BAFTA Chair Krishnendu Majumdar Says British TV Biz “Desperately Needs Diversity” At Highest Levels

Sidse Babett Knudsen, star of returning Danish political TV drama Borgen, has rejected the idea that the series may continue past its brand new fourth season, set to debut in the US and UK on Netflix on June 2.

EastEnders actors Danielle Harold, who plays Lola Pearce, and Jamie Borthwick, who plays Jay Brown, were pictured grabbing a cheeky fish and chip lunch during their break on Tuesday.The soap stars were snapped making their way back to the fictional Albert Square with their special cargo in tow. Danielle, 29, could be seen in a large puffer jacket, a zebra print skirt and her hair pulled back in a pony tale. Meanwhile, Jamie, 27, wore a grey jacket over a purple polo top and black jeans.

English indie rock band xx’s songwriter, bassist, and vocalist Oliver Sim has revealed that he has been living with HIV since he was a teenager. Sim (32), disclosed that he was living with HIV in his newly released song ‘Hideous‘. His first solo album Hideous Bastard is scheduled to be released on September 9. “I imagine that might paint a picture of a dark, “woe is me” sounding album, but in recent years I’ve become a firm believer that the best antidote to these feelings can be bringing them to the surface and shedding some light on them,” said Sim.

Annika Pham Half a dozen Sweden pics and co-prods are set to storm the Croisette, flagships of the solid public support system in place, and fully or partly shot in a foreign language. Headlining the slate are the completion entries “Triangle of Sadness” by former winner Ruben Östlund (“The Square”), shot in the English language, and the Arabic-speaking thriller “Boy From Heaven” by Tarik Saleh (“The Nile Hilton Incident”), set in Cairo.

K.J. Yossman In the run-up to Cannes, the British Film Institute and the British Council held the Great8 showcase, which presented eight U.K.

Alan Carr and his ex-husband Paul Drayton enjoyed some quality time together over the weekend as they watched Eurovision today. Despite their shock split this year, the pair have remained good friends and in videos posted on social media, they were having a wonderful time as they joined the nation in watching the UK's entry Sam Ryder finish in second place. Paul, 50, shared some hilarious clips of the Chatty Man star parading around in a white kaftan-style dress paired with a long brunette wig.

Eurovision Song Contest. The Chatty Man comedian and Paul watched the show live together on Saturday night. Alan posted a snap of the reunion as the pair cheered on Sam Ryder.

Britain's Got Talent viewers were left horrified on Saturday night when they thought an audition went terribly wrong. Those tuning into the latest instalment of the ITV talent show were converted when a montage of acts was shown on-screen.

recently announced that he is set to leave the UK to make a big career change. The 66-year-old singer, who currently lives in Bilston, is originally from Brazil and is set to give up his singing career to return to his homeland and do something entirely new so that he can “die in peace”, according to The Mirror . Wagner, full name Wagner, Fiuza-Carrilho, shot to fame after starring in the seventh series of X Factor.

The government's plans to provide equal opportunities across the UK have been made even more difficult by rising prices, according to Michael Gove.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar, BAFTA and Turner Prize winner Steve McQueen has said that broadcasters BBC and Channel 4 are an integral part of British identity. During the Virgin Media BAFTA TV awards on Sunday, McQueen said during his acceptance speech for winning best factual series for BBC documentary “Uprising” that BBC and Channel 4 have to be held tight and fought for every inch. Both broadcasters are facing an existential threat from the U.K.

Bar fights aren’t anything out of the ordinary, but a ghost hunter said he had to leave a UK pub because he got tussled up by a “demon”!