Day Headlines in Culture News: 2026-02-18
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You're never too old, says dancer, 71, cast in Taylor Swift video (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 18:03:08)
Denise Sides was selected from hundreds of applicants to take part in the Opalite video.
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Game of Thrones play to open in the UK this summer (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 18:00:05)
The stage prequel will be set 10 years before the events of the original books and TV series.
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Claim Toto wrote Africa in UK burger bar 'comical' (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 17:04:40)
A burger restaurant in Preston jokingly claims the hit 1982 record Africa by Toto was written there.
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'I would sell a lung for a Hannah Montana tour': Fans react to 20th anniversary special announcement (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 15:32:17)
Fans are gearing up for the "Hannahversary" - a special to mark the show's 20th anniversary.
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Nigella will be 'wonderful' on Bake Off - Prue Leith (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 13:59:16)
Dame Prue, who lives in Oxfordshire, announced that she would be leaving the reality baking competition in January.
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Nigella will be 'wonderful' on Bake Off, says Prue Leith (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 13:59:16)
Dame Prue, who lives in Oxfordshire, announced that she would be leaving the reality baking competition in January.
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V&A displays first YouTube video and watchpage (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 11:23:53)
The original YouTube experience from 2005 has been recreated using internet archives.
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'I don't pay attention': Cynthia Erivo ignores online criticism as Dracula gets mixed reviews (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 10:30:46)
The Wicked star appears in a one-woman version of the classic horror story in London's West End.
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William says it has taken 'long time to understand my emotions' (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 08:15:26)
Prince William has offered his advice to those struggling with their mental health, in a special Radio 1 panel discussion.
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Newcastle to host Mercury Prize for second year (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 06:10:16)
It comes off the back of last year's success, which saw Sam Fender win for album People Watching.
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Stephen Colbert says CBS spiked interview with Democrat over FCC fears (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 00:12:01)
The network denies it stopped the interview with a Texas Democrat from airing but warned it could run afoul of the US broadcast media watchdog.
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'Meeting my dad was a D:Ream' - pop star's 50-year search for his birth father (BBC entertainment 2026-02-18 00:03:13)
The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.