Entertainment & Reviews

Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One this autumn with another bejewelled line-up of celebrities ready to compete for the coveted glitter ball trophy.

The BBC has announced that the 11th series shimmies back onto TV screens with an exclusive Strictly Come Dancing 2013 Premiere on BBC One, Saturday 7 September 2013 at 6.50pm, hosted by none other than Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly.

This year, 15 celebrities will take on the challenge of perfecting the art of ballroom and Latin dancing under the tutelage of phenomenally talented professional dancers at the top of their...

The acknowledged queen of the psychological thriller, Val McDermid will be a big draw at this year’s world-famous Agatha Christie Festival. Val will be talking about how she admired and drew inspiration from Torquay’s beloved Queen of Crime.

McDermid is a top ten best seller and has been translated into over 30 languages. Val’s latest novel, Cross and Burn, her 27th novel, will be out in October 2013. A regular broadcaster with BBC Radio, Val’s five-part Woman's Hour drama Village SOS, was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.

In 2011 Val also presented BBC Radio 4 serial The Chalet...

Renowned comedian, writer and Radio 4 personality, Tony Hawks will head to Dartmoor in September to open the third Chagford Film Festival.

Tony Hawks will officially declare the festival open on 23 September when he introduces his new film, Playing the Moldovans at Tennis. This feel-good film, which tracks Tony’s quest to beat the Moldovan football team at tennis, is described as simultaneously insane, moving and hilarious. It is just one of an eclectic mix of films, brilliant events and workshops, presented by top industry professionals taking place over the six-day...

As hordes of screaming ‘Directioners’ prepare for the UK release of One Direction: This Is Us 3D, Vue Entertainment has ordered 20,000 pairs of earplugs for the army of parents and chaperones caught up in the midst of this modern day Beatle-mania.

Available across all 82 Vue cinemas nationwide, the complimentary earplugs will ensure that accompanying chaperones can enjoy the film without being worried by the high-levels of expected screaming and shouting in the auditoriums during the screenings.

Humans are capable of screaming as loud as 120 decibels, which is the same as...