In honour of what would have been Maggie Smith’s 90th birthday on Saturday, a special program titled Maggie Smith at the BBC celebrated her life and career.

Oscar-winning actor Judi Dench will play Queen Victoria in a screen adaptation of 'Victoria and Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidante', by director Stephen Frears from a book by the London-based Indian journalist and author Shrabani Basu.

A stellar line-up of actors and performers will be marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death at events across the UK this weekend.