Matthew Bourne on his Swan Lake with male swans, the show that shook up the dance world
Emmanuel Lafont/ Getty Images Celebrating the 30th anniversary of his legendary stage production, Matthew Bourne tells the BBC about the show that radically changed ballet
Wicked author Gregory Maguire on the real meaning of the story that captivated the world
Universal Pictures Before it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995 novel. Author Gregory Maguire tells
Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You went from modest 1990s hit to Christmas’s defining song
Getty Images When it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple – but 30 years on, it is a track that reigns
The British politician who was caught faking his own death
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) When John Stonehouse’s clothes were found in a pile on Miami Beach on 20 November 1974, many people presumed that
Why the poignant Kes is Britain’s greatest coming-of-age story
Alamy First released in November 1969, Ken Loach’s social-realist tale of a boy who adopts a kestrel still resonates and has become a timeless classic
These five bizarre Surrealist artworks are not what they seem
Courtesy of SFMoMA, San Francisco (Credit: Courtesy of SFMoMA, San Francisco) Dismissed or trivialised by some as unserious and silly, Surrealist art was in fact
The climate warnings in 19th Century paintings
John Brett, 1856. Photo: Tate A new exhibition that documents the impact of the Industrial Revolution features several 1800s artists, writers and thinkers as they
Eight photos of the quirkiest groups in 70s and 80s US
Neal Slavin (Credit: Neal Slavin) Celebrating “the joy of being together “, here are eight group portraits – taken by photographer Neal Slavin between 1972
How female action stars have wowed through the ages
Eureka Entertainment There’s long been a misconception that action films are a masculine domain. But female strength and agility have been showcased on the big
The Pagan origins of familiar Halloween rituals
Getty Images From outrageous costumes to trick or treat: the unexpected ancient roots of Halloween’s most popular – and most esoteric – traditions. With its