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Written By Unknown on Senin, 31 Desember 2012 | 23.37


Joe Dolan: Sweet Little Rock `n' Roller, RTÉ One, 6.30pm

It's five years since the great Joe Dolan passed away on St Stephen's Day, 2007 and in this film, those who knew him best - family members, colleagues and friends alongside key musicians and songwriters recall the life and times of this legendary, much-loved performer. Even now there is still "no show like a Joe show". Joe Dolan was Ireland's Elvis Presley. The only Irish singer to register chart hit's over five successive decades, he evolved from being a rural Rocker in the early sixties to become Ireland's first international pop star.

House Party NYE, Channel 4, 11.50pm

RTÉ One has The Gathering, over on Beeb Two, they're throwing ye olde Scottish Hootenanny, Beeb One has eh, Gabby Logan with some fireworks, and UTV is showing the news but check out the hipsters on Channel 4. House Party is back for a 2012 send off which invites viewers to throw parties with live DJ sets by six top international acts, including Annie Mac, Frankie Knuckles, Norman Jay, Hercules and the Love Affair, Charlie Sloth and Toddla T Sound. The event brings house parties together from around the UK, and, by turning the television or laptop into the ultimate DJ booth, gives everyone the opportunity to celebrate the New Year with their personal line-up of world-class DJs and VJs, who are playing directly to the TV audience, rather than a packed studio. Bleedin' hipsters! What's wrong with Auld Lang Syne and a bottle of year-old cooking sherry? Tsk!

Top Of The Pops New Year's Eve Special, BBC One, 7.00pm

This New Year's Eve sees the return of Top Of The Pops for a special hour-long celebration of all things pop. Hosts Reggie Yates and Fearne Cotton will review the year in pop, taking in 2012's greatest hits and brightest chart stars. The show will feature special performances from some of the year's biggest acts including the final number one of 2012. Now that the charts have become unpredictable again why don't they just bring it back every week?

Jools' Annual Hootenanny 2012/2013, BBC Two, 11.10pm

The Dubliners bring their 50th anniversary year to a rumbustious close with an appearance on Jools' annual Hootenanny and they'll be performing a couple of their classic tunes, including the barnstorming The Irish Rover. Also on hand for the knees up is Petula Clark who performs two of her biggest songs along with a surprising cover of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy from her upcoming album; the biggest selling act of 2012, designer soul singer Emeli Sandé will perform numbers from her million-selling Our Version Of Events. Also in the studio will be Soul legend Bobby Womack with a track from his recent album The Bravest Man In The Universe along with a number or two from his vast back catalogue. The lovely Lianne La Havas will perform her ode to going out with an older man in Age plus an Ella Fitzgerald number; King of the charts in the early Eighties, Adam Ant will perform some of his classic pop tunes along with a number from his upcoming album. The Hives will be dropping in to dazzle with their rock and roll tunes including crowd favourite Hate To Say I Told You So; from Detroit, soul singer Bettye Lavette will be performing her 1965 tune Let Me Down Easy along with her take on The Black Keys I'm Not The One from her new album. Frontman of Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland, will be reprising a couple of their classic Eighties tunes along with a number from their 2012 album. And Nottingham's newest star, singer-songwriter Jake Bugg who had huge success in 2012 with his debut album. Sounds good!

Unclaimed Baggage - the Unrevealed Story of Marilyn's Last Trunk, TG4, 10.05pm



This investigation is looking for a legendary Louis Vuitton trunk which contained something of great historical importance - Marilyn Monroe's wardrobe. This journey brings us from Paris to Tokyo, via New York and Hollywood, where we cross the path of Louis Vuitton's grandchild, as well as families of the East Coast Establishment, a famous heiress, celebrities, and a Japanese "Lady Gaga". The film we will try to open this legendary trunk, to discover Marilyn's life, her intimacy, her travels and her secrets.


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Kardashian, West expecting their first child

Singer Kanye West announced that his girlfriend, reality star Kim Kardashian, is expecting their first child, during a performance in New Jersey yesterday.

West stopped mid-song [Lost in the World] to deliver the news: "Stop the music...Make noise for my baby mama right here".

According to the Daily Mail, a representative for Kardashian, 32, confirmed the news that she and West, 35, who have been dating since April 2012, are expecting a baby.

Kardashian's sister and The X Factor USA presenter Khloe tweeted: "Keeping secrets is hard with so many family members! Especially when you are so freaking excited!!!!! LOVE is everything!!!! [sic]".

Meanwhile, 33-year-old sibling Kourtney, who is a mother-of-two, added: "Been wanting to shout from the rooftops with joy and now I can! Another angel to welcome to our family. Overwhelmed with excitement! [sic]".

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are expecting their first child


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Ring in the New Year on RTÉ

RTÉ is preparing to ring in the New Year with John Creedon's Radio 1 coverage of the New Year's Eve Dublin Countdown Concert in College Green tonight in addition to Miriam O'Callaghan's coverage of The Gathering on RTÉ One.

Ahead of tonight's concert, with headliners Imelda May and BellX1, Creedon said: "We'll be soaking up all the atmosphere, hosting a gathering in our studio in College Green to ensure RTÉ Radio 1 listeners around the country and the world, can join us for the Dublin New Year's Eve countdown, wherever they are!"

Speaking to RTÉ TEN he added: "New Year's is a fresh start for all of us and God knows, we could all do with a decent run of luck. Here's to 2013!"

NYE Dublin is the first event of the Gathering Ireland 2013, a year long calendar of Gatherings, special festivals and events.

John Creedon, who will host RTÉ Radio 1's New Year celebrations at 10pm, pictured here with Miriam O'Callaghan who will host RTÉ One's TV show, New Year's Eve Show Live - The Gathering at 10.30pm


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Mooney 'loved' Mrs Brown's Boys role

Derek Mooney has said that playing the role of a hypnotist on the new series of Brendan O'Carroll's RTÉ One hit show, Mrs Brown's Boys was "bizarre".

Speaking to RTÉ TEN about the new series, he said: "I was watching The Late Late Show one Friday night in September [2012] when out of the blue I got a text message asking me if I would like to appear in an episode of Mrs Brown's Boys.

"At first I didn't know who it was from but moments later another text arrived which read 'by the way this is Brendan O Carroll'.

"You can imagine my excitement. Mrs Brown's Boys is the biggest sitcom on TV in Britain and Ireland. I would go even further to say that [it] is the biggest show on TV, full stop."

Derek Mooney pictured with Eilish O'Carroll, Mrs Brown's Boys Winnie

He added: "Playing the part of a hypnotist in Mrs Brown's Boys has got to be the single most bizarre thing I have done on TV to date, but I loved every minute of it.

"Brendan [Mrs Brown] and the crew [his family] are the hardest working bunch of people I've encountered in a long time and I'm in this business over 30 years!

"Rehearsals for my episode started on Monday finished on Wednesday and then it was into the BBC studios in Glasgow to record the same episode twice in front of a live audience on Thursday.

"It was one the happiest working weeks of my life. Everyone on the production team [was] so positive and proud of the show and it was wonderful to experience such joy in the workplace".

Mrs Brown's Boys is on Saturday nights 9.35pm on RTÉ One.

Watch the Christmas episode of Mrs Brown's Boys on the RTÉ Player here


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Strictly’s Goodman marries for third time

Len Goodman, best known for his role as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, has married his long-term girlfriend, dance teacher Sue Barrett.

The 68-year-old married his girlfriend of ten years, 47-year-old Barrett in a ceremony in front of a group of 30 family and friends in London yesterday.

According to The Telegraph, the only guest who knew about the nuptials was Goodman's 96 year-old mother, as the other guests had been told that they were invited to a special Sunday lunch.

