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Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.

Film-maker Zalman King, best known for writing and producing the hit movie Nine and a Half Weeks, dies aged 70.

Bee Gees star Robin Gibb says he is making a "spectacular" recovery from cancer and that he is feeling "fantastic".

The BBC's director general Mark Thompson has accused the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

US film and Broadway actor Ben Gazzara has died in New York at the age of 81.

One of the most famous paintings by Fife artist Jack Vettriano has gone on public display for the first time in two decades.

Children's laureate and Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson writes a poem in protest at planned library closures across the country.

Mark Kermode reviews the latest UK film releases including Martha Marcy May Marlene, Man on A Ledge and Young Adult.

The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.

Actor Viggo Mortensen told Radio 5 live how he got the part of Sigmund Freud in new film A Dangerous Method.

Actors should be given more prominence in TV credits that are shown at the end of programmes, according to a survey carried out by the acting union Equity.

Belfast's new £18m Metropolitan Arts centre - MAC - is prepares to open its doors in the city's Cathedral Quarter.

The residents fed-up with movie stars and camera crews

A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.

Actor Hugh Grant will star in the third Bridget Jones movie, despite recent reports that he had pulled out of the sequel

Pop star Calvin Harris was the most successful songwriter in the UK singles chart in 2011, according to research from trade magazine Music Week.

Michael Frayn's comedy Noises Off is to transfer to the West End after breaking box office records at the Old Vic.

Andrew Marr is presenting a new documentary to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Comedian Billy Connolly is criticised for ending two of his stand-up shows early in the past week due to hecklers.

Movie billboards in Paris featuring The Artist actor Jean Dujardin might affect his chances of winning an Academy Award, according to French press.