One thousand people bare all for Tunick shoot in UK city

Hundreds of volunteers have stripped exposed for a public photo shoot imprinting a 10th anniversary of a Lowry art art studio in Salford.

Spencer Tunick is photographing a models in 8 opposite locations opposite Manchester as well as Salford.

Tunick's target was to constraint a transformation of bland people as well as reflect a work of artist LS Lowry.

The photographs will be partial of an muster during The Lowry art studio - which is named after a Salford artist.

Tunick has photographed thousands of bare volunteers opposite a world, most not long ago during a Sydney Opera House last month.

But this project, involving a sum of 1,000 exposed people, will be a New York-based photographer's initial mixed site installation.

'Gained trust'

He told BBC Radio 5 Live which he had been inundated with requests to join a project.

"I consider we have done sufficient works in England where there's arrange of acceptance of my work as an art form as well as people unequivocally wish to pose," he said.

All we had to was demeanour around as well as realize we were partial of something unequivocally special
Sean Hayes, Participant

"I mean, we had people signing up to do this, as well as so we had to get which series down to 1,000. It's taken me about 10 years to gain a trust of a English public."

Victoria Denning, from Birmingham, pronounced taking partial was a "great ex! perience ".

"It's wonderful how most opposite shapes as well as sizes of bodies there are," she said.

"You get so used to saying a sure shape of body in magazines, as well as not one single chairman looked like that.

"Even a initial time it felt normal since everyone was you do it as well as nobody was looking. It was only amazing."

Sean Hayes, 28, from Cheshire, pronounced he volunteered after saying Tunick's work in Sydney.

"I'm routinely really shy but we longed for to come to this. You've only got to take a plunge.

"All we had to was demeanour around as well as realize we were partial of something unequivocally special."

Spencer Tunick carried out a similar plan in Sydney earlier this month

Over Saturday as well as Sunday, 500 volunteers will be taken any day - via heated buses - to a 8 secret locations as well as asked to poise exposed whilst Tunick creates his piece of work.

Four locations have been selected for any day.

The volunteers have been all of opposite body shapes as well as sizes.

Michael Simpson, from The Lowry, said: "I consider Lowry would unequivocally like it since his total mission for him was to paint ordinary, bland people starting around their daily lives.

"The people who underline in this plan have been you do something extraordinary, with no garments on, but they have been only typical people, all opposite colours as well as shapes as well as sizes.

"He would like a fact which it is not high-brow or pretentious, only typical people. He would be amused, even a bit faraway probably."

Much of Laurence Stephen Lowry's art is characterised by matchstick total as well as industrial landscapes as well as his work is mostly sole for millions during auction.

The art studio in! Salford houses a world's largest public pick up of his works as well as Tunick pronounced he was desirous to proceed this particular plan after upon vacation a gallery.

His work will be upon show as partial of a Everyday People exhibition, upon show in between June as well as September.

Tunick pronounced he was also seeking for volunteers to take partial in his subsequent plan during a Big Chill Festival in Herefordshire.

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Book of condolence for Gerry Ryan

Hundreds of people have visited RTE's air wave centre in Dublin to pointer a book of upraise for a late broadcaster Gerry Ryan.

The 53-year-old air wave as well as television presenter was found dead during his Leeson Street apartment in a capital upon Friday.

Irish Police pronounced there were no questionable circumstances surrounding his death.

U2's lead singer Bono was between those who paid tribute.

Mr Ryan, who was from Clontarf in Dublin, had been report upon RTE 2fm for over two decades. He additionally presented upon TV.

RTE released a matter upon interest of Mr Ryan's mother Morah, from whom he was estranged, as well as his five children.

It pronounced they were in startle as well as were requesting privacy.

RTE air wave managing editor Claire Duignan pronounced which Mr Ryan had complained of being unwell upon Thursday night as well as had told colleagues he did not consider he would be means to do his uncover upon Friday.

She added: "When he spoke with people to contend he would not be in today, they obviously voiced concern as well as asked either he indispensable a doctor. But he pronounced not, he was fine, though he wouldn't be in today".

Irreverent

The Irish prime minister, Brian Cowen, pronounced he was "deeply saddened" by a genocide of "one of a greats of modern Irish report upon air wave as well as television".

We have mislaid a colleague whose work defined a report genre
Cat! hal Goan , RTE executive ubiquitous

He added: "As a broadcaster, Gerry Ryan was both sensitive as well as intelligent, blunt as well as articulate.

"As a man, he was generous, famously ungodly as well as witty.

"I had had a pleasure of assembly him most times, both in front of as well as divided from a microphone. He was regularly enchanting association as well as a male of considerable charm."

Irish President Mary McAleese called Mr Ryan "extraordinarily talented".

"His singular information exchnage skills as well as incomparable than hold up persona entertained as well as enlivened a inhabitant audience over most years", she added.

"His black genocide will be during large mourned, by his associate colleagues during RTE as well as his most fans, though most generally by his family as well as friends who have been in my thoughts as well as prayers."

Fellow RTE broadcaster as well as long-time friend Joe Duffy choked behind tears live upon air as he recalled a "bold schoolboy" he first met in 1979 during Trinity College, Dublin.

"He was a best association we could ever have," he said.

