From Thursday 24 – Sunday 27 November, one of the UK’s biggest food events, BBC Good Food Show Winter, will be kicking off its annual show with four jam-packed days of all-star celebrity chefs, workshops, foodie inspiration, and much more. Throughout the long weekend, guests can discover brand-new recipes and top tips from culinary heroes including Nadiya Hussain, Ainsley Harriott, Michel Roux, Gennaro Contaldo, John Torode, Lisa Faulkner, and many more, as they cook live in the Big Kitchen. What’s more, fans can head to the pop-up bookshop from 11am to buy the latest titles from chefs and experts appearing…
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BFC is delighted to announce new appointments to its Board of Directors to broaden expertise on the board as the organisation re-sets its strategy to focus support for creative businesses and support for the industry. The UK’s Fashion Industry is world renowned, exercises significant soft power, delivers economic and social benefits, is integral to personal expression and is at the intersection of Creative Industries across the UK. The Board sees the opportunity to further support the fashion industry to sustainably grow and the UK’s designer businesses from emerging talent to designer brands to continue to creatively lead. However, as it…
Alternative-Pop producer, songwriter and vocalist Natalie returns with the striking new single ‘Torment’. LISTEN HERE Built around a bouncing bass guitar line and pulsing four to the floor kick, ‘Torment’ offers up a simplistic yet atmospheric and affecting dark-electronic-pop soundscape with subtle flecks of synth and electronics. Natalie’s smokey, breathy and beguiling lead vocal shines, marrying emotive delivery with infectious melodies to great effect. Sitting in the same vein as the likes of Billie Eilish, Laspley and the early work of FKA Twigs, the track is a fine example of Natlie’s unique approach to writing and creating haunting sonic experiences.…
Lexus has strengthened the appeal of its UX compact urban SUV, its best-selling model in the UK, with upgrades for both the self-charging hybrid electric UX 250h and battery electric UX 300e. Both adopt a new multimedia system that provides improved connectivity, faster performance and easier operation. New features include eight or 12-inch touchscreens, cloud navigation and the introduction of new “Hey Lexus” onboard voice assistant. The principal technical change for the UX 300e is the introduction of a new, more powerful battery which helps increase the car’s driving range by around 40 per cent, up to 280 miles*. Other…
London-based singer-songwriter Anna Bea is releasing another single taken from her forthcoming EP ‘What If’: ‘Another World’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4chOO8TrZ9o An upbeat song blending pop and funk, ‘Another World’ follows the title track ‘What If’ and comes together with a lyric video. “Another World is about escaping from our world into a new one. I wrote this song during lockdown about the world we had lost but that we knew we’d get back again someday. Lyrically, I wanted to merge ideas of the past with the present, together with a Bruno Mars-inspired production,” says Anna. Listen to ‘Another World’ here Forthcoming “What…
A state-of-the-art ‘green’ destination that hosted the world for six months, Expo City Dubai is the proud host of COP28 – The Emirates Climate Conference with the UNFCCC, sharing the global summit’s objectives of achieving sustainability and enabling action towards climate security. The City carries the sustainability legacy of Expo 2020 Dubai, with a commitment to engaging and elevating the voices of youth in the journey to a sustainable future. Marking the one-year countdown to COP28, Expo City Dubai kicks off a diverse and engaging calendar of sustainability-themed events, featuring thought-provoking youth discussions, performances, exhibitions and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk2jZnOCzVw Further activations…
Renowned theatre actress Rebecca Lock will play Emily Hobbs in ELF, the smash hit musical which returns to London in a new production at the Dominion Theatre for a strictly limited 8-week season. Rehearsals for ELF begin today in anticipation of previews from 14 November and an official opening on 24 November 2022, with the season finishing on 7 January 2023. She joins the previously announced Simon Lipkin as Buddy, Georgina Castle as Jovie, Tom Chambers as Walter Hobbs, Kim Ismay as Debs, Nicholas Pound as Santa and Dermot Canavan as Store Manager. Previews begin at the Dominion Theatre on…
The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) announced the 2022 nominees this morning, with hosts Sam Claflin and BIFA winner Kosar Ali revealing the list of exceptional contenders at the Everyman Broadgate event. Once again, this year’s nominees highlight the wealth of talent within the British film industry, with 2022’s list featuring acclaimed debuts alongside previous BIFA recipients such as Emma Thompson, Jessie Buckley, Florence Pugh and Alice Birch, in a strong year for women filmmakers and performers. Brand new performance categories and the addition of a category for first-time documentary feature directors means even more to celebrate in BIFA’s 25th…
The 30th anniversary edition of the pioneering festival launches next week from 2 November to 15 December across the UK and at home in partnership with Curzon Special guests include Charlotte Gainsbourg and Blandine Lenoir, in a festival focused on female talent, as well as veteran director Patrice Leconte https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey45fhpMHOY&feature=youtu.be Screening across the nations, the event is the only francophone film festival in the UK and showcases a glittering, stimulating, and at times challenging array of films in cinemas and online via Curzon’s streaming platform, Curzon at Home. Beginning in 1992 in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the Festival has grown exponentially…
We learned today that our core Arts Council England grant will be cut by 9%, reducing from £24,471,000 to £22,268,584 per annum, with effect from April 2023. We are grateful to Arts Council England (ACE) for their continued financial support at such a critical time for the UK’s theatre industry and the wider economy. We support the wish to invest in the arts across the country, and warmly welcome all new entrants to ACE’s national portfolio. Nonetheless, we face significant financial challenges going forward, alongside our colleagues in the sector: sharply increased energy costs, rising inflation in material costs, and…