Turning a sequel to The Karate Kid into a TV series might not have sounded wise but this blockbuster show has found life in a tired franchise modern TV reboot of classic 80s teen film The Karate Kid sounds like an almost comically bad idea. It’s the sort of suggestion you can imagine a creatively […]
From live-streams of new plays to classics from the archive, here are some of the top shows online now or coming soon – this page is updated regularly Treasure Island Fire in the hole! Here come the supremely silly seadogs of Le Navet Bete, with their version of the swashbuckling classic, captured live at Exeter’s […]
The former CBBC presenter Cerrie Burnell charts the history of British attitudes towards disabled people. Plus: Traces. Here’s what to watch this evening Silenced: The Hidden Story of Disabled Britain 9pm, BBC Two Cerrie Burnell fronts this incisive and moving documentary charting the history of British attitudes towards disabled people and their own campaigns against […]
The bestselling historical novelist has had a productive lockdown – reading 250 books and writing two, all while caring for her elderly mother-in-law It was 10 years ago that Kate Mosse got the idea for her latest series of historical novels – and immediately tried to talk herself out of it. “I just thought: ‘Don’t […]
With public art collections closed we are bringing the art to you, exploring highlights and hidden gems from across the country in partnership with Art UK. Today’s pick: Orkney’s Oval Sculpture Oval Sculpture was made by Barbara Hepworth in 1943. It is carved from plane wood with the interior painted white. It has been part […]
The 22-year-old will recite The Hill We Climb at Joe Biden’s swearing-in on Wednesday, following in the footsteps of Robert Frost and Maya Angelou Amanda Gorman is set to become the sixth poet to perform at a presidential inauguration. At just 22, following in the footsteps of names including Robert Frost and Maya Angelou, she […]
Germany became a unified state 150 years ago this week – and no other country has produced such original, provocative and powerful art since, from Richter to Klee, from Dix to Höch Situated on the edge of the Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle may not look like the birthplace of modern art. Best seen from a perilously […]