Speaking about the wedding, Goodman, who is also a judge on America's Dancing with the Stars, said: "We've had a marvellous day.

"I wanted it to be a low-key affair, so we didn't tell anyone except my 96-year-old mum as I didn't want her having a heart attack!"

Goodman was previously married to Cherry Kingston, his former dancing partner, in 1972. However they divorced before he married Lesley, with whom he has a son James, who teaches at the Goodman Dance Centre.


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Ball 'honoured' by Boorman

Actress Angeline Ball has said that she was "honoured" to have the opportunity to work with John Boorman and his cast on the recent RTÉ Radio 1 play, After Life.

Speaking to RTÉ TEN, she said: "It's always lovely to get the call from John Boorman because he's such a prolific, wonderful director and I've worked with him in the film genre [The General] and this will be my third radio [play].

"It actually feels like an honour, I think he wrote the parts of Áine and Joe with myself and Brendan [Gleeson] in mind, so that's a lovely privilege.

"Also he writes so well and he has a great sense of humour, he's brilliant to work with, he's such a gentle man."

"I think the cast is amazing, they're all very, very skilled actors. When you have a group of people like that and you put them together...you can't help have nothing but goodness come from that...And we're all there to make his [Boorman's] work shine and lift it from the pages."

The cast of RTÉ Radio 1's After Life

Speaking about working on a radio play, as opposed to her more regular mediums of film and TV, she said: "When you do [a] radio piece you've got to convince the audience of your character.

"We're all kind of visual, everything is visual in this world and when you've got to convince them with your voice, the lightness, the darkness, the emphasis, you've really got to convince the audience that you are this character and...you're giving them a blank page [to use] their own creativity to fill in the missing gaps of visually what they think the character would look like.

"It's a magical in that sense."

Listen back to the final part of Boorman's radio play trilogy, After Life here

To listen back to the first two plays in Boorman's trilogy, The Hit List and Twenty Twenty, click here www.rte.ie/dramaonone


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Sarah-Lou tipped for Corrie return

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 30 Desember 2012 | 23.37

Actress Tina O'Brien is being tipped for a return to the cobbles as her former character Sarah-Louise Platt.

The Sunday Mirror reports that producer Stuart Blackburn, who takes up his series producer role on the cobbles in January, is willing the actress to return to her former role as well as daughter Bethany, now a teenager.

The newspaper reports that the former Emmerdale producer is lining up the actress to return as Sarah-Louise Platt next year.

Sarah was last seen on the cobbles in 2007, when she fled with daughter Bethany to Milan.

Speaking to the paper earlier this year, the actress indicated a willingness to return and a fear her role would be re-cast, following the return of her character's half-brother, Nick Tilsly, re-cast with Ben Price in 2009.

The actress said: "Sometimes I think they could bring Sarah-Lou back but with a different face, played by someone else", adding "it would be awful!"

Since leaving the soap, O'Brien has taken parts in Waterloo Road, Accused and Call The Midwife. In 2008, the actress gave birth to her first child, Scarlett, and two years later O'Brien competed in Strictly Come Dancing.


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McCall considered Big Brother stint

Davina McCall has revealed she considered a stint as a contestant in Celebrity Big Brother, but her husband swayed her to say 'no'.

The 45 year-old former Big Brother presenter told The Daily Star that she had thought about signing up for the show, saying: "Initially, I thought it would be fun to go on, even for a night.

"Then Matthew [Robertson, McCall's husband] said, 'I have to share a lot of you, I don't want to share you sleeping'. I was like, 'OK, you win!'", McCall explained.

The presenter fronted the show for ten years on Channel 4, both Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother formats, until the eleventh series ended in 2010.

Channel 5 then revived the series a year later. Since leaving the series, McCall has gone on to present Sky's Got To Dance and The Million Pound Drop on Channel 4.

The next series of Celebrity Big Brother is due to begin this week on Channel 5 with former X Factor contestant Rylan and The Hills duo Heidi and Spencer Pratt expected to enter the house, as well as jockey Frankie Dettori and comedian Jim Davidson.


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Corrie stars part company

Coronation Street actors Samia Ghadie and Will Thorp have split up ahead of the actress' appearance on Dancing on Ice.

In addition to being in a relationship off-screen, Ghadie, who plays Maria Connor on the soap and Thorp, who plays Chris Gray were also a couple in the soap.

The 30-year-old actress began dating 35-year-old Thorp just weeks after both of their marriages ended in 2011.

Speaking about their recent break-up, Ghadie said simply: "We've split up - that's it."

The actress is set to skate with Sylvain Longchambon, 32, in the new Dancing on Ice series, which starts on Sunday, January 6.


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RTÉ Radio 1’s Countdown Concert

John Creedon will host RTÉ Radio 1's coverage of the New Year's Eve Dublin Countdown Concert in College Green tomorrow night with headliners Imelda May and BellX1.

Speaking about the event, Creedon said: "I'm delighted to be broadcasting live from the Dublin NYE Countdown Concert".

"It's fantastic to have rockabilly royalty Imelda May back performing in her hometown on such a special night."

Speaking to RTÉ TEN about the preparations, he said: "Having already selected the music for the show, I will drive from Cork the night before [tonight, December 30] and have a meeting with producer Jim Lockhart, before checking into my hotel".

"The following morning, I will read briefs and biogs pertaining to the guests on the show and highlight the areas we might cover".

"After lunch, I go on-site to meet the crew and 'walk the land' so to speak. Then we head for the studio where I get a chance to rehearse somewhat, loads of coffee...red light ...and we're on!"

NYE Dublin is the first event of the Gathering Ireland 2013, a year long calendar of Gatherings, special festivals and events.

New Year's Eve on RTÉ Radio 1: Countdown Concert with John Creedon kicks off at 10pm.

New Year's Eve Show Live - The Gathering is on tomorrow evening at 10.30pm on RTÉ One.


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RTÉ TEN's Top 5 telly picks today

Don't miss RTÉ Ten's choice of five on tonight's telly!

Drama: Ripper Street, 9.00pm, BBC One

A London borough is living in the blood-soaked aftermath of an anonymous killer. For the dedicated policemen, life - and crime - go on in this new series.

April 1889, and it's six months since the last Jack the Ripper killing. East London is emerging into a fragile peace, hopeful that this killer's reign of terror has run its course. H Division is the police precinct charged with keeping order in the chaos of Whitechapel, responsible for policing just 1¼ square miles. Into that space are packed some 67,000 people, a seething, bustling mass of the poor and dispossessed. In the first episode, a young woman is found brutally murdered, the hallmark signs of the Ripper upon her. One time H Division boss, Chief Inspector Frederick Abberline, believes it Jack's return, but Reid, the precinct's new master suspects a different evil at work.

Entertainment: A Night with Beyoncé 10.15pm UTV

All the high-stepping, jumping, jiving antics all over again, as A Night with Beyoncé 10.15pm UTV gets a repeat. Oh, and you can hear that high-octane voice once again at full throttle.

Beyoncé's one off special first went out on ITV a year ago, recorded at London's Fountain Studios with host Steve Jones. The superstar performed some the hits as well as tracks from her number one album, 4, including the chart-topping smash Best Thing I've Never Had, which dominated airwaves in the UK for 5 weeks in winter 2011. The performance was recorded in front of an audience of the singer's biggest fans with Beyoncé engaging in an interview session with fans in this unique and spectacular show. With over 75 million worldwide album sales as a solo artist alone, the sixteen-time Grammy winner is now one of the best-selling artists of all time.

Documentary: Andy Irvine at 70, 9.30pm, TG4

This is the man who wrote one of the greatest Irish songs of all time, The West Coast of Clare, not to mention many other great songs, written or reinvigorated by him. Need you know more to make you want to watch?

