3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1606+ words) This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, and there are other landmark dates too including the 100th anniversary of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and the 50th anniversary of the final Miss Marple novel,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (639+ words) Ahead of his Hornchurch gig Dom Joly reflects on how Trigger Happy TV captured the millennial moment - before YouTube even existed If ever there was a TV show that captured the zeitgeist, it was Dom Joly’s Trigger Happy TV. The…...

4+ day, 56+ min ago   (728+ words) From installing 3D art to embellish a young garden, to becoming a must-visit destination fusing culture and nature, Stoberry Park Garden celebrates 25 years of outdoor sculpture with a major exhibition this autumn. Nearly 30 years ago, Frances and Tim Meeres-Young swapped family…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (121+ words) The Findon Sheep Fair, held each September, attracts thousands of visitors and dates back to 1758, when the first official gathering was held. The view here, a souvenir postcard, is from the early 1900s. A contributor to West Sussex Within Living Memory,…...

5+ day, 56+ min ago   (713+ words) After touring this country and Estonia since 2019, the powerful and important Red List exhibition by North Norfolk artist Jayne Ivimey has come full circle and returned at its birthplace, Felbrigg Hall. This special exhibition of 73 hand-crafted porcelain clay birds was…...

5+ day, 56+ min ago   (491+ words) This autumn brings us another packed Somerset Art Weeks, with over 90 venues taking part. This year’s festival headline show is at the Somerset Rural Life Museum in Glastonbury, but across the county from September 19 to October 4 artists and communities will…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (192+ words) Rose Elliott. (Image: Jim Wileman) During Devon Open Studios, Rose will be sharing her venue with Allison McSparron-Edwards. Danni Bradford. (Image: Jim Wileman) Alasdair Gordon. (Image: Jim Wileman) Naomi Davies. (Image: Jim Wileman) Art under the atrium Naomi creates silver…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (857+ words) From rich harvests to new growing ideas, gardeners can take their pick. As summer ends, it’s a time to look towards harvests, autumn hues and new ideas for the growing seasons ahead – and garden festivals celebrating this fruitful time of…...

5+ day, 56+ min ago   (507+ words) Great British Life Calder at the Castle at Sudeley Castle and Gardens A pioneering installation of works by the late American artist Alexander Calder at Sudeley Castle would set the scene for future sculpture programmes in a heritage context, as…...

5+ day, 50+ min ago   (565+ words) Fast-paced storytelling, fabulous music and sensational performances make Jersey Boys at Palace Theatre Manchester a musical that will have you humming Frankie Valli's greatest hits long after the curtain falls. It's 1962 and four young men from New Jersey rocket to…...