Killing star to be Sherlock villain
Danish actor and star of The Killing, Lars Mikkelsen, is to play a villain in the third series of BBC One's Sherlock.
Bolshoi faces 'difficult challenge'
The new head of the Bolshoi Ballet admits there are "difficult challenges" ahead, following a series of scandals.
Ironside TV remake to star Underwood
LA Law actor Blair Underwood is to star in a remake of Ironside, based on the original detective series featuring Raymond Burr.
Sound of Music auction makes $1.3m
Homeland star receives Birmingham Fame starArts & culture
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Banksy wall mural removed for sale
A piece of street art by Banksy showing two children playing with a "no ball games" sign is removed from a wall in Tottenham, north London.
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Pixelated girl sculpture for station
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Mike musical heads to Broadway
Film
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Fisherman's Friends film on the way
Calendar Girls director Nigel Cole is to bring the story of the shanty band The Fisherman's Friends to the big screen.
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Pike 'lands lead in Gone Girl movie'
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Venice unveils film festival line-up
Music
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Pussy Riot member denied parole
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of Russian punk protest group Pussy Riot is refused parole, after another group member suffered a similar fate two days ago.
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Springsteen roadies get parking tickets
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Big ticket sites hit by fraud
TV & radio
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Simpsons co-creator donates fortune
Sam Simon will give his fortune to animal and homeless charities after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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Gandolfini last show 'will not air'
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Radio 'in good health' says Ofcom
Watch/Listen
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Johnny Depp: I may give up acting03:10
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Smurfs stars hit the Blue carpet 01:01
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'Troubled times' at the Bolshoi Ballet?03:51
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Theron pledges support to Aids fight00:31
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'There's a Tardis in my living room'04:11
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Author Caryl Phillips on his writing
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Celebrity vehicles under the hammer01:34
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Banksy removed from London street01:58
Features & analysis
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Hometime blues
Will the Smurfs movies ever return to Belgium?
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The Bluths' next step
Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz explains his plans
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Dance collective
Rudimental making big waves at summer's music festivals
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Reviving Josephine
An actress draws parallels with jazz icon Baker
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Funny old life
QI and Spitting Image creator makes Edinburgh debut
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An erotic tale
Mother-of-two lands major book deal with her passionate trilogy
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In pictures
The art of the brain
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Kermode Uncut
Cloud Atlas and documentaries - your responses
Quote of the Day
Neil Patrick Harris on film sequel Smurfs 2“We have to use the word 'smurf' a lot. By the end of shooting, we can be smurfing sick of it”
Elsewhere on the BBC
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Paradise, found?
Discover forbidden fruit, idyllic seas and giant tortoises in the Seychelles
Programmes
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Talking Books
Author, playwright and journalist, Michael Frayn talks to Gavin Esler about his literary career
The Forum
Crystals are found growing naturally all over the world, so why are we creating new ones?
