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Cowell is 'puzzled' by The Voice
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:34:42 GMT
The X Factor's Simon Cowell says he is "puzzled" about why BBC One's The Voice is not on the radio instead of TV.
Ken Bruce gets best ever audience
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:09:48 GMT
Radio 2 DJ Ken Bruce has pulled in the biggest audience of his career, according to new figures from Rajar.
Children's shows to leave BBC One
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:15:47 GMT
The BBC Trust confirms children's shows will no longer be shown on BBC One and BBC Two after digital switchover.
Thompson confirms Annie script
Thu, 17 May 2012 06:01:09 GMT
Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson confirms she is writing a modern version of the musical Annie starring Willow Smith.
Cannes jury denies 'sexism' claim
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:27:17 GMT
The Cannes jury responds to claims of sexism prompted by the lack of female filmmakers in the running for this year's Palme d'Or.
Royal portraits reunited at show
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:42:35 GMT
A pair of Royal portraits are to be seen together for the first time in more than a quarter of a century to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Masseur drops Travolta sex claim
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:16:53 GMT
One of the two male masseurs who have accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault withdraws his legal action.
Scots artist George Wyllie dies
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:49:06 GMT
Scottish artist George Wyllie, best known for giant public works like The Paper Boat, has died aged 90.
Avengers hits £40m in UK chart
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:40:35 GMT
Superhero movie The Avengers tops the UK box office for the third week in a row, taking over £40m to date.
Mexico writer Carlos Fuentes dies
Wed, 16 May 2012 09:43:41 GMT
Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83.
Coronation Street musical shelved
Wed, 16 May 2012 04:04:53 GMT
An official Coronation Street stage musical, which has been performed just twice so far, has had its future dates postponed so the show can be reworked.
Snow White film 'used real blood'
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:24:37 GMT
Director Rupert Sanders reveals that he used his own blood in Snow White and the Huntsman when the fake blood didn't look real enough.
'Banksy' boy worker image on shop
Wed, 16 May 2012 12:33:28 GMT
Banksy is believed to be behind a new painting which shows a boy hunched over a sewing machine stitching union flag bunting.
Moyles to play Herod in Superstar
Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:42 GMT
Radio 1's Chris Moyles is to play Herod in a UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
Morpurgo in book festival line-up
Wed, 16 May 2012 07:01:15 GMT
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and journalist John Pilger are among the guests at this year's London Literature Festival.
Deller chosen for Venice Biennale
Tue, 15 May 2012 03:57:14 GMT
Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller will represent Britain at the 2013 Venice Biennale, the British Council announces.
Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:13:40 GMT
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is to write the script for Sony Pictures' upcoming biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Alan Rickman to star in CBGB film
Tue, 15 May 2012 10:11:18 GMT
Alan Rickman is to star in a new film about famous New York nightclub CBGB, which helped launched acts like The Ramones, Blondie and Patti Smith.
Five-year plan to boost UK film
Mon, 14 May 2012 11:20:14 GMT
Some £285 million of National Lottery money is to be put into the UK film industry as part of a five-year plan issued by the British Film Institute.
Ticket mix-up over relay concert
Tue, 15 May 2012 19:45:32 GMT
A ballot for tickets to see boy band The Wanted at an Olympic concert is to be re-run after all entrants were mistakenly told they were successful.
Singer settles over awards injury
Tue, 15 May 2012 10:51:31 GMT
Rock singer Bret Michaels reaches a settlement with the organisers of the Tony Awards over an on-stage accident during the 2009 ceremony.
One Direction for iTunes festival
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:06:02 GMT
One Direction and Usher to play the iTunes festival with Jack White and Norah Jones also performing at the month-long free music event in London.
Britney Spears joins X Factor USA
Tue, 15 May 2012 07:15:06 GMT
Britney Spears and Demi Lovato join Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as judges on the US version of The X Factor.
BBC 6 Music wins top radio award
Tue, 15 May 2012 08:37:10 GMT
BBC 6 Music is named UK station of the year at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, while local radio duo Betty and Beryl become the oldest-ever winners.
Downton star makes Broadway debut
Mon, 14 May 2012 14:47:57 GMT
Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens is to make his Broadway debut, playing a suspected fortune hunter opposite The Help actress Jessica Chastain.
VIDEO: Actor Will Smith back in Black
Wed, 16 May 2012 20:39:23 GMT
Fifteen years after the release of the first Men in Black, Hollywood actor Will Smith is back with the third film in the franchise.
AUDIO: Children's shows leave BBC One
Wed, 16 May 2012 21:51:46 GMT
Children's programmes will no longer be shown on BBC One and Two following the digital switchover, the BBC Trust has confirmed.
AUDIO: Wes Anderson on his young romance
Thu, 17 May 2012 08:24:04 GMT
Wes Anderson has opened this year's Cannes Film Festival with his new movie Moonrise Kingdom - a tale of childhood romance set against the backdrop of a scouting camp.
AUDIO: Cowell: 'Why isn't The Voice on radio?'
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:27:22 GMT
The X Factor's Simon Cowell says he is "puzzled" about why BBC One's The Voice is not on the radio instead of TV.
VIDEO: Moyles joins musical and more news
Thu, 17 May 2012 06:41:27 GMT
Radio 1's Chris Moyles will star in Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar and Lord Sugar fires another Apprentice hopeful plus the rest of the day's entertainment headlines.
VIDEO: Moonrise Kingdom opens Cannes
Thu, 17 May 2012 06:56:43 GMT
Bruce Willis and Bill Murray were amongst the stars on the red carpet for the opening of the Cannes Film Festival.
VIDEO: Gaga refused permit for Jakarta gig
Wed, 16 May 2012 15:57:29 GMT
Indonesian police have refused to issue a permit for a Lady Gaga concert scheduled to take place in Jakarta next month.
VIDEO: 'I was on the Sex Pistols' jubilee boat trip'
Wed, 16 May 2012 10:45:39 GMT
Music journalist and Editor of Uncut, Allan Jones, shares his memories of the Sex Pistols Silver Jubilee boat trip.
Romance on the Croisette
Wed, 16 May 2012 11:39:36 GMT
Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom opens Cannes
Waving off Blue Peter to distant shores
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:20:05 GMT
Why is departure of children's TV from BBC One mourned by many?
Martial arts the Welsh way
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:38:18 GMT
The Welsh director behind an Indonesian martial arts hit
Cannes 2012: Reporter's Diary
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:40:05 GMT
BBC reporter Kev Geoghegan with the latest from Cannes
In pictures: Children's TV shows on the BBC
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:57:51 GMT
Seven decades of BBC children's programmes
Britney comes back from the brink
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:41:09 GMT
A look at her career as she joins X Factor USA

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 Word of the day 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:

maffick • \MAF-ik\  • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior

Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.

"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011

Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.

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