Grip, which airs on ITV1 this April is a brand new type of comedy show devised by the man who’s previous TV originals include The Young Ones, Blackadder, Saturday Night Live and The Thin Blue Line.

The Thick Of It
Award-winning comedian, writer, director and producer Armando Iannucci (The Day Today, I’m Alan Partridge) delivers a unique satire on the world of politics, starring Chris Langham (Help; People Like Us) and Peter Capaldi (The Crow Road). The Thick of It Series 1, 2 and the 2006 Christmas Special will be available to buy together on DVD from BBC DVD on April 2nd 2007.
Five Suspends Premium Rate Telephone Services
Channel Five has suspended all its programming involving premium rate telephone services after Endemol UK informed the channel of issues with its daily quiz show Brainteaser, it was announced yesterday.

Brian Harvey Enters Eurovision Battle
Brian Harvey will compete on the BBC’s “Making Your Mind Up” for a chance to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Competition this year. On 17th March, live on BBC1, the former East 17 star will sing ‘I Can,’ an honest, soul-baring ballad about rising out of the depths of his troubled past.