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Foyles to host HJ Lim
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London bookstore Foyles is hosting HJ Lim later this month for a one-off event at which the Korean pianist will introduce her Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas. Few classical artists launch their recording careers as audaciously as Lim. On signing exclusively to EMI Classics at the age of 25, she immediately set out to record a…
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BBC denies ‘Matt Smith quits Doctor Who’ story
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The BBC has tonight denied reports that Matt Smith has quit Doctor Who. Saturday’s Daily Mirror claims ‘Matt calls time on Time Lord’. The paper goes on sale just hours before Smith returns to BBC One to take on an army of Daleks. However on Twitter members of the BBC comms team denied the story,…
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Virgin Media launches new £18 per month phone, TV and broadband package
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Virgin Media has launched a new budget ‘Collection’ of phone, TV and broadband services. Earlier this year the cable firm revamped its offerings into collections which combine all three services for a single monthly fee. The new Classic Collection includes Virgin Media’s TiVo service, 30Mb broadband and home phone for £18 per month plus landline…
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O2 announces no Android 4.0 upgrade for Xperia ray, arc and neo
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UK mobile operator O2 has said users of its Xperia ray, Xperia arc and Xperia neo handsets will not be getting upgraded to the latest version of Android. In a posting on its blog, the company said testing of the Sony supplied Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) upgrade “didn’t meet our requirements” and the handsets…
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Radio 4 Extra treats for Sherlock fans
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BBC Radio 4 Extra is to air two shows no self-respecting fan of BBC One’s Sherlock will want to miss. Arthur And George (3rd September 2.30) is a 10-part reading of Julian Barnes’ Booker shortlisted novel, which tells how Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle became the champion of a young solicitor who was…
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London cinema recruits ninja task force to tackle bad behaviour
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Film fans looking to avoid noisy and badly behaved cinemagoers may have a safe haven. London’s Prince Charles cinema has recruited a team of ‘Invisible Cinema Ninjas’ who patrol the premises, ready to pounce on inconsiderate viewers and stamp out popcorn throwing, placing feet on seats and the use of mobile phones. The team are…