Joe Jenkins: YouTube star on piano-playing popularity
A 20-year-old piano player has an online following of nearly four million enjoying his musical stunts.
Star Wars: Pembroke Dock exhibition celebrates movie links
The Millennium Falcon was built in a small Welsh town, but was the area’s “worst kept secret”.
Joni Mitchell wants songs off Spotify in Covid row
The singer asks that her songs are removed from the platform in protest against Covid misinformation.
UEA protest song project welcomed by singer Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg says it is “great the songs are recognised” in the University of East Anglia project.
Artists open up John Peel’s historic vinyl collection
Damon Albarn and Nubya Garcia discover the late DJ John Peel’s astonishing collection of vinyl.
Actors from tiny Manchester theatre in TV spotlight
The cast of a musical from a 120-seat venue take centre stage in a televised theatrical extravaganza.
The Critics Company: Nigerian teenagers who became sci-fi sensations
The group of friends from Kaduna borrowed smartphones from family members and made tripods out of wood.
Meat Loaf albums return to the UK charts after his death
Bat Out Of Hell re-enters the albums chart at number three, its highest-ever placing.
Chris Brown accused of drugging and raping woman on yacht
The singer is being sued for $20m over the alleged assault in Miami in 2020.
Disney: Minnie Mouse to swap her dress for a trouser suit
The iconic cartoon mouse is getting a temporary outfit makeover, to mixed reviews from Disney fans.
Ofcom to investigate Channel 4 over subtitle outage
The broadcaster experienced several major outages last year, prompting calls for action.
The Queen’s Gambit: Netflix denied motion to dismiss defamation case
Lawyers say the fictional show tarnished the reputation of chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili.
Brighton Pride 2022: Christina Aguilera confirmed as Saturday headliner
Brighton Pride will return this summer after being cancelled two years running due to Covid-19.
Brit Awards 2022: Adele’s elusive producer Inflo wins producer of the year
Inflo, who works with Adele and Little Simz, is the first non-white winner of producer of the year.
Barnard Castle records best ever year for tourists
A boom in Covid-19 staycations saw visitors increase at several sites operated by English Heritage.
Re-doin’ The Do: The resurrection of Betty Boo
Thirty years after her last hit, Betty Boo is back with a song she wrote in a Sainsbury’s car park.
Twitch: Concerns over streamers’ mental health
The company says it wants to support its streamers with the pressures of content creation.
Tennessee school board defends ban of Holocaust novel Maus
The Tennessee board objected to profanity, nudity and depictions of suicide in the graphic novel Maus.
Bloody Sunday brought to the stage in playwright’s final work
BBC News looks at the final work of a playwright retelling the events of 30 January 1972.
Ronnies and trousers: Barry Cryer’s BBC moments
How Barry Cryer made us laugh on the BBC over his long performing and writing career.
Percy Shakespeare: Blue plaque unveiled to remember artist
Percy Shakespeare rose to prominence in the 1920s and 30s, but died during World War Two.
Miniature Banksy model sells for £1m at auction
The artwork was sold at auction in less than two minutes to a telephone bidder.
Miniature Banksy model sells for £1m at auction
The artwork was sold at auction in less than two minutes to a telephone bidder.
Holocaust Memorial Day: Portraits of last remaining UK survivors unveiled
As buildings are lit to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, paintings commissioned in tribute are revealed.
Instagram: Iran arrests 17 pranksters over social media videos
The videos showed faked murders and cake being thrown at members of the public in Tehran.
BBC Radio 3 to shine light on ‘forgotten’ composers
The station will premiere forgotten orchestral works by composers from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
Jay Blades on how The Repair Shop supports his dyslexia
The presenter opens up about living with the learning difficulty in a new BBC documentary.
Tennessee school board bans teaching of Holocaust graphic novel Maus
The board in Tennessee objected to swear words and depictions of nude mice in the graphic novel Maus.
Barry Cryer: A look back at the work and life of writer and comedian Barry Cryer
Writer and comedian Barry Cryer wrote for some of the biggest names in television throughout his long career.
Barry Cryer: Tributes paid to veteran comedian and writer
John Cleese, Esther Rantzen and Stephen Fry are among the stars to have paid tribute to the comedian.