"He was confidant in every clarity of a definition of which word. He was dauntless in his broadcasting; he was dauntless in his life; he lived his hold up to a full.

"He was confidant in a clarity of being cheeky, confidant in a clarity of being arrogant, confidant in a clarity which we loved hanging around with a confidant schoolboy in your class."

One-off

RTE executive ubiquitous Cathal Goan pronounced a broadcaster was "struggling to cope with inexpressible grief".

He added: "We have mislaid a report colleague whose presence, voice as well as work defined a report genre in Ireland as well as defined a generation.

"Those who had a payoff of working with him will have a clarity of bewilderment during a suddenness of his leaving us, as well as an abiding affection for a broadcaster who was a one-off."

The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, a body representing a country's eccentric blurb broadcasters, additionally offering its condolences.

A matter said: "A good voice has been mislaid to Irish air wave as well as a entire attention is deeply saddened to lose a single of Ireland's most veteran broadcasters."

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Book of condolence for Gerry Ryan

Hundreds of people have visited RTE's air wave centre in Dublin to pointer a book of condolence for a late broadcaster Gerry Ryan.

The 53-year-old air wave as well as television presenter was found passed during his Leeson Street apartment in a collateral upon Friday.

Irish Police pronounced there were no suspicious resources surrounding his death.

U2's lead thespian Bono was among those who paid tribute.

Mr Ryan, who was from Clontarf in Dublin, had been report upon RTE 2fm for over dual decades. He additionally presented upon TV.

RTE released a matter upon interest of Mr Ryan's wife Morah, from whom he was estranged, as well as his 5 children.

It pronounced they were in startle as well as were requesting privacy.

RTE air wave handling editor Claire Duignan pronounced which Mr Ryan had complained of being unwell upon Thursday night as well as had told colleagues he did not consider he would be means to do his uncover upon Friday.

She added: "When he spoke with people to contend he would not be in today, they patently expressed concern as well as asked whether he needed a doctor. But he pronounced not, he was fine, though he wouldn't be in today".

Irreverent

The Irish budding minister, Brian Cowen, pronounced he was "deeply saddened" by a genocide of "one of a greats of complicated Irish report upon air wave as well as television".

We have mislaid a co-worker whose work tangible a report genre
C! athal Go an, RTE executive general

He added: "As a broadcaster, Gerry Ryan was both informed as well as intelligent, blunt as well as articulate.

"As a man, he was generous, famously irreverent as well as witty.

"I had had a pleasure of assembly him many times, both in front of as well as away from a microphone. He was regularly engaging company as well as a male of considerable charm."

Irish President Mary McAleese called Mr Ryan "extraordinarily talented".

"His singular communication skills as well as larger than hold up persona entertained as well as enlivened a national assembly over many years", she added.

"His untimely genocide will be during large mourned, by his fellow colleagues during RTE as well as his many fans, though many especially by his family as well as friends who are in my thoughts as well as prayers."

Fellow RTE broadcaster as well as long-time crony Joe Duffy choked back tears live upon air as he removed a "bold schoolboy" he initial met in 1979 during Trinity College, Dublin.

"He was a best company we could ever have," he said.

"He was confidant in every clarity of a meaning of which word. He was brave in his broadcasting; he was brave in his life; he lived his hold up to a full.

"He was confidant in a clarity of being cheeky, confidant in a clarity of being arrogant, confidant in a clarity which we desired hanging around with a confidant schoolboy in your class."

One-off

RTE executive general Cathal Goan pronounced a broadcaster was "struggling to cope with ineffable grief".

He added: "We have mislaid a report co-worker whose presence, voice as well as work tangible a report genre in Ireland as well as tangible a generation.

"Those who had a payoff of operative with him will have a clarity of distraction during a suddenness of his leaving us, as well as an abiding love for a broadcaster who was a one-off."

The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, a phys! ique rep resenting a country's independent blurb broadcasters, additionally offered a condolences.

A matter said: "A great voice has been mislaid to Irish air wave as well as a complete attention is deeply saddened to lose one of Ireland's many professional broadcasters."

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RTE broadcaster Ryan found dead

Gerry Ryan, a single of Ireland's many appropriate known broadcasters, has died.

The physique of a 53-year-old was found during his Leeson Street apartment in Dublin upon Friday during 1300 BST. Foul fool around is not suspected.

From Clontarf in Dublin, he had been report upon RTE 2fm for over two decades. He additionally presented upon TV.

Mr Ryan is survived by his mother Morah as well as five children. Irish President Mary McAleese led a tributes, calling Mr Ryan "extraordinarily talented".

She added: "His unique information exchnage skills as well as incomparable than hold up persona entertained as well as enlivened a inhabitant audience over many years.

"His untimely genocide will be widely mourned, by his fellow colleagues during RTE as well as his many fans, but many especially by his family as well as friends who are in my thoughts as well as prayers."

RTE released a matter upon interest of Mr Ryan's wife, from whom he was estranged, as well as his children.

It pronounced they were in startle as well as were requesting privacy.

RTE air wave handling editor Claire Duignan pronounced that Mr Ryan had complained of being indisposed upon Thursday night as well as had told colleagues he did not consider he would be means to do his uncover upon Friday.

