‘The Daily Show’ has become one of the most celebrated shows on American television winning numerous awards, become a favourite among viewers, with the distinction of having several academic papers written about its impact on politics. There are many reasons why, but here are four:

‘The Daily Show’ has become one of the most celebrated shows on American television winning numerous awards, become a favourite among viewers, with the distinction of having several academic papers written about its impact on politics. There are many reasons why, but here are four:

A spate of British actors are fooling Americans by putting on an American accent for their roles. See the videos below for some examples:

Retailers are desperately trying to foist flapper fringing and all things Jazz Age on to shoppers to coincide with the long-awaited release of The Great Gatsby. But, with the great Miuccia Prada designing some of the costumes for the big-screen version, everything else just pales into insignificance – no matter how many paillettes it’s been strewn with.

Delayed so long that Scott Fitzgerald himself could have churned out a short story or  19, Baz Luhrmann’s 3D adaptation of The Great Gatsby is finally here.

PD James: Pride and waspishness

The note to her sister Cassandra describes the author's excitement at receiving the first printed copy of her book 200 years ago

Gabriel Byrne is set to star in a series of crime thrillers based on novels by Booker Prize winner John Banville.

No heroine of Victorian literature is safe. A steamed-up version of Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece is going to be published in August, under the title Jane Eyre Laid Bare.

Her luminous good looks made her the star of Little Dorrit and Upstairs Downstairs. As she prepares to light up our TV screens once again, Claire Foy talks to Gerard Gilbert.

When academic and biographer Paula Byrne announced the discovery of what seemed to be a new drawing of Jane Austen, there was a frenzied debate over the picture's authenticity. Arguments are bound to be reignited by the news that the controversial portrait will go on display at the Bodleian Library in Oxford as part of the celebrations for World Book Day, before moving to Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton this April. The picture, showing a thin-faced woman gripping an inky quill, accentuates Austen's professionalism.

There was a lot of fuss made about this modern-day Western – it's sort of like Shane, only with cars not horses – upon its cinema release, and Nicolas Winding Refn's slick, violent thriller has a lot to recommend it: Albert Brooks's abhorrent Mob boss, his repellent partner (Ron Perlman) and Bryan Cranston's unlucky mechanic.

My name is Brandon, and I'm addicted to sex. But enough about me...

Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan