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VIDEO: The art inspiring Florence Welch (20/5/2012)
Andrew Graham-Dixon takes in some renaissance art with Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine at London's National Gallery.... Rolf Harris unveils retrospective (19/5/2012)
Australian entertainer looks back over his career... VIDEO: Sacha Baron Cohen as himself (19/5/2012)
Sacha Baron Cohen steps out of character to give a rare interview, but admits it's 'probably a mistake'... VIDEO: My friendship with Donna Summer (19/5/2012)
Producer and song writer Pete Waterman talks about his friendship with singer Donna Summer, who has died from lung cancer at the age of 63.... VIDEO: Danny DeVito makes West End debut (19/5/2012)
Danny DeVito has made his West End debut, starring alongside Richard Griffiths in Neil Simon's play, The Sunshine Boys at the Savoy Theatre in London.... VIDEO: Rolf Harris exhibition a 'thrill' (19/5/2012)
Rolf Harris tells the BBC's Colin Paterson that the largest retrospective of his paintings to date, at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, is ''a thrill''.... Thatcher among classic castaways (19/5/2012)
The BBC is to make more Desert Island Discs programmes from the Radio 4 archive available online - including Margaret Thatcher's 1978 appearance.... New Order's Titanic gig cancelled (19/5/2012)
A major music festival planned for next month in Belfast is cancelled because of poor ticket sales, the BBC learns.... Will Young joins new Cabaret cast (19/5/2012)
Will Young is cast as the Emcee in a revival of Cabaret in the West End.... X Factor: No return for Dannii (19/5/2012)
Dannii Minogue won't be returning to the judging panel this year, confirms a spokesperson for the talent show.... DeVito praised for West End debut (19/5/2012)
Critics praise Danny DeVito's West End debut in The Sunshine Boys, while the play receives mixed reviews.... Chan movie is 'last action role' (19/5/2012)
Actor Jackie Chan, famed for his daring stunts, confirms he will be steering away from action roles in the future.... Moffat to receive special Bafta (19/5/2012)
Doctor Who producer and Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is to receive a special prize at this year's Bafta TV awards, organisers announce.... A life in pictures: Donna Summer (18/5/2012)
US disco legend Donna Summer, who has died aged 63... VIDEO: Borat creator's takes on tyrants (18/5/2012)
Comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen has taken on the guise of a fictional Middle Eastern dictator for his latest film.... AUDIO: Simon Cowell: 'I'm lucky and weird' (18/5/2012)
Simon Cowell speaks to Jim Naughtie from his home in West London in a wide-ranging exclusive broadcast interview.... VIDEO: When live TV goes wrong - it's Odd Box (18/5/2012)
The perils of being a reporter on live TV, the cafe just for cats and the $1,500 hot dog.... VIDEO: Wiggles 'hang up their skivvies' (18/5/2012)
Australian children's band The Wiggles have announced their last tour together before three original band members are replaced.... VIDEO: Cannes red carpet glamour (18/5/2012)
Eva Longoria, Freida Pinto and Lana Del Rey were among the famous faces on the red carpet at the opening night gala of this year's Cannes Film Festival.... VIDEO: Meet The Author: Mark Haddon (18/5/2012)
Mark Haddon talks to the BBC's Nick Higham about his new novel, The Red House... Snow White film 'used real blood' (18/5/2012)
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.... Thompson confirms Annie script (18/5/2012)
Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson confirms she is writing a modern version of the musical Annie starring Willow Smith.... Tate hits £45m renovation target (18/5/2012)
A £3m National Lottery grant helps the Tate Britain art gallery raise the £45m required to complete a major renovation.... Broadway run for Priscilla ends (18/5/2012)
Priscilla Queen of the Desert is coming to an end on Broadway after months of weak ticket sales.... Renovated Rodin Museum re-opens (18/5/2012)
The Rodin Museum in Philadelphia is re-opening after a series of renovations.... Wiggles founder members bow out (18/5/2012)
