BBC News – Arts and Culture

Danny La Rue dies at his home following a short battle with cancer. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8077329.stm

A giant artwork in the shape of a human head is installed at the entrance to a business park in County Durham. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/8078431.stm

Art on the Underground and Tate Britain give away 60,000 free prints by acclaimed artist Richard Long. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8078207.stm

A first edition of Charles Darwin’s seminal work On The Origin Of Species is to be sold at an auction in Edinburgh. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8078875.stm

Novelist JD Salinger takes legal action to block a book billed as a follow-up to his classic book The Catcher in the Rye. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8078743.stm

The world’s biggest collection of works by the Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte opens this week in his home city Brussels. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8076704.stm

Playwright Alan Bennett said he was the last monarchist in the country – despite his refusal to accept a knighthood. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/8074956.stm

EastEnders star June Brown is to appear alongside Anita Dobson and Jill Halfpenny in West End hit Calendar Girls. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8073620.stm

A painting depicting Madonna in the nude with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie has failed to sell at an auction in Glasgow. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8075350.stm

Vandals splash paint onto a controversial modern museum in Rome housing the 2,000-year-old Ara Pacis altar. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/8077197.stm