The creator of hit ITV period drama Downton Abbey will take his seat in the House of Lords as a Tory peer later.

Science-fiction author Neil Gaiman reveals he has recorded a guest role on long-running cartoon series The Simpsons.

Former X Factor contestants Jedward are one of five acts competing to be Ireland's entry in this year's Eurovision song contest.

Music festival Celtic Connections gets under way with a torchlight procession through Glasgow.

A previously unseen play by Terence Rattigan, opening in London next week, will feature a stage prop that played a unique role in its history.

A book billed as the sequel to JD Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye is banned from release in the US, according to reports.

Comedian James Corden will present the 2011 Brit awards at London's O2 arena next month, organisers announce.

Wyclef Jean says he's talking to former Fugees bandmate Pras Michel about ideas for the group after sitting next to him on a flight to Haiti.