Entertainment
Wet Wet Wet Celebrate 20 Years With Tour
Wet Wet Wet, one of the UK’s biggest bands, will mark their twentieth year in the music business with the release of a brand new album containing all new material and an extensive tour of the UK.
Robbie’s Controversial Video Is Online Exclusive
EMI Records and IE Music have confirmed that the spectacular and controversial new video for the forthcoming Robbie Williams single ‘She’s Madonna’, a collaboration with Pet Shop Boys, will be made available to watch exclusively online at bbc.co.uk/radio1, alongside Inner Sanctum subscribers on robbiewilliams.com.
4Music Presents: Bloc Party
Channel 4 is to broadcast a unique 4Music Presents on Sunday 4th February which will showcase tracks from Bloc Party’s new album “A Weekend In The City” released 5th February. In addition to this, in the week prior to the 4Music Presents special (commencing Sunday 29th January), Channel 4 will show an exclusive performance of one track from the album per day from Sunday to Thursday at a late night time.
Chinese State Circus At The Lowry
The circus that changed traditional entertainment forever explodes into the UK with the greatest family entertainment ever assembled beyond the Great Wall of China.
Good Year For UK film Industry
The amount of money spent in 2006 on making films in the UK such as The Golden Age, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Atonement, and His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass jumped by 48% to £840.1 million making it the second best year ever, new figures from the UK Film Council reveal this week.
Chelsea Art Fair 2007
Penman Fairs are pleased to announce that they have drawn together over forty UK and international galleries to exhibit work by leading artists at Chelsea Art Fair 2007. The fair will run from 19th – 22nd April at London’s Chelsea Old Town Hall, and its relaxed and personalised environment provides an excellent opportunity to see and buy a huge variety of work ranging from paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and ceramics by more than five hundred artists.
James Harries; Confirms First Ever UK Shows
James Harries, the UK/Prague-based phenomenon who's already racked up a string of multi-Platinum albums and consistently sells out arenas across central Europe, has lined up a string of debut UK shows in the New Year.
Gemma Atkinson Leaves TV Song Contest
Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson has become the 7th celebrity to leave ITV1’s Soapstar Superstar programme, despite wowing the show’s judges with her raunchy routines. Gemma, who is reportedly dating Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, said “I’ve never sung in front of an audience before - unless you count singing karaoke!".
Celebrities Are Skating On Thin Ice!
Ice skating champions Torvill and Dean are back and with 11 new celebrities ready to take to the ice in the second series of the hit entertainment show Dancing On Ice.
James McAvoy Is Anything But Shameless
James McAvoy, former star of Shameless, and more recently The Last King of Scotland feature film, is supporting the film's chosen charity Retrak, by narrating an exclusive Community Channel documentary called On The Tigers' Trail: Hope for Street Children in Uganda.
Emma Bunton To Release New Single
Emma Bunton kicks off 2007 with brand new single ‘All I Need To Know’ released on 12th February through 19 Recordings/Universal. 2006 proved to be a hugely successful year in the ex. Spice Girl’s life, with a top 3 single ‘Downtown’ released in November for Children in Need and a spectacular weekly appearance on the Saturday night hit BBC TV show ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ where she reached the final three in the competition.
Bringing Ibiza Style To Your Coffee Table
On the sun-drenched island of Ibiza, hidden away from its famously crowded beaches and pulsating nightclubs, are some of the world’s most stylish interiors. This beautiful book is the only title dedicated to interior design in Ibiza and is a glorious celebration of Ibiza’s unique style, as well as the creativity of its cosmopolitan and artistic residents.
Radio 1 Creates Slot For Emerging Talent
BBC Radio 1 announced today that the station's Friday early breakfast slot (4-7am) would become a breeding ground for new and emerging talent giving existing DJs and future signings a key show in which to work.
New Year, New Dramas For Daytime TV
Jay Hunt, Controller, BBC Daytime, is expanding the schedule's drama offering for 2007 with three new high-quality single dramas for BBC One which continue BBC Daytime's recent tradition of attracting big-name talent to its drama output.
Celebrity Big Brother, Popular As Ever
Audience ratings for the opening show of the fourth series of Celebrity Big Brother peaked at 8 million viewers, an increase on last year’s launch night audience, (which peaked at 7.6m viewers), and confirming the original celebrity reality show is as popular as ever. The show won the TV slot from 8pm to 9.30pm beating audiences for all other major channels.