Culture
Books, art, music, and the ideas shaping Britain.
Lord Mayor returns to the Thames as 6,500 people join the Show through the City
Bronek Masojada, the 698th Lord Mayor, begins his first public engagement on the Royal Shallop Jubilant on Saturday morning, before a 2.86 mile procession of 250 horses and more than 50 floats sets off from Mansion House at 11am.
School tours, workshops and £10 tickets: National Theatre plan aims to reach 100,000 young people
A four-year partnership with 12 theatres in every English region would tour productions to 400 schools and offer thousands of subsidised tickets, backed by up to £15 million that still has to pass the National Lottery Community Fund's formal process.
Blue plaque rules widened so altered and demolished buildings no longer rule out a nomination
The National and London blue plaque schemes will now consider people whose homes, workplaces and venues have been rebuilt or knocked down, with public nominations open until 13 January 2027.
Turner Prize exhibition opens in Middlesbrough as four artists go on show
Works by Simeon Barclay, Kira Freije, Marguerite Humeau and Tanoa Sasraku are on display at MIMA until March; the winner is announced on 10 December.
Two former winners head a Booker shortlist spanning four countries
Marlon James and Douglas Stuart lead six novels in contention for the 2026 Booker Prize, with the winner to be named at Old Billingsgate on 9 November.
A Dolly Parton tribute and a piano star: the Last Night of the Proms in review
Yuja Wang, Nicky Spence and Sakari Oramo led the BBC’s closing-night celebrations at the Royal Albert Hall on 12 September.