The celebrated balladeer Andy Irvine (pictured above with Paul Brady and Donal Lunny in concert) recently completed a series of sold-out performances at Vicar Street to celebrate his 70th birthday. There were guest performances from Brady, Sweeney's Men, Mozaik and his latest group, LAPD. Irvine remains the great perennial rambler of the 1960's/70's Irish folk and trad scene, continuing to tour every corner of the world with bouzoukis, mandolins and mandolas. Andy was a founding member of Sweeney's Men, Planxty, Patrick Street and Mozaik, and he has made records too with Paul Brady, Dick Gaughan and Davy Spillane. Throughout the years he has released a series of great solo albums, and the latest is entitled Abocurragh.

Watch out also for the new series of Sé Mo Laoch (Sunday January 6, 10.00pm) which begins with a programme on Andy's life and times. The Ulsterman's introduction of East European rhythms to Irish traditional playing was a distinct influence on the music of Riverdance (check out the album East Wind).

Documentary: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess Clara Bow, 9.00pm, BBC Four

One of the greatest stars of the silent era, Clara Bow was born in relative poverty but made the dizzy jump to Hollywood greatness.

Clara Bow is almost forgotten today, but as a silent film star, her level of fame was unparalleled. Lauded as the first ever sex symbol, for a while she was box-office gold. She was a trailblazer, whose natural acting style hadn't been seen before. "Billy Wilder called it 'flesh impact'", declares her biographer David Stenn, "The only people he ever saw who had that were Clara Bow and Marilyn Monroe." Sadly, in just a few short years everything had changed. Clara Bow's public fall from grace into virtual obscurity reflects a turbulent period for Hollywood as a whole, as the switch from the hugely popular silent films to the talkies took place. (Wouldn't you think the folks, professionals and public alike would have taken the transition to the talkies, like ducks to water? Would that life were so simple.) Anyway, it is the life story of an actress born on the wrong side of the tracks who, for a while, became Hollywood royalty. The film is a rediscovery of a significant talent destroyed by hypocrisy and fame. Should be riveting and salutary too. Be careful that you might get what you crave, all you wannabees.

Documentary: Neil Armstrong - First Man on the Moon, 9.00pm, BBC Two

An hour-long documentary on the life and times of the pioneering astronaut is essential viewing.

In his speech to Congress on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy stated the folowing: "I believe that this (American) nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth." On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong did what had been mooted by Kennedy, when he took his first steps on the moon and uttered the words: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." On August 25 last, Neil Armstrong died, aged 82, after undergoing heart-bypass surgery. In this Apollo 11 Mission, Armstrong was followed only minutes later by Buzz Aldrin. Their accomplishment placed the United States ahead of the Soviets in the Space Race and there were indeed other moon landings which understandably attracted less awe-struck press and media coverage. In any case, moon journeys have taken a dip in priorities of late, as far as the so-called superpowers are concerned. Although there are further journeys apparently being planned for the future, presumably when America has money to spare for such adventures.


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Tarantino’s trilogy finale, Killer Crow

Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained have both been box-office hits and the director has said that he is working on a final part of the trilogy.

Speaking to The Root, Tarantino said: "There's something about this that would suggest a trilogy.

"My original idea for Inglourious Basterds way back when was that this [would be] a huge story that included the [smaller] story that you saw in the film, but also followed a bunch of black troops."

He added: "And I was going to do it as a miniseries, and that was going to be one of the big storylines.

"When I decided to try to turn it into a movie, that was a section I had to take out to help tame my material. I have most of that written. It's ready to go; I just have to write the second half of it.

"That would be the third of the trilogy. It would be [connected to] Inglourious Basterds, too, because Inglourious Basterds are in it, but it is about the soldiers. It would be called Killer Crow or something like that."

Tarantino added that the film would be set in 1944, after Normandy.


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EastEnder promises a big surprise

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 29 Desember 2012 | 23.37

EastEnders star Chucky Venn has told fans of the show that there is a "big surprise" in store for his character, Ray Dixon.

Warning: spoiler alert!

Speaking to Inside Soap, Venn said: "I've been told by the bosses that there's something interesting around the corner for Ray, and to watch this space for a big surprise coming his way.

"We know that Ray's a pretty likeable fella, but there is a darker side to him as well. You have to remember that this guy used to be in the Army, so maybe we'll explore the consequences of that experience.

"There's lots coming up - I just can't divulge it all!"

2013 begins for Ray with a break-up, as he decides to end his relationship with Kim Fox (Tameka Empson) after he kissed her sister Denise (Diane Parish).

Venn said: "Ray reaches a point where he needs to come up for a breath of air, as there's only so much of Kim's heightened personality he can bear.

"Did Ray go for the wrong sister? Who knows? He probably has more in common with Denise than he ever had with Kim."


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Irish stars' new BBC thriller begins

Ripper Street, the new Victorian era thriller which stars Irish actors Charlene McKenna and David Wilmot and which was shot in Dublin, starts on BBC One on Sunday December 30 at 9:00pm.

Set in the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper murders in London, Ripper Street focuses on "the notorious H Division - the police precinct from hell - which is charged with keeping order in the chaotic streets of Whitechapel".

The series also stars Matthew Macfadyen (Detective Inspector Edmund Reid), Jerome Flynn (Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake), Adam Rothenberg (Captain Homer Jackson) and MyAnna Buring (Long Susan), with Wilmot playing Sergeant Donald Artherton and McKenna playing Rose Erskine, one of the women who works in Long Susan's brothel.

Filmed in Clancy Barracks and other locations in Dublin, RTÉ TEN visited the set of Ripper Street and you can watch the video and hear from members of the cast and crew by clicking the link on your left.


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McConaughey, Alves welcome third child

Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves are celebrating the birth of their third child.

Alves, who walked down the aisle with the 43-year-old actor in June, gave birth to the couple's daughter on Friday in Austin, Texas, according to TMZ.

The baby is the younger sister of Levi, aged four, and Vida, aged three.

McConaughey recently lost 38 pounds (17.2kg) to play the part of AIDS patient Ron Woodroff in upcoming movie, The Dallas Buyers Club.


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Ashley Roberts joins Dancing on Ice panel

Former Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts has joined the judging panel of Dancing on Ice.

The 31-year-old singer, who finished in second place on this year's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!, has been unveiled as a last-minute addition to the show, which starts back next Sunday (January 6).

Speaking to ITV about her new role, Roberts said: "I'm beyond excited to be joining Dancing on Ice as a judge. To work alongside Torvill and Dean is such an honour, they're absolute legends.

"We've got some fantastic names this year and I can't wait to see their routines on the ice."

Dancing on Ice returns to ITV on January 6, 2013 and will feature actress Pamela Anderson, Olympians Beth Tweddle and Luke Campbell, Coronation Street's Samia Ghadie and The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren Goodger, among others.


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Gary Barlow closes record label

Take That star Gary Barlow has decided to shut down his music label, Future Records.

The 41-year-old singer and X-Factor head judge admitted that he decided to call it a day with his label in order to spend more time with his family.

Speaking to The Sun newspaper, the Patience singer said: "It's been a very difficult decision but it came down to time. I've had a lot going on recently and I want to spend more time with my family."

The artists signed up to Future Records are to move to its parent company, Universal.


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Gwyneth Paltrow to publish second cookbook

Gwyneth Paltrow is set to release a collection of her healthy recipes.

The 40-year-old actress aims to help readers improve their diets with It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great.

The new book contains 185 recipes and according to the synopsis, Paltrow prepares the dishes when she wants to "to lose weight, look good, and feel more energetic".

It's All Good is set for release in April 2013.

Paltrow's first cookbook, My Father's Daughter, featured her favourite family recipes.


