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VIDEO: Will Smith slaps TV man and more news

3 hours 24 min ago
Will Smith slaps a reporter who tried to kiss him on the red carpet and more protests over Lady Gaga shows plus the rest of the day's entertainment headlines
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Crowded House drummer Jones dies

5 hours 20 min ago
Crowded House drummer Peter Jones dies at the age of 45.
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VIDEO: Banksy 'marks Queen's Jubilee'

6 hours 28 min ago
Andrew Marr and experts ask if the graffiti artist Banksy's latest offering ahead of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee means he is as radical as ever.
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AUDIO: How Peter Ackroyd hid his sexuality

8 hours 43 min ago
Writer and historian Peter Ackroyd has explained why he decided to conceal his homosexuality from his family.
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Lemon 'wants Carry On success'

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 02:58
TV celebrity Keith Lemon says he wants his new movie to replicate the success of the Carry On movies.
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Lloyd Webber on Jesus and Profumo

Sun, 05/20/2012 - 00:12
Andrew Lloyd Webber on his search for Jesus and why his next musical will be set in the '60s
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Cannes 2012: Reporter's Diary

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 10:54
BBC reporter Kev Geoghegan with the latest from Cannes
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Am I Sacha Baron Cohen's next target?

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 09:21
Meeting the man behind Borat - is it just a set-up?
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Ceefax founding editor dies at 85

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 09:16
Colin McIntyre, founding editor of the BBC's Ceefax service, the world's first teletext service, has died at the age of 85, his family confirms.
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VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Dita Von Teese

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 01:03
Burlesque star Dita Von Teese talks to Matthew Stadlen about why she does what she does, the art of striptease, her personal style and fitness regimes and why she is not anti-feminist.
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Moffat to receive special Bafta

Sat, 05/19/2012 - 00:13
Doctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's Bafta TV awards, organisers announce.
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AUDIO: Jessie J: The Voice 'a learning curve'

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 16:04
Jessie J spoke to BBC Radio 5 live about her new single, her new look and starring on The Voice.
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Rolf Harris unveils retrospective

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 15:46
The Australian entertainer looks back over his career
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VIDEO: The art inspiring Florence Welch

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:43
Andrew Graham-Dixon takes in some renaissance art with Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine at London's National Gallery.
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Baritone Fischer-Dieskau dies

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 13:13
The respected German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, famed for his performances of Schubert's song cycle Winter Journey, dies at the age of 86.
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AUDIO: Fatboy Slim to headline in Brighton

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:18
Fatboy Slim told BBC Radio 5 live about the Big Beach Bootique being held at Brighton and Hove Albion FC's new stadium.
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Will Young joins new Cabaret cast

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 12:13
Will Young is cast as the Emcee in a revival of Cabaret in the West End.
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VIDEO: Rolf Harris exhibition a 'thrill'

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:27
Rolf Harris tells the BBC's Colin Paterson that the largest retrospective of his paintings to date, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, is ''a thrill''.
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Chan movie is 'last action role'

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:11
Actor Jackie Chan, famed for his daring stunts, confirms he will be steering away from action roles in the future.
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X Factor: No return for Dannii

Fri, 05/18/2012 - 10:54
Dannii Minogue won't be returning to the judging panel this year, confirms a spokesperson for the talent show.
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