There was a time when no mantelpiece was complete without small sculptures in imitation of ancient Rome. Now we have a chance to rediscover
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After a £1.6 million refurbishment, Lord Frederic Leighton’s bizarre home and studio in Holland Park is ready to reopen to the public. Kieran Long has the first look... more
Television favourite Tamzin Outhwaite, once of Albert Square and lately of the likes of Hotel Babylon,shows she has a belter of a voice in Sweet Charity.... more
Judging the Samuel Johnson Prize began as an over-enthusiastic book club - each of us had 40 books to read in three months - and ended in personal transformation... more
The Extremadura region is off the beaten track yet is full of conquistador riches and also home to Mérida, the best-preserved Roman city in Spain... more
Tate Britain’s exhibition of Neoclassical sculpture is both serious and scholarly. If only the works were displayed as their creators had intended, says Brian Sewell.
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Doctor Who and exuberant sidekick Donna team up following their successful series opener - which attracted nine million viewers - to battle it out in ancient Rome next week. Newly released pictures show the Doctor and Donna squaring up to a series of outrageous baddies in notorious volcano hotspot Pompeii. This week's show will include cameos from Peter Capaldi - of satire The Thick of It - and Quadrophenia's Phil Davis. The series four opener on Saturday wiped the floor with the competition, attracting nine million viewers, 300,000 more than episode one of series three last year
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BBC DJ Andy Kershaw left jail on Friday after serving six weeks for breaching a restraining order relating to his ex-partner Juliette Banner, the mother of his two children. Here his sister and fellow DJ Liz Kershaw introduces his upbeat and frank prison diaries
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The latest exhibition on at Somerset House's Hermitage Rooms titillates with its promise of sex and scholarship - but leaves the visitor wanting much more, says Brian Sewell.... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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