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The Queens funeral will take place on Monday 19 September and almost every broadcasting service will air it, except Channel 5.

Beabadoobee has shared a blissful cover of ‘It’s Only A Paper Moon’, created for Jack Antonoff‘s soundtrack to The New Look series. Check it out below.Shared today (March 6), the song was created for the series, which is available to stream now on Apple TV+ and focuses on renowned fashion designers like Coco Chanel as they navigated the horrors of the Second World War.Originally, the song was shared back in 1933 with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg and Billy Rose.

Apple TV's new prestige drama series The New Look features a soundtrack that's assembled and produced by Jack Antonoff, the in-demand pop savant who just won at the 2024 Grammys for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (his third Grammy in that category and 10th overall). The soundtrack collects covers of classic songbook standards from modern pop giants, and today's track comes from Perfume Genius, the singer-songwriter born Mike Hadreas.

Lana Del Rey has shared a cover of Irving Berlin’s ‘Blue Skies’ – written for the soundtrack to the new series The New Look. Check it out below.Shared today (February 14), the song is the latest to be taken from the Jack Antonoff soundtrack to the new Apple TV+ series, centred on iconic fashion designers as they navigated the horrors of World War II.The new cover sees Lana Del Rey put her own signature spin on the classic song ‘Blue Skies’, shared by Irving Berlin.

Netflix sci-fi cop drama Bodies, which landed on the streaming service today (August 19).Set across multiple timelines, the series comes with an original score by Jon Opstad as well as using music from Vera Lynn, Katherine Jenkins and more.The Netflix synopsis of the show reads: “When a body – the same body – is found on Longharvest Lane in London’s East End in 1890, 1941, 2023 and 2053, one detective from each period must investigate.“As connections are drawn across the decades, the detectives soon discover their investigations are linked, and an enigmatic political leader – Elias Mannix (Stephen Graham) – becomes increasingly central. Did he have a part to play in the murder? Or is something far more sinister at play?“To solve the mystery, our four detectives must somehow collaborate and uncover a conspiracy spanning over 150 years.”See the full episode-by-episode list of the show’s full soundtrack below.1. ‘Bodies Main Title’ – Jon Opstad2. ‘White Jazz’ – Joe Loss and His Band3. ‘Funk on Steroids’ – Cutta Crepe, Luke de Lux4. ‘The Love Song’ – Altitude Music5. ‘So Many Men, So Little Time’ – Miquel Brown6. ‘Since We Ain’t Together’ – Nia Chennai7. ‘What A Difference A Day Makes’ – Dinah Washington8. ‘Bodies End Credits’ – Jon Opstad1. ‘Bodies Main Title’ – Jon Opstad2. ‘Blue Skies Are Around the Corner’ – Jack Hylton and his Orchestra, Evelyn Lane3. ‘We’ll Meet Again’ – Vera Lynn4. ‘Bodies End Credits’ – Jon Opstad1. ‘Bodies Main Title’ – Jon Opstad2. ‘All Things Bright And Beautiful’ – Anglican Hymn3. ‘Super Mario Bros. Theme’4. ‘London Pride’ – Noel Coward5. ‘Lose My Way’ – Ane Brun & Dustin O’Halloran6. ‘Agnus Dei Op.11’ – Katherine Jenkins & Rodolfus Choir7. ‘Bodies End Credits’ – Jon Opstad1. ‘Bodies Main Title’

Channel 4 have announced that they will be airing a special documentary on the day of The Queen's funeral.The schedule change will include the 1953 documentary A Queen Is Crowned which shows the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronations.The state funeral will be aired across BBC and ITV concurrently.READ MORE: Full list of UK theme parks opened and closed for Queen Elizabeth II's funeralThe broadcaster has also announced that they will be airing two extended editions of Channel 4 News as well as the 1943 Vera Lynn film We'll Meet Again.A Channel 4 spokesman said: "On the day Britain says farewell to its longest serving monarch, Channel 4 will be airing A Queen Is Crowned, the classic 1953 documentary about her coronation, so that viewers can experience both the beginning and end of her remarkable reign."Following the service, Channel 4 will also broadcast two extended editions of Channel 4 News as well as the 1943 Vera Lynn film, We'll Meet Again."On Monday (September 19) the broadcaster will also join in the two minutes silence that will take place when the funeral ends just before noon. From 8:30pm onwards the channel will be back to normal showing Jamie's One Pan Wonders, First Dates and Walter Presents: Sisterhood.The Queen sadly passed away last Thursday (September 8) and her funeral is set to take place on Monday.

