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Special episodes of Miranda, The Royle Family and Call the Midwife will form part of the BBC's Christmas line-up. Other productions that will be broadcast over the festive period include Res…
CBBC series Roy, which is about an animated character trapped in the real world, has won the best drama prize at this year's British Academy Children's Awards. The series, made by Jam Media,…
Scarlett Strallen and John Partridge have been cast in the forthcoming production of A Chorus Line. Marvin Hamlisch's musical will open at the London Palladium in February next year. Stralle…
Scott and Bailey creator Sally Wainwright is penning a new six-part series for BBC1 called Happy Valley. The drama is one of five new commissions announced by the BBC today. Wainwright's ser…
Royal Opera House chief executive Tony Hall has been appointed as the new director general of the BBC. He will take up the post in March next year, and replaces George Entwistle, who resigne…
Sherlock creator Steven Moffat has urged the creative community to "speak up now" for the BBC, claiming a lack of support could result in the broadcaster's demise. His concerns have been bac…
Every hour of onscreen TV production in the UK is responsible for producing the same amount of carbon dioxide as one UK citizen at work annually, new research has found. According to a repor…
Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror has won the best TV mini-series prize at this year's International Emmy Awards. The drama, shown in the UK on Channel 4, beat nominations from France, Brazil a…
Phil Clarke, who has executive produced series such as Fresh Meat, has been named head of comedy at Channel 4. Currently head of comedy and entertainment at Objective Productions, Clarke rep…
Multi-million pound plans to expand Elstree Studios have been boosted by a £2 million loan towards the redevelopment. The loan comes from the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership's …
Tracie Bennett, who recently finished playing Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow on Broadway, is to join the cast of ITV's Scott and Bailey. Bennett, whose theatre credits also include Hairs…
Jason Donovan will reprise the role of Tick in a touring production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert next year. The musical, which will also star Richard Grieve and Graham Weaver, will open …
Suranne Jones is to star in a revival of Jonathan Harvey's play Beautiful Thing in April next year. The production is being staged to mark the 20th anniversary of the play and will be direct…
BBC Scotland is to launch a major new writers-in-residence opportunity for talent from or living in the country. The Frank Deasy award, named after the screenwriter who died in 2009, will of…
Sherlock creator Steven Moffat has picked up the top prize at this year's Writers' Guild Awards. The writer, who co-created Sherlock with Mark Gatiss and is also the showrunner on BBC1's Doc…
Reckless Entertainment, one of the two production companies behind the cancelled Coronation Street musical Street of Dreams, has been placed into administration. The appointment of Chantrey …
Performers conned out of money by bogus agencies will stand a better chance of recovering their funds under proposals unveiled by the government, a minister claims. Currently, when a busines…
Lucy Beaumont has been named the winner of the BBC Radio 2 New Comedy Award. The comic, who came third in last year's So You Think You're Funny competition in Edinburgh, beat more than 800...
Faye Tozer, best known for being part of the pop group Steps, is to star in a new musical called The Tailor-Made Man at the Arts Theatre. The musical tells the true story of silent...
Comic John Bishop and playwright Jonathan Harvey have teamed up to write Panto!, a comedy for ITV. The comedy will star Bishop, alongside Sheridan Smith, Samantha Spiro, Mark Benton and Ches…
Musical Loserville is to close in January after just three months in the West End. The show, written by Elliot Davis and James Bourne, will close at the Garrick Theatre on January 5, 2013. I…
George Entwistle has stepped down as director general of the BBC after just 54 days in the job. He announced his decision to leave the Corporation at the weekend, following the broadcast of …
American performers Gavin Creel and Jared Gertner have been cast as the leads in the London production of The Book of Mormon. The show opens in February next year at the Prince of Wales Thea…
Matthew Hemley meets Rob Brydon as he makes his West End debut in the latest revival of Alan Ayckbourn's A Chorus of Disapproval
BBC3 has commissioned a two-part factual drama about a fatal car crash that devastates a small community. The programme, which has the working title One Day Like This, is being made by Darlo…
