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U.K.-Irish production company Film and Music Entertainment (Fame), in Berlin with Agnieszka Holland’s “Charlatan” and Ivan Ostrochovsky’s “Servants,” has unveiled five new film projects from its Irish division, including new films by Georgian helmer Marian Khatchvani and Albanian director Fatmir Koci.

“Charlatan,” which Fame co-produced with Prague-based Marlene Film Production and Kevan Van Thompson (“Jojo Rabbit”), premieres in Berlin’s Gala Special Screenings on Thursday. The pic’s co-producers include Poland’s Madants Film, Czech Television, Barrandov Studios and Radio and Television Slovakia. Films Boutique is handling world sales.

“Servants,” which unspooled Sunday in Berlin’s new Encounters section, tells the story of 17-year-old best friends Michal and Juraj, who leave their home village of Spis in communist Slovakia to join a Catholic seminary in Bratislava. Fame co-produced the film with Ostrochovsky’s Bratislava-based Punkchart Films. Laurent Danielou’s Loco Films is selling “Servants” internationally; the...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are engaged! While Clarence House confirmed that the pair are set to wed in Spring 2018, there are a few complexities when it comes to the big day.

Not since Edward VIII famously abdicated the throne to marry twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson in 1936 has an heir to the throne wed an American — and like Simpson, Markle is divorced. But a lot has changed in the decades since then, and Harry and Meghan are facing a far more relaxed monarchy. What’s more, their wedding won’t be a carbon copy of Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s elaborate 2011 nuptials.

Neil Patrick Harris makes bank, Eminem spouts homophobia, Rowan Williams calls the Church “appallingly violent” to gay people

Cheyenne Jackson has joined the indie movie The Song. He’ll be playing a man who decides to bet it all to win a songwriting competition against the advice of everyone in his life. He’ll be singing original songs as part of the movie.

Exercise equipment or S&M device? Honestly after a good workout, I’m not even sure.

Hawaii Attorney General David Louie has issued a written opinion that the state legislature has the authority to enact marriage equality. The letter was in response to a challenge that the state charter would have to be amended first. Governor Abercrombie is expected to call a special session to pass equality.

Out journalist Glenn Greenwald is leaving his home at The Guardian, where he’s been breaking story after story about Edward Snowden,...

Life and work of Iain Banks to be honoured at 30th festival, with Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman also featuring in two-week event partnered by the Guardian

The life and works of the late Iain Banks will be celebrated by close friends including Ian Rankin and Val McDermid in a special event at this August's Edinburgh international book festival, for which the Guardian is media partner.

"Scotland and the world were rocked by his death last weekend," said Nick Barley, the festival director. "We'd been planning a celebration anyway as we're marking our 30th birthday, and his first novel, The Wasp Factory, was out in 1984. I spoke to him many times about what he'd like to do. He wanted to be there – sadly he can't be."

Instead, the event on the festival's closing Sunday will see Scottish authors including Rankin, McDermid and Ken MacLeod looking back over Banks's 29-year career.

Britain's Prince Charles will attend the enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury today (21.03.13). The royal and his wife, Duchess Camilla, will join senior politicians and global religious leaders at a ceremony to appoint Justin Welby as the new Archbishop. Also among the 2,000 guests attending the Canterbury Cathedral service will be representatives acting on behalf of Muslims, Jews and Sikhs, as well as senior figures from the Roman Catholic and orthodox churches. The new Archbishop - who was announced as Dr. Rowan Williams' successor in November - admitted it will 'take a while' to adjust to his new role, in particular because of his 'extraordinary' predecessor, and he is grateful for the support of his family. He told 'Sunrise':...

God Save The Queen! Queen Elizabeth cut something of a lonely figure as she processed down alone the aisle of London's St. Paul's Cathedral for Tuesday's special service to mark her Diamond Jubilee. With her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in the hospital, Her Majesty, 86, took her place at the end of the procession, a few paces behind her son Prince Charles, 63, and his wife Camilla. Just ahead of the trio was the the Duchess of Cambridge in a dusty pink Alexander McQueen dress and Jane Taylor hat. She and husband William and Prince Harry - both men in...

Hm The Queen has arrived at the Golden Jubilee Concert, taking her seat 90 minutes into the celebrations taking place in front of Buckingham Palace, and joining 100,000 revellers partying along the Mall.