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UK issuing special Doctor Who stamps

Written By Unknown on Kamis, 27 Desember 2012 | 23.37

The UK's Royal Mail has unveiled a special set of stamps celebrating Doctor Who's 50th anniversary in 2013.

First class stamps of all 11 Time Lords - from William Hartnell and Tom Baker to David Tennant and Matt Smith - will be available across Britain and Northern Ireland from March.

Collectors and fans will also be able to buy second class stamps of four of Doctor Who's villains - the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Ood and the Weeping Angels.

Andrew Hammond from the Royal Mail said: "[The stamps] pay tribute to the brilliant actors that have played the Doctor over the years, as well as the adversaries that helped make the show so popular."


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RTÉ TEN's Top 5 telly picks today

The big day may be over but the hot festive telly continues with a great line-up in store today.

Entertainment: Nighthawks Rehashed, 10.10pm, RTÉ Two

Take a step back in time as Shay Healy brings us on a tour through the glory days of Nighthawks, his then ground-breaking Network 2 show blending a mix of music, chat, comedy and plenty of surprises. In the hour-long, one-off special, Healy, along with former co-presenter Joanne McAteer, chooses some of the best performances and interviews from the show's extremely impressive four-series and 289 episodes. Speaking to the RTÉ Guide about the show, Healy said: "Nighthawks was four of the happiest years of my life, working with a bunch of crazy people." Ahh.

If you can't wait until tonight, you can watch a classic episode of the show on www.rte.ie/player/tv50

Life Style: Room to Improve Christmas Special, 9.35pm, RTÉ One

Tonight Dermot Bannon shows the true spirit of Christmas by lending his time and talent to the National Children's Hospital in Tallaght. On the special festive edition of the property transformation series, the architect does his good deed for the year by salvaging a broken, rundown balcony area on the hospital's first floor. The space will be Cinderella'd from unused eyesore into a lovely outdoor garden and recreation space for children and their families. Dermot has €60,000 to do a job that has been priced at €250,000...let the magic begin!

Comedy: Immatürity for Charity, 9.30pm, RTÉ Two

Is there anything more Christmassy than a group of well-known Irish actors coming together, free of charge, to embarrass themselves to raise money for charity? That's exactly what happened when a host of Ireland's top thespians including Domhnall Gleeson, Brendan Gleeson, Amy Huberman, Robbie Sheehan, Hugh O'Conor, Brian Gleeson and David Wilmot gathered for Immatürity for Charity. This sketch-show comedy special is raising money, and smiles, for St Francis' Hospice in Raheny. Giggles galore in store.

Entertainment: OMG! Jedward's Dream Factory, 6.05pm, RTÉ Two

Like them or loathe them (is that possible?) Jedward go out of their way to make children's dreams come true and provide the rest of us with some very sweet, fun and hyper entertainment in the mean time.

Entertainment: Johnny McEvoy, 9pm, TG4

If Jedward isn't your thing perhaps you'll be tickled pink to hear that there is not one but two Johnny McEvoy programmes on TG4 tonight. The first at 9pm, Johnny McEvoy: Bard focuses on the Banagher native talking about his fascination with Irish history. In the second show, at 9.30pm, the singer and guitarist takes to the stage in Belfast's Waterfront to entertain thousands of his fans.

Taragh Loughrey Grant


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Kate Winslet marries in secret

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet married her fiancé Ned Rockroll in a secret ceremony earlier this month.

A representative for the 37-year-old actress confirmed the happy news saying: "I can confirm that Kate Winslet married Ned RocknRoll earlier this month in a private ceremony attended by her two children and a very few friends and family.

"The couple had been engaged since the summer."

Reports state that Winslet was walked down the aisle by her good-friend and Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio at an intimate service held in New York.

Winslet and Rocknroll kept their wedding so secret that their parents did not even know it was happening.

Rocknroll's father told The Sun: "It's not something I know of - but nothing would surprise me with those two."

A source added to the newspaper: "They had been planning it for a while. They are both so happy and very much in love.

"Kate is very private and didn't want anyone to know. She asked if Leo would give her away because they are best friends."

The actress and director Sam Mendes divorced in 2010 after seven years of marriage. She was previously married to director Jim Threapleton from 1998 to 2001.

Rocknroll, who was born Abel Smith before legally changing his name, split from his previous wife Eliza Cowdray in 2011.


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Janet Jackson engaged to Wissam Al Mana

Janet Jackson has reportedly become engaged to Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana, who she has been dating since 2010.

The 37-year-old businessman gave the 46-year-old music star "a huge, expensive ring" according to US Weekly and "she's afraid it will get lost, so she keeps it locked up."

Wissam is the managing director of Al Mana Retail, which represents A/X Armani Exchange, and he's a shareholder in the Saks Fifth Avenue.


US Weekly also reports that Janet's wealthy beau plans on splashing out for their spring nuptials in Qatar, and "he is flying in all of Janet's friends and family on private jets."


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Thunderbirds' creator Anderson dies

Gerry Anderson, creator of classic children's TV series Thunderbirds and Stingray, has died at the age of 83.

The father of four - who also created Space 1999, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 - had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for almost three years and died peacefully in his sleep.

His son Jamie Anderson told Sky News: "We've been really touched by the outpouring of gratitude for what dad did for TV . . . It's been very heart-warming.

In relation to Thunderbirds he added: "Every time the show has been repeated it picks up a whole new generation of followers. There are even now kids who are six and seven years old that appreciate a show that was made in the Sixties."

The cast of Thunderbirds relaxing at home on Tracy Island

Anderson was hugely successful but his most famous creation was the 1960s TV show (and movie off-shoots) Thunderbirds. The series - which used a form of marionette puppetry called supermarionation - became a global phenomenon.

Chairman of the Fanderson fan club Nick Williams said: "To those who met him Gerry was a quiet, unassuming but determined man.

"His desire to make the best films he could drove him and his talented teams to innovate, take risks, and do everything necessary to produce quite inspirational works.

"Gerry's legacy is that he inspired so many people and continues to bring so much joy to so many millions of people around the world."

Click here to view a YouTube clip of the opening sequence to Thunderbirds.

Click here to view a YouTube clip of the opening sequence to Stingray.


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Cowell wants Kate Moss for X Factor

It's been reported that Simon Cowell wants to hire Kate Moss as a style consultant on the next X Factor.

The TV producer is said to be hoping to land the British model to help with contestants' fashion choices, while also bringing in new advertising deals for the show, reports The Mirror.

A source claimed: "Simon is looking at ways of refreshing the show and one idea he will bring to the table is getting Kate Moss on board.

"He knows how important the styling of the ­contestants is and having a supermodel and a world-famous name on board would certainly raise the bar.

"Kate could give the contestants advice and ideas on how they want to look and also how to look after themselves and still look great in the years ahead."

Cowell's spokesperson is quoted as saying that "no firm plans had been made" in terms of Moss's possible role, but that meetings will be held in January.

X Factor producers are rumoured to be planning big changes for the 2013 UK version following a further dip in the ratings for its last run.


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RTÉ TEN's Top 5 telly picks today

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 26 Desember 2012 | 23.37

No matter how many box sets and DVDs you have, or how hectic your social life is, watching network telly is one of the great Christmas traditions, and St Stephen's Day has come up trumps this year.

So, if you're determined to work off the turkey and pudding by sitting on the couch tonight, RTÉ TEN has some suggestions for when you're grazing on the chocolates.

Like the best box of chocolates, there's something for every taste here - and none of those manky green wrapper yokes that no-one else in the house wants.

Now, the only dilemma will be what you watch and what your record. The choice, as Cilla's announcer used to say on Blind Date, is yours.