She added: "When he spoke with people to say he would not be in today, they obviously voiced concern as well as asked either he needed a doctor. But he pronounced not, he was fine, but he wouldn't be in today".

Irreverent

The Irish prime minister, Brian Cowen, pronounced he was "deeply saddened" by a genocide of "one of a greats of modern Irish report upon air wave as well as television".

We have lost a co-worker whose work tangible a report genre
Cathal Goan, RTE executive general

He added: "As a broadcaster, Gerry Ryan was both informed as well as intelligent, forthright as well as articulate.

"As a man, he was generous, famously ungodly as well as witty.

"I had had a pleasure of assembly him many times, both in front of as well as away from a microphone. He was always enchanting association as well as a male of substantial charm."

Fellow RTE broadcaster as well as long-time crony Joe Duffy choked back tears live upon air as he removed a "bold schoolboy" he first met in 1979 during Trinity College, Dublin.

"He was a many appropriate association you could ever have," he said.

"He was confidant in every clarity of a definition of that word. He was dauntless in his broadcasting; he was dauntless in his life; he lived his hold up to a full.

"He was confidant in a clarity of being cheeky, confidant in a clarity of being arrogant, confidant in a clarity that you loved unresolved around with a confidant schoolboy in your class."

One-off

RTE executive general Cathal Goan pronounced a broadcaster was "struggling to cope with inexpressible grief".

He added: "We have lost a report co-worker whose presence, voice as well as work tangible a report genre in Ireland as well as tangible a generation.

"Those who had a payoff of working with him will have a clarity of bewilderment during a suddenness of his leaving us, as well as an abiding affection for a broadcaster who was a one-off."

The Independent Broadcasters of Ireland, a physique representing a country's independent blurb broadcasters, additionally offering its condolences.

A matt! er said: "A great voice has been lost to Irish air wave as well as a complete industry is deeply saddened to remove a single of Ireland's many professional broadcasters."

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One thousand people to bare all for Tunick shoot in UK city

One thousand volunteers have been set to frame exposed for a open photo fire imprinting a 10th anniversary of a Lowry art art studio in Salford.

Spencer Tunick will photograph a models in 8 different locations across Manchester as well as Salford.

Tunick's target is to constraint a movement of bland people as well as simulate a work of artist LS Lowry.

The photographs will be partial of an muster during The Lowry art studio - which is named after a Salford artist.

Tunick has photographed thousands of nude volunteers across a world, most recently during a Sydney Opera House last month.

But this will be a New York-based photographer's first multiple site installation.

'Ordinary people'

Each day 500 volunteers will be taken, via exhilarated buses, to a 8 secret locations as well as asked to poise exposed whilst Tunick creates his piece of work.

The volunteers have been approaching to be different physique shapes as well as sizes.

Michael Simpson, from The Lowry, said: "I consider Lowry would unequivocally similar to it since his whole goal for him was to paint ordinary, bland people going around their every day lives.

The Lowry art studio houses 300 works by a important British artist

"The people who feature in this plan have been you do something extraordinary, with no garments on, though they have been only ordinary people, all different colours as well as shapes as well as sizes.

"He would similar to a fact which it is not brain or pretentious, only ordinary people. He would be amused, even a bit bemused probably."

Much of Laurence Stephen Lowry's art is characterised by matchstick total as well as industrial landscapes as well as his work is often sole for millions during auction.

The art studio in Salford houses a world's largest o! pen pick up of his works as well as Tunick said he was desirous to begin this sold plan after on vacation a gallery.

His work will be on show as partial of a Everyday People exhibition, on show in between Jun as well as September.

Tunick is additionally looking for volunteers to take partial in his subsequent plan during a Big Chill Festival in Herefordshire.

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Capaldi to appear in BBC Nativity

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Lygo to leave Channel 4 for ITV

Channel 4 director of radio Kevin Lygo is leaving the broadcaster to take up the post with ITV.

Lygo has been allocated handling director of ITV Studios after six years at Channel 4.

During his time at Channel 4, TV uncover highlights have enclosed Skins, Come Dine With Me, The Inbetweeners, Deal Or No Deal, as well as Da Ali G Show.

He pronounced he was "very excited" by the brand new challenges ahead, while ITV pronounced it was the "great signing".

'New hits'

Mr Lygo's broadcasting career spans 3 decades, together with purposes at the BBC, Channel 4 as well as Five.

He said: "ITV Studios is the single of the many successful commercial producers in the UK as well as owns some of the biggest brands in TV.

"Our goal is to keep those programmes fresh as well as relevant, rise brand new hits as well as feat the full value of those properties opposite all platforms in the UK as well as internationally."

Adam Crozier, arch senior manager of ITV, said: "Kevin's track jot down in anticipating hit programmes as well as exploiting calm will be invaluable as ITV focuses upon improving its hit rate opposite all platforms - television, online as well as mobile."

It is approaching Lygo will go on to work closely with Channel 4 through his brand new ITV role, as the single of the broadcaster's programme suppliers.

Channel 4 thanked Mr Lygo as well as called him the "popular as well as dignified colleague".

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Lennon lyrics 'to fetch $700,000'

John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to a Beatles strain A Day in a Life have been expected to make up to $700,000 (£460,000) during auction.