The duty of kick-starting the show fell to Robbie Williams - bandmate of the evening's organiser Gary Barlow - who took to the floor for a suitably crowd-rousing rendition of Let Me Entertain You.

He later returned to the stage, showing his versatile abilities with a jazzy version of Mack The Knife - with lyrics suitably customised to honour the event, including references to Cheryl Cole and even Towie, and royal box incumbents Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

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One of the highlights of the evening was when the 200-strong musicians on Barlow's official Jubilee song, Sing, came together to perform on stage. It was a technical challenge of...

As the Rolling Stones approach their 50th anniversary, Keith Richards says that he's sorry that he talked so poorly of Mick Jagger in his book, particularly that Mick has a "tiny todger."

This American Life is retracting Mike Daisy's report about Foxconn and the working conditions in Apple's suppliers that triggered an independent audit. Daisy fabricated stories and facts, but Tal is taking the hit for airing them. "Daisey lied to me and to This American Life producer Brian Reed during the fact checking we did on the story, before it was broadcast. That doesn't excuse the fact that we never should've put this on the air. In the end, this was our mistake. We're horrified to have let something like this onto public radio."

Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, has announced he is retiring from the Anglican Church. Williams has tried to straddle the line on social issues such...

Tom Hollander's TV comedy Rev was a surprise hit – even the Archbishop of Canterbury is a fan – so why does the actor say he's a 'classic could-do-better person'? As a new series hits our screens, Simon Hattenstone finds out

I'm standing outside a greasy spoon in Notting Hill waiting for Tom Hollander. It's surprising that he's chosen a place like this – after all, he's hardly known for his working-class roots or roles. You're more likely to find him playing an aristocrat fallen on hard times (Gosford Park), a well-spoken toad of a politician (In The Loop), a right royal pain in the arse (the Duke of Windsor in Any Human Heart). In fact, anything but working class.

A few minutes later, a short scruffy man pants up the street, half walking, half running, and wholly apologetic. "I'm so s-s-s-sorry." He's so sorry he can't get the words out. Turns...

Paul Andrew Williams's new film Song for Marion finishes location shooting, Jeanette Winterson tweets the Bible and Andrew Lloyd Webber lets schools take on Cats and Phantom

Film boom up north

Location filming has just finished on a British movie that, on paper, has all the signs of success.

Song for Marion was written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (who made London to Brighton) and has a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave, Terence Stamp, Christopher Eccleston and Gemma Arterton. It's a very British story about an unconventional amateur choir, a kind of choral Brassed Off.

It was filmed in the north-east, not because it is set there, but because film-makers are waking up to the area's potential.

Producer Ken Marshall told the Diary: "There are so many advantages being here as opposed to London. It's easier logistically, and it's more film-friendly. It is unbelievable how much support we've...

Prince William and Kate Middleton have sent the crowd gathering at Buckingham Palace to hysteria after they exchanged two kisses. About two hours after saying their vows at Westminster Abbey, the newly-married couple stepped onto the balcony of the palace and delighted the crowd gathering with a royal kiss.

Amidst the chanting of the crowd, the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did a very brief kiss. Apparently not satisfied by the quick peck on the lips, the crowd then chanted "kiss again". At first it seemed that the happy couple was not going to oblige to what the crowd demanded, but within minutes, they exchanged a longer kiss before the public eyes.

The newlyweds along with their family made an appearance on the balcony to watch a ceremonial flypast from the Royal Air Force and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight. Afterward, they retreated back inside for the queen''s reception for some 600 guests.

Credit: Dominic/Lipinski/Getty Images Prince William spoke to his bride, Catherine, as she held the hand of her father as the ceremony began.

Speakeasy live-blogged the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The Wall Street Journal had reporters covering the event across London, and monitored reactions in the U.S., India, Australia, and elsewhere.

Among the members of the team: Cassell Bryan-Low and David Enrich outside Westminster Abbey; Paul Sonne and Sara Munoz on the parade route...

Royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton sealed their love on Friday by exchanging vows in front of a worldwide audience of two billion.

The second-in-line to the British throne and his longterm sweetheart became husband and wife in a traditional ceremony at London's Westminster Abbey.