Three of the four original members of Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles are to leave the group, paving the way for the group's first female performer.... Adele wins songwriter of the year (18/5/2012)
Adele picks up two prizes at the prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards - but misses out on two more trophies.... Romance on the Croisette (17/5/2012)
Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom opens Cannes... VIDEO: Guy Ritchie on loving the capital (17/5/2012)
Director Guy Ritchie says leaving London for Los Angeles made him realise how much he loves his home city.... VIDEO: 'I was on the Sex Pistols' jubilee boat trip' (17/5/2012)
Music journalist and Editor of Uncut, Allan Jones, shares his memories of the Sex Pistols Silver Jubilee boat trip.... VIDEO: Smith talks to Obama about aliens (17/5/2012)
The star of Men In Black III says the President spoke to his son about extra terrestrials when the Smith family had a tour of the White House.... VIDEO: Rare Van Gogh painting on display (17/5/2012)
A rarely seen early Van Gogh water-colour is on display at the Amsterdam Van Gogh museum - and other stories from the world of arts this week.... VIDEO: Mexico mourns Carlos Fuentes (17/5/2012)
Mexicans pay tribute to one of Latin America's greatest authors, Carlos Fuentes, who died on 15 May in Mexico City.... Morpurgo in book festival line-up (17/5/2012)
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo and journalist John Pilger are among the guests at this year's London Literature Festival.... Coronation Street musical shelved (17/5/2012)
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.... Moyles to play Herod in Superstar (17/5/2012)
Radio 1's Chris Moyles is to play Herod in a UK tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Jesus Christ Superstar.... 'Banksy' boy worker image on shop (17/5/2012)
Banksy is believed to be behind a new painting which shows a boy hunched over a sewing machine stitching union flag bunting.... Avengers hits £40m in UK chart (17/5/2012)
Superhero movie The Avengers tops the UK box office for the third week in a row, taking over £40m to date.... Scots artist George Wyllie dies (17/5/2012)
Scottish artist George Wyllie, best known for giant public works like The Paper Boat, has died aged 90.... Sorkin to write Steve Jobs biopic (17/5/2012)
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is to write the script for Sony Pictures' upcoming biopic of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.... Children's shows to leave BBC One (17/5/2012)
The BBC Trust confirms children's shows will no longer be shown on BBC One and BBC Two after digital switchover.... Royal portraits reunited at show (17/5/2012)
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.... Cannes jury denies 'sexism' claim (17/5/2012)
The jury for the Cannes Film Festival's prestigious Palme d'Or has spoken out over claims of sexism prompted by the lack of female filmmakers in the running.... Britney comes back from the brink (16/5/2012)
A look at the pop star's career as she joins X Factor USA... Cannes 2012: Reporter's Diary (16/5/2012)
BBC reporter Kev Geoghegan with the latest from Cannes... In pictures: Diamond Geezer exhibition (16/5/2012)
Gallery stages 'ironic' Diamond Geezer exhibition... VIDEO: Burton: Every film is a struggle (16/5/2012)
Tim Burton talks about his style of directing and about working with partner Helena Bonham Carter.... AUDIO: Jessye Norman's American songbook (16/5/2012)
Arts correspondent Rebecca Jones has been to meet opera singer Jessye Norman, who, for the first time in almost a decade, will be performing in Britain.... VIDEO: Indian prisoners do Shakespeare (16/5/2012)
Felicity Kendal visits Indian prisoners who perform Shakespeare, and discovers the impact the playwright has had on Indian culture.... Four museums make award shortlist (16/5/2012)
Three recently redeveloped museums and galleries will compete with one new one to be named the UK's museum of the year by the Art Fund charity.... Alan Rickman to star in CBGB film (16/5/2012)