Entertainment: The Zoo Christmas Special, RTÉ One 8:00pm
The Zoo Christmas SpecialLike all the best telly, you end up watching repeat episodes of The Zoo over and over again, even though you know exactly what's going to happen. Fellow addicts, help is at hand this evening in the form of this new, hour-long special which finds narrator Tom Dunne heading up the North Circular Road to Santa's Grotto to meet some of the humans who make the show so special. With four years of episodes to choose from, zookeepers and presenter look back on some of their favourite moments, provide updates on the residents who got us feeling all mushy inside and, for maximum awww factor, we also find out how those i-want-two baby red pandas have been getting on. You are perfectly entitled to eat a whole box of chocolates yourself while watching - you can always walk them off with a visit to the Zoo in person over the Christmas break.

Drama: The Girl, BBC Two, 9:00pm
The GirlIn February we'll have the treat of watching Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren as husband and wife Alfred and Alma in the biopic Hitchcock, but before that here's Tobi Jones as the great director and Sienna Miller as the object of his obsession, Tippi Hedren. The Girl tells the story of how Hitchcock cast the unknown model in his 1962 film The Birds, and the numbers they subsequently did on each other's minds. Writer Gwyneth Hughes interviewed Hedren and surviving members of Hitchcock's crew for this BBC/HBO movie, and the cast also includes Imelda Staunton as Alma and Penelope Wilton as Hitchcock's longtime assistant Peggy Robertson. Like Mirren for Hitchcock, Jones and Miller are Golden Globe-nominated for their performances in The Girl. And, if you're still hungry for more Hitch, The Girl is followed by Rebecca (10:30pm) and Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (12:35am).

Drama: Doors Open, ITV, 9:00pm
Doors Open For those whose dinner party/drinks after work/couch conversation hobbyhorse is that there simply isn't enough of Stephen Fry on television, well, the people at ITV agree with you and here he is in an adaptation of Ian Rankin's Edinburgh-set heist caper. Dougie Henshall plays Mike Mackenzie, the self-made millionaire who together with art expert Professor Gissing (Stephen Fry) and banker Allan Cruickshank (Kenneth Collard) embarks on a scam to replace masterpieces with brilliant forgeries - all in the name of the greater good and winning back his ex (Lenora Crichlow). Such noble causes matter little to the underworld, though, and when the low-lifes get involved a crazy plan becomes even crazier.

Film: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Channel 4, 10:30pm
The Girl with the Dragon TattooGiven its disappointing performance at the box office last December (hey, it was hardly a Christmas movie), we may be waiting a long time for there to be Hollywood follow-ups to the David Fincher-directed The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. In the meantime, here's the original Swedish adaptation of that opening book in author Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy. While the first film in the series is the classiest of the three, Noomi Rapace's performance as genius anti-hero Lisbeth Salander is superb throughout and there are loads of twists and turns to keep you hooked. The sequels, The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, are on Channel 4 on Friday December 28 (12:10am) and Saturday December 29 (12:45am).

Current Affairs: St Stephen's Night with Vincent Browne, TV3, 11:00pm
Vincent BrowneIn the words of Semisonic: "Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile. And you use it only for me." For those of us whose late-night Monday to Thursday entertainment involves looking at Vincent while he looks back under lowered lids and convinces you that he's addressing you and you alone, here's a chance to enjoy him in hopefully fine festive fettle as he trawls through the big stories of the year in the company of The Rubberbandits and Mary O'Rourke. Some fantasies are best kept secret... Aw, what the heck, it's Christmas: any chance the four of them will team up for a rendition of Horse Outside as the closing credits roll?

Harry Guerin


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Jack Reacher – read RTÉ TEN's review

If you have cabin fever and are heading to the cinema, the new Tom Cruise action-thriller Jack Reacher opens today, Wednesday December 26. Harry Guerin gives his verdict.

There's a saying that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog - although that wisdom has done nothing to placate Lee Child fans still smarting at the fact that the author's iconic hero Jack Reacher has come to cinemas in the form of Tom Cruise. On the page, Reacher is 6' 5" and built like a brick outhouse that would withstand a nuclear winter. Cruise is 5' 7". But throughout his career - from Born on the Fourth of July to Magnolia to Collateral - the most well-known actor on the planet has taken great joy in taking roles where the public's response has been 'I cannot see him making a go of that' and then convincing them otherwise.

He'll do the same for plenty here.

Based on the book One Shot, Jack Reacher finds the former military police officer-turned-drifter become embroiled in an 'open-and-shut' multiple shooting case. A former US Army sniper has been arrested for killing five people, and for some reason the one person he wants in town is Reacher. And Reacher, it turns out, is heading right in his direction with quite the story to tell. Even by Reacher standards, his latest stop-off looks like being the shortest of stays. But then things start getting complicated...

Movie amnesia can be a wonderful thing: within a few minutes the physical differences between Reacher on page and screen are forgotten and you get wrapped up in the charms of this solid action-thriller.

There are quite a few.

Director McQuarrie won the Oscar for writing The Usual Suspects and also wrote and directed the hugely underrated modern western The Way of the Gun; here he turns in a lean, fast movie that mixes punch-up and procedural with some nice black humour. Cruise attacks the character like he's just been given his first starring role; his co-stars are perfectly cast (Robert Duvall as a former marine threatening to steal the show - again); there's a cool car chase where the leading man did all his own driving and the action is suitably bone-crunching - even for 12A.

McQuarrie's script is both faithful to the book and sees the director come up with ideas of his own. Some characters haven't made it to the screen, but the big letdown here is that one who has isn't on it for long enough. In an example of bizarre-but-inspired casting, German director Werner Herzog is brilliant and truly chilling as mastermind 'The Zec' - a real McQuarrie villain if ever there was one. But while he's a major character in One Shot, it's little more than a cameo role here, and far more menace could have been milked from him. Had that happened, the ending would've been as strong as the book's.

Hopefully Cruise and McQuarrie will get the chance to get that right in another Reacher movie. They work well together and while there's talk of them doing Mission: Impossible 5 they can put enough distance between that franchise's Ethan Hunt and Reacher to make sure that viewers don't think that Cruise is playing brothers - Child's writing is certainly rich enough to guarantee they can.

Even if this turns out to be a one-off, one thing's for certain: there'll be many a new fan heading in the direction of the books after watching. Lucky them; Jack is the best of company.

3/5


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Jessica Simpson confirms second pregnancy

Jessica Simpson appears to have confirmed reports that she is expecting her second child with her fiancé Eric Johnson.

The popstar and fashion designer took to Twitter on Christmas day to confirm the news by posting a picture of her daughter Maxwell Drew Johnson who was sitting on a sand drawing that reads 'Big Sis'.

Accompanying the picture Jessica wrote: "Merry Christmas from my family to yours."

Copyright: Twitter/@JessicaSimpson

The couple welcomed Maxwell in May of this year whose impending arrival Jessica had also announced on Twitter by posting a picture of herself dressed as a mummy for a Halloween party.


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Kierston Wareing joins Eastenders

**Spoiler Alert** Kierston Wareing made her EastEnders debut last night (Dec25) as Max Branning's estranged wife Kirsty.

It's a secret soap fans have been dying to know for months now - just what trouble did Max Branning get himself in to when he left Walford almost 2-years ago?

Well, all was revealed last night by the arrival of EastEnders newcomer Kierston Wareing, who is playing his secret wife Kirsty.

The drama unfolded just before Max and his current fiancée, Tanya, where due to tie the knot once again, with Max about to commit bigamy.

However his bitter brother Derek had made a call to Kirsty and she showed-up at the Branning household just before the festive nuptials began.


Now that Max's secret has been revealed, Kierston is able to talk about her role for the first time. She said: "I first knew about the role when I was filming in Morocco. I was checking my emails and I had one from my agent saying, 'EastEnders want to see you when you get back'.

