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Strictly Come Dancing celebrates 20 years of dance magic on the BBC with brand new anniversary show
Strictly Come Dancing, the iconic BBC Entertainment series and one of the UK’s most cherished programmes, is gearing up to celebrate two decades of glitz, glamour and memorable moves with a special episode coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer later this year. Made by BBC Studios Entertainment Productions, an unmissable one-off programme has been...
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King Charles: First official portrait since coronation is unveiled, painted by Jonathan Yeo
14 May 2024 By Katie Razzall,Culture and media editor Jonathan Yeo Studio Yeo says the butterfly by the King’s shoulder symbolises “the beauty of nature and highlights the [King’s] environmental causes” The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace. The vast oil on canvas shows...
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Roger Corman: The Little Shop of Horrors cult B-movie director dies aged 98
In the late 60s he set up his own production company, New World Pictures. As well as continuing to make budget movies, he also began handling films made by distinguished foreign film-makers, including Francois Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini and introducing them to an American audience. He sold New World Pictures in the 1980s...
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Chaotic build-up to Eurovision as thousands protest
11 May 2024 By Mark Savage, Music correspondent, BBC News Reuters Eden Golan, who will represent Israel at the contest, is confined to her hotel room when she is not on stage The Eurovision Song Contest has seen a chaotic build-up towards Saturday’s grand final. The Dutch entry has been disqualified, another has withdrawn from rehearsals and...
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Britain’s Got Talent 2024 | Release date, judges and news
As ever, there are a whole host of acts vying to make it to the grand finale and secure their spot at the Royal Variety Performance – and they aren’t only competing for a spot, as the winner will also take home a whopping £250,000! Over the course of the show’s history, winners have included...
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Bargain Hunt star’s apology after ‘long bout of silence’ on air in host shake up
Danny Sebastian was inundated with messages of support after he addressed an on-air error. The Bargain Hunt star joined the programme as an expert in 2017 and became one of the show’s main presenters two years ago. But the antique dealer recoiled over an episode that recently aired where he admittedly suffered “long bouts of...
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King Charles too busy to see son Prince Harry during UK trip
Prince Harry will not be seeing his father King Charles during his current visit to Britain as the monarch will be too busy, Harry’s spokesperson said on Tuesday. Harry, 39, has returned to Britain to attend a number of events to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games, the international sporting event that he founded for military...
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Eurovision fans rage Olly Alexander should be ‘axed’ after Union Jack remark
Eurovision‘s Olly Alexander has branded the Union Jack flag “divisive” and “nationalistic”, sparking a furious backlash from fans of the annual contest. Ahead of today’s semi-final performance in Malmo, Sweden, the 33-year-old actor claimed to be “ambivalent” about what the flag represented – and Twitter exploded. “We have a weirdo representing us in Eurovision who...
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Eurovision hopefuls put on the style in Malmo
5 May 2024 By Ali Abbas Ahmadi ,BBC News EPA Flamboyant? Me? Meet San Marino’s Megara at the Eurovision official opening ceremony The final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest may not be until next weekend but contestants have already been putting on the style for the event’s official opening in Malmo. Representatives of the...
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Eurovision 2024: Joanna Lumley to announce UK jury scores
3 May 2024 By Mark Savage, BBC music correspondent Getty Images Joanna Lumley was made a Dame in the 2021 Queen’s New Year Honours list Dame Joanna Lumley will front the UK’s jury at next week’s Eurovision Song Contest, the BBC has revealed. It means that the star of Absolutely Fabulous and Fool Me Once will reveal...
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Demi Moore is ‘preparing herself’ for ’emotional goodbye’ with Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia, which was confirmed to have progressed to frontotemporal dementia last year. Demi Moore is said to have been “preparing herself” for what’s to come in the future, as her former husband continues to battle his condition. The Hollywood actress told InTouch: “When you...