Hirst helps Tate to record visitors
Record numbers of visitors flocked to the Tate last year, driven in part by the popularity of controversial artist Damien Hirst.
King 'nervous' about Shining sequel
US author Stephen King admits he is "nervous" about the reaction to his forthcoming sequel to The Shining.
Waters: 'I was wrong to sue Floyd'
Former Pink Floyd star Roger Waters says he regrets taking legal action against his bandmates in the 1980s.
The Fonz's books inspire CBBC series
Pregnant Caro Emerald postpones UK tourArts & culture
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Rykwert awarded Riba Gold Medal
Architecture critic and historian Joseph Rykwert awarded Riba Royal Gold Medal, one of the world's most prestigious architecture awards.
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Bolshoi acid attack director returns
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Smith praised in Shakespeare comedy
Film
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DiCaprio to star as US president
Leonardo DiCaprio is to star as US president Woodrow Wilson in a film that he will also produce, according to reports.
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Proclaimers musical gets UK premiere
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Ben Affleck shrugs off Batman criticism
Music
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David Brent to play London gigs
Award-winning actor and comedian Ricky Gervais is to perform a series of live gigs as his character in The Office, middle manager David Brent.
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Van Morrison concert marks accolade
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Balsom wins artist of the year award
TV & radio
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Tom Vernon: Fat Man on a Bicycle dies
Former Radio 4 presenter Tom Vernon, who was known as the Fat Man on the Bicycle, dies at the age of 74.
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Barker to leave Sports Personality
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Sir David Frost project to go ahead
Watch/Listen
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Getting ready for an Emmy00:52
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Stephen King returns to The Shining05:50
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Shooting history: JFK and Parkland04:04
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Jimi Hendrix was 'timid' says brother04:16
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Vettriano emotional about exhibition03:30
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Pink Floyd star regrets suing band01:25
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Versace's mansion sells for $41m01:58
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Paltrow 'embarrassed' by striptease01:33
Features & analysis
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Tragedy and comedy
Life in an alcoholics' hostel inspires 'searing' play
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In pictures
Artwork under the hammer at cancer charity auction
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'A surprise and a risk'
Authors and judges react to Booker Prize changes
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Stirling Prize
Newhall Be, the housing estate of the future?
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Thinking big
Author Neal Stephenson on tall towers and cyber-spies
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Grand Theft Auto
How it became a celebrated UK cultural export
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Diana revisited
Naomi Watts treads a delicate line as the princess
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Kermode Uncut
Cattle prod cinema - the new breed of horror film
Quote of the Day
Author Stephen King is nervous about the reaction to his sequel to the horror classic
Elsewhere on the BBC
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Inside Macau
A look at a 450-year-old legacy and a culture that is distinctly Macanese
Programmes
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Talking Movies
Michael Cera on his new roles as a drug addict and tourist on the hunt for a hallucinogenic cactus
The Forum
How do we develop a practical, reliable and cheap supply of renewable energy?
