Movie flop to cost Disney $200m
Walt Disney expects to lose $200m (£126m) on its movie John Carter, making it one of the biggest flops in cinema history.
China tops art and antiques table
China overtakes the US as a global art market for the first time, according to an The European Fine Art Foundation.
Michael reveals rescheduled dates
Singer George Michael announces rescheduled dates for his Symphonica tour, which he was forced to postpone last year due to ill health.
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Rice to receive special Olivier
Lyricist Tim Rice is to receive a special prize for his outstanding contribution to musical theatre at this year's Olivier Awards.
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Unseen modern British art on show
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West End hit Ladykillers to tour
Film
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Iran Oscar winner repeats success
Iran's best foreign language film winner A Separation collects four prizes at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong.
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21 Jump St remake tops box office
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Clooney freed after Sudan arrest
Music
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Brits reach US album sales peak
Adele helps British musicians take their highest share of US album sales for more than a decade, according to UK record industry body the BPI.
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Adele overtakes Pink Floyd album
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Downton actress at Isle of Wight
TV & radio
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BBC director general to step down
The BBC's director general, Mark Thompson, announces he will leave the corporation this autumn, after eight years.
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Oprah Winfrey axes The Rosie Show
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Ford criticises BBC over ageism
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Michelle Obama: Don't make me cry01:00
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Lang Lang: This is my destiny06:50
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Why director plans deepest dive03:30
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How can a sub dive all the way down?03:17
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Jenkins wows judges and more news02:15
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Lang Lang on playing Beethoven03:03
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Otis Williams: 'I was no angel'02:28
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Annie Lennox on Africa envoy role05:02
Features & analysis
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Feel the farce
Playwright Richard Bean looks beyond the success of One Man, Two Guvnors
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My daughter's deafness
EastEnders star Rita on life with a child who is losing her hearing
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Screen turkeys
A brief history of recent big screen flops
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In touch
Kiefer Sutherland leaves Jack Bauer behind
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Texas rocks
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Blind writer
'Why my radio thriller builds tension with noise, not speech'
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Kermode Uncut
Is Finnish movie Iron Sky any good?
Quote of the Day
Rosie O'Donnell on Oprah Winfrey cancelling her US talk show
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Melbourne magic
The city is home to some of the Southern Hemisphere’s best art, food and music
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Talking Movies
Ewan McGregor stars in Salmon Fishing in Yemen - but is this comedy true to the novel?
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The World Of Alice Cooper
A profile of musician Alice Cooper - how has he shaped rock performance around the globe?
The Strand
Anna McNamee introduces the second in our series of brand new speculative fiction.