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.... Split Coachella returns in 2013 (16/5/2012)
Coachella Valley and Arts festival will take place over two weekends in 2013, after trialling the idea for the first time last month.... One Direction for iTunes festival (16/5/2012)
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.... BBC 6 Music wins top radio award (16/5/2012)
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 awards' oldest-ever winners.... Free Olympic festivals announced (16/5/2012)
Sir Tom Jones is among the acts at a free Olympic festival in London parks during the Olympics, it is announced.... Singer settles over awards injury (16/5/2012)
Rock singer Bret Michaels reaches a settlement with the organisers of the Tony Awards over an on-stage accident during the 2009 ceremony.... C4 in profit despite ad downturn (16/5/2012)
Broadcasting group Channel 4 saw profits increase in 2011, despite a downturn in advertising and a loss of £42m at its flagship terrestrial channel.... Mexico writer Carlos Fuentes dies (16/5/2012)
Carlos Fuentes, one of the most famous Latin American authors, known for fiction and political essays, dies in Mexico at the age of 83.... In pictures: Tatton Park Biennial (15/5/2012)
Flying saucers land for Tatton Park Biennial of art... In Pictures: Jubilee pageant (15/5/2012)
The Queen sees Susan Boyle and Joss Stone at Jubilee Pageant... Many 'unaware of own music talent' (15/5/2012)
Are you more musical than you realise?... Singer Ren Harvieu's second chance (15/5/2012)
Singer Ren Harvieu set for the big time less than a year after breaking her back... VIDEO: Horse makes opera debut in Falstaff (15/5/2012)
Rupert the horse is appearing in the Royal Opera's production of Falstaff.... VIDEO: How to shrink an actor (15/5/2012)
David Sillito meets the cast of Snow White and the Huntsman and learned how they were shrunk to fit the part.... Limerist Edward Lear gets plaque (15/5/2012)
Edward Lear, the artist who popularised the modern-day limerick, has been honoured with a green plaque in London.... Star gives rail firm comedy boost (15/5/2012)
Blackadder star Tony Robinson coaches Chiltern Railways staff to deliver new "comedy" announcements.... Downton star makes Broadway debut (15/5/2012)
Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens is to make his Broadway debut, playing a suspected fortune hunter opposite The Help actress Jessica Chastain.... Kylie supports Cannes Aids gala (15/5/2012)
Alec Baldwin, Kylie Minogue and Janet Jackson are to attend a gala dinner and auction to raise money for Aids research at the Cannes Film Festival.... Prime Minister praises UK music (15/5/2012)
Prime Minister David Cameron says he is "determined" to support British creative businesses after a rise in global sales for UK acts, led by Adele.... Mods and Rockers clash remembered (15/5/2012)
People are being asked for their memories of the violent clashes between Mods and Rockers on Margate beach in 1964 for a new exhibition.... Jepsen tops first streaming chart (15/5/2012)
Canadian pop star Carly Rae Jepsen tops the UK's first weekly chart to be based on music streamed via on-demand services such as Spotify.... Cellist wins Young Musician prize (15/5/2012)
Fifteen-year-old cellist Laura van der Heijden wins the BBC's Young Musician Of The Year prize.... Five-year plan to boost UK film (15/5/2012)
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.... Sherlock writer wins Bafta honour (15/5/2012)
Sherlock co-creator Steven Moffat is honoured with a writing prize at this year's Bafta Craft Awards, one of three gongs presented to the BBC One drama.... Moore 'to star in Carrie remake' (15/5/2012)
Actress Julianne Moore is to star in a remake of the 1976 horror film Carrie, movie industry website Deadline reports.... Manet oil painting 'within reach' (14/5/2012)
An Oxford museum says it is optimistic it will secure funding for a £7.8m oil sketch exhibited only once since it was painted.... Ashton Kutcher renews sitcom deal (14/5/2012)
US sitcom Two and a Half Men will return for a tenth season, a year after Ashton Kutcher took over from Charlie Sheen.... Keane get fifth number one album (14/5/2012)
