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Meryl Streep on playing Margaret Thatcher
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The role of Margaret Thatcher is like "Lear for girls", says Meryl Streep.
5 December 2011
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Art world waits for Turner Prize
The Turner Prize is to be awarded in a non-Tate venue for the first time when the ceremony takes place at the Baltic art gallery in Gateshead later.
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No 3D for Les Miserables movie
The movie version of the Les Miserables musical will be shot in 2D, its Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper confirms.
BBC Sound of 2012 list revealed
Fifteen rising stars are named on the BBC Sound of 2012 longlist, which aims to highlight music's most exciting new artists for the year ahead.
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Scorsese's Hugo wins movie prize
Film director Martin Scoresese's 3D family tale Hugo is named best film by the National Board of Review in the US.
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Ukulele star Tapia dies aged 103
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Adele nominated for six Grammys
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Lenny Kravitz gets French honour
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BBC announces Olympic presenters
The BBC reveals which presenters will be hosting its London 2012 Olympic Games coverage across the TV platforms.
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Clarkson complaints reach 21,000
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Sky to revive The Southbank Show
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Bollywood actor Dev Anand, 88, dies01:32
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Howl out loud
Howl's Moving Castle is adapted for the theatre
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Biting the Big Apple
Sir Alan Ayckbourn takes his 75th play to New York
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Happy tappers
Film-maker George Miller returns with Happy Feet sequel
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Saving 3D
Can Martin Scorsese's Hugo turn round the struggling format?
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Real-life drama
The battle over the future of Rome's oldest theatre
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