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- 1. Carey heads up Booker shortlist
- Australian author Peter Carey, who has already won the Man Booker prize twice, has made the shortlist for this year's prize.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11213250
- 2. Rock anthems vanishing from chart
- Sales of rock singles have dropped 18% in the UK this year, according to figures from the Official Charts Company.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11212418
- 3. One million tune in to Daybreak
- More than one million people tune in to see the launch of ITV's new breakfast show Daybreak, but the BBC wins the ratings battle.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11213758
- 4. Fry slams BBC 'culture of fear'
- Stephen Fry criticises a culture of fear at the BBC which is creating "incredibly bland" programmes
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11200974
- 5. Emmerdale in TV Choice hat-trick
- Emmerdale wins three prizes at the TV Choice Awards, with EastEnders taking the prize for best soap in its 25th anniversary year.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11204820
- 6. Cowell 'could give up X Factor'
- The music mogul could ditch next year's X Factor and says he only has a contract with ITV1 for this year's series.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/newsbeat/11212204
- 7. Gilliam loses Don Quixote backers
- Terry Gilliam says his latest attempt to make a film about Don Quixote has stalled again after his financial backers pulled out.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11212328
- 8. Shrek returns for US TV special
- New TV versions of hit animation movies Shrek and Kung Fu will premiere on US TV later this year.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11212148
- 9. Saatchi gallery deal hits setback
- Charles Saatchi's plan to donate his gallery to the British public hits a stumbling block after talks with Arts Council England break down.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11205457
- 10. Ringo Starr club fire tackled
- Firefighters spend the night tackling a fire at a disused nightclub where drummer Ringo Starr made his Beatles debut.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-merseyside-11209998
- 11. Bookie cuts Weller Mercury odds
- The odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize are slashed after a bookmaker takes an "unprecedented" rush of bets backing him.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11199135
- 12. Beano Club closed to new members
- The club for dedicated fans of Dennis the Menace is to be replaced with a website in a bid to attract more members.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-11212686
- 13. Hitman Clooney slays box office rivals
- George Clooney's The American is top film at the North American box office over a lacklustre Labour Day weekend.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11201624
- 14. Hall works tipped to fetch £1.5m
- Contemporary artwork owned by model Jerry Hall are expected to fetch more than £1.5 million when they are sold in October at Sotheby's in London.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11202897
- 15. Blair cancels London book signing
- Tony Blair cancels a planned book signing in London on Wednesday to prevent causing the police "a lot of hassle".
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-politics-11197376
- 16. Conductor Ozawa stages comeback
- Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa opens a festival in his native country following a nine-month battle with throat cancer.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11196729
- 17. Travolta extortion case dismissed
- Charges against two people accused of trying to extort money from actor John Travolta, following the death of his son in the Bahamas, are dropped.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11204669
- 18. American Pie star gets probation
- American Pie actor Chris Klein pleads no contest to drink-driving and will serve four years' probation.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11204675
- 19. Gone With The Wind actress dies
- Gone With The Wind actress Cammie King Conlon, who played the daughter of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler, dies aged 76.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11174710
- 20. Girls Aloud star launches label
- Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle founds a new record label and will release her debut solo album, Insatiable, through Tesco.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11199969
- 21. Brit Awards to move to O2 Arena
- The Brit Awards are to move to the O2 Arena in east London from Earl's Court in the west of the city.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11201219
- 22. ELO cellist killed by bale of hay
- Former member of British rock group ELO, Mike Edwards, is killed in a freak accident when a hay bale rolls on to a Devon road and crushes his van.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-devon-11195393
- 23. Forsyth quits dance results show
- Bruce Forsyth quits Strictly Come Dancing's Sunday results show and is replaced by Claudia Winkleman.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11202198
- 24. New Daybreak show debuts on ITV
- The replacement for GMTV, hosted by former BBC presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley, debuts on television.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11197517
- 25. Kara DioGuardi leaves Idol panel
- Songwriter Kara DioGuardi becomes the latest judge on American Idol to quit this year.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11193202
- 26. Arterton 'didn't like' Tamara
- Star of Tamara Drewe Gemma Arterton has said she did not want to play the character, because "I didn't like her" - but director Stephen Frears convinced her.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11214924
- 27. New face for Here Come The Girls
- Heather Small is joining Lula and Anastacia in this year's Here Come The Girls tour, after a hugely successful run for the show last year.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11213451
- 28. Andrea Bocelli concerts to mark 9/11
- Andrea Bocelli is inviting survivors of the attacks on 11 September 2001 in New York to concerts on the Amalfi coast.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-11209345
- 29. Hugh Quarshie - the African chief
- Hugh Quarshie discovers his ancestory gives him the right to sit as a village chief in Ghana
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11165048
- 30. Cheryl talks divorce and more showbiz
- Emmerdale dominates the TV Choice Awards, Cheryl discusses her divorce and the X Factor tantrum twosome get a gig and the rest of the showbiz news.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/10317943
- 31. Post-9/11 musical courts controversy
- An independent filmmaker has sparked controversy by making a musical about New Yorkers coming to terms with the September 11 attacks.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11199749
- 32. Phoenix film 'no hoax'
- The director Casey Affleck told the Venice Film Festival that his fly-on-the-wall documentary of the actor Joaquin Phoenix is not a hoax.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11205213
- 33. The magical world of Merlin returns
- Actors Bradley James and Anthony Head talk to BBC Breakfast about saving Camelot from peril in the new series of Merlin.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/11199076
- 34. Music for dinner parties?
- What Mercury Prize winners tell us about British music
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11199659
- 35. Booker shortlist 2010
- A brief guide to the six authors who are up for this year's literary prize
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11213404
- 36. 'A filthy Archers'
- Tamara Drewe explores the dark side of the countryside
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11178691
- 37. Back to England
- Bafta-winning This Is England gets four-part TV sequel
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11163204
- 38. Musical mates
- Mercury prize-winner Guy Garvey talks to nominees I Am Kloot
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-11178573
- 39. Unswung 60s
- What does Mad Men tell us about this most mythologised decade?
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-11200259

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