The double-sided piece of paper with records written in felt pen as well as blue ink will go under a produce during a sale in New York upon 18 June.

The verse piece also contains some corrections as well as some alternative records penned in red ink.

The strain is a final lane upon a band's 1967 Sgt Pepper album.

Rolling Stone repository listed it during number twenty-six in their gathering of a greatest 500 songs of all time, while a manuscript went upon to win four Grammy awards.

The BBC criminialized airplay of a lane in 1967 since of a verse "I'd like to turn you on", which was interpreted as a anxiety to drug use.

John Lennon died in 1980

This also led to several Asian countries to release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band reduction a song.

The verse was apparently a after further by Lennon.

Sotheby's, who have been auctioning a lyrics, called A Day in a Life "the insubordinate strain which marked a Beatles' transformation from cocktail icons to artists".

According to a auction house, a stream jot down for a sale of Beatles lyrics is All You Need Is Love, which fetched $1m (£655,450) in 2005.

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Glee Madonna album tops US chart

The Madonna-themed soundtrack from an episode of hit television array Glee has made a entrance at number a single in a US manuscript chart.

The Power of Madonna, consisting of a pop star's hits achieved by a cast, sole 98,000 copies in a initial week of release, according to official figures.

It is a initial Glee soundtrack to tip a US chart.

Veteran stone act AC/DC were beaten into second spot with their latest album, Iron Man 2.

Almost 75% of sales of a Glee Madonna manuscript were via downloads, Nielsen SoundScan added.

Two prior releases from a TV show, a song from a initial dual seasons, made a tip five.

The dual albums have so far sole scarcely 1.5 million copies in a US.

The new release, based on only a single episode of a programme, contains Madonna hits together with Like a Prayer and Vogue.

It is a initial TV soundtrack to tip a US manuscript chart given High School Musical 2 in 2007, which outlayed four weeks in a number a single slot.

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BBC apologises for Boyle comments

The BBC Trust's paper standards cabinet (ESC) has apologised over the fun done by Frankie Boyle upon Radio 4 humerous entertainment uncover Political Animal in 2008.

One person complained when the Scottish comedian compared the state of Palestine to the baked sweat bread "being punched to pieces by the really indignant Jew".

The BBC's complaints section responded in December 2008, as well as agreed the criticism was "inappropriate as well as offensive".

But the complainant was dissatisfied as well as took the emanate to the BBC Trust.

He expressed regard which the remark had gone by the paper routine "without toll any warning bells".

The censure was deliberate by the ESC, which is the ultimate judge in the BBC complaints process.

It has now responded, saying it endorsed the earlier finding about the make use of of the word "Jew".

It added: "As the result, the cabinet wished to apologise to the complainant upon behalf of the BBC for any offence the remark may have caused him as well as alternative listeners to the programme."

'Very sorry'

The cabinet remarkable which the BBC had informed the radio show's prolongation association which the material was unsuitable as well as breached guidelines.

Radio 4's commissioning editor additionally discussed the make the difference with Boyle's agent, who confirmed she had in spin lifted the emanate with her client.

The cabinet was confident "that the breach, whilst serious, did not need an apology or correction from the BBC online or upon air.

"In conclusion, the cabinet stated which it was really sorry which the breach of paper standards had occurred in this case, but was confident which no further movement was required."

Boyle, 37, found himself in prohibited H2O again recently when the mother of the five-year-old girl with Down's syndrome criticised him for poking fun during people with the condition during the live show.

And final year, Mock The Week's producers were c! riticise d by the BBC Trust over comments Boyle done upon the uncover about swimmer Rebecca Adlington's appearance.

Another censure against Mock The Week, relating to the criticism Boyle done about the Queen, was not upheld as the breach of paper standards by the trust.

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BBC boss leaves over 6 Music leak

A comparison BBC physical education instructor has left the organization after skeleton to axe digital air wave stations 6 Music as well as Asian Network were leaked to The Times.

A breeze version of the BBC's strategic review was leaked 11 days forward of programmed publication upon 9 March.

Director ubiquitous Mark Thompson pronounced during the time he was "incredibly angry".

The house pronounced in the statement that an investigation had been "satisfactorily concluded" as well as that "an particular has now left the BBC".

The Putting Quality First inform was published the week early as the outcome of the leak.

As part of the proposals, the BBC skeleton to tighten half the websites by 2013, along with teenager services Switch as well as Blast.

Mr Thompson pronounced he expected an extra £600m to be diverted into programme-making as the outcome of the changes.

Music industry total have criticised the proposed cuts as well as the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has launched the website to publicly denote the support of 6 Music.

The Joy Of 6 site, that went live upon Wednesday, contains tributes from artists together with Elbow, The Cure, Katie Melua, Duran Duran as well as Kaiser Chiefs.

Union leaders have warned of strikes to fight any mandatory redundancies during the BBC as the outcome of the strategic review.

All of the proposed changes will have to be approved by the BBC's ruling body, the BBC Trust, that will first control the public consultation.

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Modern 'masters' to go on display

An muster of work by 20th Century "masters" Picasso, Matisse, Warhol as well as Dali is set to open at the V&A Musum, in London.

