Entertainment Live: The Voice hires new coaches; Stephen Lewis tributes

Summary

News and updates for Friday 14 August 2015
Cilla Black death ruled accidental by coroner
Boy George and Paloma Faith join The Voice
Rihanna to appear on US version of show

Live Reporting

Genevieve Hassan and Neil Smith

'Not a political statement'published at 15:59
The BBC's head of religion and ethics has published a blog post in which he defends filming a Songs of Praise episode at a Calais migrant camp.
The programme, Aaqil Ahmed writes, was not intended as "a political statement" but was "simply reflecting the conversations going on in many churches and Christian households around the country".
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Songs of Praise is not only about Christian music. It also explores contemporary issues and modern themes from a Christian perspective."
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Where Heroes went wrongpublished at 15:38
LA Times
Heroes creator Tim Kring has been talking about the new Heroes Reborn series, which is due to air next month in the US.
The show lost many fans along the way before it ended in 2010, partly due to its meandering and drawn-out storylines.
Heroes Reborn - which picks up five years on from where the original series left off - will only be 13 episodes, something Kring admitted feeling relief about at a Hollywood press event on Thursday.
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I think the biggest pitfall for us always was the amount of story that we had to tell in a year. But with 13 episodes it means that we can tell this very aggressive form of storytelling. And by that, I mean putting what I say 50 pounds of story into a 10-pound bag. And it’s what gives the show and the audience this kind of exhilarating feeling at the end of every episode where they can’t believe they’ve seen that much story happen.
Some familiar faces will be returning for the new show, including mindreader Matt Parkman (Greg Grunberg), The Haitian (Jimmy Jean-Louis), Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka) and Noah Bennet (Jack Coleman).
They will be joined by newcomers including Zachary Levi and Judi Shekoni. The new cast posed for a snap at Comic-Con last month.
Image source, Getty Images
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Your views: New Voice coachespublished at 14:32
So far, there's been a positive reaction from you on Boy George and Paloma Faith joining The Voice. Here's what you've been telling us.
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But elsewhere on Twitter, many are commenting on Sir Tom Jones leaving the show.
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'Thrilled and excited'published at 13:27
Here's what Paloma Faith has to say about her new role as a coach on BBC One's The Voice.
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I'm really excited about working with creative people who are there not just to be great singers, but also innovative personalities and performers.
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I'm really looking forward to getting my teeth into something that cultivates the talents of another person and takes the focus off myself for a bit.
Boy George has also revealed what he hopes to get out of his new role on the BBC One talent search.
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I'm thrilled and excited to be a coach on The Voice UK. I'm a huge fan of the show and have watched and engaged with it from series one.
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If I can help someone to win I will be delighted. What a wonderful opportunity to share my experiences and help someone move forward with their musical career. I can't wait to sit in that chair!
The Voice will be back, spinning chairs and all, in January 2016.

Nice wok if you can get itpublished at 11:27
The first trailer for Burnt - formerly known as Adam Jones - has hit the net, offering Bradley Cooper fans a taste of his new cookery-themed drama.
The Coop plays a celebrated chef who, after coming a cropper in Paris, moves to London to revive his stalled career.
Emma Thompson and Sienna Miller feature in the promo alongside various London landmarks, one of them just a stone's throw from the BBC's Broadcasting House HQ.
You could have popped in and said hello, Bradley. Tsk.
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Your tributes to Blakeypublished at 10:44
Lots of you have tweeted us tributes to On the Buses actor Stephen Lewis, who died this week aged 88.
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Now this is a story...published at 10:24
Variety magazine
Will Smith is reportedly in the early stages of developing a Fresh Prince of Bel-Air-style comedy.
But don't get too excited Fresh Prince fans - it won't be a straight revamp of the original '90s series that made Smith a star.
Although it will still focus on a fish-out-of-water character, it will be a new show with different characters.
We're betting Jayden or Willow Smith may have a starring role in it...
As the Fresh Prince theme tune is probably in your head now, here's another look at the great rendition Will Smith and Gary Barlow gave on The Graham Norton Show a couple of years ago.
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Homer's Iliad uncutpublished at 09:45
More than 60 actors are taking part in a live reading of Homer's epic poem The Iliad which kicked off at 09:00 BST at the British Museum in London.
Simon Russell Beale was first behind the lectern in the marathon reading, which is being live streamed on the Almeida Theatre's website, external.
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Simon Callow, Brian Cox, Mark Gatiss and Tim Pigott-Smith are just some of the many artists involved in the project, which will culminate later on the Almeida's stage.
It's all part of the venue's Almeida Greeks Festival, which began with an acclaimed production of Aeschylus' Oresteia that transfers to the West End next week, external.

RiRi joins The Voice USpublished at 09:24
Rihanna is to join The Voice US as a key adviser to all the coaches on its upcoming ninth series.
Blake Shelton, Adam Levine and Pharrell Williams will return as mentors, along with Gwen Stefani - who previously served as a coach on season seven.
Levine and the singing competition's host, Carson Daly, have welcomed the new recruit on Twitter.
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The new series of The Voice begins in the US on 21 September.
On the Buses star rememberedpublished at 09:04
Tributes have been paid to actor Stephen Lewis, known and loved by millions as Inspector "Blakey" Blake in On the Buses, who has died at the age of 88.
Over the course of a long career, Lewis also appeared in Last of the Summer Wine, Oh Doctor Beeching! and '60s classic Sparrows Can't Sing.
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