The potters, the printers and cabinet makers take pride of place in the V&A's rambling survey of British Aesthetes, but it's a smaller section devoted to the grace and grandeur of the painters that makes it worth a visit
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Now 15 years old, the V Festival attracts an audience of fake tans and stag dos and has never attained the mythology of its more venerable summer rivals... more
Labour's Odysseus returned from his travels yesterday, a restless wanderer, older, greyer and battle-scarred - but as always with Tony Blair, entirely sure of himself... more
Fashion designer Tom Ford’s debut as director in A Single Man is so immaculately stylish that the tragedy that lies at the centre of the story is lost.... more
The actor first sought fame as a member of the boyband Hyrise, whose song ‘Leading Me On’ narrowly missed out on representing Great Britain in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest... more
Those expecting razor-sharp epigrams and bonnets in Ealing Studio's new adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray may be disappointed... more
Top model Jamie Dornan reads modern philosophy
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To date, Rachel Hurd-Wood's bodice has been ripped by Ben Whishaw, Ben Barnes and James Purefoy, and she's still only 19. Hettie Harvey meets costume drama's newest discovery...
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The world's hottest choreographer, Christopher Wheeldon, is to make a full-length ballet for Covent Garden out of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland... more
At Sadler's Wells the outifts worn by the arty audience exude the essence of the modern dance they're coming to see: sexy, quirky and bold - whether it's an eBay bargain or all Vivienne Westwood... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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