News and updates for 17 May 2016
Sinitta, Jimmy Osmond and Amy Childs part of Celebrity Masterchef line-up
BBC announces changes to online services
Carry On films set to make a comeback
That's all for today's arts and entertainment news.
We're looking forward to the tense finale of thriller Marcella on ITV later and we'll be trying not to cry at Peggy's send off - it's an emotional rollercoaster of a night on TV.
See you for more tomorrow.
EastEnders fans will be needing hankies this evening as Dame Barbara Windsor bows out of the soap.
Her character Peggy Mitchell came back last week, where she discovered her cancer had returned and spread to her brain.
The One Show will be live in Albert Square to mark her exit before the main programme 19:25 BST and a feature, Peggy Mitchell: Last Orders, will debut on the BBC iPlayer too.
To celebrate we're posting this picture of Peggy as a tequila girl in the Old Vic - happy times.
Dame Barbara Windsor says her final farewell to EastEnders as her character Peggy Mitchell leaves the soap.
Read MoreThe Guggenheim Museum in New York City has launched a new exhibition featuring the works of 17 artists from the Middle East and North Africa.
The BBC looked at three of the pieces on display as well as a recreation of a city made of couscous.
Our news yesterday about a Spamalot movie being on the way caught Eric Idle by surprise...
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We think he's still looking.
Prison Break fans rejoice! A new series is returning next year and it would appear lead character Michael Scofield is going to appear in it.
And that's a bit of a feat considering it was suggested he died when the series ended 11 years ago.
Fox has released the first trailer showing the return of a lot of your favourite characters, as well as showing Michael - you guessed it - in another prison and his attempt to get out.
How many times can someone break out of a prison? Quite a few apparently.
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Mariah Carey's long had a reputation for being a bit of a diva, but what is the talented singer really like? The trailer for her new E! show Mariah's World has just debuted, and suggests we may find out.
It follows the singer on tour in the UK, Europe and Africa and planning her wedding to Australian casino mogul, James Packer.
Despite revealing she has "a rule which states I will not been seen in fluorescent lighting without sunglasses", Mariah also insists she's just "like anybody else".
Just "like anybody else" with a net worth of $500m, who is marrying someone with an estimated net worth at of $4.7 billion.
And an alter-ego called Mimi.
We look forward to finding out how similar we are when the show debuts later this year.
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Well we've found out how Downton Abbey's Jim Carter has been celebrating his best actor TV Choice nomination today - he's been birdwatching with Chris Packham for Springwatch.
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Provocative artist duo Jake and Dinos Chapman have posted a picture of their latest artwork on Twitter.
In their typical macabre manner, the piece - titled Even the Dung Beetle Stares Up at the Stars - features lots of skeletons and skulls, as well as a whole host of severed heads.
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After the earlier news about the Trainspotting sequel could Human Traffic be set to follow suit?
Danny Dyer has tweeted about it and he doesn't deny it.
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Earlier we told you about two new Carry On films in the works. Some of you have been tweeting us your thoughts - and they're generally not good.
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A nice bit of art for you now and some photos of Liz West's solo exhibition Our Colour Reflection.
It's taking place at the Visual Arts Centre in North Lincolnshire until 25 June.
Image source, Hannah DevereuxOur Colour Reflection is made of more than 700 mirrors made of coloured acrylic discs.
There are 15 colours in all and the mirrors with diameters of 30, 40, 50 and 60cm are set at different heights so that they reflect the roof space of the old nave, revealing parts of the architecture that would otherwise be invisible, and project colour up into the historic interior.
It is described as "playful, elegant and engaging but also thoughtful".
Image source, Hannah DevereuxThe work is described by West as being "grounded within its site but also holds its own voice within the grandeur and information that the space brings to the conversation"
The work intends to put the audience to the fore, demanding a response "physically, emotionally, psychologically or even spiritually."
Image source, Hannah Devereux
Image source, Hannah Devereux
Image source, APThe latest Marvel film, Captain America: Civil War continues to dominate cinemas in both the UK and US according to latest box office figures.
