Entertainment News Roundup: 'The Crown' leads nominations for BAFTA Television awards; Thirty years on, 'Priscilla the Party!' to immerse London audiences

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs. 'The Crown' leads nominations for BAFTA Television awards The final season of Netflix royal drama "The Crown" led nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards on Wednesday, with a scene from former footballer David Beckham's docuseries also up for a prize. A decade after the 1994 film, written and directed by Stephan Elliott, a musical version of his road comedy grew the story's global following.

Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.

'The Crown' leads nominations for BAFTA Television awards

The final season of Netflix royal drama "The Crown" led nominations for the BAFTA Television Awards on Wednesday, with a scene from former footballer David Beckham's docuseries also up for a prize. "The Crown", which dramatises the political and personal events that shaped the reign of Britain's late Queen Elizabeth, has eight nods at the annual British television industry awards, including four in the acting categories.

Thirty years on, 'Priscilla the Party!' to immerse London audiences

London audiences will from next week immerse themselves in cult comedy starring three extravagantly dressed drag artists, 30 years after "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" became an unexpected cinema hit. A decade after the 1994 film, written and directed by Stephan Elliott, a musical version of his road comedy grew the story's global following.

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