Rock band Keane go straight to number one with their fifth album, Strangeland, giving them an unbroken run of chart-toppers.... Ashleigh and Pudsey win BGT final (14/5/2012)
The dancing dog trick act Ashleigh and Pudsey have won ITV's Britain's Got Talent.... Avengers sets box office record (14/5/2012)
Superhero movie The Avengers becomes the first film in Hollywood history to make more than $100m in its second week.... Music hot off the (vinyl) press (12/5/2012)
Recreating the original sound of old-style vinyl... Another Mantel masterpiece? (12/5/2012)
Can Hilary Mantel live up to to Wolf Hall?... Burton takes on Batman's legacy (12/5/2012)
Tim Burton's Dark Shadows aims to take a bite out of the box office... AUDIO: Jessye Norman on meeting Obama (12/5/2012)
Opera singer Jessye Norman speaks to Sean Rafferty on Radio 3's In Tune about meeting US President Obama and raising money for children.... VIDEO: Baron Cohen's The Dictator opens (12/5/2012)
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film The Dictator has premiered in London's Southbank.... VIDEO: Morten Harket: Fame hit me like a train (12/5/2012)
Former A-ha frontman Morten Harket says he was "ousted from society" once he found fame with the band.... VIDEO: Clooney hosts Obama fundraiser (12/5/2012)
Hollywood star George Clooney has hosted a record-breaking fundraising dinner for Barack Obama at his Los Angeles mansion.... VIDEO: Five Minutes With: Usher (12/5/2012)
R&B singer Usher talks to Matthew Stadlen about how a TV talent show helped him get started, the suggestive lyrics in some of his songs, why Michael Jackson was such a big influence on his career and preparing to play Sugar Ray Leonard in an upcoming film.... AUDIO: Chris Rock on his favourite role (12/5/2012)
Chris Rock told BBC Radio 5 live that his role as Mingus in Julie Delpy's film 2 Days in New York is his favourite... Full Monty for Sheffield theatre (12/5/2012)
A new stage version of the hit film The Full Monty is to receive its premiere in Sheffield, where the story is set.... Chaplin and Lynn head to Broadway (12/5/2012)
Plans for new Broadway musicals about silent star Charlie Chaplin and country singer Loretta Lynn are unveiled in New York and Nashville.... BBC names 2012 Reith Lecturer (12/5/2012)
The renowned British economic historian Niall Ferguson is to present the BBC's 2012 Reith Lectures, in a series titled 'The Rule of Law and its Enemies'.... Jessye Norman on Dalai Lama gig (12/5/2012)
Celebrated American soprano Jessye Norman says she is "thrilled and honoured" to be singing for the Dalai Lama in London next week.... Hendrix estate reacts to 'biopic' (12/5/2012)
The company that owns the rights to Jimi Hendrix's music responds to reports that a biopic of the guitar legend will soon begin shooting in Ireland.... Artists donate to gallery auction (12/5/2012)
Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey, designer Peter Saville and comic Harry Hill donated artworks to help save a gallery after it lost regular Arts Council funding.... Eddie Izzard in marathon tribute (12/5/2012)
Comedian Eddie Izzard is to run 27 marathons in 27 consecutive days, as a tribute to the former South African president.... Top Gear wins international award (12/5/2012)
The hit BBC show is awarded an honorary prize for its global appeal, at the Rose d'Or festival in Switzerland.... Stevie Wonder 'extortion plot' (12/5/2012)
Two people are arrested in the US and charged with trying to extort money from the singer Stevie Wonder.... Kapoor bemoans Orbit ticket price (12/5/2012)
Artist Anish Kapoor gives a preview of his twisting steel Olympic Orbit tower sculpture, but admits the £15 ticket price is "a hell of a lot of money".... Is digital opening up a new chapter for publishing? (11/5/2012)
How is the book trade embracing the world of digital?... The Grand Dame at 150 (11/5/2012)
Motorhead, broken dancefloors, pork sausages and Morrissey...... VIDEO: 'Lost' Shakespeare play performed for first time (11/5/2012)
