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September 15, 2009
Kylie Minogue took the stage at the BBC's Abba tribute concert on Sunday and literally stole the show with her only performance in the UK for 2009.
The 41-year-old went on stage near the end of the three-hour tribute concert in London's Hyde Park to sing Super Trouper, the Swedish group's ...
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Nights Out, Shows, Events & Gigs
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September 09, 2009
Screenwriter and film director Richard Curtis has recently accepted the terms of an agreement with the BBC that would see him write an episode of the new edition of Doctor Who, his agent has stated.
The creator of Blackadder explained to The Sun newspaper that he had signed up for one ...
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Shows, Events & Gigs, Uncategorized
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September 08, 2009
Millions of people are invited to be participants in the first large scale experiment to see if “brain training” actually works.
A group of scientists and the BBC are partnering to create what will be the biggest scientific research study of whether games, such as the Nintendo DS, or playing Sodoku, ...
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Experience Days, Shows, Events & Gigs, Uncategorized
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September 02, 2009
Channel 5’s top big boss Dawn Airey claims that the BBC should start charging visitors for all online services, including BBC News and BBC iPlayer, as a good will gesture for the industry and in order to give rivals a chance.
The BBC has been the target of numerous attacks ...
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Shows, Events & Gigs, Uncategorized
Posted on
August 18, 2009
The BBC is set to air never-before-heard recordings and conversations from the Beatles’ last Abbey Road sessions. The documentary is scheduled for broadcast next month during a week of programmes about the Fab Four.
The new documentary, called The Beatles on Record, will be narrated only using recordings of John Lennon, ...
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Shows, Events & Gigs
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August 14, 2009
For the very first time, the quintessentially British event, The Last Night Of The Proms, will be broadcasted live via satellite in venues around the world.
The Last Night is the finale to the yearly series of 100 concerts presented at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The event features ...
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Shows, Events & Gigs
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April 30, 2009
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A Thai Buddhist leader has revealed plans that would provide a new set of guidelines to gay and transgender monks, aimed at curbing behaviour considered unsuitable.
In particular, the "good manners" curriculum was prepared to discourage the monks from wearing robes that are too tight and from wearing makeup.
Over 90 per ...
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