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For ten years, and with a TV audience of more than 20 million, the Morecambe & Wise Christmas Day specials were the most eagerly awaited TV event of the festive season. Now "Eric And Little Ern" an acclaimed and fantastically funny homage to the greatest comedy double act that Britain has ever seen - is following in their illustrious footsteps, with its second London Christmas season!

Joining Claudia are the actors, Ian Ashpitel and Jonty Stephens who have taken on the mantel of protraying one of our famous comedy duos.

Eric And Little Ern will run from now until 11th January at St James Theatre, London and sets out on a 39-date UK tour next year.

Artes Mundi is the UK's biggest contemporary art prize, and it opened it's doors to the public in October this year for the sixth exhibition since it began in 2002. The featured work comes from nine artists, all of whom were short-listed from over 800 international nominations. Director of Arts Mundi, Karen McInnon tells us more.

The exhibition is free and runs across three venues in Cardiff, until 22nd February and the winner of Artes Mundi 6 will be announced on 22nd January at an award ceremony in Cardiff.

Angelina Jolie is back in the directors chair with a new war drama called "Unbroken".

The films tells the true story of a former Olympic running champion who survived a plane crash in the pacific and spent forty seven days drifiting on a raft. Our reporter Anna Bailey caught up with Angelina when she was in London, to find out why this story struck such a chord with her.

Unbroken is out on general release from Boxing Day.

Charismatic conductor, John Wilson is a firm favourite of 麻豆约拍 Proms audiences and in January, he'll be taking the helm of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britian for some special performances.

John and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain will perform on Saturday 3rd January at Leeds Town Hall and Sunday 4th January at the Barbican in London.

1. Boyhood

Director: Richard Linklater
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater

Filmed over 12 years with the same cast, this film is a groundbreaking story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child named Mason, who literally grows up on screen before our eyes. This drama charts the rocky terrain of childhood like no other film has before. Snapshots of adolescence more road trips and family dinners to birthdays and graduations and all the moments in between become transcendent, set to a soundtrack spanning the years from Coldplay's Yellow to Arcade Fire's Deep Blue. The film is both a nostalgic time capsule of the recent past and an ode to growing up and parenting. It's impossible not to watch Mason and his family without thinking about our own journey

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2. Under The Skin

Director: Jonathan Glazer
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Paul Brannigan, Robert J. Goodwin, Krystof H谩dek, Michael Moreland

A voluptuous woman of unknown origin combs the highway in search of isolated or forsaken men, luring a succession of lost souls into an otherworldly lair. They are seduced, stripped of their humanity, and never heard from again. Based on the novel by Michael Faber, this film examines human experience from the perspective of an unforgettable heroine who grows too comfortable in her borrowed skin, until she is abducted into humanity with devastating results

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3.Maps To The Stars

Director:David Cronenberg
Cast:Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Pattinson

A tour into the heart of a Hollywood family chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.

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4. Babdook

Director:Jennifer Kent
Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall

A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.

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Theatre critic for The Guardian, Michael Billington chose some of his favourite productions of this year and they included:

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King Charles III at Wyndhams

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Gypsy at Chichester

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Ballyturk at The National

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Skylight at Wyndhams

Fiction

Every I Never Told You - Celeste Ng

Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet.

After sixteen-year-old Lydia goes missing and her body turns up in the lake, the police rule it as a suicide. But Lydia's family are determined to search for clues to find out what really happened...

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Non Fiction

Do No Harm - Henry Marsh

An astonishingly candid insight into the life and work of a modern neurosurgeon - its triumphs and disasters.

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Classic

Aunt Sass: Christmas Stories - PL Travers

In these autobiographical stories, three characters - an eccentric great aunt, a Chinese cook and a foul-mouthed ex-jockey - assert a lifelong influence on the narrator, as she looks back over her childhood. Much like Mary Poppins, each comes into the child's life just when she needs them most. And each, however unlikely, becomes a friend and a champion to the young girl.

Charming, tender and moving, these stories, which were given to the author's friends as Christmas gifts, contain all the hallmarks you'd expect from such a magical writer. They are also fascinating for anybody who, after watching Saving Mr Banks, wants to find out more about Travers' early life. And best of all, you will meet the woman who was the inspiration for Mary Poppins

Boyds tv moments of the year include:

Happy Valley
Line Of Duty
The Trip To Italy
Toast of London

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and his Christmas tv highlights are:

Miranda
The Boy In The Dress
The Wrong Mans
Downton Abbey
Mapp & Lucia