The BBC is to “reaffirm” its commitment to arts and culture with plans that include putting 200,000 oil paintings in public ownership on the internet. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7856179.stm
Authors Ian McEwan, Martin Amis and Philip Roth lead tributes to US novelist John Updike, who has died aged 76. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7855825.stm
Pulitzer-prize winning novelist John Updike dies of lung cancer at the age of 76, his publisher has announced. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7854554.stm
Irish author Sebastian Barry wins the Costa Book of the Year Award for his novel The Secret Scripture. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7854886.stm
Martin Harvey, the male lead in Dirty Dancing: The Musical, wins a major award for his career in classical ballet. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7851223.stm
A sculpture by Angel Of The North creator Antony Gormley goes on public display in Manchester. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/7853176.stm
The future of a controversial Black Country arts complex is hanging in the balance as arts chiefs decide whether to keep on funding it. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7852817.stm
David Tennant, Kenneth Branagh and Derek Jacobi are feted for classic roles at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7853273.stm
Sebastian Barry and 91-year-old Diana Athill are among five authors shortlisted for the Costa Book of the Year, to be announced later. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7853192.stm
London’s West End theatres enjoyed another record-breaking year in 2008, according to new figures. Full published article at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/7850152.stm
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