The muster will accompany the four-part BBC array examining the change as well as legacies of the artists.

The functions upon arrangement have been drawn from the V&A's own collection.

The muster opens upon Saturday, while Andy Warhol will be profiled in Modern Masters, fronted by humanities bard Alastair Sooke, upon BBC One upon Sunday.

'Learning journey'

Each artist will be explored in-depth - upon the TV array as well as online - as Sooke examines their impact upon contemporary culture, as well as asks if they merit their fame.

The V&A muster will "allow the public to continue their guidance journey" as part of the BBC's commitment to art as well as culture.

Mark Bell, BBC Arts commissioning editor, said: "We have been tremendously vehement to be rising the vital array about complicated art in the heart of the BBC One schedule.

"The array is an e.g. of how the BBC can make the genuine difference, enabling looseness price payers to entrance the wealth of humanities calm upon television, online as well as now, through the partnership with the V&A, in an exhibition."

V&A director Mark Jones pronounced he was "very pleased" that the museum's pick up would be seen by the wider audience.

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Bid to ban Tintin book in Belgium

A Congolese male is perplexing to get the argumentative Tintin book banned in the animation star's home nation of Belgium.

A court is due to order after upon whether Tintin in the Congo can be sold in Belgian shops and, if it can be, if it must arrangement the notice it is racist.

It has already captivated much criticism for the wanton racial stereotypes.

Three years ago the UK's Commission for Racial Equality called for the book to be banned, saying it contained imagery as well as words of appalling racial prejudice.

Written in the late 1920s it was the second Tintin journey combined by Herge, who after pronounced it was the childish sin that reflected the prejudices of the time.

Now UK editions are generally found alongside more adult books as well as are sold with the band of paper around the outside, notice the calm is offensive.

Now Bienvenue Mbutu, the Congolese inhabitant vital in Belgium, is asking the Belgian courts to ban the book, although he says he would be satisfied if it was sold with the notice similar to the one used in Britain.

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M.I.A video 'removed by YouTube'

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Wood set for Eric and Ernie drama

Comedian as well as actress Victoria Wood is to star in a TV fool around about a early years of Morecambe as well as Wise, personification Eric Morecambe's mother.

The BBC fool around chronicles a humerous entertainment duo's trail from a kid bent circuit to mainstream adult success.

The actors who will fool around Morecambe as well as Wise as children as well as adults have nonetheless to be announced.

Doctor Who star Matt Smith is also set to crop up in a BBC fool around about a writer Christopher Isherwood.

Isherwood wrote A Single Man, which was adapted into a 2010 Oscar-nominated movie starring Colin Firth.

Precocious

The television fool around will draft how a writer left his domineering mother (played by Lindsay Duncan) for a decadent climate of 1930s Berlin.

Wood who won most appropriate actress as well as most appropriate singular fool around at a Baftas in 2007 for Housewife, 49, will take upon a crude purpose of Eric Morecambe's mother Sadie.

Morecambe was a reluctant kid actor subsequent to venerable star Ernie Wise, though went upon to turn a funnyman of a comic pairing.

The screenplay is by Peter Bowker, whose alternative credits include Blackpool as well as Occupation.

The brand new dramas have been voiced as part of extra investment in BBC Two which will roll out over a subsequent 3 years.

Transmission dates for a dramas are due to be voiced at a after date.

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Bafta prize for Coronation Street

Coronation Street's prolongation group will receive the special Bafta Craft prize in the year the soap celebrates its 50th birthday.

Behind-the-scenes staff from the past five decades will be distinguished at the British Academy Television Craft Awards in London upon 23 May.

The soap's executive producer, Kieran Roberts, pronounced he was "delighted".

Dark Yorkshire play Red Riding has landed seven nominations together with best dress as well as prolongation design.

New category

A operation of British writing talent together with Paul Abbott, Jimmy McGovern as well as Kay Mellor have all worked upon episodes of Coronation Street by the years.

"The smashing actors in the early episodes of Coronation Street righteously became celebrated, though at the back of the cameras there were most alternative stars in the bieing born of British television's most successful play serial - author Tony Warren, of course, as well as the writers who followed him," pronounced Roberts.

"Fifty years on, Coronation Street is still brought to life as well as to screen by the huge group of dedicated as well as highly talented people at the back of the camera," he added.

Britain's Got Talent, Top Gear, The X-Factor as well as The Apprentice are all nominated in the brand new party prolongation group category.

Detective play Wallander, which won 4 qualification Baftas in 2009, is nominated in 4 categories this year.

The awards will be hosted by The One Show's Christine Bleakley.

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Hollywood sign is saved by Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner

The important Hollywood pointer in Los Angeles has been saved from demolition - interjection to Playboy noble Hugh Hefner.

The soft-porn lord stepped in at a final minute with a $900,000 (£580,000; 670,000 euros) donation to stop a site being developed.

The pointer is owned by a city, though a property around it belongs to a group of Chicago-based investors.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger described a headlines as "the Hollywood finale you hoped for".

Governor Schwarzenegger pronounced Mr Hefner's donation as well as a $500,000 matching grant brought to an finish a $12.5m fundraising campaign.

