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September 30, 2026From Nagaland to a path to the Oscars: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema
After a major win at Toronto, Angh, a film from northeastern India, is now on a path towards the Oscars.
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September 18, 2026'I would tip up to 30% at a restaurant'
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September 18, 2026Author and critic Bonnie Greer dies aged 77
Her husband says the playwright and cultural and political commentator died after a brief illness.
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September 14, 2026Life after Eurovision for Look Mum No Computer
The musician behind Eins, Zwei, Drei says people still stop him in the street after Eurovision.
September 12, 2026Why a Russian screening of an 81-year-old Soviet-era film to a tiny audience has alarmed Taiwan - Reuters
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September 11, 2026How colourful stripes (and rubber chickens) helped Paul Smith conquer the fashion world
As he publishes his autobiography, Sir Paul Smith takes BBC News on a tour of his London headquarters.
September 8, 2026Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa decides this week whether to ban Russian-language content in music and literature in public.
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September 4, 2026How NFL players are becoming game changers in the fashion industry - Reuters
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September 3, 2026In the studio with Kasabian: 'We never thought we'd see success again'
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September 1, 2026Edinburgh launches new media event after final TV Festival
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'The music transported us to another planet'
The photo, taken in 1978, has been exhibited around the world When Vivienne Dawes first saw the photograph of herself dancing on a crowded dance floor almost 50 years ago, it felt like being transpor
Craig Charles' tribute to 'city that shaped me'
Craig Charles said his life was transformed after winning a poetry competition at the age of 12 Actor and presenter Craig Charles said his latest work had given him a chance to reflect on the city wh
The hidden daytime dance revolution - and the man who captured it on camera
Rani Kaur, known as DJ Radical Sister, was one of the female pioneers of the daytimers scene For decades, photographer Tim Smith's images of Bradford's British Asian "daytimers" dance scene remained
Antiques
Radio 4,·01 Oct 2026,·48 mins Available for over a year If there’s one business that’s ingrained in popular culture, you could argue it's the buying and selling of antiques. You only have to count t
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From Nagaland to a path to the Oscars: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema
Watch: Indian film brings a rarely seen world to global cinema There is something pleasingly improbable about Angh. The film comes from Nagaland, a mountainous state of fewer than two million people
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'I would tip up to 30% at a restaurant'
Read our article on why some US restaurants are banning tips.
Author and critic Bonnie Greer dies aged 77
Greer's work often tackled topics around culture, race and public institutions British-American author and cultural commentator Bonnie Greer has died at the age of 77 after a brief illness, her husba
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Life after Eurovision for Look Mum No Computer
Sam Battle still has one of the characters used during his Eurovision performance Representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest brought Sam Battle one point, but the musician has said the result
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How colourful stripes (and rubber chickens) helped Paul Smith conquer the fashion world
Sir Paul Smith is famous for his signature stripes and colourful designs Sir Paul Smith, the doyen of British fashion, is flailing around in his office with two large rubber chickens and making them
Majority Russian-speaking city in Ukraine considers language ban in the arts
These young activists hold up signs saying the Russian language should remain in Russia Ukraine's third-biggest city Odesa will decide this week whether to back a controversial plan to ban the Russia
In the studio with Kasabian: 'We never thought we'd see success again'
Serge Pizzorno's home studio sits in the middle of the Leicestershire countryside, surrounded by farmland and fish ponds "A little bit of hunger is good for you," says Serge Pizzorno. "Keeps you goin
Edinburgh launches new media event after final TV Festival
Presenter Amol Rajan used his Alternative Mactaggart to urge the UK government to "stop dithering" about the BBC's funding structure Plans for a new Scottish event to replace the Edinburgh TV Festiva
How affordable are Edinburgh's festivals?
Edinburgh is home to one of the world's biggest cultural events every summer as it is transformed into a festival city. The Scottish capital hosts the Fringe, the International Festival and the Milit
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A Japanese town wrestles with identity after protests over its first mosque
Plans for a new mosque in Fujisawa have sparked a wide range of emotions Today, it's a field of grass. But soon, it'll be the site of the first mosque in this Japanese town. "It makes me worry about
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