The voice of Darth Vader, James Earl Jones, was "gobsmacked" to receive an honorary Oscar on Saturday.

'Upstairs, Downstairs' star Jean Marsh has been forced to pull out of the start of the next series of the BBC drama after suffering a minor stroke.

Veteran British TV host Bruce Forsyth received the highest accolade the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Academy can award at a ceremony in London last night.