"I went for a meeting with [executive producer] Lorraine Newman and [series consultant] Simon Ashdown, and they offered me the role there and then. I was ecstatic, I was like, 'Yes, yes, yes!' So I knew about it from April, then everything went very, very quiet for months and to be honest I thought, 'Are you sure they still want me?!'

"Then they came back in August, just before I started filming and then it all went very quickly. I always knew I'd be arriving on Christmas Day since I got the first call, and I started filming at the end of October."

She continued: "It was really weird doing my first scene - even though I have done things before, this was a show that I have grown up with as a child. Suddenly I'm on the Square and it's very surreal and I am seeing legendary characters like Sharon, who I have grown up watching - it's bizarre. And now I know her as Tish, and we're friends.

"Then there was another moment a few weeks later when I was sitting in The Vic and June Brown walked in, and it feels like you have literally jumped into your own TV set."


To be absolutely sure that the news about her casting wouldn't be leaked, The Shadow Line Top Boy actress kept most of her loved ones in the dark about her new part.

"It has got hard the nearer it gets to the episodes going out, as it's exciting and nerve-wracking, and of course you would like to share it with people," Wareing admitted.

"But the only people who know about it apart from my agent, are my dad - but he doesn't want to know the full ins and outs as he knows I have to keep it a secret - and my brother, so it has been hard.

"I have been staying at a local hotel while I've been filming and I've been asked by people - often the taxi driver when he has dropped me off - what I am doing, and I have been telling them I am temping in the office. Or when they have seen scripts, I say I'm doing background work!"

Kirsty's arrival ends a year's worth of speculation over Max's secret, which was finally exposed thanks to the scheming antics of his older brother Derek.

An EastEnders statement teased: "Kirsty is set to cause trouble for Max and Tanya. Will Max and Tanya's relationship survive, and will Kirsty want to give up her husband? One thing's for sure, Kirsty is fiery, flirty and does what she wants."


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Hathaway offers Macfarlane advice

Actress Anne Hathaway has offered some advice to Seth MacFarlane who is hosting the Oscars 2013.

Les Misérables actress Anne Hathaway, who co-hosted the 2011 Academy Awards with James Franco, has offered 2013's MC, Seth MacFarlane, some tips on how to do a good job.

In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the actress, whose own hosting stint was widely panned by critics, urged MacFarlane to gear his performance towards the television audience rather than the stars in attendance at the Oscars.

She said: "This is my advice to Seth - based on my own experience. You have to try to strike a balance between keeping the people of the room entertained and keeping the people at home from thinking you're nuts."

She added: "The instinct is to play to the room, because otherwise the audience there gets really bored and restless. Me with my theatre background, I played to the back row of the Kodak, which has 3,500 people. To the people at home, it could come off as a little over-the-top.

"I've never seen [the whole thing]. But I felt like I made a rookie mistake."


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Abrams shuns Star Wars for Star Trek

Star Trek director JJ Abrams turned down the chance to do likewise on Star Wars Episode 7.

He revealed that he was approached regarding Disney's sequels but wanted to remain a simple fan rather than getting involved in the filmmaking process.

"There were the very early conversations and I quickly said that because of my loyalty to Star Trek, and also just being a fan [of Star Wars], I wouldn't even want to be involved in the next version of those things," he told Empire Magazine.

"I declined any involvement very early on. I'd rather be in the audience not knowing what was coming, rather than being involved in the minutiae of making them."

Abrams added: "I guess the franchises could go up against each other, but I'm not thinking that far ahead!"

"I'm a huge fan of Star Wars, Empire and Jedi, and the idea of the world continuing is exciting and will be amazing. Kathy Kennedy is a friend and there are no smarter producers. It's in great hands."


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The Wanted planning autobiography

Written By Unknown on Selasa, 25 Desember 2012 | 23.37

The Wanted are planning to release a new autobiography.

The pop stars previously released a picture book called The Wanted: Our Story, Our Way, which detailed their rise to fame, in 2010.

Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, band member Tom Parker, said: "We did a picture book a couple of years ago and we've spoken about doing a proper autobiography in the last few months. We don't think we are proper rock 'n' roll stars but we would want people to know exactly what goes on in the band."

Parker insists the book will be a candid look at their lives and they won't be leaving anything out.

He further pitched in: "I'm not worried about putting in anything that would get us into trouble. I think people would appreciate the fact we would tell the truth. Some people may like that and some people might not but we are not going to lie."


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Liam Gallagher reveals his best Christmas gift

Rocker Liam Gallagher has revealed that his best ever Christmas present was one of John Lennon's guitars.

Theh 40-year-old Beady Eye frontman, said: ''I'd say the best was when I got a John Lennon guitar. Off my missus. An acoustic, really nice acoustic guitar.''

Gallagher added that he has received his fair share of bad gifts, adding: ''Socks, slippers, I get all that . . . '

He's looking forward to spending his Christmas in New York this year.

''I always have a good time at Christmas, definitely. I've got a gaff in New York now, so I'm out there this time. In fact, I've spent a good couple of Christmases out there before; that's how I got the taste for it. I've got some unfinished business over there, as they say in the spirit world.''


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Listen to Morning Ireland chat to Santa

It's that time of year again, when Santa and his reindeer set off to bring gifts to all the boys and girls in the world.

But how does he do it?

Well to find out, Morning Ireland reporter Cian McCormack embarked on a special investigation, involving experts in physics and meteorology, to determine how the big man is able to pull off this annual phenomenon - and he even got to chat to Santa himself.

Listen to Cian's exclusive report here

Meanwhile, Aisling Kenny spoke to the young and old about their ideas of Christmas, past and present.

Click here to hear Aisling's special report


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Adele trademarks her own name

She's already had the best-selling album of the 21st century (so far pedants!) and now Adele has reportedly trademarked her own name.

According to The Sun, the singer took the decision in order to prevent people from misusing her name on products.

"She doesn't want anyone exploiting her name by using it on products which may trick punters into thinking she's involved with it," said a source quoted by the newspaper.

Adele wants to avoid her name being used on unofficial items such as perfume and jewellery. The move makes it easier for the 24-year-old to take legal action against companies who use her name as a way of tempting fans to buy their products.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z attempted to trademark the name of their daughter Blue Ivy in October. The power couple reportedly wanted to launch their own line of baby products, but their application was unsuccessful.


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Win tickers for ANGLO: The Musical

ANGLO: The Musical is back in the New Year and RTÉ Ten has tickets up for grabs. Enter our competition now!

Bertie, Biffo, Enda, Merkal (sic) and the rest of the puppets from Paul Howard's hit ANGLO: The Musical are back at Dublin's Olympia Theatre from January 10th - February 2nd.

The new performances follow its first run at The Bord Gais Energy Theatre in a show which features a cast of puppets and humans singing and dancing their way through a financial meltdown.

The show, from the acid pen of Ross O'Carroll Kelly creator Howard, includes songs such as Put A Zero On The End, He's A Friend, There's Nothing Wrong With Bacon & Cabbage, and We Are Where We Are . . . And Where We Are Is F***ed.


The story is based on an original idea by Johnny Morrison, Darren Smith and Colm Tobin and it won rave reviews during its first run.

Last September Minister for Finance Michael Noonan was moved to say: "I have not seen ANGLO: The Musical but I always think that satire, unless handled lightly, is just above pie throwing as theatrical entertainment."

RTÉ Ten has got three sets of double tickets up for grabs. To win a set answer this queation and send it in a an e mail marked ANGLO to entertainmentonline@rte.ie. Closing date for entries is January 4, 2013.

Complete this song title from ANGLO: The Musical - There's Nothing Wrong With . . .