The History of Cardenio, a lost Shakespeare play, has been painstakingly restored by American Shakespeare scholar Gary Taylor. It was recently performed for the first time.... VIDEO: Lichtenstein sale breaks record (11/5/2012)
A work by Roy Lichtenstein has sold at auction for nearly $45m, a new record for the US Pop Art icon.... VIDEO: Meet The Author: Hilary Mantel (11/5/2012)
Hilary Mantel talks to the BBC's Nick Higham about her new novel, Bring up the Bodies - a sequel to her 2009 Booker Prize winning novel, Wolf Hall.... VIDEO: Lawnmower madness - it's Odd Box (11/5/2012)
An upside-down house, lawnmower madness and dancing soldiers - it's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.... VIDEO: Ai Weiwei seeds sell for $782,000 (11/5/2012)
Porcelain sunflower seeds created by the artist Ai Weiwei have been sold at Sotheby's in New York.... VIDEO: Art installation unveiled in Grand Palais (11/5/2012)
A massive art installation by French artist Daniel Buren is unveiled in Paris's Grand Palais.... Brand to host MTV movie awards (11/5/2012)
The actor will take to the stage to host the MTV movie awards from California.... Ofcom investigates Wright Stuff (11/5/2012)
Matthew Wright's Channel 5 show is being investigated by the media regulator over a survey of offensive words.... Norwich named City of Literature (11/5/2012)
Norwich is named as England's first City of Literature by the United Nation's organisation, UNESCO.... Lifetime honour for Lloyd Webber (11/5/2012)
Jessie J will present Lord Lloyd-Webber with a lifetime achievement award at this year's Silver Clef Awards... Paddington in big screen makeover (11/5/2012)
Classic children's character Paddington Bear is to be updated for the big screen by the producer behind the acclaimed Harry Potter films.... Oscar nominee Redman dies aged 96 (11/5/2012)
Joyce Redman, an Irish actress who received an Oscar nomination for starring alongside Laurence Olivier in Othello, has died aged 96.... Rafael Moneo wins top art award (11/5/2012)
Moneo, whose works include Los Angeles cathedral and the Atocha railway station, wins £40,000 arts prize... Astaire's daughter backs Top Hat (11/5/2012)
Tom Chambers says he felt honoured that Fred Astaire's daughter was in the audience for the West End opening of the musical Top Hat.... Mercury 'to appear' in Queen show (11/5/2012)
Queen guitarist Brian May reveals that Freddie Mercury will "appear" on stage during a special performance of West End musical We Will Rock You.... Skinny Lister: Folk's festival fixtures (10/5/2012)
Folk five-piece Skinny Lister on making morris dancing music cool... History of Cardenio: Is Shakespeare's lost work recovered? (10/5/2012)
Has a new play by Shakespeare been given new life?... Links between our landscape and literature (10/5/2012)
How British landscapes influenced literature... AUDIO: Sendak 'widened the horizons' (10/5/2012)
Julia Donaldson, writer and Children's Laureate, pays tribute to Maurice Sendak, the creator of Where the Wild Things Are who died yesterday.... VIDEO: Rothko fetches record $86.9m (10/5/2012)
Mark Rothko's Orange, Red, Yellow has been sold for $86.9 million (£53.8m) - the highest price ever fetched for a piece of contemporary art at auction.... VIDEO: War veteran swaps gun for paintbrush (10/5/2012)
A US war veteran becomes an artist after 20 years of service, and other stories from the world of arts this week.... VIDEO: Depp takes on vampire genre (10/5/2012)
Johnny Depp talks to the BBC's Lizo Mzimba at the premiere of his new film, Dark Shadows.... BGT suspends mobile app voting (10/5/2012)
Britain's Got Talent viewers will no longer be able to vote via the ITV1 show's mobile app following technical problems during Sunday's semi-final.... Ai Weiwei's 'summer den' unveiled (10/5/2012)
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's design for a sunken pavilion in the grounds of the Serpentine Gallery in London's Kensington Gardens is unveiled.... Alan Hull memorial for city hall (10/5/2012)
A plaque commemorating the life of Lindisfarne musician and poet Alan Hull will be unveiled at Newcastle City Hall in July.... Avengers holds off Pie challenge (10/5/2012)
