Miranda Hart and Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner lead the charge at this year's British Comedy Awards, with four nominations each.

Actor Christian Bale says the latest film he stars in, portraying the massacre of Chinese by Japan's imperial army in Nanjing, is not propaganda.

Irish actor Michael Fassbender could be on course for Oscar recognition after being named best actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Two missing episodes from the BBC's science fiction series Doctor Who are presented at the British Film Institute in London.

The US box office suffers its lowest takings in three years, despite the pulling power of New Year's Eve's all-star cast.

The BBC denies misleading viewers with footage of newborn polar bear cubs filmed in an animal park, rather than in the wild.

A peak audience of 15.5 million people watch Little Mix win The X Factor, a drop of almost four million compared to last year.

Novelist, playwright and poet Owen Sheers is being asked to "immerse himself" in Welsh rugby for a year as the game's first artist-in-residence.