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Georgina Clarke Pride month is the celebration of those who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. During this time, people come together to show how far gay rights have come and what work must continue to be done to result in full equality globally. ..
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The remarkable election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States has been propelled as much by his exceptional skill as an orator as by any other factor. From the silver-tongued to the tongue-tied, the sublime to the ridiculous, this programme takes a fond look at the art and history of the political speech......
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The new TV show, Genius, invites members of the public to pitch their ideas to a celebrity guest "genius" who then decides whether or not the idea is clever enough to mark them out as a genius. At the end of the show, the guest's two favourite ideas are put to the public who then decide which one of them gets to win the fabled Genius Trophy....
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Newsreader Huw Edwards examines the bitter relationship, which dominated British politics for over 40 years, between Victorian prime ministers Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone in a documentary commissioned for BBC Four called Disraeli & Gladstone - Clash of the Titans. The feature length documentary will focus on the reasons for their deep and mutual loathing.
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Comedians were the winners of the latest round of Comic Relief's Let's Dance. Judges Anton Du Beke, Paul O'Grady and Jamelia were unanimous in their praise of Jo Brand, Paddy McGuinness and Keith Lemon, who will join Robert Webb and Dick & Dom for the grand final dance-off on March 14th on BBC1
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Four BBC Radio 4 presenters - Libby Purves, Evan Davis, Laurie Taylor and Peter White are being coached as comedians for Comic Relief by Milton Jones, Paul Merton, Shappi Khorsandi and Josie Long. "Being funny is no joke" says Libby Purves.
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Some good news to counter the current economic doom and gloom from Domino Pizza who plan to open 50 stores this year. Having recently opened new outlets in business areas in London and Manchester, CEO Chris Moore is now targeting the corporate market - office workers who are eating in restaurants less often.
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Why did you decide to become an actor?I was terribly shy as a child, and acting became the best way to take me out of myself. It was great, aged 10, to discover that I could do the thing I loved for a living.Stage or screen?Stage. I've done a lot of TV lately, and I've got used to making very quick decisions about characters. With theatre,...
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Bill Oddie has quit Springwatch after four years, leaving the live BBC2 nature programme to find a new co-host to work alongside Kate Humble.
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Comedienne Jo Brand heads the judging panel of The Speaker, BBC Two's search for Britain's best young speaker. Alongside fellow judges, performance expert and RADA tutor Jeremy Stockwell and motivational speaker John Amaechi, Jo travels to every corner of the UK to find the country's most talented young speakers in the BBC's new, primetime entertainment series.
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Last Wednesday, on my third day as the shadow work and pensions secretary, the latest unemployment figures were released. Newspaper headlines and television news bulletins quickly broadcast the unwelcome news that as of November 2008, there were 1.92 million people out work in Britain. That figure doesn't include those made redundant in December, such...
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A dramatic end to the series in which Lex Van Dam has given eight ordinary people a million dollars of his own money to invest.
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The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 promises to be one of the most important events in the Forum’s history. The significance of the Meeting is such that more than 40 heads of state and government have already confirmed their participation in Davos-Klosters where they will join business leaders as well as NGOs.