Marvel Avengers Assemble fends off a challenge from comedy sequel American Pie: Reunion to remain the top film at the UK and Ireland box office.... Hytner and Grime for South Bank (10/5/2012)
The South Bank Show will feature profiles of National Theatre boss Nicholas Hytner and Grime music when it returns to TV on the Sky Arts channel.... Lowry given major 2013 Tate show (10/5/2012)
Major exhibitions featuring the works of artists including Roy Lichtenstein, LS Lowry and Marc Chagall are among the highlights of the 2013 programme at Tate Galleries.... Channel 4 orders Gervais series (10/5/2012)
Channel 4 commissions a full series of Ricky Gervais' comedy drama Derek.... How To Succeed musical to close (10/5/2012)
Broadway musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is to close after 15 months on stage.... Apted: '7 Up needed more girls' (10/5/2012)
Director Michael Apted says it was a "horrible error" not to choose more female subjects when making the original selection for the 7 Up documentary.... Opera 'not distracted' by cinema (10/5/2012)
A claim by the English National Opera's artistic director that screenings of live performances in cinemas do not boost audiences is queried by representatives from other arts organisations.... Nelly Furtado: 'Swagger in spades' (9/5/2012)
The pop star returns with 'swagger in spades'... VIDEO: Mr Punch to celebrate 350 years (9/5/2012)
Mr Punch, the squawking red-nosed prince of slapstick, has reached his 350th anniversary.... AUDIO: Leigh on Abigail's Party 'albatross' (9/5/2012)
Playwright and film director Mike Leigh on the success of Abigail's Party and its transfer to the West End.... VIDEO: Stars out for Met costume gala (9/5/2012)
A host of stars have hit the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Benefit gala in New York.... VIDEO: Why has Avengers film broken record? (9/5/2012)
The Avengers superhero movie has smashed the record for the biggest US opening weekend, taking $200m (£123m), early figures show.... VIDEO: Hoffman comes to jogger's rescue (9/5/2012)
A 27-year-old man who had a sudden cardiac arrest while jogging in London's Hyde Park says he was saved by the actions of actor Dustin Hoffman.... Hip-hop star 'to play Hendrix' (9/5/2012)
Andre 3000 of hip-hop duo OutKast is to play guitar legend Jimi Hendrix in a new film, according to a report.... Travolta abuse claim 'baseless' (9/5/2012)
A spokesman for John Travolta says claims by an unidentified masseur that the actor assaulted him sexually during a massage in January are "a complete fiction".... ITV 'committed to Lewis series' (9/5/2012)
ITV says it is "committed" to Inspector Morse spin-off drama Lewis amid claims from its creator the show could be coming to an end.... Manet painting campaign gets £6m (9/5/2012)
A campaign by the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford to buy a painting by French Impressionist Edouard Manet receives a £5.9m donation.... Artist Kinkade died from overdose (9/5/2012)
US landscape painter Thomas Kinkade died from an accidental overdose, an autopsy concludes.... Orchestra leader Lindsey dies (9/5/2012)
Mort Lindsey, the orchestra leader and composer celebrated in the US for his work with Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand, dies in California at the age of 89.... Einstein hailed despite hiccups (9/5/2012)
The UK premiere of Philip Glass opera Einstein on the Beach is reviewed favourably by critics, despite a first night dogged by technical problems.... Simon receives Polar Music Prize (9/5/2012)
US singer Paul Simon and cellist Yo-Yo Ma are the recipients of this year's Polar Music Prize.... Wild Things author Sendak dies (9/5/2012)
Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children's book Where the Wild Things Are, dies aged 83.... AUDIO: Damon Albarn previews new Blur song (8/5/2012)
Albarn sings a preview of This is Under The Westway to Front Row's John Wilson and says it is not necessarily the last Blur song.... US '60s sitcom actor Lindsey dies (8/5/2012)
George Lindsey, who found fame as petrol station attendant Goober Pyle on US sitcom the Andy Griffith show, dies at the age of 83.... AUDIO: Criticism 'hurts' says Tim Minchin (7/5/2012)