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RTÉ TEN's Top 5 telly picks today

Check out RTÉ TEN's pick of the day's TV.

Drama: Doctor Who 5.15pm, BBC ONE

It's Christmas Eve 1892, and the falling snow is the stuff of fairytales. When the fairytale becomes a nightmare and a chilling menace threatens Earth, an unorthodox young governess, Clara, calls on the Doctor for help. But the Doctor is in mourning and oblivious to the problems of the universe. As old friends return, will the Doctor really abandon humankind or will he fight to save the world - and Christmas - from the icy clutches of this mysterious menace?

Entertainment: The School Around The Corner, 7.45pm, RTÉ One

The much-loved TV series returns for a Christmas special hosted by Ray D'Arcy. He'll be joined in studio by children from Waterford, Cork and Dublin primary schools, who'll chat about their friendships, their school and what's the best thing about Christmas, asking: how does Santa manage to get down the chimney? And where does Santa go for his holidays, after the big day? Also: Westlife's Nicky Byrne and Una Healy from The Saturdays return to their primary schools.

Drama: Downton Abbey, 8.45pm, UTV


The recent season three may not have been great, but that won't stop fans from viewing this Christmas special. The family receive a warm welcome at Duneagle Castle, visiting Rose and her parents in the Highlands. But there is no disguising the tensions between their hosts. Carson is determined to keep the servants back at Downton working hard, but with a country fair coming up, will some be tempted to push their luck? Could romance be on the cards for Mrs Patmore?

Drama: Call the Midwife, 7.30pm, BBC ONE

Christmas is coming and in Poplar the nuns and midwives of Nonnatus House are busier than ever. When an abandoned baby is discovered, the whole community rallies round to provide food and clothing and to try to trace his mother. Nurse Jenny Lee, meanwhile, gets caught up in the heartbreaking mystery that surrounds an elderly, semi-vagrant local woman. For newly-married Chummy, other challenges await, as she pulls out all the stops to mount a truly memorable children's nativity play.

Comedy: Mrs Brown's Boys, 9.45pm, RTÉ One

The Royle Family Christmas Special is on at the same time on BBC ONE, but it's a safe bet that this will be the most-watched show today in Ireland. Following on from last night's Christmas Eve special, Agnes has been given permission to stage her own Nativity Play and is determined to put on the greatest show on earth. But local priest Father Damien is insisting that Agnes make some last-minute changes to what is a rather unusual script.

John Byrne


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The Wanted planning autobiography

Written By Unknown on Senin, 24 Desember 2012 | 23.37

The Wanted are planning to release a new autobiography.

The pop stars previously released a picture book called The Wanted: Our Story, Our Way, which detailed their rise to fame, in 2010.

Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, band member Tom Parker, said: "We did a picture book a couple of years ago and we've spoken about doing a proper autobiography in the last few months. We don't think we are proper rock 'n' roll stars but we would want people to know exactly what goes on in the band."

Parker insists the book will be a candid look at their lives and they won't be leaving anything out.

He further pitched in: "I'm not worried about putting in anything that would get us into trouble. I think people would appreciate the fact we would tell the truth. Some people may like that and some people might not but we are not going to lie."


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Liam Gallagher reveals his best Christmas gift

Rocker Liam Gallagher has revealed that his best ever Christmas present was one of John Lennon's guitars.

Theh 40-year-old Beady Eye frontman, said: ''I'd say the best was when I got a John Lennon guitar. Off my missus. An acoustic, really nice acoustic guitar.''

Gallagher added that he has received his fair share of bad gifts, adding: ''Socks, slippers, I get all that . . . '

He's looking forward to spending his Christmas in New York this year.

''I always have a good time at Christmas, definitely. I've got a gaff in New York now, so I'm out there this time. In fact, I've spent a good couple of Christmases out there before; that's how I got the taste for it. I've got some unfinished business over there, as they say in the spirit world.''


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Listen to Morning Ireland chat to Santa

It's that time of year again, when Santa and his reindeer set off to bring gifts to all the boys and girls in the world.

But how does he do it?

Well to find out, Morning Ireland reporter Cian McCormack embarked on a special investigation, involving experts in physics and meteorology, to determine how the big man is able to pull off this annual phenomenon - and he even got to chat to Santa himself.

Listen to Cian's exclusive report here

Meanwhile, Aisling Kenny spoke to the young and old about their ideas of Christmas, past and present.

Click here to hear Aisling's special report


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Adele trademarks her own name

She's already had the best-selling album of the 21st century (so far pedants!) and now Adele has reportedly trademarked her own name.

According to The Sun, the singer took the decision in order to prevent people from misusing her name on products.

"She doesn't want anyone exploiting her name by using it on products which may trick punters into thinking she's involved with it," said a source quoted by the newspaper.

Adele wants to avoid her name being used on unofficial items such as perfume and jewellery. The move makes it easier for the 24-year-old to take legal action against companies who use her name as a way of tempting fans to buy their products.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z attempted to trademark the name of their daughter Blue Ivy in October. The power couple reportedly wanted to launch their own line of baby products, but their application was unsuccessful.


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RTÉ TEN's Top 5 telly picks today

Check out RTÉ TEN's Top 5 telly picks for today!

Animation: The Snowman and The Snowdog, Channel 4, 8.00pm

Well here is! What is likely to be the icing on the Christmas cake for viewers young, old and even indifferent to the season to be jollied and trollied - a brand new animated sequel to Raymond Briggs's classic The Snowman. The original aired at Christmas 1982 and has become a staple of Channel 4's crimbo schedule ever since. This followy-upper finds a new young boy, Billy, going on an airborne adventure with a snowman but this time, for extra awww factor, a snowdog! When Billy and his mother move house, he discovers a box hidden under the floorboards of his bedroom. In the box, he finds a hat, scarf, some lumps of coal and a shrivelled tangerine - it's a snowman-making kit! When it begins to snow, Billy builds a Snowman and, with some spare snow, the Snowdog. That night, at the stroke of midnight, the Snowman and the Snowdog magically come to life . . .

Watch a clip here.

Music: Johnny Cash Christmas Specials, Sky Arts1, 8.00pm

Forget about the big man in red and white - here's the man in black. This is first of two Johnny Cash's Christmas specials. This one from crimbo 1977, the year Elvis died, pays tribute to The King. Knowing that Presley loved gospel, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Cash perform the uplifting This Train is Bound for Glory in tribute. The special also sees Johnny perform fiery duets with June Carter, while Roy Orbison adds contrast to Cash's deeper tones as the pair sing the smash hit Pretty Woman. There's a sackful of Cash's best-known hits, as well as favourites Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Here Comes Santa Claus and a poignant Silent Night.

Watch a clip here.

Comedy: Mrs Brown's Boys, RTÉ One, 9.45pm BBC One, 10.15pm

It's the marzipan moment this Christmas - there are those who DO NOT LIKE Mrs Brown's Boys and those who reckon it's the most revolutionary sitcom since, ooh, Some Mother's Do 'Ave 'Em and On The Buses. Whatever your feelings, this will be the most-watched show tonight on both sides of the Irish Sea. It's a two-parter and we kick off with Agnes facing her busiest Christmas yet. Spiritual son Trevor is visiting from the missions, grandson Bono is sleeping over on Christmas Eve, and there are three new faces to feed on Christmas Day now that Agnes's youngest son Dermot is the father of triplets. But first things first - Agnes must finish the simple task of decorating the tree. And it seems as though Christmas in the Brown household is only going to get busier. When visiting, priest Father Damien announces that the Finglas Nativity play has been cancelled. Agnes vows to stage a Nativity play of her own in the local community centre. However, she meets stiff resistance from Father Damien, who is wary of meddling mothers like Agnes and refuses to ask permission from the Bishop. But nobody ever says no to the formidable Agnes Brown . . .