The couple, who began dating in 2003 after they met while studying at university, married in front of a hushed congregation of 1,900 guests, including Britain's royal family, 50 foreign heads of state from across the world, and an array of close friends and showbiz pals.

Outside the abbey, an estimated one million royal-watchers gathered on the streets of London to join in the celebrations. Two billion people are thought to have watched the event live on television around the world.

The groom, wearing the famous red tunic of the Irish Guards and a garter sash of the Royal Air Force, and his best man, brother Prince Harry - in his Blues & Royals army officer's uniform - arrived at the venue in a two-car convoy at 10.18am local time, some 25 minutes ahead of their father, Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and 30 minutes before Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.

The bride arrived at the venue by chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royce Phantom VI, with her father Michael, at 11am.

Wearing a dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, and the late Queen Mother's halo tiara, she walked up the aisle to the coronation anthem, "I was glad", trailed by her Maid of Honour - sister Philippa Middleton - bridesmaids Lady Louise Windsor, seven, The Honourable Margarita Armstrong-Jones, eight, and three year olds Eliza Lopes and Grace van Cutsem, along with page boys William Lowther-Pinkerton, 10, and Tom Pettifer, eight.

The royal couple chose the Series One (1966) Book of Common Prayer ceremony, and the occasion was soundtracked by classical compositions by Elgar, Britten and Vaughan Williams, as well as the hymns Jerusalem and Guide me, O Thou Great Redeemer, and the English melody Greensleeves.

During the service, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, the couple said "I will", vowing to "love, comfort, honour and keep" each other, as the official witnesses - Prince William's father and stepmother, Prince Harry, the bride's parents Carole and Michael Middleton, her sister Philippa and brother James - looked on.

James Middleton then gave The Lesson, reading Romans 12: 1-2, 9-18 before an address by the Bishop of London, the Right Reverend Dr Richard John Carew Chartres, a recital of the Lord's Prayer, and the blessing of the marriage by the Dean of Westminster. The 50-minute ceremony was concluded with a rendition of the National Anthem and the signing of the marriage register.

As the newlyweds - now officially the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge - left the abbey hand-in-hand to be greeted by thousands of cheering, flag-waving fans, two groups of 12 military personnel lined their route as they headed to the horse-drawn 1902 State Landau carriage.

The open-top carriage - escorted by the Household Cavalry and followed by the Queen's procession with a sovereign's escort - will then make its way along Parliament Square and Whitehall, through Horse Guards Arch into Horse Guards Parade and then along The Mall to Buckingham Palace.

Tens of thousands of onlookers lined the entire route, cheering, applauding, waving flags, and shouting their best wishes to the beaming couple, who responded by smiling and waving at the assembled crowds.

On arrival at the palace, the band of the Welsh Guards will play the British National Anthem before the royal couple is expected to appear with Queen Elizabeth II on the palace balcony to greet their adoring public. A fly-past by the Royal Air Force and Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will take place before the Queen hosts a private lunchtime reception for selected guests.

On Friday evening, the groom's father Charles will host a private dinner at Buckingham Palace before the newlyweds relax with 650 family and friends.

And just like that, Will and Kate are married. Spray-paint the car! Pop the cork!

With these words from the Archbishop of Canterbury — “I pronounce that they be man and wife together, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” — the future King and Queen are just that, man and wife.

As such, you may now refer to them as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — they won’t take the titles of Prince and Princess of Wales until William’s dad Charles becomes King.

Who is the guy with the wacky hair and the big beard who’s officiating? That’s the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, who is the head of the Church of England.

Why did they not kiss? It’s not custom to kiss in a royal ceremony in Westminster Abbey, just as Charles and Diana didn’t.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have married at Westminster Abbey in front of members of the royal family, an array of celebrities and a global audience of two billion. Royals including Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles - father of the groom - and best man Prince Harry, as well as stars including Elton John and the Beckhams, watched the couple become man and wife in a historic and emotional ceremony overseen by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams. The momentous event, watched by some 1,900 people, ran smoothly aside from a single hiccup when William struggled to place the ring on Middleton's finger. After the couple said their vows, the Archbishop declared: "I pronounce that they be man and wife together, in the name of the Father, and (more)...

Royal wedding guests have been piling into Westminster Abbey to witness first hand the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Among the celebrity guests spotted making their way into the abbey on Friday morning, April 29 were superstar couple David Beckham and Victoria Adams.

