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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Sunday 24 June 2012
Seven pensioners (including Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Tom Wilkinson) discover that they don't have the funds to live comfortably in Britain, so they fly off to a palatial retirement home in Jaipur, only to find that it's in a worse state than they are.
The arts: Iannucci gets an OBE – but what would Malcolm Tucker say?
Saturday 16 June 2012
While many in the entertainment industry talked of their thrill over receiving recognition in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, Armando Iannucci warned it would not prevent him from lampooning the Government.
Friend in need of a good role
Thursday 14 June 2012
Could Matthew Perry's new sitcom be The One Where He Finally Gets A Lucky Break? Sarah Hughes finds out
Observations: Del Boy and Rodders, US style. Pukka fare or a pair of plonkers?
Saturday 02 June 2012
ABC has greenlit the new US remake of the BBC's Only Fools and Horses, which stars John Leguizamo, known for his role as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, in the role of Del made famous by Sir David Jason.
DVD/Blu-ray: Grandma's House: Series 2 (15)
Saturday 26 May 2012
"Do you need more acting lessons?" Rebecca Front's fame-hungry mum asks her struggling son (Simon Amstell).
No laughing matter: BBC faces comedy crisis as rivals lure talent with big budgets
Saturday 05 May 2012
BBC boss says writers can't handle the pressure of a mass audience and are pitching ideas to other channels
World records: When life is – literally – a rollercoaster ride
Friday 27 April 2012
Richard Rodriguez must have a strong stomach. The American rollercoaster enthusiast announced yesterday that he'd be attempting to ride the Big One at Blackpool Pleasure Beach for 102 days – from 31 May to mid-September.
Simpsons creator finally unveils the real Springfield
Thursday 12 April 2012
From Springfield, Ohio, to the city's namesakes in West Virginia, Vermont and Illinois, resounds the exclamation: "Doh!" The creator of The Simpsons has broken his silence and revealed that the real-life inspiration for the animated series is the Springfield in Oregon.
No power plant, no Krusty Burger – but this is the real home of the Simpsons
Thursday 12 April 2012
Oregonians delight as Groening finally reveals that of 38 US Springfields, he was thinking of theirs
Morgan Spurlock: 'I was doing funny walks around the house aged six'
Sunday 01 April 2012
With his TV show on Britain starting tomorrow and his film in cinemas later this week, the 'Super Size Me' film-maker is never off our screens. Genevieve Roberts meets Morgan Spurlock
Lord of mayhem on an Olympic scale
Thursday 29 March 2012
As the BBC's Games satire Twenty Twelve returns, Hugh Bonneville tells James Rampton about a role far removed from Downton Abbey
Twenty Twelve: Back on track with Hugh Bonneville, the lord of office jargon
Thursday 29 March 2012
As the BBC's Olympics satire Twenty Twelve returns for a second series, Hugh Bonneville talks to James Rampton about a role far removed from Downton Abbey but just as quintessentially English.
Joanna Page: Back on a winning streak
Monday 26 March 2012
New drama The Syndicate sees Joanna Page in her first starring role since Gavin & Stacey.
Sport Relief raises record £50m
Saturday 24 March 2012
The Sport Relief fundraising extravaganza has raised a record on-the-night total of £50 million.
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