Doctor Who

• Ask Rusty a question
• Catherine Tate to return to comedy show. Some time

Film

• Original cut of Metropolis found
• Hellboy 2 promoted with Chuck, Actors Studio and American Gladiators crossovers
• Val Kilmer and Xzbit join Bad Lieutenant

Art

• A bit of Tracey Emin's Liverpool sculpture goes missing

Theatre

• David Walliams to make West End debut in No Man's Land

British TV

• Jerry Springer opponent bankrupt and wants Beeb to pay
• Barristers complain about Criminal Justice
• Top Gear criticised for drink-driving at the North Pole

French TV

• France Televisions' Patrick de Carolis threatens to quit over government funding

US TV

• Ray's back! The Sopranos' Michael Imperioli to play Ray Carling in Life on Mars
• Tori Spelling might be out of 90210 spin-off
• Spin-off from Criminal Minds planned

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I'm not sure what's more surreal: Salvador Dali, or Salvador Dali appearing on classic game show What's My Line?.

Doctor Who

• Penultimate episode title and synopsis revealed [spoilers + thanks to Stu_N]
• Christopher Eccleston joins Hilary Swank in Amelia

Film

• Amanda Peet to star in 2012
• Leonardo DiCaprio for Captain America?
• Punisher: War Zone trailer

Art

• U2 selling a Basquiat
• Picassos stolen in Brazil

Books

• Russell Brand signs $3m publishing deal

British TV

• Adrian Lester returning for fifth series of Hustle
• BBC1 to screen Peter Moffat's Criminal Justice over five nights
• Kelly Reilly to star in possible Lynda La Plante franchise for ITV1
• Rob Brydon launches his own indie [free registration required]
• Final episode of The Apprentice got more than 10 million viewers
• UKTV to launch new channel, rebrand old [free registration required]
• Justin Lee Collins to front Crystal Maze successor [free registration required]
• Into The Labyrinth coming to DVD

US TV

• Details of the The Office spin-off
• Jon Voight to be evil mastermind in 24
• Jean-Christophe Novelli getting a series on Bravo
• Jericho fans buy a TV ad
• Will McCormack and Eric Christian Olsen to recur on Brothers & Sisters

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Film

• No Jon Favreau for Iron Man 2?
• Hugh Grant up for another rom-com shock
• New Three Musketeers adaptation/prequel

Art

• 'Mr Darcy' portrait to be sold

British TV

• A pantomime and a Gavin & Stacey sketch for Comic Relief from Ruth Jones and James Corden?
• Beeb to build web page for every show ever
• Third season of Heroes to be simulcast with the US
• US producers to bring pilots to the UK for buyers
• Sky One audiences drop 14% since leaving Virgin Media [free registration required]
• Casualty to move to Cardiff?

Irish TV

• Bill Cullen to start looking for his Apprentice

US TV

• Gossip Girl spin-off?
• Sarah Paulson to be female lead in Cupid
• Francis Capra joining Heroes
• Jamie Kennedy to replace Jay Mohr on Ghost Whisperer
• Seth Green to appear on My Name is Earl [spoilers]

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Doctor Who

• Former producer Philip Hinchcliffe compares old Who with nu-Who

Film

• Not a joke after all: Corden and Horne to star in Lesbian Vampire Killers
• Nia Vardalos and John Corbett reteam for I Hate Valentine's Day
• Tommy Lee Jones to write, direct, produce and star in Hemingway's Islands in the Stream
• 15 minutes of behind the scenes footage from Indiana Jones
• Jonah Hill to star in 21 Jump Street adaptation?
• New Hulk trailer
• Leonardo DiCaprio to play Ian Fleming?
• Daniel Day Lewis to do musical based on 8½

Art

• Bacon's “Triptych, 1976” sets record for post-war art sale

British TV

• Kelly Brook to replace Jennifer Ellison on Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life
• Gordon Brown to do PM Apprentice show?
• Johnny Vegas to star in BBC3 record label comedy

US TV

• Allison Mack staying on Smallville
• TNT orders series from George Clooney, Joel Surnow et al
• Kelsey Grammer lobbying CBS execs to rescue Back To You
• Heroes webisodes to start mid-July
• Scrubs boss airs some grievances

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Film

• New Get Smart trailer

Art

• Warhol and Bacon works help make Sotheby's record

Commercials

• Mars bringing Work, Rest and Play slogan back

British TV

• Channel 4 to be given stake in BBC Worldwide?
• Which it'll spend suing the police for libel [free registration required]
• Lily Allen's ratings up over 30% [free registration required[
• Adrian Chiles will host The Apprentice: You're Fired after all
• Tony Jordan planning family drama for Saturday teatime slot
• Vic and Bob writing a new sitcom together
• Kangaroo VoD service to launch in June

US TV

• quarterlife creator says show should never have been on TV after ratings disaster
• Five minute BSG promo [some spoilers]
• CBS orders three drama pilots, including remake of Channel 4's NY-LON
• Andre 3000 returning to The Shield
• Dexter showrunner to take over Dirty Sexy Money

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