David looked sharp in his dark Ralph Lauren grey suit with a light grey cravat. He also sported his Cbe for the special occasion. His singer-turned-fashion designer wife Victoria hid baby bump in a dark blue boat neck tunic dress from her latest AW11 collection. Tying her hair in a long ponytail, she completed her look with a Phillip Treacy hat and customized Christian Louboutin heels.

Another famous British star present at the wedding was "Candle in the Wind" singer Elton John. Bringing along his partner David Furnish, the 64-year-old was decked in a black tail coat and grey trousers with a purple tie. His partner,...

Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a sumptuous show of British pageantry that attracted a huge world audience and injected new life into the monarchy.Before a flawless exchange of vows, a veiled Middleton wearing a laced dress with a long train, the first "commoner" to marry a prince in close proximity to the throne in more than 350 years, walked slowly through the 1,900-strong congregation.As they met at the altar William, second in line to the throne, whispered to her, prompting a smile. The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams declared the couple married with the words: "I pronounce that they be man and wife together."Tens of thousands of people thronging the streets outside cheered when they heard the words, and again as the newlyweds left the abbey in a 1902 open-topped state landau carriage bound for Buckingham Palace, the queen's London residence.

With a smile that lit up TV screens around the world, Kate Middleton married Prince William in a union that promised to revitalize the British monarchy. A million people roared their approval as the royal couple then paraded through London in an open carriage.Even knowing that an immense television audience was turning in to watch, the couple managed, at times, to appear in their own private world Friday, both at Westminster Abbey and on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.William whispered to Kate, who radiated contentment and joy, as they pledged their lives to one another at the church with the simple words "I will."After a ceremonial tour around London, they then delivered two . not one . sweet, slightly self-conscious kisses on the balcony, with William blushing deeply at the highly anticipated event. Within moments, a flyby of vintage and modern Royal Air Force planes roared overhead.For much of the world,...

Kate keeps breaking tradition — she and William have written their own personal message in the official wedding program! Read on for rehearsal details and more pics…

Prince William and Kate Middleton went to their final royal wedding rehearsal on April 28 at Westminster Abbey. While thousands of fans cheered from outside, best man Prince Harry, the bridesmaids and other family members joined in as the royal couple went through the run-down one last time.

William and Kate have also written their own personal message in the official program: “We are both so delighted that you are able to join us in celebrating what we hope will be one of the happiest days of our lives. The affection shown to us by so many people during our engagement has been incredibly moving, and has touched us both deeply. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone most sincerely for their kindness.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, invoked Doctor Who in his Easter sermon last Sunday. His theme? “Joy, and the capacity to be surprised by it.” The mention: Now it’s certainly a good thing that people have publicly acknowledged that there is more to life than the level of our Gross National Product, that we’re just beginning to say out loud that corporate prosperity divorced from personal and communal fulfillment or stability is an empty thing. It’s when we try and put more flesh on this that it becomes more complicated – and, worse still, more self-conscious. Some of you might just remember an episode of Doctor Who a couple of decades ago called ‘The Happiness Patrol’ where the Doctor arrives on a planet in which unhappiness is a capital crime, and blues musicians lead a dangerous underground existence. But less dramatically, most of us know the...

Kate is following Princess Diana’s path-blazing trail — she’s brave enough to ditch the ancient promise requiring a royal bride to follow her husband’s commands!

Kate Middleton will be her own woman, even when she becomes a princess! She will promise to “love, honor and keep” Prince William when they exchange vows. But she’s dropping the command to “obey” her prince — just like Princess Di!

The Daily Mail reports that Kate and William have selected what they wanted to say themselves, but some of the exact wording had not been known until now.

The couple’s approach to their big day wins praise from Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. “I’ve been very struck by the way in which William and Catherine have approached this great event,’ he told the Daily Mirror. ’They’ve thought through what they want for themselves, but also what they want to say.

Kate Middleton won't be promising to "obey" Britain's Prince William when she marries him next week.

The future princess - who is to tie the knot with the royal on April 29 at London's Westminster Abbey - will be following in the footsteps of William's mother, Princess Diana, and omitting the word "obey" from her wedding vows.

