As a major new biography about Noel Coward is published half a century on from his death, Martin Chilton looks back on the life of the trailblazing playwright with ‘a talent to amuse’
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:36AMAs a major new biography about Noel Coward is published half a century on from his death, Martin Chilton looks back on the life of the trailblazing playwright with ‘a talent to amuse’
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:30AMMartin Chilton pays tribute to the fine actor, who had mixed feelings about playing one of the most notorious bigots on TV
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:06AMJack Carter, a brash comic who starred with Elvis Presley and in TV shows such as Baywatch, Murder She Wrote and Family Guy, has died
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:16AMThe book's release is timed for the 75th anniversary of Richard Rodgers' and Oscar Hammerstein II's first collaboration, Oklahoma!
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:04AMLandmark venue Battersea Power Station teams up with Battersea Arts Centre for new culture space in London
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:51AMCricketer Freddy Flintoff will appear at 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the biggest ever with 50,459 performances and 3,314 shows
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:31AMActors Jude Law and Sarah Lancashire will appear in Letters Live at the 2015 Hay Festival
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:46AMAs the centenary of Orson Welles is marked, we look at the real story behind the 1938 War of the Worlds panic
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:20AM18 great episodes of Desert Island Discs, which began on January 29, 1942
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:45AMAlfred Hitchcock, who died on April 29, 1980, is celebrated as a genius of film-making but in his private life he was a warped practical joker
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:45AMAs George Cole turns 90, we pay tribute to his character Arthur Daley, the crafty car dealer from TV hit Minder
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:55AMAs a rediscovered Gore Vidal novel is released, we look at his fiercest rows
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:39AMFrasier star Kelsey Grammer wins a Razzie. Will 2015 improve with his new English comedy film called Breaking the Bank?
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:30AMFrasier star Kelsey Grammer has been nominated for four Razzies. Will 2015 improve with his new English comedy film called Breaking the Bank?
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:15AMBirdman is up for four SGA honours, as Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley also receive nominations
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:44AMVan Morrison talked to Ian Rankin about songwriting at London's Lyric Theatre
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:04AMHamburg musical explores the life of cult leader and 'failed musician' Charles Manson
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:40AMAs Desert Island Discs celebrates its 3,000th editon, we pick 15 great episodes, featuring guests from Les Dawson to Morrissey, that are worth downloading
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:30AMTimothy Spall and his wife discuss circumnavigating Britain in a flat-bottomed barge
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:43AMHarry Belafonte is to receive an honorary Oscar. In 2012, he talked to Martin Chilton about some of the great artists he has met including Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, John Steinbeck and…
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:42AMAlvin Stardust, who has died aged 72, changed his image to have the hit song My Coo Ca Choo and reinvented himself for a career in TV and theatre
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:35AMThe lead role in a stage production of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis goes to a Japanese robot
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:59AMHamburg musical explores the life of cult leader and 'failed musician' Charles Manson
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:31AMCharles Addams created The Addams Family in the Thirties and the TV adaptation started in 1964
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00PMSetback for Arthur Conan Doyle's heirs over use of characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:32AMDocumentary film Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey celebrates Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain one-man show, which has been running for a record 60 years
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:56AMSinging and dancing vampires could be on their way
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:15AMMusical Piece of my Heart shines spotlight onthe man behind Twist and Shout and Brown Eyed Girl
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:07AMAudra McDonald makes history with a record sixth Tony award for playing jazz singer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:48AMSherlock star and Lee Mack new acts at Hay Festival
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