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Pink Floyd cover band take technology out of cinema and into concert hall

19.01.11
Pink Floyd's animations are to be brought to life in what has been billed as the world's first live 3D music show... more

Chance to own big friendly giants of illustration

24.11.10
Major names from Raymond Briggs to Nick Park and Quentin Blake have donated drawings to a sale in support of a national centre for illustration... more

Tate’s Rude Britannia is celebration of comic art

07.06.10
Harry Hill and Gerald Scarfe have helped transform Tate Britain into a naughty wonderland of comedy for a new exhibition... more

The new rude: why Brits love getting saucy

07.06.10
Think Donald McGill postcards and Carry On films — now saucy, bawdy culture is getting a 21st-century makeover, says Liz Hoggard.... more

Melvyn Bragg reveals he was 'heartbroken' as South Bank Show got axed

27.05.10
Melvyn Bragg said he found it "heartbreaking" that the South Bank Show lost a regular time slot, as he introduced the last programme.... more

TV’s daft gimmicks fail to give the picture

07.05.10
The nation thought TV had set the agenda for this election and made Nick Clegg a contender - but it wasn't the case... more

Ballet plans Nutcracker of a birthday

08.01.10
English National Ballet's Nutcracker to go back to its roots with a traditional Edwardian design... more

It's time for a new Nutcracker

17.12.09
If there was a Nobel Prize for The Nutcracker, English National Ballet would walk off with it. ... more

ITV to axe South Bank Show after three decades as Bragg steps down

06.05.09
The South Bank Show is to be axed by ITV after more than 30 years as the channel’s flagship arts programme, it was announced... more

Dahl and the giant music festival for young people

15.12.08
A music festival inspired by the children's works of Roald Dahl is being held at Kings Place - the new arts centre at King's Cross... more

Borg: Murray must wait for his first Grand Slam

18.06.08
Wimbledon legend warns that British no1 must improve his fitness and avoid injuries to maximise potential... more

Joan Bakewell, Paul O'Grady, Victoria Wood and Des O'Connor on honours list

13.06.08
Comedienne Victoria Wood, TV presenter Paul O'Grady, Eastenders actress June Brown, broadcaster Joan Bakewell, screenwriter Lynda LaPlante and entertainer Des O'Connor are all receiving birthday honours from the Queen... more

Scarfe's Yes Minister art on sale

20.02.08
A Gerald Scarfe drawing for the opening titles of the Yes Minister TV series is to go on sale at the 20/21 International Art Fair.... more

Subversive lark loses its novelty

20.12.07
Back in 2002 there was a lurid allure in Gerald Scarfe's wacky designs, but, five years on the novelty has most definitely worn off this Nutcracker by the English National Ballet.... more

Flying start for the Big Draw

26.09.07
Children's artist Quentin Blake will launch a month of events designed to encourage people to draw.... more

Rolling Stones - the ballet

14.08.07
Peter Schaufuss is on a mission to reinvent classical dance for the next generation - starting with a new work called Satisfaction.... more

Gallagher and Blunt unite for charity

30.04.07
Noel Gallagher and James Blunt are joining forces for a new charity project.... more

Gaudy as ever knickerbocker-glory show

11.12.06
ENB has had a stylish makeover of late but its Christmas Nutcracker is as gaudy as ever, with vivid costumes, exaggerated shapes and some sensational wigs and headdresses.... more


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