Instead of promising a lifetime of obedience towards her future husband, 29-year-old Kate will opt to "love and comfort" her spouse in the same way the late Diana did when she married Prince Charles in 1981.

According to friends of the pair, the revamped vows are a more modern and equal choice for Kate and William.

A pal told the Daily Mirror newspaper, "They have been together for 10 years, studied together, lived together and have the same friends. They are equals in every way, and have planned this wedding as equal partners, so for Kate to 'obey' doesn't make sense.

The pomp and circumstance surrounding next Friday's royal wedding may be chaotic, but at its core are two people who are approaching the day with near-perfect clarity. So says the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, who will conduct the marriage ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey. "I've been very struck by the way in which William and Catherine have approached this great event," the archbishop says. "They've thought through what they want for themselves, but also what they want to say. They've had a very simple, very direct picture of what really matters about this event.

Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton have been praised for their "unpretentious" approach to marriage.

The couple - who will marry at London's Westminster Abbey on April 29 in front of an estimated television audience of two billion people - have received commendation from Church of England head the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams, who will officiate their wedding, for their realistic approach to the future.

Speaking in a video on his official website, he said, "I've been very struck by the way in which William and Kate have approached this great event. They've thought through what they want for themselves, but also what they want to say."

"They're responsible to the whole society, and responsible to God for their relationship. I think that they are deeply unpretentious people, and that message about taking that responsibility sensibly, realistically, courageously, comes over very strongly in conversation with them."

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The public will have ample opportunity to catch a glimpse of Prince William and Kate Middleton during a royal carriage procession through central London on their wedding day, April 29, according to details published on Wednesday. Buckingham Palace confirmed the couple would be married by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, at a Westminster Abbey service, which will be followed by a reception given by Queen Elizabeth II at the palace. In the evening, there would be a dinner-dance for family and friends, also at Buckingham Palace, which will be hosted by Prince Charles, William's father and current heir to the throne. <Img ...

Kate Middleton will arrive by car and leave by Royal carriage when she marries Prince William on the morning of April 29. In new details released Wednesday from the prince's office at the palace, Kate - who turns 29 next Sunday - will wed William, 28, in a service set for 11 a.m. at Westminster Abbey. The service will be followed by a reception given by the groom's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, and the day will conclude with a private dinner and dance at the palace for many of the couple's family and friends. William's father, Prince Charles, will serve as host. Photos: William...

Prince William and Kate Middleton are set for the most exciting year of their lives - but they had to spend Christmas apart. The lovebirds, both 28, were 270 miles apart Christmas Day as William had volunteered to work a shift with his helicopter search and rescue crew in North Wales, while Kate spent the day with her parents in Berkshire, England. But they won't be apart for long: The two are expected to spend New Year's Eve together. William is off work now until after the New Year celebrations and is heading for Sandringham, the royal family's retreat in Norfolk, eastern England.

Sure, the eyes of the world will be trained on a certain prince and his fiancée in Westminster Abbey on April 29. But they won't be the only ones to see in the wedding ceremony of the century. Meet the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, who will officiate on the big day. 1. He's a poet The spiritual head of the Anglican Church of England, Williams, 60, was born and raised in Swansea, Wales and, like the Welsh hero Dylan Thomas, he enjoys writing poetry. He's published two books of poems and shares Prince William and Kate Middleton's love for Wales. Photos:...

Jonathan Franzen's family epic, a new collection from Seamus Heaney, Philip Larkin's love letters, a memoir centred on tiny Japanese sculptures ... which books most excited our writers this year?

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In Red Dust Road (Picador) Jackie Kay writes lucidly and honestly about being the adopted black daughter of white parents, about searching for her white birth mother and Nigerian birth father, and about the many layers of identity. She has a rare ability to portray sentiment with absolutely no sentimentality. Isabel Wilkerson's The Warmth of Other Suns (Random House) is a fresh and wonderful history of African-American migration. Chang-rae Lee's The Surrendered (Little, Brown) is a grave, beautiful novel about people who experienced the Korean war and the war's legacy. And David Remnick's The Bridge (Picador) is a thorough and well-written biography of Barack Obama. The many Americans who believe invented biographical details about Obama would do well to read it.

