Category: 5. Entertainment

The BBC has appointed Rachel Jupp as Director, News Documentaries and Long Form Journalism.

In this role Rachel will shape the strategic vision and direction for the BBC’s long-form journalism and current affairs output. She will sit on the BBC…

“The thing all women hate is to be thought dull,” says the title character of Sylvia Townsend Warner’s 1926 novel, Lolly Willowes, an early feminist classic about a middle-aged woman who moves to the countryside, sells her soul to the devil…

British novelist Joanna Trollope, whose portrayals of British domestic life made her one of the nation’s most widely read authors, has died at the age of 82.

Trollope published more than 30 novels during a writing career that began in 1980. Her…

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The Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) in Brisbane, Australia, has bid farewell to its associate concertmaster Alan Smith.

Smith joined the QSO in 1995 as concertmaster, having previously served as associate…

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Eduardo Vassallo, the section leader cello of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), has left the orchestra after 36 years in the position.

Vassallo performed in his final concert with the CBSO on 10…

For decades, people have paused outside of No. 8 College Street next to the campus of Winchester College in England.

The only detail of the painted brick building’s façade that belies…

Relive memorable moments from Broadway and beyond, landmark wins at the 2025 Tony Awards, and fast facts about this year’s new plays and musicals.

In 2025, Broadway theatre didn’t just stay on the stage. It came to our cinemas with the release of…

The actor and comedian Stanley Baxter has died at the age of 99

Born in Glasgow in 1926, Baxter was best known for helming TV sketch series including The Stanley Baxter Show and The Stanley Baxter Picture Show.

Baxter began his career as a child…