Summary

  • Bafta TV Awards 2015 - nominations announced

  • Neil MacGregor to stand down as British Museum director

  • Jeremy Clarkson to host Have I Got News for You on 24 April

  1. Say it with a smilepublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    BBC Newsbeat
    Radio 1 and 1Xtra

    Kanye West with Daniel RamosImage source, AP

    Here's something we don't often see - a picture of Kanye West smiling.

    The reason? The settling of a legal action between the musician and Daniel Ramos, a photographer he was alleged to have attacked outside a Los Angeles airport.

    According to Mr Ramos's lawyer, the case has been resolved with a handshake and an apology a week before the trial was due to start.

    So that's all right then. Is it just us, though, or does Kanye's smile look just a little forced?

    Read the full story.

  2. Neil MacGregor: 'dynamic and popular'published at 11:59 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Will Gompertz
    Arts editor

    Perhaps Neil MacGregor's greatest achievement as the boss of the British Museum has been transforming it from a slightly old-fashioned institution with a chilly welcome, into one if the world's most popular visitor attractions without feeling the need to dumb down.

    In fact, his success stems from having the confidence to assume the public are not stupid, but are open-minded and intellectually curious.

    As a leader he has been dynamic, innovative and popular, although I understand he was never particularly keen on the details.

    The task facing the trustees is to find a successor who can firstly consolidate MacGregor's achievements and build upon them. It won't be easy.

  3. Final Discworld coming soonpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Sir Terry PratchettImage source, PA

    Sir Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel will be published on 10 September.

    The Shepherd's Crown will be the 41st novel set in Pratchett's comic world, a flat disc balanced on the backs of four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle.

    The author, who died last month at the age of 66, announced last year the novel was on its way but did not live long enough to see it published.

    "It is a huge privilege to be publishing Sir Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel," said publisher Random House.

    "Terry's writing is loved and respected the world over and this publication will be an incredibly important and special event for us all."

  4. Norton to host TV Baftaspublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Graham NortonImage source, Getty Images

    Following on from this morning's Bafta TV award nominations, it's been confirmed Graham Norton will return to host this year's ceremony on 10 May.

    The Irish comedian - seen here sporting an untypical beard - is nominated for best entertainment performance, while his BBC One chat show is up for best comedy and comedy entertainment programme.

  5. Chris O'Dowd - Bafta reactionpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    "A @BAFTA nomination, external for Moone Boy!!! Better get my glad rags out. Woohooooo!!!"

    Moone Boy, which Chris O'Dowd writes and stars in, is nominated for the Bafta TV award for scripted comedy.

    Moone BoyImage source, Twitter
  6. Never mind the ballotspublished at 11:02 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Trevor Cooper, Sarah Hadland, Ben Miller and Hattie Morahan in Ballot MonkeysImage source, Channel 4

    You may have noticed there's a general election coming. And it hasn't escaped Channel 4 either, who are marking it with a real-time sitcom about the "battle buses" used by the leading political parties to spread their election messages.

    Written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, Ballot Monkeys will see Ben Miller, Hugh Dennis, Sarah Hadland and others play campaigners banging the drums for their respective factions.

    Gaps will be left in the scripts for the five 30-minute episodes, allowing the Outnumbered writers to update it with topical references and up-to-the-minute observations.

    "We haven't yet decided whether we're brave or bonkers," said Fiona McDermott, Channel 4's commissioning editor for comedy.

    Read the full story.

  7. Leigh Francis - Bafta reactionpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    "Just heard that, external I'm nominated for a bafta! Me not Keith Lemon me! Hurrraaaah! That's brightened up my cloudy day."

    Leigh Francis - aka Keith Lemon - is nominated for the entertainment performance TV Bafta for ITV2's Celebrity Juice.

  8. Actor Geoffrey Lewis diespublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Geoffrey LewisImage source, Getty Images

    US actor Geoffrey Lewis, best known for his appearances alongside Clint Eastwood in such films as Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Bronco Billy and Every Which Way But Loose, has died at the age of 79.

    Lewis, whose daughter Juliette followed him into the acting profession, died on Tuesday in Woodland Hills, California.

    A staunch Scientologist, Lewis was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1980 for the TV comedy series Flo.

    In a moving post on Twitter, Juliette Lewis wrote "no amount of tears, external" could wash away her grief at losing her "hero".

  9. Get Involvedpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Who are you tipping to win Bafta TV prizes in May?

    Will this finally be Benedict Cumberbatch's year? Who will win the soap and continuing drama battle between Coronation Street, EastEnders, Hollyoaks and Casualty? And what is your top entertainment programme of the year?

    Take a look at all the nominations and let us know.

  10. Georgina Campbell - Bafta reactionpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    "Picked up a cheeky, external BAFTA nomination!!!! I don't think I'll be able to stop smiling today! I can't bloody believe it cheers @BAFTA."

    Georgina Campbell is nominated for the leading TV actress Bafta for Murdered by My Boyfriend.

