Entertainment
CBBC Searches For The Sorcerer's Apprentice
A boarding school set deep in the heart of the English countryside becomes the home of the ultimate magical adventure, as a chosen few battle it out to become The Sorcerer's Apprentice in a major new series for CBBC.
The Magic Of The Snow Queen At The Lowry
Celebrating over 200 years of Hans Christian Andersen, Italy’s internationally acclaimed Teatro Kismet returns to The Lowry with an enchanting production of The Snow Queen. Their 2002 tour of Beauty and the Beast left audiences spellbound and this visit, between Tue 20 – Sat 24 February, looks set to do the same.
Snow Patrol Single To Benefit Save The Children
Save the Children will benefit from the release of Snow Patrol’s fourth single “Open Your Eyes” from their multi-million selling album “Eyes Open”. The b-side of the single, released in the UK and Ireland on February 12th is “I am an Astronaut”, a song that recently featured on the Save the Children “Colours Are Brighter” compilation album for kids (and adults too).
Sweet Soul Music
In 1957 a Memphis-based bank clerk named Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle launched what would become one of the most important record labels in the history of soul music. Fifty years on, the foundation of the Stax record label is to be celebrated with Sweet Soul Music - a major new show that will tour the UK from February 2007.
Sounds Expo: The UK’s Best Music Production Event
The UK’s best music production event, Sounds Expo 2007 returns to Olympia 2 between March 1-3. And whether visitors are experienced producers, project-studio-owning guitar players or beats-programming drummers there’s something for everyone at the show…
Channel 4 Chairman Defends Celebrity Big Brother
Speaking at today’s meeting of Channel 4’s board of directors, its chairman Luke Johnson, said: “The Channel 4 board recognises that the events of the last week on Celebrity Big Brother have provoked an unprecedented level of public complaint. We believe this has triggered an important debate.
BBC One Named Channel Of The Year
BBC One was named Channel Of The Year at last night's Broadcast Awards, with recently launched BBC Vision scooping further awards for excellence across the genres.
Jools Holland To Play UK Charity Concerts
Jools Holland announced today that he will play two very special charity concerts at Wells Cathedral on 6 March and Rochester Cathedral on 20 March to raise funds for the necessary upkeep of Cathedrals throughout the British Isles and highlight the beauty of these historic buildings and the music within them.
Neil Young: Live At Massey Hall
Neil Young will release Live At Massey Hall, a recording of a classic show performed in Toronto in 1971, on March 12th on Reprise. Live At Massey Hall is the second release in Neil Young's Archive Performance Series following 2006's Live At The Fillmore.
Birmingham Royal Ballet Return To The Lowry
Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to The Lowry with a remarkable double bill between Tue 20 – Sat 24 February. They not only celebrate one of the most important creative collaborations of the 20th Century, that of George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky, but also perform a brand new version of Cyrano.
'Save The Last Dance 2' Comes To DVD
Save the Last Dance 2 brings the passion of dance this spring. Get ready to dance your heart out, with the highly anticipated sequel to MTV Films’ hit movie Save the Last Dance, out on DVD on February 12th.
National Portrait Gallery Exhibits “Blair at War”
In March 2003, as Tony Blair took the final steps towards leading the nation to war with Iraq, award-winning photojournalist Nick Danziger and Times Literary Supplement editor Peter Stothard were given thirty days of unprecedented access to the Prime Minister and his closest aides.
9/11 & Death Of Diana UK's Most Memorable Events
A groundbreaking national survey for BBC Radio 4, has found that the most common "flashbulb" memory among those polled are the events of 9/11. The death of Diana, Princess of Wales polled second and the assassination of JFK, third.
Keith Urban Announces World Tour
Plans are underway for Keith Urban’s much anticipated ‘Love, Pain & the whole crazy World Tour.’ While exact dates and details are being finalised, the tour is confirmed to kick-off with a short run of special club shows in the UK and Germany this April.
Celebrity 'Carbon Criminals' Named & Shamed
A programme on BBC2 last night revealed the environmental effects of celebrities’ globe-trotting habits. Amongst those named and shamed was Simon Cowell who is a big fan of the private jet and has been reported as saying he prefers them because the food and drink is better and he can smoke at 36,000 feet.