Theatre, film & music
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Five of the best Liberty prints, from over 140 years of extraordinary history
Vibrant, beautiful and, above all, instantly recognisable, Liberty prints have managed to stay in fashion for more than a century.
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Lyddington Palace: A perfectly-preserved grand interior of late-medieval England
A residence of the Bishop of Lincoln converted into an almshouse offers a unique insight into the realities of grand domestic life in England in 1500, as John Goodall explains.
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How Winsor & Newton make paintbrushes that are 'like a small feather skipping on water'
Carefully crafted and a favourite of Queen Victoria, a Winsor and Newton paintbrush is a work of art in itself.
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The Joy of Sets: How Netflix and Amazon transformed television as an artform
TV shows like House of Cards, Game of Thrones and various others have transformed the way we think about television.
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Seven fascinating things we just learned about the Census
Ysenda Maxtone Graham is riveted by the facts and figures revealed in this engaging history of the Census.
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A good read for the green-fingered: Classic gardening books
An avid reader of all things literary and horticultural, Bryan Kozlowski chooses his classic book list for enjoyable armchair gardening.
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The Mary Rose museum review: Prepare to be moved and impressed
Huon Mallalieu re-visits the Mary Rose museum in Portsmouth for the first time since its refurbishment – and suggests we all do the same.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry to host a party at Buckingham Palace
The 'Party at The Palace' will honour the children of those who have died serving in the Armed Forces.
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La La Land: The apotheosis not just of Hollywood musicals, but of Hollywood music
La La Land is merely the latest, greatest example of the symbiosis between music and film which is as old as cinema itself.
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100 years of the House of Windsor: The story of the British royal family's great rebranding
Clive Aslet reports on the evolution of the House of Windsor – through George V, Edward VIII and George VI to Elizabeth II
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Border by Kapka Kassabova: 'a moving study of the tragic borderland between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey'
Transcending boundaries.
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Nine stories behind the great British sweets of your childhood
Pocket-money sweet treats have never looked more tempting, no matter how old you are.
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Molly Keane: A Life by Sally Phipps: ‘As much like a novel as possible’
Caroline Jackson enjoys a portrait of the writer who deftly evoked the vanishing world of the Irish Ascendancy country house.
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Book of the week: Spitalfields: The History of a Nation in a Handful of Streets
Dan Cruickshank’s history of Spitalfields also contains a warning about its future, discovers Michael Murray-Fennell.
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Richard E. Grant: 'Not a day goes by without somone quoting Withnail & I at me'
Emma Hughes talks to the actor about Withnail & I, singing for his supper – and sniffing trees.
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Desert Island Discs 75th anniversary: 23 things you never knew about the iconic show
The most popular songs, the castaway who picked their own records, and why the producers dream of the Queen... and Madonna.
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Six novels to curl up with this winter
January is the month to curl up beside the fire with a good book. Emily Rhodes selects six of her favourite recent novels.
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10 of the greatest children's book illustrators, from EH Shepard to Quentin Blake
Matthew Dennison pays tribute to artists who painted our collective childhoods.
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Book of the week: Arboreal
This outstanding new collection gives Mark Griffiths hope for the future of our trees and woodlands.