  11. Breaking Newspublished at 10:00 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Neil MacGregor

    Neil MacGregor has announced he is to step down as director of the British Museum at the end of 2015.

    The academic, author and former head of the National Gallery has been director of the museum - the most visited attraction in the UK - since August 2002.

    The 68-year-old said it was "very difficult" to leave but added he had decided to retire and "the end of this year seems a good time to go".

    Sir Richard Lambert, chair of the museum's board, said he had been an "outstanding" director who had made "an extraordinary contribution to public life in the UK and beyond."

    Read the full story.

  12. The Interview 'reaches North Korea'published at 09:47 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    James Franco and Seth Rogen in The InterviewImage source, Sony

    A controversial comedy about a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly found its way into North Korea - by balloon.

    That's according to activist Lee Min-bok, who claims to have sent thousands of copies of Sony's The Interview over the country's border with South Korea.

    Lee, a defector from the North, said he had tied the DVDs to balloons along with bundles of US dollars and leaflets criticising Kim Jong-un's regime.

    Seth Rogen's film is said to have prompted the crippling cyber attack on Sony that led to thousands of its employees' private emails being leaked.

    Read more on this story.

  13. Jason Watkins - Bafta reactionpublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    "Well that's a nice start, external to be day. So delighted to be nominated for a @BAFTA - I'm a little shocked."

    Watkins is nominated for the leading TV actor Bafta for The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies.

  14. James Corden - Bafta reactionpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    "Wow!, external The Wrong Mans has been nominated for a scripted comedy Bafta. Completely chuffed @realmatbaynton and @jimfieldsmith."

  15. Keeley Hawes - Bafta reactionpublished at 09:19 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    "Absolutely THRILLED, external to bits to be #BAFTA nominated. Day made. And congrats to @Vicky_McClure and all on @Line_of_duty too! Amazing."

  16. Clarkson back on the BBCpublished at 09:08 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Jeremy Clarkson hosting Have I Got News for You in 2014

    Jeremy Clarkson is set to make his first appearance on the BBC since losing his job as co-presenter on Top Gear.

    The controversial broadcaster, whose contract was not renewed following a bust-up with a producer in March, is to appear as a guest host of Have I Got News for You on 24 April.

    "Jeremy's contract has not been renewed on Top Gear but he isn't banned from appearing on the BBC," said a BBC spokesman.

    Clarkson has guest hosted the satirical news quiz on numerous occasions. During one appearance in 2008, he threw a pen, external at regular panellist Ian Hislop that left the latter with a cut on his face.

    Read the full story.

  17. Bafta TV nominationspublished at 08:49 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Here are the nominations in the key acting categories:

    Bafta TV nomineesImage source, Bafta

    Leading actor

    • Benedict Cumberbatch - Sherlock

    • Toby Jones - Marvellous

    • James Nesbitt - The Missing

    • Jason Watkins - The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies

    Leading actress

    • Georgina Campbell - Murdered by My Boyfriend

    • Keeley Hawes - Line of Duty

    • Sarah Lancashire - Happy Valley

    • Sheridan Smith - Cilla

    Supporting actor

    • Adeel Akhtar - Utopia

    • James Norton - Happy Valley

    • Stephen Rea - The Honourable Woman

    • Ken Stott - The Missing

    Supporting actress

    • Gemma Jones - Marvellous

    • Vicky McClure - Line of Duty

    • Amanda Redman - Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

    • Charlotte Spencer - Glue

    Bafta nomineesImage source, Bafta

    Female performance in a comedy programme

    • Olivia Colman - Rev

    • Tamsin Greig - Episodes

    • Jessica Hynes - W1A

    • Catherine Tate - Catherine Tate's Nan

    Male performance in a comedy programme

    • Matt Berry - Toast of London

    • Hugh Bonneville - W1A

    • Tom Hollander - Rev

    • Brendan O'Carroll - Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special

  18. Bafta TV nominationspublished at 08:46 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Benedict Cumberbatch in Sherlock and Olivia Colman in Rev

    This year's Bafta TV nominations have just been announced.

    Olivia Colman is nominated for a fourth consecutive year - this time for best female comedy performance, for her role in BBC Two's Rev.

    Benedict Cumberbatch is nominated for Sherlock for a third time. He has yet to win the coveted award.

    Dramas Happy Valley, Marvellous, The Missing and Line of Duty all scored three nominations each.

    Read more on this story.

  19. Get Involvedpublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Genevieve Hassan
    Entertainment reporter

    Got something to say or something to share? Well, you should know what to do by now! Get in touch by tweeting @BBCNewsEnts, external or sending us an email at entertainment.news@bbc.co.uk.

  20. Morning allpublished at 08:30 British Summer Time 8 April 2015

    Neil Smith
    Arts reporter

    Welcome to another of our rolling, scrolling live pages, bringing you all the news that's fit to print in the world of arts, entertainment, media and culture. There's lots of stuff to bring you today, starting with this year's Bafta TV nominations, so don't go anywhere else.