Flagship programme continues tradition of having guest editors after Christmas, while talks continue with Katie Price

Atheist writer Diana Athill, actor Colin Firth and artist and filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood will be giving Today listeners their own personal take on the day's news as guest editors of the Radio 4 programme between Christmas and New Year.

Richard Ingrams, editor of The Oldie and Private Eye co-founder, and Dame Clara Furse, former chief executive of the London Stock Exchange, will also be taking a turn in the editor's chair for what has become an annual festive tradition for the show.

The BBC confirmed earlier this week that it was talking to Katie Price, the model, reality TV star and author, about joining this year's Christmas guest editor roster.

Price's name was absent from the confirmed list of guest editors published yesterday, but the Today editor, Ceri Thomas, said "we're still talking" to Price...

New Delhi, Oct 15 – The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams Friday said he had raised the issue of granting Scheduled Castes (Sc) status to the Dalit Christians of India during his meeting with the Indian leaders.

‘There are concerns. Many of them (Christians) are Dalits or adivasis,’ said Williams, who met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari here Friday.

‘They (the Dalit Christians) do not have Scheduled Caste-status. I have raised the issue with the leaders,’ Williams told reporters,.

Exclusive: Fans of this sitcom about the life of an inner city priest even include Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the U.S. Episcopal Church, who has called it “really rather good”. This is surprising, given its hot button issues: the ordination of women, openly gay clergy, and a Muslim teacher who uses a church building to teach the Koran. My BBC insider tells me U.S. cable channels are sniffing around a possible American remake. Starring and co-created by Tom Hollander, the 6-part Season One was the highest rated new show on highbrow BBC2 over the summer, scoring 2 million viewers each episode. Filming on the UK comedy's Season 2 is due to begin next summer for broadcast Fall 2011, a BBC source tells me. Peter Cattaneo, Oscar-nominated director of The Full Monty, will return to helm Season 2 as well. The show is produced by Big Talk, the Brit...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has praised BBC sitcom Rev. The series focuses on a vicar, played by Tom Hollander, who works in an inner-city church. According to The Guardian, Dr. Rowan Williams has now described the show as "really rather good". "[It reveals] something about the continuing commitment of the church to run down and challenging areas," he said. "It also shows us someone who prays honestly." The Bishop of Buckingham, the Right Rev. Alan Wilson, also congratulated the series on his blog. "At last the BBC has moved beyond The Vicar of Dibley," he said. "It's a noble enterprise... On a personal and emotional level, Rev. is remarkably surefooted. It brings back vividly for (more)...

Lucy Mangan on the people hitting the headlines in the past seven days

Women trouble

The pope

The Vatican has announced a revision of a 2001 decree aimed at tightening the rules on child abuse by priests (or at least, as a first step, suggest that this is a thing perhaps to think twice about before doing). In addition to this sterling work, however, they popped in a little clause making it an equally serious crime for any bishop to attempt to ordain a woman.

It is unclear whether it's the aping of Rowan Williams or the whole womanity thing that is most appalling to the Roman Catholic church and its leaders, but either way, trying to ordain a woman now ranks alongside paedophilia, heresy and schism in the catalogue of ecclesiastical crime. Read 'em and do weep.

Swiss retreat

Roman Polanski

The celebrated film-maker and – against what we might have...

✒ Reaching for another stick with which to beat the BBC, the Daily Mail had much fun at the expense of its job advert for a "Change Lead" position who would be "responsible for shaping and managing the execution of the change ambition" at the corporation. Almost as hilarious was the job ad on the Daily Mail website for a "human resources business partner", which includes a requirement to "define, collect, analyse, report and review human capital metrics for each major business unit" and "demonstrate real change through understanding of change dynamics". The job is at Risk Management Solutions, part of the Daily Mail and General Trust, which owns ... the Daily Mail.

✒Now Adam Crozier has joined ITV as its next chief executive, will he be a little more prepared to discuss how much he earns? Monkey only mentions this as a TV current affairs programme was last year refused an...

Telegraph blogger James Delingpole has likened the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams to Doctor Who's own Reverend Magister - the evil Time Lord himself, the Master. Clarified by his colleague Damien Thompson, it seems that the press are launching the opening salvo against the man in charge of the Anglican church and doing so by comparing Dr Williams to the Master. It was in 1971's The Daemons in which the Master disguised himself as the Reverend Magister in the south west town of...