'Hollywood's Eiffel Tower'

It equates to 138 acres around a bank pointer will be protected from developers, who longed for to spin a land in to high-price housing estates.

"It's a pitch of dreams as well as opportunity," Gov Schwarzenegger said.

The investors had planned to sell a land to developers, though agreed to sell to a trust for $12.5m if a income could be raised.

The pointer was draped in a ensign to raise recognition of a campaign

Mr Hefner, who calls a pointer "Hollywood's Eiffel Tower", said: "My childhood dreams as well as fantasies came from a movies, as well as a images combined in Hollywood had a major change on my hold up as well as Playboy."

Donations came from all 50 US states, 10 countries as well as celebrities, including actor Tom Hanks as well as director Steven Spielberg.

In February, a pointer was draped with a ensign that review "Save a Peak", to raise recognition of a campaign.

The Hollywood pointer itself, that is set high up in a hills, was initially combined in 1923 as an advert for a genuine estate development called Hollywoodland.

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Norton trail angers Doctor fans

Thousands of Doctor Who fans have contacted the BBC to protest which the finale of Saturday night's episode was busted by the trailer for the next show.

The on-screen heading featured an animated animation of presenter Graham Norton, horde of Over the Rainbow.

It appeared as The

Norton trail angers Doctor fans

Thousands of Doctor Who fans have contacted a BBC to protest which a finale of Saturday night's episode was ruined by a trailer for a subsequent show.

The on-screen caption featured an charcterised animation of presenter Graham Norton, horde of Over a Rainbow.

It appeared as The

Author Alan Sillitoe dies aged 82

The bard Alan Sillitoe has died aged 82 during Charing Cross Hospital in London, his family has said.

The Nottingham-born bard emerged in a 1950s as a single of a "Angry Young Men" of British fiction.

His son David pronounced he hoped his father would be remembered

Poet Porter dies at the age of 81

Peter Porter, a winner of both a Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and a Forward Prize, has died during a age of 81 after being treated with colour for cancer.

The Australian-born poet, who changed to England in 1951, worked as a bookseller whilst he developed his

Poet Porter dies at the age of 81

Peter Porter, a leader of both a Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry as well as a Forward Prize, has died at a age of 81 after being treated for cancer.

The Australian-born poet, who changed to England in 1951, worked as a bookseller whilst he developed his

Poet Porter dies at the age of 81

Peter Porter, a winner of both a Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry as well as a Forward Prize, has died during a age of 81 after being treated with colour for cancer.

The Australian-born poet, who moved to England in 1951, worked as a bookseller while he

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BBC's Working Lunch show to end

BBC commercial operation programme Working Lunch will no longer be broadcast from the finish of July, it has been announced.

BBC World current affairs ready GMT with George Alagiah will replace the uncover in its 1230 slot on BBC Two.

There have been also plans for brand

Polanski extradition moves closer

A US court has rejected a bid by film executive Roman Polanski to be condemned in absentia for a kid sex case.

The move by a California Second District Court of Appeal clears a approach for Polanski, right away 76, to be extradited from Switzerland to a

'Silly old buffer'

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Ben Shephard to leave GMTV sofa

GMTV presenter Ben Shephard has voiced he is leaving a ITV breakfast uncover after 10 years.

The 35-year-old began presenting a party section in 2000, though was later promoted to a lounge in 2005.

A orator for a star said he had told uncover bosses earlier this

Clarkson slated for tobacco link

US pop singer Kelly Clarkson has been criticised for permitting an upcoming gig in Jakarta, Indonesia to be sponsored by a local cigarette brand.

Promotional materials for a unison on 29 April have a logo for LA Lights featured prominently.

This has drawn fire from a number

New York rapper Guru dies at 43

Rapper Guru, who rose to celebrity with hip-hop outfit GangStarr, has died aged 43 after a long battle with cancer.

The MC, whose genuine name was Keith Elam, suffered a cardiac arrest in February after operation to provide a mildew as good as briefly over into a

Courtney Love reclaims her name

Rock star Courtney Love has motionless to stop regulating her stage name, claiming "Courtney Love is dead".

"We've all motionless you do not like her any more," a Hole singer told The NME magazine.

"We adore her when she goes onstage, but we do not need her

The One Show's Chiles quits BBC

The One Show presenter Adrian Chiles is to join ITV as good as GMTV in the brand brand new four-year deal, it has been confirmed.

He will be the main host upon the breakfast station as good as additionally front ITV's football coverage, including the World Cup,

'Stranded' Moyles misses his show

BBC Radio 1 breakfast uncover presenter Chris Moyles has longed for his morning uncover after being grounded in a US since of a volcanic charcoal cloud.

DJ Scott Mills stepped in to his shoes, telling listeners: "Chris Moyles is stuck, stuck - imagine that."

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Fans pay 200 for new Blur single

Limited edition copies of Blur's initial brand new single in 7 years are offered for up to £200 upon internet auction site eBay.

Just 1,000 copies of Fool's Day were expelled upon 7" vinyl to symbol Record Store Day final weekend.

But within hours of it hitting

Plan B wins album chart battle

East London rapper Plan B has entered a UK draft during number a single with his ultimate album, winning a parsimonious race with Scouting For Girls.

The Defamation of Strickland Banks eased ahead of a pop trio during a second half of a week.