Tim Minchin discusses the song he wrote about a journalist who gave him a bad review early in his career.... Cable 'feels vindicated' on BSkyB (7/5/2012)
Vince Cable says he feels "vindicated" at keeping executives at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp at "arm's length".... Walsh and Boe sing Team GB track (7/5/2012)
Music stars Kimberley Walsh and Alfie Boe will debut a new version of the Queen hit One Vision, in front of a royal audience, later this month.... Rio's funk parties silenced by crackdown on gangs (5/5/2012)
Why Rio's all night dance parties fell quiet... Glass: Have a sleep during Einstein (5/5/2012)
Philip Glass on why it is OK to fall asleep in his Einstein opera... Can Manchester music escape past? (5/5/2012)
Do big-name rock reunions overshadow new talent?... VIDEO: Meera Syal on new culture clash film (5/5/2012)
Meera Syal and Harish Patel reprise their roles from the award winning stage play Rafta, Rafta with the comedy All In Good Time.... Gallery to get holographic Queen (5/5/2012)
Jersey's government will give a copy of a holographic portrait of the Queen, commissioned in 2004, to the National Portrait Gallery.... Fans get Antiques Roadshow game (5/5/2012)
Viewers of Antiques Roadshow will be able to test their valuation skills with a new interactive game.... Forger jailed for bogus paintings (5/5/2012)
A forger who created up to 1,000 bogus paintings - selling many to unsuspecting buyers - has been jailed for two years.... Kelly and Jones to host Daybreak (5/5/2012)
Lorraine Kelly and Aled Jones have been unveiled as the new hosts of ITV1 breakfast show Daybreak.... Music stars back earplug campaign (5/5/2012)
Singers Plan B and Chris Martin support a charity campaign which urges music fans to protect their hearing from loud music... Ska pioneer Lloyd Brevett dies (5/5/2012)
Jamaican double bassist Lloyd Brevett, whose band The Skatalites pioneered ska music and paved the way for reggae, dies at the age of 80.... Dictator star 'not banned' by BBC (5/5/2012)
The BBC shrugs off claims that it has banned Sacha Baron Cohen from talk shows, as he promotes his new film The Dictator in character... Top honour for 'peerless' pianist (5/5/2012)
Pianist Dame Mitsuko Uchida is to receive the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, one of the highest honours in classical music.... Mr Punch's 350 years of puppet anarchy (4/5/2012)
Mr Punch celebrates 350 years of puppet anarchy... Jason Statham: Billion dollar man (4/5/2012)
The amazing transformation of actor Jason Statham... VIDEO: Persepolis director explores life after death (4/5/2012)
Iranian-born filmmaker Marjane Satrapi talks to Tom Brook about the follow up to her Oscar-nominated animation Persepolis.... VIDEO: Geese versus police - it's Odd Box (4/5/2012)
A mud carnival, the police who tried to help a family of geese and a huge drum kit. It's the week's weird and wonderful video stories in Newsbeat's Odd Box with Dominic Byrne.... VIDEO: Scarlett Johansson gets Walk of Fame star (4/5/2012)
Scarlett Johansson has received the 2,470th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.... VIDEO: Boxing inspires new dance work (4/5/2012)
A new dance work inspired by boxing opens at the Newcastle Theatre Royal on Thursday 3rd May.... VIDEO: Africa Beats: Carmen Souza (4/5/2012)
As part of a series showcasing Africa's musical talent, Cape Verdean singer Carmen Souza performs her song Ind'feso and talks about her love of vocal improvisation.... VIDEO: Cuban actors' 'painful' defection (4/5/2012)
Two Cuban actors, who defected to the US when they were travelling to a film festival, are dreaming of acting in Hollywood.... 1927 Oscar winner back in cinemas (4/5/2012)
Silent epic Wings, the first film to take home the best picture Oscar at the Academy Awards, has been re-released on the big screen.... Complaints over ITV puppy prize (4/5/2012)
Ofcom has confirmed it has received 176 complaints over the ITV1 entertainment show, Keith Lemon's LemonAid, after a puppy was given away as a prize.... The xx announce low-key return (4/5/2012)
