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22nd February
Billl Turnbull and Sian Williams
Our Entertainment Correspondent Lizo Mzimba was at last night's Brits at the O2 in London where Adele stole the spotlight winning two awards. The singer Maverick Sabre and DJ Huw Stephens were also there and they joined us today with all the gossip. Maverick's album Lonely are the Brave is out now.
John Maguire went behind the scenes for Breakfast at a costume maker's workshop where many of the outfits for Jane Eyre and Anonymous were made by hand. Both films have been nominated for a Best Costume Design Oscar.
The Comedian Kevin Bridges first stepped into a comedy club at the age of seventeen now just six years later he's performing to thousands in pack arenas. Kevin's new show explores the stories behind his stand up material. What's the Story continues tonight on BBC One at 10:45pm
15th February
A teacher at a sixth form college in Norfolk has got into trouble for telling a pupil who hoped to go to Cambridge that he would have a more enjoyable time if he got C grades and went to Bangor University. Vic Goddard, who's the headteacher of Passmores Academy from Educating Essex, and self-confessed pushy mum Anna May Mangan came into Breakfast to discuss the issue.
Tommy Fleming has been called the Voice of Ireland. He's celebrating 20 years in the music industry this year - and his career has included six months as an aid worker in Africa and a horrific car accident. Tommy was on the sofa to tell us about his latest UK tour.
Will you be saying hello to your neighbour when you leave home this morning? Do you even know the name of the person next door? A third of us don't, according to new study by the Ordnance Survey. Shiv Malik is an author and journalist and Nina Whittaker runs a communities website, they spoke to the presenters this morning about whether we've lost our community spirit.
Do you think much about what you put in your supermarket trolley? You might give it more thought after watching a new programme called Britain's Favourite Supermarket Foods. The show looks at the health powers of the humble cup of tea and reveals some surprising facts about baked beans. Presenter Cherry Healey joined Bill and Susanna to tell us more.
1st February
Best selling author Joanna Trollope is about to release her 17th novel, The Soldier's Wife. In it, she explores how one woman copes with her husband's return from a tour of duty in Afghanistan as he struggles to adjust to family life. She came in to the studio to tell Bill and Sian how she researched the book.
Juan Zelada got his big break by impressing one restaurant owner so much he gave up his day job to concentrate on helping him secure a record deal. Now Juan is no longer performing to wedding guests and cruise ship travellers, instead he's about to tour the UK and his debut album, 'High Ceilings and Collarbones', is out soon.
To some it's just a way of greeting people, but to others being called 'love' or 'darling' can be offensive. Bus drivers in Brighton and Hove are being warned not to use these words after one passenger complained she felt insulted when a driver called her "babe". Liz Brewer, an expert on etiquette and Bill Hussein, publisher of lifestyle magazine Notion, came into Breakfast to talk about the pitfalls of terms of endearment.
This week sees the start of ' Inside Men ', a drama that follows three employees of a security depot as they plan and execute a multi-million pound heist. Steven Mackintosh plays the manager and Ashley Walters plays one of the guards.
25th January
He beat off competition from the bookies' favourite and the poet laureate to win his first major award. Last night Andrew Miller's sixth book, Pure, won Costa Book of the Year. It's set in a graveyard in Paris in the years leading up to the French Revolution and was praised by the judges as representing the era vividly. Andrew came into Breakfast this morning to tell us more.
You might never have heard of a Slow Loris but a clip on YouTube shows why it's becoming so appealing to own one as a pet. Despite it being illegal to own one, the clip has been seen by nearly ten million people and could be part of the reason for a rise in demand. Nature film maker DrAnna Nekaris explained why their popularity could also lead to their demise.
What present would you get the Queen for her diamond jubilee? The Duchess of Cornwall has gone for something a little bit different. She's asking school children to think of a special meal that will be served to the Queen at Buckingham Palace in June. But it's not the first time that a dish has been created in her honour. Rob Rees, who's cooked for the Queen in the past, and Kate Williams, a royal historian, sat down with the presenters to help give us some culinary advice.
It's been pretty hard to get tickets for the Olympics. So imagine if you've been lucky enough to get some but have since found out that babies have to have their own tickets, even if they were conceived after you bought them. Katie O'Donovan is from the website Mumsnet, which has been inundated with complaints about the policy. She was on the sofa this morning with Katie Hopkins, a former Apprentice contestant and mum of three.
He's perhaps best known for playing JD in the American comedy series Scrubs, but now actor Zach Braff is preparing for his UK theatre debut. He's starring in a comedy that he wrote himself about a troubled 35-year-old man and it's already been a huge success on Broadway. Bill and Sian spoke to Zach about the new play, All New People.
18th January
Race goers heading to this year's Ascot meeting in June are being told they must stick to a more modest dress code. Women's skirts and dresses should fall just above the knee or longer, while men are expected to wear morning dress with waistcoats and black shoes or a suit. Nick Smith from Ascot Racecourse and Ascot regular Lizzie Cundy came into Breakfast to talk about the new dress code.
Television dramas about crime often wrap up cases very neatly. But in the new series of Law and Order:UK, the lead character DS Ronnie Brooks is left questioning his judgement on a murder investigation he worked on years ago. The case has raised its ugly head again thanks to a stranger's death bed confession. But DS Brooks convicted the victim's father of the killing years ago. Bradley Walsh, who plays Ronnie, was on the sofa to tell us more.
Over the years many famous musicians and singers have been born and raised in Harlem but not many opera singers. Our next guest Noah Stewart was. He is one of the fastest rising tenors in the world and has been tipped by many to become opera's next superstar.
Welcome back. She's probably best known as Beth Lacey, one half of the legendary New York detective team, Cagney and Lacey. But now Tyne Daly is planning on walking the boards in the West End. During a three month stint, she'll be giving her portrayal of the opera singer Maria Callas in a production called The Master Class.
11th January
As one of England's cricket stars, Andrew Flintoff was considered a good luck charm and someone who played not only with great skill and talent but also with huge enjoyment. But away from the pitch, Andrew began to struggle with what he later realised was depression. He's now explored the illness in a new BBC documentary.
Should public money be used to fund movies which few people watch and don't make any profit? That's one of the questions considered by a government review of the film industry, parts of which have been released today. It recommends that the priority for handing out funds should be for mainstream films and commercial successes. Director Ken Loach was on the sofa to talk about whether the change will stop some movies from being made.
Stories about the British Royal Family have enthralled cinema audiences over the past 12 months. Last year the King's Speech won four Oscars and seven BAFTA awards. Now Madonna is hoping another royal tale will be a hit at the box office. She's directed W.E. - the story inspired by the romance between King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. Andrea Riseborough plays the American divorcée, and she joined Bill and Sian in the studio.
4th January
CBeebies Mr Bloom - Ben Faulks joined us on the sofa to talk about the new series of Mr Bloom's Nursery. This goes out on January 9th on CBeebies.
The writer Matthew Graham and the actor Ukweli Roach joined us to talk about their new series - Eternal Law - which returns to ITV 1 tomorrow night at 9pm.
This is time of year when many people are focused on looking after their bodies better...but perhaps the mind should receive similar attention? Today we talked to Dr Danny Penman, author of "Mindfulness - A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World," and our culture correspondent, David Sillito who has been finding out if mind over matter really can help improve pain and depression.
Dame Anne Leslie and Michael White - two political writers who followed Lady Margaret Thatcher closely talked to BBC Breakfast about the Iron Lady. The film - Iron Lady hits the screen on Friday with actress Meryl Streep already wowing critics with her portrayal of the former Prime Minister.
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