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MasterChef LIVE

Published 18 September 9 5:57 PM | charlotte

13 November 2009 to 15 November 2009 Olympia Hammersmith Road London W14 8UX (0)20 8943 5000 www.londonbbcgoodfoodshow.com The food extravaganza formerly known as BBC Good Food Show returns to London's Olympia. There are plenty of food-related activities to get your teeth into, plus appearances and demonstrations from Wendi Peters, Michel Roux Jnr and Monica Galletti. You can even cook up a storm in MasterChef's famous Invention Test! MasterChef LIVE is packed full of brand new features to...

Filed under: London, BBC, olympia, live, masterchef, good food show, monica galletti, michel rouxjnr, wendi peters

May starts building Lego house

Published 14 August 9 5:50 PM | charlotte

Top Gear presenter James May has begun his attempt to build a house entirely out of Lego bricks. May has vowed to live for a few days in the life-sized house, which comes complete with a working shower and toilet, once it has been completed. It is being built in the middle of the Denbies Wine Estate, in Dorking, for the BBC series James May's Toy Stories. A spokesman for Denbies said hundreds of people had turned up and everyone had a good time helping out. Some fans queued from 0430 BST to get...

Filed under: BBC, life size, top gear, denbies wine estate, toy stories, logo bricks, james may, lego house

Red Nose Day - 13th March 2009

Published 2 March 9 11:55 AM | charlotte

Red Nose Day 2009 is taking place on Friday 13 March. For more information check out www.rednoseday.com In schools, offices and homes across the land, everyone wears - you've guessed it - the latest Red Nose - this year there's 3 to choose from - and does whatever tickles their fancy to raise cash. Red Nose Day culminates in a night of hilarious comedy and moving documentary films on BBC One - it's a night when the only place to be is right in front of the TV screen. All this funny business...

Filed under: music, BBC, charity, celebrities, comedy, schools, uk, stars, stella mccartney, entertainment, red nose day, africa, the red nose climb, raise money, homes, seven hour tv extravaganza, offices, mt kilimanjaro, hilarious, funny, the apprentice, poverty, bbc one, 13th march 2009, comic relief

X Factor & Strictly News

Published 22 December 8 11:18 AM | charlotte

X Factor winner Alexandra Burke has taken the Christmas number one slot with Hallelujah, beating Jeff Buckley's version of the song into second place. Burke's single became the fastest-selling by a female solo artist, with 576,000 copies sold. Buckley, who drowned in an accident in Memphis in 1997 at the age of 30, recorded his version in 1994. Leonard Cohen, who wrote the hit more than 20 years ago, also hit number 36 with his original version. Chart placings at 1, 2 and 36 are remarkable...

Filed under: Leonard Cohen, BBC, strictly come dancing, tom chambers, christmas, rachel stevens, camilla dallerup, public final vote, fastest selling female solo artist, hallelujah, jeff buckley, number one, lisa snowdon, former s club 7, x factor, holby city, newlywed, alexandra burke, memphis

BBC Electric Proms, 22nd - 26th October 2008, London & Liverpool

Published 9 October 8 10:19 AM | charlotte

Now in its third year, the BBC Electric Proms will be taking place in London and Liverpool from Wednesday 22nd to Sunday 26th October 2008 . More than 60 artists will appear at the BBC Electric Proms 2008 and each performance will aim to create a new music experience. The BBC Electric Proms today announced Oasis as the final headliner to complete this year's festival bill. The world-renowned band will draw the event to a close when they take to the stage at the Roundhouse in London on Sunday...

Filed under: Glasvegas, London, BBC, the streets, anne dudley, liverpool, ray davies, saturday night fever, sam sparro, noel gallagher, stephen gateley, lorna clarke, ennio morricone, radio 2, razorlight, radio 1, burt bacharach, oasis, robin gibb, crouch end festival chorus, the who, gabriella cilmi, chaka khan, sharleen spiteri, bryn christopher, 60 artists, bbc electric proms, nitin sawhney, ronan keating, 22nd-26th October 2008, the last shadow puppets

Bestival 2008

Published 27 August 8 10:13 AM | charlotte

From 5 - 7 September, those in the know will be leaving the mainland for the event that brings the festival season to a resounding climax, Bestival - Robin Hill Country Park, Isle of Wight. Friday night's headliners are My Bloody Valentine, Amy Winehouse is the Saturday night headliner and Underworld finish everything off on the Sunday night! Plus there's Hot Chip , Santogold , The Coral, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, Late Of The Pier, Lethal Bizzle, Hadouken, Black Kids and many, many more! BBC...

Filed under: Amy Winehouse, BBC, Robin Hill Country Park, Underworld, Isle of Wight, Bloody Valentine, 5th, Bestival 2008, 6th & 7th September

Big Screens

Published 22 August 8 11:43 AM | charlotte

BIG SCREENS This is a unique collaboration between the BBC, LOCOG and UK local authorities. It's part of a world-leading media concept (Public Space Broadcasting). Big Screens are Big News, and they are appearing in towns and cities across the UK. The screens are usually the latest twenty-five square metres daylight digital video displays, with a computer-controlled playout and audio system. Each screen is customised to reflect life in its host community with a broad range of local content, including...

Filed under: Big Screens, city diary, media concept, LOCOG, public space broadcasting, big news, BBC, UK local authorities