Loose Women as she spoke about the Queen’s death. The Olympic athlete also used to serve in the military, meaning she has an even more profound connection to Her Majesty. Loose Women had been off the air for four days following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II but returned today with its newest panel member – Dame Kelly.

Lady Gaga? What about both Frank Sinatra and Daniel Craig? The frankly astounding longevity of Queen Elizabeth II produced a vast number and astounding variety of star encounters – many of them at premieres and openings celebrating stage and screen. From her very first appearance at the Royal Variety Performance as an endearingly star-struck young monarch, to her late-in-life introduction to the glamour of Gaga, we trace them here.‘This is the best show of all,’ announced the newly proclaimed Queen after the end of this, her first Royal Variety Performance.The spectacle had featured many of the period’s most popular musicians (the Beverley Sisters, Ian Wallace) and comedians (including Tony Hancock, who went down particularly well with the Duke of Edinburgh).

Brewery bosses will be taking its drinkers back to 1952 today by selling pints at a bargain price of 6p to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.

Pub chain Greene King will serve up pints of their house IPA at coronation-era prices for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, meaning you can wet the whistle for just 6p.While 6p may seem like an arbitrary price for a pint, this is how much a brew cost in 1952 - the year the Queen ascended to the throne. The offer is available at Green King Local Pubs and at Flaming Grill sites for one day only, tomorrow (Monday, May 30), and applies to pints of Green King IPA, reports The Mirror.

Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.On Monday (May 30), anyone visiting a Greene King Local Pub or a Flaming Grill establishment will be able to take advantage of the thirst-quenching price, which is the same as an average pint cost during the Queen’s 1952 coronation.The offer entitles customers to a pint of Greene King's IPA using the secret codeword '1952' when ordering.

A post shared by Sophie Ellis-Bextor (@sophieellisbextor)And Ellis-Bextor, who would interrupt a song to tell one of her five sons, ‘Don’t chew on that ukulele string!’, seemed not only glamorous, but also relatable to working parents. As one viral tweet put it, “Sophie Ellis-Bextor is to Covid what Vera Lynn was to the Second World War.”‘We didn’t invent the kitchen disco,’ she says.

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DEALSOne Media IP has acquired the licensor’s royalty share of 21 Vision‘s concert recordings catalogue, which includes rare recordings of performances by heritage artists like Glenn Millar, The Andrews Sisters, Vera Lynn and Cole Porter. One Media IP has already been licensing the catalogue since 2009.

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The Queen has offered Brits an optimistic New Year’s message as she made another pointed nod to the late Vera Lynn.

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s ‘WAP’ has topped the UK’s most-Googled lyrics of 2020 run-down.The explicit collaborative single, which has been named NME‘s song of the year, came in at Number One in the search engine’s new top 10. You can see the full list below.Following on in second place is ‘We’ll Meet Again’ by Dame Vera Lynn, who died back in June aged 103.In third position is Eminem‘s ‘Godzilla’, which seemingly owes its high charting to the #GodzillaChallenge that took over social media earlier this year.

Note: The following article contains discussion of themes including suicide that some readers may find upsetting. The Royal Variety Performance viewers were left disappointed last night (December 8) when the special failed to include Caroline Flack in its In Memoriam montage.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were left in tears this evening as the BBC One dance show paid tribute to Britain's war heroes. Tonight's results episode opened with the professional dancers performing a poignant routine in honour of Remembrance Sunday.

Three of Britain’s greatest Dames – Shirley Bassey, Helen Mirren and Vera Lynn – are to go head to head in a Christmas charts battle.