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“an open-casting session which will be held on Saturday 26 June 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, between 1400 and 1800 BST”
“Male and female horseriders will be selected at a separate session by the casting company, Horse Master, in Lisburn”
“Game of Thrones is said to feature realistic battles and is pitched as 'The Sopranos in Middle Earth'”
“Location filming has also taken place in Scotland and Morocco”
“It will star Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey and Alfie Allen”
“Coleraine actress Michelle Fairley was recently cast as Catelyn Stark, wife of Eddard Stark, who is played by Sean Bean”
“Sean Bean plays Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones”
“The makers' long-term ambition is for each novel in the series to fuel a season's worth of episodes”
“with the show going to air next spring.”
“The series will be shot on a huge set at Belfast's Paint Hall Studio in the Titanic Quarter, as well as various locations throughout Northern Ireland.”
“Northern Ireland Screen announced that Armagh man Brian Kirk is to direct two episodes of the series.”
“men who want a part as an extra should keep growing their hair and their facial hair immediately and be prepared to leave it that way until January 2011.”
“an open-casting session which will be held on Saturday 26 June 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, between 1400 and 1800 BST.”
“Game of Thrones is said to feature realistic battles and is pitched as 'The Sopranos in Middle Earth'.”
“Coleraine actress Michelle Fairley was recently cast as Catelyn Stark, wife of Eddard Stark, who is played by Sean Bean.”
“The makers' long-term ambition is for each novel in the series to fuel a season's worth of episodes.”
“Prince has 10 platinum albums and 30 Top 40 singles to his name.”
“Plans have been unveiled for a £8m museum celebrating Southampton's maritime and aviation history.”
“The museum, which is set to replace the Solent Sky attraction, would also include some of the ships which took part in the WWII Dunkirk evacuation.”
“Big Bad John, a song about a coal mining hero, was a crossover hit in 1961, making it to number one in the country and pop charts in the US.”
“the singer, who starred in The Jimmy Dean Show in the 1950s.”
“The 2000 European women's doubles gold medallist in Badminton Donna Kellogg, who lives in Milton Keynes, was appointed MBE for services to Badminton.”
“A 25-week programme of events has started in Hull to celebrate the life of the late poet Philip Larkin.”
“Five winners were voted for by Mojo readers, including best album, best single and best live act.”
“A further 16 honorary prizes were handed out.”
“They included the classic album award, which went to The Stone Roses for their 1989 self-titled debut LP.”
“Teardrop Explodes were due to reunite for the first time in 28 years to accept the Mojo inspiration award, but singer Julian Cope did not turn up.”
“The 80s are almost the new 60s. You can hear the influence of that decade everywhere.”
“The New York band performed under the pseudonym Venison for the show at the 450-capacity venue Dingwalls in London.”
“Tickets changed hands for more than ten times the £10 face value, after the originals sold out within minutes.”
“Caroline, a 19-year-old art student originally from the US, said she paid £100 for her ticket.”
“James, an unemployed 19-year-old from London, sold a spare pair of tickets for £200 online.”
“Despite reports that The Strokes' long-awaited fourth album has been completed, the band stuck to tried and tested tracks in their 70-minute, 18-song set.”
“The Strokes perform at the Isle of Wight festival on 12 June and at Rockness festival in Dores, Scotland a day later.”
“The 10th bi-annual Golden Oldies Rugby Festival is expected to attract over 900 players and spectators to Caernarfon over the next three days.”
“organisers anticipate it could give the local economy a £500,000 boost.”
“we expect to welcome over 900 visitors to Caernarfon”
“we have 32 teams taking part”
“The festival will take place from 10 -13 June”
“When the corporate industry dies it will be no great loss to the world. So, I guess I would say, don't tie yourself to the sinking ship because, believe me, it's sinking.”
“Radiohead were signed to EMI for 12 years”
“Radiohead were signed to EMI for 12 years but released their last album In Rainbows via their own website in 2007.”
“he says it's simply a matter of time - months rather than years - before the music business establishment completely folds.”
“Yorke has recently been performing with a new band, Atoms For Peace, and is playing a solo show at the Big Chill festival in Herefordshire in August.”
“The number of celebrity dancers is to be cut from 16 to 14, and three new male dancers will partner them.”
“Fortuna joined Strictly in 2008 when he partnered M People singer Heather Small.”
“Fortuna and Bastian were winners of the 2009 Strictly Christmas special”
“Both Ali and I are looking forward to seeing all our fans at the Shaftesbury Theatre.”
“I'm delighted to be welcoming three new, fantastic dancers to Strictly and am really excited about the introduction of a professional dance group, giving us even more opportunities to feature different areas of expertise and more genres of…”
“The changes come a year after Strictly was embroiled in a row over alleged ageism when producers replaced veteran choreographer Arlene Phillips with former winner Alesha Dixon on the judging panel.”
