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18 February 2011 Last updated at 12:42 ET

King claims Morgan was 'oversold'Piers Morgan (left) and Larry King

Former long-running CNN talk show host Larry King claims his successor Piers Morgan was "oversold" to US television audiences.

Dutch soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek as Anna Nicole Smith Anna Nicole Smith opera opens

The controversial life of model Anna Nicole Smith takes to the stage in the form of an opera at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

Tom Hulce as MozartFilm and TV composer Strauss dies

Composer and music editor John Strauss, who worked on films including Oscar best picture winner Amadeus, dies at the age of 90 in Los Angeles.

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    Writer Nick Dear on why his stage version of Frankenstein for Danny Boyle differs from the screen

  • A Banksy work of a child wielding a machine gun pointing at a no parking sign.In pictures

    Banksy works appear in Los Angeles ahead of the Oscars

  • Dutch Soprano Eva Maria Westbroek as Anna Nicole Success or failure?

    Critics' verdict on the new Anna Nicole Smith opera

  • Justin BieberBieber fever

    Why all the fuss about this teen star?

  • Roman Ralph

    Fiennes revives one of the Bard's lesser known heroes

  • Developing films

    Why Hollywood sees Asia as an opportunity, not a rival

  • TV tricks

    Could you spot a subtle product placement?

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“My great good fortune was to serve an apprenticeship under Pete Postlethwaite”

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