The band announce details of a handful of low-key gigs ahead of a summer of European festival appearances.... Foos' Grohl turns film director (4/5/2012)
The rocker is to direct a documentary film about legendary Californian recording studio Sound City.... Pop star's firm in receivership (4/5/2012)
A property development company belonging to the Westlife singer Shane Filan has been placed in receivership in the Republic of Ireland.... Jack White scores US number one (4/5/2012)
Jack White has scored his first number one album in the US with his debut solo record, Blunderbuss.... Academy ex-employee admits fraud (4/5/2012)
The former finance director at the Royal Academy of Music admits defrauding the institution of more than £200,000 over a four-year period.... British-born Hollywood star dies (4/5/2012)
British-born actress Patricia Medina, who became a leading lady in the golden age of Hollywood, dies in Los Angeles, aged 92.... Dancers urge action on anorexia (4/5/2012)
Dame Monica Mason, director of the Royal Ballet, says that any dance company director who claims never to have worked with an anorexic performer is lying.... Adele overtakes sales of Thriller (4/5/2012)
The singer moves up to fifth on the all-time UK best-selling album list overtaking Michael Jackson's Thriller.... In pictures: Royal portrait sketches (3/5/2012)
Images from a new exhibition of previously unseen royal sketches... Keane learn from their mistakes (3/5/2012)
The British band on mistakes, rows and their fourth album... VIDEO: Mindless Behavior want Bieber song (3/5/2012)
Mindless Behavior talk about their desire to collaborate with Justin Bieber and British artists like Jessie J.... VIDEO: Hunt for Fab Four for Let It Be (3/5/2012)
Auditions opened for talented musicians to play the parts of The Beatles in the upcoming West End production Let It Be.... VIDEO: Church becomes canvas for graffiti (3/5/2012)
The religious expressions of graffiti artists in Barcelona and other stories from the world of art this week.... VIDEO: Clean lines of Bauhaus on show (3/5/2012)
The clean lines and modernist aesthetic first created by the Bauhaus school in Germany has influenced everyone from Steve Jobs of Apple to brands like Ikea and Muji.... The Kumars set to make TV return (3/5/2012)
Sanjeev Bhaskar's eccentric comedy family, last seen on the BBC in 2006, is to make a comeback in a new series on Sky 1.... Stripper film closing LA festival (3/5/2012)
Magic Mike, a comedy loosely based on actor Channing Tatum's days working as a male stripper, is to close next month's Los Angeles Film Festival.... Two arrests over museum art theft (3/5/2012)
A man and a 15-year-old boy are arrested in London in connection with the theft of Chinese art worth £18m from a Cambridge University museum.... 'Lost' Cezanne art fetches $19m (3/5/2012)
A Cezanne watercolour that was recently rediscovered after 60 years is sold at auction for $19m (£12m).... Paralympics' enlightenment theme (3/5/2012)
The opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games will be called Enlightenment, organisers reveal.... Bodyguard star: 'I'm not Whitney' (3/5/2012)
The star of new West End musical based on the film The Bodyguard says she does not want to be compared to Whitney Houston.... Leibovitz honoured by LA gallery (3/5/2012)
Celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz is honoured for her "extraordinary talent and contributions to the arts" in Los Angeles.... How accurate were Leonardo's anatomy drawings? (2/5/2012)
Just how accurate are Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of the human anatomy, currently on display in London?... AUDIO: Friends' Le Blanc on Episodes (2/5/2012)
Matt Le Blanc told BBC Radio 5 live's Richard Bacon about filming the new series of Episodes.... VIDEO: David Toole on challenging dance (2/5/2012)
David Toole, who was born without legs, has been dancing professionally for 20 years and is set to perform as part of the London 2012 Festival.... VIDEO: Crocheted lions unveiled for Olympics (2/5/2012)
Three giant crocheted lions are the latest artwork to be unveiled as part of the Cultural Olympiad....
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