“I am thrilled that we are able to collaborate with The Lowry on such a large scale exhibition, one that not only explores the remarkable achievements and legacy of Ninette de Valois but also illustrates the work of The Royal Ballet through…”
“It will also feature a recreation of Margot Fonteyn's dressing room as it was at the Royal Opera House with her make-up cases, mascot, shoe darning kit, practice clothes, spare shoe ribbons and the Odette tutu from the 1952 production of S…”
“A large number of never seen before photographs of the Royal Ballet taken over its 80-year history, and including many rehearsal and backstage images, are also featured.”
“More than 40 items of historic costume will be displayed including those worn by Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev, Lynn Seymour, Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope.”
“The exhibition will tell the story of the Royal Ballet from its foundations in the late 1920s to the present day.”
“The 34-year-old, who hosted the BBC children's show for 11 years, will take over from Holly Willoughby.”
“The 37-year-old singer is understood to be standing in for pregnant Dannii Minogue at auditions in Glasgow Wednesday.”
“Huq will join the team as auditions for the talent search begin on Wednesday in Glasgow.”
“In 2009, Bateman was invited to appear on Big Brother to mark its 10th anniversary, but pulled out after declining to take part in an assault course.”
“The fourth instalment in the Shrek franchise was the top film at the North American box office for the third weekend in a row.”
“Shrek Forever After took $25.3m (£17.5m) between Friday and Sunday, according to studio estimates.”
“The Dreamworks animation has made $183m (£126.8m) in total since it opened last month.”
“The highest new entry was comedy Get Him To The Greek, which debuted at number two with $17.4m (£12m).”
“Overall, the box office was down 24% on the same time last year, according to box office tracker Hollywood.com.”
“Disney's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was at number four with takings of $13.9m (£9.6m), followed by Sex and the City 2, with $12.7m (£8.8m).”
“Family comedy Marmaduke was a new entry at number six.”
“Iron Man 2, which sees Robert Downey Jr return as playboy millionaire-turned-superhero Tony Stark, was at seven.”
“Science fiction thriller Splice, starring Adrien Brody, was another new entry at eight.”
“The chart was rounded out by Robin Hood and Letters to Juliet at nine and ten respectively, having both spent four weeks on the chart.”
“The winner of the £10,000 prize will be unveiled in Cardiff on 30 June.”
“Now in its 18 year, the awards are presented to the best books of the year in the English and Welsh languages.”
“The three works shortlisted in Welsh for the Book of the Year were also announced at the Powys book festival on Sunday afternoon.”
“Cymru: Y 100 lle i’w gweld cyn marw, by John Davies, a guide to 100 places in Wales that the author thinks people should see before they die.”
“Cymru: Y 100 lle i'w gweld cyn marw, by John Davies, a guide to 100 places in Wales that the author thinks people should see before they die.”
“Satire The Thick Of It has triumphed at the TV Baftas, winning three prizes, including best sitcom.”
“TV presenters Ant and Dec took home their first ever Bafta, for series nine of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!”
“The duo went on to share another prize when Britain's Got Talent was named best entertainment show at the ceremony.”
“Its creator, Simon Cowell, also took home a special award for 'outstanding contribution' and 'development of new talent'.”
“The Thick Of It began life on BBC Four, but transferred to BBC Two for its third series earlier this year.”
“The political theme continued as Julie Walters won best actress for her portrayal of politician Mo Mowlam in Channel 4 biopic, Mo.”
“Best actor went to Kenneth Branagh, for Wallander, but the actor was unable to attend the ceremony.”
“His victory meant that John Hurt failed to pick up his second Bafta for playing flamboyant writer Quentin Crisp.”
“EastEnders won best continuing drama, beating The Bill, Casualty and Coronation Street.”
“Producer Diederick Santer said: 'Receiving this in our 25th year is the icing on the cake.'”
“Other prizes went to The Armstrong & Miller Show, named best comedy series, and Channel 4's Misfits, which won best drama series.”
“Channel 4's raucous sixth form comedy The Inbetweeners won the audience award, the only prize of the night to be voted for by viewers.”
“Melvyn Bragg was also rewarded for his contribution to television. Before the ceremony, Lord Bragg said he was 'very honoured' and a 'bit surprised' to be given the Bafta fellowship, the organisation's highest accolade.”
“The ceremony, at the London Palladium, was hosted by Graham Norton.”
“The comedy 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, won 16 out of 27 awards, including best director and best film.”
“The stars who stayed away from the awards ceremony included Amitabh Bachchan, who won best actor for the film Paa.”
“During the summer the first series will be shot on location in Hawaii”
“and the drama will air for the first time in the US in the autumn.”
“Launch night will see 80-90 hopefuls whittled down to the final 12 to 14 housemates.”
“There are circus things and it's all slightly Alice in Wonderland”
“You can kind of see from one end of the house to the other - which is a first.”
“The producers have said they want to the last series to "go out with a bang"”
“He said launch night would not feature contestants arriving in cars and getting booed or cheered as in the previous series.”
“I wish everyone would get cheered to be honest, but people like to come down to Elstree on a Friday night for a little boo.”
“5-0 victory”
“The first single is released on his 70th birthday on Monday.”