Watch a clip here.

Music: Spice Girls' Story: Viva Forever! ITV, 8:30pm

In case you haven't heard, there's a new Spice Girls stage musical on at the moment so time perhaps for ITV to roll out rather long lookback at their frankly remarkable career. The Spicies weren't quite the original of the species but they were the biggest selling all-female group ever and Ginger, Scary, Posh, Sporty and Baby's mantra of Girl Power and Union Jack knickers was a global phenomenon in the late nineties. Before we all got sense and started loving Girls Aloud instead. This new doco celebrates their music and their story with interviews with all five members (even Victoria!), Viva Forever writer Jennifer Saunders and its producer Judy Craymer. Two of the Spice Mums also talk - Victoria's mum Jackie and Melanie C's mum Joan - plus chats with Withnail himself Richard E Grant, Perez Hilton and Dawn French.

Watch clip here.

Music: For One Night Only . . . Sharon Shannon, RTÉ One, 10.15pm

"Sharon Shannon has a tune in her head for every beat of her heart" so sayeth Mike Scott of the mighty Waterboys and he should know. Tonight we join Gay Byrne on For One Night Only to celebrate the music of Sharon. Throughout this special Christmas edition, she speaks to Gay about growing up on the farm in Co. Clare, touring with the Waterboys in her early career and her love of Galway. She also speaks very poignantly about the death of her long-term partner, Leo Healy. Sharon will be joined by some well-known names in Irish music - Mundy performs Galway Girl, Imelda May rocks it out on Don't tell the Devil, and the inimitable Dessie O'Halloran performs the finale belting out Courtin' in the Kitchen.

Watch clip here.


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Bette Midler offended by grandmother role

Bette Midler has admitted that she was "totally offended" to receive an offer to play a grandmother in a new film.

The 67-year-old plays a grandparent in new comedy Parental Guidance opposite Billy Crystal, but Midler explained that she didn't find the job offer funny when she was first approached about the part.

Speaking to the New York Post, she said: "I was totally offended. I didn't think grandmother parts would come so soon."

However, Midler accepted the role when she discovered she would be playing a granny who is young at heart.

She added: "I was up for playing a fun grandma... Grandparents are not quite the same as they used to be. People are fighting tooth and nail to stay fit."

Billy Crystal, who also produced the film, added: "I have three and 2/3 of a grandkid. The last one is due in March. I created the movie from real experiences with my grandkids. I am a grandpa - you can't try to hide this stuff. I embraced it. I earned it."


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A Strictly winner is crowned

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 23 Desember 2012 | 23.37

Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith and professional partner Flavia Cacace were crowned the winners of Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night.

The 23-year-old gymnast, who was the bookies' favourite to take the title with Cacace, beat off stiff competition from the other finalists: Dani Harmer and professional partner Vincent Simone, Denise Van Outen and partner James Jordan and Kimberley Walsh and partner Pasha Kovalev.

All four couples performed two dances in the main show: a showdance and a routine chosen by the judges.

At the beginning of the results show, actress Harmer was eliminated from the final, finishing in fourth place.

Dani Harmer and Vincent Simone

Dani Harmer and Vincent Simone

The remaining couples then performed their favourite dance from the series.

Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev

Singer Walsh and actress Van Outen received maximum scores from the judges for their favourite dances but finished as joint runners-up because the winner was decided solely by public vote.

Speaking about his success in both this year's Olympic Games and the dancing competition, Smith said: "They're both very different, but I can finally say I've won something in the year 2012!"

The athlete was full of praise for his professional partner Cacace, calling her patient and "the nicest person I've ever met".

Cacace replied: "Thank you for sharing your amazing talent and skill and ability with me."

Denise Van Outen and James Jordan


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New Year murder plot in Hollyoaks

The New Year is set to begin with a bang in Chester for Hollyoaks fans.

Warning: Spoiler Alert!

Brendan Brady plots to have his father Seamus killed.

Last week fans caught a first glimpse of Fintan McKeown's character Seamus Brady as he arrived unannounced in Chester, catching Brendan (Emmett J Scanlan) and half-sister Cheryl (Bronagh Waugh) off-guard.

During the latest series of Hollyoaks Later, viewers learned that Brendan's father abused him as a child. Brendan's fear and hatred of his father has never left him and viewers will see Brendan go to desperate measures to keep his father away from him, and to never see him again.

Brendan enlists the help of Joel (Andrew Still) in a murder plot. Initially Joel refuses but feels he is being forced to go along with it.

He is then pressured into being the sole hitman.

In scenes set to air in early January, Joel attacks Seamus with a baseball bat before dragging him away to a nearby disused shack.

With Seamus unconscious, Joel pours petrol all around his victim and the shack, before setting it alight.

The scenes will air from January 3 on Channel 4.


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Christmas Soaps: Coronation Street

It's a Christmas cracker of a week in Weatherfield - hidden emotions come bubbling to the surface as relationships come under fire, marriages implode and passion takes over. Warning! Spoiler Alert!

As Leanne looks forward to her Christmas Day wedding to Nick, Peter is breathing down their necks. Tormenting Nick as he attempts to play happy families with Leanne and Simon, is it Peter's aim to win back Leanne?

Can Peter convince Leanne that she should be with him and not Nick?

Leanne can feel the heat, too, but as she attempts to keep a lid on old emotions will a jealous Eva, still obsessed with Nick, see an opportunity to pull on her heartstrings? Leanne's in turmoil: could their white wedding turn into a bleak mid-winter?

Lady in red - we wouldn't want to meet Eva in a dark alley with that look on her face!

After walking out on Kylie and Max, David thinks he's got the upper hand, believing Kylie will soon back down and agree to his demands for a baby. But when he pushes his wife too far has he scored an own-goal and sent Kylie running into the arms of another man?

Kylie strays and looks like she's on her way out of Weatherfield as a result...

Her marriage on the rocks, Kylie reverts to type, throwing herself at a lonely Tommy. Believing David's feelings for Tina have been rekindled, it's too much and Kylie commits the ultimate betrayal!

Tyrone is living a nightmare, but with Fiz by his side he's come up with the plan of marrying Kirsty to ensure his rights to their daughter Ruby. But as the wedding approaches and his relationship with Fiz blossoms into a full-blown affair, Tyrone starts to risk everything for love.

Who wants Tyrone and Fiz to live happily-ever-after? We do, we do!

Living on a knife edge at home, Tyrone's desperate to escape to spend Christmas with Fiz. Will their clandestine meetings stay secret, and with Kirsty's abuse now plumbing new depths, will she extend any festive goodwill to Tyrone?

Sophie's had her fair share of heartbreak but as she recovers from spinal injuries, with the help of physio Jenna, she's blinded by love again. Sophie's clearly smitten but she's unsure if Jenna feels the same. Will she open old wounds and lay her heart on the line, or is the fear of rejection too much for Sophie?

Will daddy or daughter win the heart of Jenna?

Her dilemma isn't helped by dad Kevin, who's also grown fond of Jenna and decides to make his feelings known. Could a kiss change everything for them all and even threaten Sophie's recovery?

Meanwhile, Maria and Marcus are looking forward to their first Christmas together. It should be the happiest of times, but as they adjust to their unusual circumstances it seems others are still struggling with this. Marcus' parents have decided to visit - the first time they've come to meet a partner of his - but this riles Marcus and raises yet more questions over his sexuality.

Marcus tries to explain to his confused parents who Maria is

As Marcus battles to adjust to his own feelings, Sean sees the opportunity to stick the knife in. Dylan's come to stay but Sean makes it clear Marcus is no longer anything to do with Dylan and refuses to let him see him. Will Marcus and Maria's relationship falter over the festive season?


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