F or hundreds of years, Spitalfields in east London has been a haven for rebels, dissidents and immigrants from all over the world. Today, its position at the eastern edge of the City has made it a desirable location for property developers, but since 1976 the annual Spitalfields Music FestivalContinue Reading
While thousands of festival-goers will flock to Somerset to see their favourite performers live, thousands of others will avoid the crowds and the camping and will instead tune in to the BBC to see the festival’s highlights. If you’re in the latter group, find out below the complete TV scheduleContinue Reading
L ambeth is London’s musical hotspot for chart success according to new research carried out by the music industry. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) looked at the backgrounds of the artists behind the top 300 albums of the last 12 months then crunched the numbers to identify the most successful areas.Continue Reading
The Yorkshire Shepherdess, 47, normally makes regular updates on Instagram but had fallen silent. She went over a week without posting a family update, prompting questions from fans of the show which tells the story of her life on a working farm. Owen broke her social media silence on Father’sContinue Reading
The Yorkshire Shepherdess, 47, normally makes regular updates on Instagram but had fallen silent. She went over a week without posting a family update, prompting questions from fans of the show which tells the story of her life on a working farm. Owen broke her social media silence on Father’sContinue Reading
Cowriter Chris Hayward finds most real-life robots terrifying. But if the future looks like the film’s sentient droid, he says, “we’ll be fine.”Continue Reading
P rotest and celebration have long been intertwined in LGBTQ+ communities. While queer representation in film remains, let’s say, in development, these documentaries provide a window into the extraordinary stories of LGBTQ+ individuals who made huge change: the activists who stood up for trans rights and educated about HIV, nightContinue Reading
Review at a glance T his slick, conspiratorial thriller drove theatre nerds into a frenzy before it even opened. A drama about identity theft, it was billed as the first play by “Dave Davidson”, who’d worked “in the security industry” for 38 years. The script was lauded by leading playwrightsContinue Reading
Review at a glance C limate apocalypse is nearly upon us. Practically everyone in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition says so. I’ve never seen such consensus at this famously competitive show. With a whopping 1,462 works this year’s edition, restored to its traditional summer slot at last, is even biggerContinue Reading
T he sun is finally out and London is in full swing. And as if things couldn’t get any better, now Mayfair Art Weekend is just around the corner. For art lovers it’s been marked in the diary for weeks: The annual art celebration sees dozens of galleries – bothContinue Reading