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Glee triumphs at gay media awards

US musical TV series Glee has been declared most appropriate comedy series during a Glaad media awards in a US for a certain portrayal of happy characters.

Creator Ryan Murphy suggested which Kurt, played by singer Chris Colfer, would have a boyfriend in a subsequent series as

Mali actor Kouyate dies aged 74

Malian screen star Sotigui Kouyate, who was declared most appropriate actress at a Berlin Film Festival final year, has died in Paris at a age of 74.

Kouyate won a endowment for playing a French Muslim waiting for headlines of his son in a wake of a

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Matisse painting goes on display

Paintings by Henri Matisse and Mark Rothko have left upon arrangement in London forward of sales in New York next month.

Matisse's Bouquet pour le fourteen Juillet 1919 is approaching to fetch $18-25m (£11.6-16m) during Sotheby's impressionist and modern art sale upon 5 May.

Rothko's 1961 work

Mike Leigh competing at Cannes

British senior manager Mike Leigh will lapse to this year's Cannes Film Festival to contest for a event's tip esteem with his ultimate offering, Another Year.

US senior manager Doug Liman creates his Cannes debut with Fair Game, to one side Abbas Kiarostami as well as Takeshi

NME gets behind Oxfam music drive

NME repository has hooked up with Oxfam to titillate music fans to donate unwanted albums to a charity.

Donors will embrace a giveaway duplicate of a repository in return.

"We want to get a mag out to as most people as we can - Oxfam is a

Heroes star bemoans British drama

British TV bosses should outlay less upon being shows as well as more upon play to turn around the "sad as well as vexed sector", Heroes star Sendhil Ramamurthy says.

The US actor, 35, who studied play in London, pronounced his UK behaving friends were struggling since

Street star banned from driving

Coronation Street singer Sue Cleaver has been criminialized from pushing for seventeen months after she was held nearly twice over the authorised drink-drive limit.

The 46-year-old, who plays cab user Eileen Grimshaw in the soap, was stopped in Northenden, Manchester, when her automobile ran in to the

Gervais 'refused 1m gig offer'

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Somali radios take music off air

Most air wave stations in Somalia have stopped personification music, on a orders of Islamist Hizbul-Islam insurgents who contend which songs have been un-Islamic.

The stations pronounced they had to imitate with a ban as if they did not, they would be putting their lives during risk.

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Mental health drama wins Pulitzer

A Broadway low-pitched chronicling the woman's struggle with mental illness has won the Pulitzer Prize for drama.

Next To Normal was praised for "expanding the scope of subject matter for musicals".

Tinkers, Paul Harding's entrance novel for the little edition house, was the warn leader

Keane 'horrified' by use of song

Rock rope Keane have said that the Conservative Party did not find their permission to make use of the single of their hits during their choosing declaration launch.

Band part of Richard Hughes wrote upon Twitter he was "horrified" to listen to 2004 strain Everybody's Changing played.

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Jack Tweed 'in joint rape attack'

Jack Tweed, a widower of being TV star Jade Goody, raped a teenager during his Essex home during a same time as his friend, a justice has been told.

At Snaresbrook Crown Court a 22-year-old denied two charges of raping a woman, afterwards 19, during his home in Repton Park, Woodford Green, in S

'Risky' book takes writers' prize

British-Indian writer Rana Dasgupta has been awarded a £10,000 best book esteem for his "bold" novel Solo.

The author, 38, who was innate in Kent as well as now lives in New Delhi, was praised by judges for his work's "edginess".

Australian writer Glenda Guest won a endowment for i

Stars mourn actor Corin Redgrave

Stars including Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Trevor Nunn as good as Simon Callow have paid their final respects to singer Corin Redgrave during his funeral in London.

Sir Trevor told mourners his university crony should be remembered for "so many things" including his "political work, idealism as good

Last Glastonbury tickets sell out

The last collection of tickets for this year's Glastonbury festival have sold out in just over an hour.

Cancelled as well as returned tickets for a eventuality - that will be headlined by Muse, U2 as well as Stevie Wonder - went upon sale during 0900 BST (0800 GMT).

Standard tickets, pri

Can't bid me, love - Starr blames eBay for autograph ban

Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr says his decision to stop giving autographs was stirred by fans offered sealed equipment upon eBay.

The drummer posted a video message upon his website in October 2008 saying he would no longer sign memorabilia, as well as which air blower mail would be thrown away.

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Fourth time at the top for Gaga

Pop star Lady Gaga is behind during a tip of a UK manuscript draft for a fourth time with her entrance release, The Fame.

The album, that came out in January 2009, made a initial appearance during a limit just a year ago. It has outlayed a sum of 48 weeks in a tip 10.

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Street farewell for actor Tarmey

Bill Tarmey, who plays Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street, is to leave the ITV soap after some-more than thirty years.

Fans of the show have been betrothed the "fitting" depart for the renouned character, though producers though have not suggested any details.

Tarmey, 69, who became one

Tributes for Sex Pistols' McLaren

Sex Pistol John Lydon as good as engineer Vivienne Westwood have led a tributes to a punk band's former manager Malcolm McLaren, who has died elderly 64.