The superhero movie topped the American chart for a second week taking $72.6m (£50.2m) - bringing its total US haul to a whopping $296m (£204.7m) - and the UK chart for a third with £2.8m, taking its total to £32.2m.
Here's how the top five looked on both sides of the Atlantic.
US box office
UK box office
BBC Radio 3
The ridiculously talented 17-year-old who was named the BBC's Young Musician has been into the Radio 3 studio to show off his mad skills.
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performed Casals' The Birds live for In Tune.
Close your eyes, listen and relax...
Image source, BBC/ITVThe nominations are in for the TV Choice Awards and while Downton Abbey may have ended, the show is still gathering nods.
The programme is up for best drama, with Laura Carmichael - aka Lady Edith - up for best actress and Jim Carter, who played butler Mr Carson, is up for best actor.
He'll face competition from Benedict Cumberbatch for his performance in The Hollow Crown, Tom Hiddleston for The Night Manager, Peaky Blinders' Cillian Murphy, Martin Clunes for Doc Martin and Peter Capaldi for Doctor Who.
Capaldi's companion Jenna Coleman is also up for best actress along with Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire and Sheridan Smith for Black Work, but they face a tough challenge beating Suranne Jones who keeps winning awards for her performance in Doctor Foster.
Other categories see The Great British Bake Off, X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and Strictly Come Dancing face off, as well as the show's judges.
Mary Berry's Foolproof Cooking and Paul Hollywood: City Bakes have both been nominated for best food show, alongside Saturday Kitchen and Simply Nigella.
Sir Paul McCartney's given fans a sneak peak behind the scenes of rehearsals for his One On One tour.
The singer's hitting Buenes Aires tonight and tomorrow night, before heading around the US, Canada, Argentina, Germany, France, Spain, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands and Belgium.
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Artworks by street artist Banksy from international private collections are to go on display in Rome.
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Image source, Rank organisationOooh matron! The comedy Carry On films could be making a comeback, according to Variety.
Two new movies are in the works - Carry on Doctors and Carry On Campus - to be written by Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps writers Tim Dawson and Susan Nickson.
The last Carry On film, Columbus, was released in 1993 and it's fair to say it didn't set the world alight - so all eyes will be on the revived versions.
Nickson said:
Quote MessageI’m thrilled to be involved in perhaps the biggest comedy franchise in Britain. I grew up watching these films and to be working on this project feels like coming home. They’re peculiarly British but the appeal of the humour and the ever-present message that good people always win is absolutely global.
The cast has yet to be confirmed though - who would you like to see in the films? Tweet @BBCNewsEnts, external and let us know.
News of a new bromance now and Alfie Boe and Michael Ball are going on tour together and they've only gone and recorded an album together too.
We like Michael Ball's contribution to the pairing which he mentions in his tweet.
And here's a very sweet film of them talking about why they wanted to work together and gives you a taster of them performing in the studio.
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BBC Newsbeat
Years & Years have been forced to cancel their upcoming US tour with Ellie Goulding after singer Olly Alexander took ill.
They announced the unfortunate news on their website saying it was "with great sadness and regret" adding Olly "has been advised that he needs immediate rest".
Image source, Years & YearsGet well soon Olly!
The review into the BBC's online offerings has just been published in an effort to save £15m. The BBC plans to make the following changes, subject to any regulatory approval:
• Close the iWonder service, but redeploy its formats across BBC Online
• Close the BBC’s Food website. BBC Worldwide’s Good Food site will remain
• Focus on distinctive long-form journalism online under a current affairs banner and close the online News Magazine
• Integrate Newsbeat output into BBC News Online, but close the separate Newsbeat site and app
• Continue to offer travel news online but close the Travel site and halt development of the Travel app
• Stop running local news index web pages, offering instead an open stream on our rolling guide to BBC and local news provider stories, Local Live
• Remove ring-fenced funding for iPlayer-only commissions
• Reduce funding for Connected Studio, the digital innovation programme, with innovation increasingly funded within business-as-usual and the Studio maintained as an enabler of innovation
• Reduce digital radio and music social media activity and additional programme content that is not core to services.
