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Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
Here's one they played earlier: Pre-recorded orchestras spell trouble for live performance
Top 5 books on understanding the real China, chosen by Wish Lanterns author Alec Ash
Top 5 books on understanding the real China, chosen by Wish Lanterns author Alec Ash
This grassroots venue brings 'astonishing' music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
This grassroots venue brings 'astonishing' music and mental wellbeing to rural Wales
Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain
Breathtaking and The Way: These are the next Mr Bates-style TV dramas poised to shake-up Britain
Paloma Faith: 'How many left-wing people like me get to be a national treasure? None'
Paloma Faith: 'How many left-wing people like me get to be a national treasure? None'
Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist
Meet the proud blind man who overcame homelessness to live his dream as a renowned artist
Photographer Dennis Morris on capturing legend Bob Marley – and how the reggae icon changed his life
Photographer Dennis Morris on capturing legend Bob Marley – and how the reggae icon changed his life
From Silence of the Lambs to Sonic the Hedgehog: 6 films you didn't realise are actually romantic
From Silence of the Lambs to Sonic the Hedgehog: 6 films you didn't realise are actually romantic
The Smiley Charity Film Awards present — a powerful minute against immigration misconceptions
The Smiley Charity Film Awards present — a powerful minute against immigration misconceptions
Angela Griffin: 'For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King'
Angela Griffin: 'For my first year in Coronation Street I kept my job in Burger King'
Celebrating the career of Yoko Ono – a resilient artist who's so much more than John Lennon's wife
Celebrating the career of Yoko Ono – a resilient artist who's so much more than John Lennon's wife
Top 5 books about getting lost, chosen by travel writer Tom Chesshyre
Top 5 books about getting lost, chosen by travel writer Tom Chesshyre
Michael Winterbottom on new film Shoshana, Israel's war and how violence makes people 'take sides'
Michael Winterbottom on new film Shoshana, Israel's war and how violence makes people 'take sides'
Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK's biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
Grassroots venue Off the Cuff is home to UK's biggest youth open mic – and it needs your help
'We can 100% end homelessness': Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son filmmaker's rousing call to action
'We can 100% end homelessness': Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son filmmaker's rousing call to action
Former Big Issue vendor-turned film star Earl Charlton describes a day in his life
Former Big Issue vendor-turned film star Earl Charlton describes a day in his life
Lorna Tucker's powerful Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son is not just a film – it's a movement
Lorna Tucker's powerful Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son is not just a film – it's a movement
Dogs might just be nicer than any human could hope to be
Dogs might just be nicer than any human could hope to be
Architect and TV presenter George Clarke: 'I decided to make the absolute most out of life'
Architect and TV presenter George Clarke: 'I decided to make the absolute most out of life'
Alice & Jack star Andrea Riseborough: 'Love is the best thing we have. Love belongs to all of us'