Lydon's tribute, signed regulating his rope name Johnny Rotten, pronounced McLaren was "above all else ... an entertainer".

McLaren's

Wainwrights sing for their mother

Rufus as well as Martha Wainwright have been to take partial in a tribute concert for their mom Kate McGarrigle at a Meltdown legal holiday in London in June.

McGarrigle, who died in January, was a eminent folk singer best well known for behaving with her sister Anna.

Anna will also perf

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Winfrey to appear on OWN channel

Talk uncover star Oprah Winfrey is to horde the night-time programme upon the wire TV channel she is rising in January.

The hour-long show, titled Oprah's Next Chapter, will take the 56-year-old out of her common studio "for conversations as well as transport around the world".

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Sex Pistols manager McLaren dies

Malcolm McLaren, a former physical education instructor of punk group a Sex Pistols, has died in New York, elderly 64, his representative has said.

McLaren, a ex-partner of engineer Vivienne Westwood, was believed to have been diagnosed with cancer a whilst ago.

He set up a clothes empor

Housewife 'confused' over set row

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria-Parker has pronounced she is "confused" about recent assault claims done by a former co-star about a show's creator.

Nicollette Sheridan, who played Edie Britt, is suing Marc Cherry for $20m (£13.1m) over claims he assaulted her upon set.

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Wainwrights sing for their mother

Rufus as well as Martha Wainwright are to take part in a reverence unison for their mother Kate McGarrigle during a Meltdown legal holiday in London in June.

McGarrigle, who died in January, was a renowned folk singer most appropriate well known for behaving with her sister Anna.

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Former Dynasty star Cazenove dies

British actress Christopher Cazenove, who was most appropriate well known for his purpose in Dynasty, has died after a "valiant battle" with septicaemia, his family have said.
The actor, who played Ben Carrington in a 1980s soap show Dynasty, was 66.

US music honour for The Killers

The Killers have been to be celebrated for their stroke on US music by The American Society of Composers, Authors as well as Publishers (ASCAP).
The band, whose hits embody Somebody Told Me, will embrace ASCAP's Vanguard Award, which honours low-pitched genres which help figure a destiny of music.

Egypt hosts antiquities meeting

Global enlightenment officials are assembly to plead how to redeem very old treasures that they contend have been stolen as well as displayed overseas.
Twenty countries are represented during the two-day conference in Cairo.
It has been organized by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), that wants most pharaonic equipment returned by Western museums.

Phantom sequel is delayed in US

The Broadway opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber's brand new musical Love Never Dies has been behind until 2011 due to stipulations upon the composer's travel.
The 62-year-old is limited from prolonged flights while he recovers from surgery for prostate cancer, the matter said.

Madonna and David visit orphanage

Pop singer Madonna has taken her adopted son David to visit his former institution in central Malawi.
Chants of "welcome home, David!" as well as "we love you, David!" could be heard from inside a Home Of Hope as a four-year-old as well as his mother arrived.

Actor Corin Redgrave dies at 70

Actor Corin Redgrave, the member of the Redgrave behaving dynasty, has died aged 70, his family has announced.
Son of Sir Michael, brother of Vanessa as well as Lynn as well as uncle of the late Natasha Richardson, he was taken sick during home in the early hours of Sunday morning.

New bands' tour funds 'drying up'

Rock rope Doves have pronounced they "feel for" brand brand new artists since it is apropos more formidable to find the supports to go upon debate as well as make music.
Money from record labels for furloughed as well as recording is parching up, guitarist Jez Williams told BBC 6 Music.

McIntyre lands Royal Variety gig

Comedian Michael McIntyre is to horde a 2010 Royal Variety Performance, it has been announced.
McIntyre, 34, has already achieved during a eventuality twice prior to as well as becomes a youngest ever host.
The comic, who hosts a BBC's Comedy Roadshow, said: "It is such an honour as well as I'm unbelievably excited."

Muse to receive Silver Clef award

Rock band Muse will receive a Silver Clef award in July - a year after they turned down a accolade in 2009.
The track rockers will accept a prize reduction than a week after headlining during this year's Glastonbury festival.

Jackson doctor appears in court

Michael Jackson's kin have attended the justice coming by the doctor indicted of giving the thespian the fatal sip of powerful anaesthetic.
Dr Conrad Murray, 57, has pleaded not guilty to contingent manslaughter.

Scouting For Girls top UK chart

Pop trio Scouting For Girls have knocked Lady Gaga off a tip of a charts with their initial series a singular single, This Ain't A Love Song.
The single, their initial from brand brand brand new manuscript Everybody Wants To Be On TV, toppled Lady Gaga's Telephone - that features Beyonce - after dual weeks during a top.

Titans conquer box office in US

Remake Clash of the Titans has topped the North American box office in the opening weekend receiving $61.4m (£40.3m), according to studio estimates.
The 3D movie, starring Sam Worthington, is an refurbish of the 1981 movie featuring Laurence Olivier as well as Maggie Smith.

Former Housewife alleges assault

Ex-Desperate Housewives star Nicollette Sheridan has accused a show's author as well as writer of assault as well as wrongfully terminating her contract.
In a legal movement filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Sheridan alleges Marc Cherry strike her in a face in Sep 2008 after she queried a script.