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A new play about the rise of radical Islam is about to open at the National Theatre in London. The novelist Hanif Kureishi has based it on his novel, The Black Album.

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Thirty-five years after the legendary Rumble In The Jungle boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, an equally legendary concert held prior to the match has been turned into a new film, Soul Power.

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Benny Andersson, the man behind some of pop music's most enduring songs, is back with a new track which is reminiscent of his work with Swedish supergroup Abba.

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A new museum has opened in Belgium to celebrate the work of illustrator Herge, and in particular his most famous creation.

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Los Angeles Police Department Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell has warned people without tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial to stay away from the sealed-off area, telling they they would better off watching the event at home with friends.

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Mark Kermode reviews the UK's new movie releases including Public Enemies, Red Mist and Ice Age 3-D.

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Reaction to Michael Jackson's death might have recalled the outpouring after the death of Princess Diana or Jade Goody, so we spoke to broadcaster Tim Lovejoy and put hysteria in the spotlight.

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Pupils from The Gryphon School in Dorset talk about their experiences making a feature film of Thomas Hardy's novel Far From the Madding Crowd.

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Mollie Sugden has died at the Royal Surrey Hospital after a long illness.

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Thousands of Michael Jackson fans spent Tuesday at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York, to celebrate his music.

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Actor Bruce Jones, better known as Coronation Street's Les Battersby-Brown, slept rough for ten days and nights last winter.

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Johnny Depp has greeted screaming fans in London's Leicester Square at the UK premiere of his latest movie Public Enemies.

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A court in Los Angeles has given the mother of Michael Jackson temporary custody of the star's three children.

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A court in Los Angeles has awarded temporary custody of Michael Jackson's three children to his mother, Katherine.

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The BBC's Steve Lamacq interviews rock veteran Bruce Springsteen ahead of his first Glastonbury.

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Bruce Springsteen has said that he is excited about playing his first Glastonbury festival.

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The musical based on Michael Jackson's life, Thriller Live, is to go on with performances following the death of the pop star.

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Should what someone wears be important? With clothing hitting the headlines this week for the right and wrong reasons, presenter Miquita Oliver puts what we wear in the spotlight.

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Uri Geller has paid tribute to his close friend Michael Jackson, saying he will remember the musician for his "genius".

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Crowds of Michael Jackson fans began to gather at UCLA medical centre in Los Angeles, after it was announced that the singer was rushed there in critical condition.

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Pop legend Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50.

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Michael Jackson's friend Uri Geller has said that Jackson had 'gone through hell' at various points in his career, with court cases, money problems and loneliness.

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Footage is released of an ambulance at Michael Jackson's Bel Air mansion in Los Angeles, responding to a medical emergency call.

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The BBC has revealed the expenses of its top managers, including more than #3,000 for two holidays cut short by boss Mark Thompson.

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Thousands of fans watched rock band Maximo Park kick off this year's Glastonbury Festival.

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Licence fee payers have been giving their reaction to the release of BBC executives' expenses claims.

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The BBC's chief operating officer Caroline Thomson says the broadcaster is leading the sector in terms of transparency. Ms Thompson said she was "comfortable" with the expenses claims made by BBC executives.

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Emily Eavis on what the highlights of 2009's Glastonbury Festival will be.

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Former MP and BBC correspondent Martin Bell has welcomed the publication of BBC executive expenses claims.

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Mark Thompon discusses why the expenses and salaries of the BBC's top decision makers will be published.

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Dominic Cooper talks about his latest role starring alongside Helen Mirren in Phedre at the National Theatre.

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Cameron Diaz talks about her emotionally demanding role in the film 'my Sister's Keeper'.

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Thousands of music fans have been pitching their tents two days before the festival actually starts.

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Stephen Sackur talks to the theatre and film director Sir Richard Eyre.

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Stephen Sackur talks to the theatre and film director Sir Richard Eyre.

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Kodachrome, Kodak's brand of camera film that has dominated the mass market since its first appearance in the 1930s, is coming to an end.

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The country's longest-serving military band, the Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards have signed a record deal.

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A new film has attempted to document the community-based justice system that was put in place in Rwanda to bring about reconciliation between the killers and the surviving relatives of those they slaughtered in the country's genocide.

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A new Tarzan exhibition has opened at a museum in Paris, aiming to show how the stories and films about the jungle hero have helped to form western attitudes towards Africa.