Entertainment
Queen Of Daytime Joins Love It!
Britain’s queen of daytime television, Trisha Goddard is to join love it! as the magazine’s agony aunt. Renowned for her straight talking, practical approach to real life issues, Trisha joins the title after extensive reader research revealed the talk show host was the celebrity readers would most like to turn to for credible and relevant advice.
New Stephen Poliakoff Films For BBC
Britain's finest television, film and stage actors star alongside talented newcomers in two new films written and directed by the inimitable, award-winning auteur, Stephen Poliakoff.
John Simm To Play Vincent Van Gogh
John Simm (Life on Mars, State of Play, Sex Traffic) will star as Vincent Van Gogh in a one-off arts drama to be broadcast on Channel 4 next year. The Yellow House, made by talkbackThames, tells the moving human story behind a pair of the most influential and explosive housemates in art history – Vincent Van Gogh (Simm) and Paul Gauguin (John Lynch, Bleak House).
Final Series Of ‘Bad Girls’ On DVD
Scheming, threatening, boozing, and brawling, the bad girls of Larkhall prison are back for the last ever series on DVD. Boasting an all-star cast including Colin Salmon, Amanda Donohoe, Sid Owen, Nicola Stapleton, Amanda Barrie and Stephanie Beacham, this multi award-winning ITV1 drama continually attracts audiences of over 5 million viewers.
BBC Radio 3 Hosts Wilfred Owen Week
General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff, will recite Wilfred Owen's The Chances as part of BBC Radio 3's Wilfred Owen week. He will also discuss his personal responses to Owen's work in the concluding programme of the season, Between The Ears: The Soldier's Poet, to be broadcast on Saturday 18 November 2006.
Absolute Garbage
With 12-million sales since they burst onto the music scene with their self-titled 1995 debut album, Garbage are set to issue their 'best of' collection 'Absolute Garbage' on March 19th. The compilation features Garbage hits such as 'Stupid Girl', 'Why Do You Love Me', 'I Think I'm Paranoid', 'Push It' and 'When I Grow Up' as well as fan favourites such as 'Only Happy When It Rains', 'Vow' and 'Queer'.
A Tale Of Alien Abduction
Fifteen years ago, five men's lives were forever changed when they were the victims of Alien abduction - only four returned alive. Now, these men will spend a night together when the nightmare of their experience returns once again.
02 Launches James Bond Handset
O2 customers should prepare to be shaken and stirred today with the launch of the exclusive silver Sony Ericsson K800i. Used by James Bond himself in the eagerly awaited new Bond movie, Casino Royale, the stylish silver K800i handset will be available exclusively to O2 customers until the end of January 2007.
Skindred - Jungle Bells UK Tour
Skindred will complete a busy year of solid touring with the festively titled Jungle Bells UK trek that they will embark upon throughout December. The tour represents their last UK shows before they enter the studio to work on their second album and the follow-up to their Babylon debut set.
A Celebration Of Brewing And Art
'Beer Futures’ is a happening of beer tasting and revelry at the closing party of the world's first supergroup illustration exhibition, 'Production Lines'. Art collective 4WALL have teamed up with an astonishingly diverse group of breweries and beer companies to celebrate brewing tradition, Bermondsey and Britishness. Hosted inside London's only spectacularly pink and orange Fashion and Textile Museum, this is a brew with a twist.
Extreme: Skinny Celebrities
As 2007 nears - it’s all about the 00 dress size and what it takes to get there... Following on from the first hugely successful Extreme: Skinny Celebrities one off documentary, Skinny is the hot topic that just isn’t going away. Extreme: Skinny Celebrities 2 sees Skinny fever reach new levels as it explores the arrival of the worrying size 00 and attempts to reveal the reasons behind the new wave in obsessive dieting.
Red Hot Chili Peppers Exclusive Gig
Red Hot Chili Peppers have confirmed that they will play an exclusive gig for XFM at Camden's Roundhouse on November 22nd. The show represents their last on these shores for 2006 and is the band's smallest UK gig since their 2002 set at The Garage.
Babyshambles Announce New UK Tour
Babyshambles have rescheduled the tour dates they had to postpone this month and have also added new dates to the tour, which now plays the UK in December. The first UK date coincides with the release of their 5 track EP ‘The Blinding’ out on December 4th.
Escape Christmas Party Hell at Solo
If you fear the work Christmas do, you're not alone. A recent survey shows over a fifth of staff dread the 'walk of shame' back to the office after embarrassing antics following a festive night out. London eatery Solo could ease the pressure this Christmas, with an array of novel solutions to the office party dilemma. Plus, nobody will end up trying to photocopy their privates.
Flaming Lips Release EP
To coincide with their UK during November, The Flaming Lips are releasing the four-track EP 'It Overtakes Me' next Monday.