Hugh Jackman quits Houdini musical
X-Men star Hugh Jackman pulls out of an upcoming Broadway musical about Harry Houdini in which he was to have played the famed illusionist.
Keanu rules out Point Break remake
Film star Keanu Reeves says will "absolutely not" take part in a remake of his 1991 film Point Break.
Stars pay tribute to comedy agent
Addison Cresswell, the influential comedy agent who played a key role in the careers of Jonathan Ross, Jack Dee and others, dies at the age of 53.
Status Quo set to rock eisteddfod
Carey Christmas song sells a millionArts & culture
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First theatre safety checks complete
Initial safety checks at the Apollo Theatre in London, where scores of people were injured after part of a ceiling collapsed, are completed.
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Rowling announces Potter stage show
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Mixed reviews for sex scandal show
Film
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Hobbit holds firm at US box office
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues its hold on the North American box office, topping the chart for a second consecutive week.
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Anna Paquin cut out of X-Men film
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Vin Diesel will voice Marvel's Groot
Music
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Sam Bailey tops UK Christmas chart
X Factor winner Sam Bailey claims 2013's Christmas number one with her debut single Skyscraper, as Robbie Williams tops the festive album chart.
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Digital rights 'risk inconsistency'
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'Angry' singer 'H' in Google row
TV & radio
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Strictly final watched by 12.6m
Ratings for this year's Strictly Come Dancing final peaked at 12.6m as model Abbey Clancy lifted the glitterball trophy, but it was the lowest ratings for a final in four years.
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Police review Nigella drug admission
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Miranda Hart 'struggled with fame'
Watch/Listen
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Ben Stiller: I don't make any rules02:36
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Beyonce stuns Christmas shoppers 00:41
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The heroes who outlive their authors01:56
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Jenna on a 'very different Doctor Who'03:20
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Long-legged Stiller on awkward moments03:12
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Nancy Dell'Olio's sympathy for Nigella01:34
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Dragon sequel will be 'from scratch'02:52
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Harry Hill's Blackpool excursion03:32
Features & analysis
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Daughters of Buffy
Where have all the strong female characters gone?
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Staying silent
How actress Orla Brady kept Doctor Who's Christmas secrets
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Life imitating TV?
What dramas have taught us about politics this year
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No pussyfooting
Bold words from freed Pussy Riot members
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Fright before Christmas
Why do we love a festive ghost tale? BBC Arts & Culture
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Kermode Uncut
Why Gravity exerted such a force at cinemas in 2013
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All at sea
Why Robert Redford lost his voice for his latest film
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Musical exile
Why pianist Andras Schiff will not return to Hungary
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Somali 'Idol'
Where contestants face worse than Simon Cowell
Quote of the Day
Orla Brady on why she accepted a part in the Doctor Who Christmas special without reading the script.
Spill the beansProgrammes
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Talking Movies
American Hustle features sex and scandal in the 1970s and stars Amy Adams and Christian Bale
The Forum
What are the hidden messages behind the act of giving or receiving a gift?
