Popular culture

18 May 2025

A vintage image of a brown haired man with a 1970s-era bowl haircut and moustache facing a microphone.

Walking the beat of a fictional TV detective

A new walking tour of the filming locations of the popular 1980s TV series has launched.

18 May 2025

Bristol

8 May 2025

A large puppet shakes hands with a woman in a street. The woman, on the right of the image, has black and purple hair and is wearing a white shirt and a dark skirt.

Council promises £5m for cultural projects

A report says the money would go on staffing, a music plan and park events, among other schemes.

8 May 2025

Hull & East Yorkshire

26 Apr 2025

Florence Pugh attends the "Thunderbolts*" UK Special Screening at Cineworld Leicester Square on April 22, 2025 in London, England. She has slicked back blonde hair and is wearing a black dress.

Thunderbolt Florence Pugh 'always had star quality'

Ahead Thunderbolts* release the BBC traces Florence Pugh's journey from Oxford schoolgirl to Hollywood star.

26 Apr 2025

Oxfordshire

25 Apr 2025

Actor Tom Hardy wearing a suit and shirt at the premiere of Havoc. The collar of his beige short collar and brown suede jacket are just visible, the cream background is blurred.

Tom Hardy Netflix thriller 'puts Wales on world map'

Although Havoc set in an unnamed US city, all of it was filmed in Wales.

25 Apr 2025

Wales

8 Mar 2025

Sidemen match raises £4m for charities including Children in Need

A sold-out Wembley stadium was the venue for The Sidemen vs YouTube Allstars football match, which saw a side featuring Logan Paul and Mr Beast win on penalties.

8 Mar 2025

3 Feb 2025

Bill Gates in blue jumper and jacket, sitting by fireplace

Bill Gates: We've given away $100bn, but my children won't be poor when I'm gone

The Microsoft co-founder says he enjoys giving away his fortune and it won't leave his kids poor.

3 Feb 2025

Culture

6 Jan 2025

Freddie, a 20-year-old man, who has short curly hair and stubble and is smiling broadly. He is wearing studs in his ears and a blue crew neck jumper over a paler blue t-shirt. Behind him are hills rising to the sky and a stone Scottish baronial-style castle with creamy stone, a grey slate roof and turrets

Traitors contestant plans on 'a bit of flirting'

Freddie is the youngest participant in the latest series of the hit TV show.

6 Jan 2025

England

1 Jan 2025

A close-up of Maia, a 25-year-old woman. Her dark hair is pulled back from her face and neck. She is tilting her head to her right and is smiling broadly. She is wearing large gold hoop hearings and a brown collared leather jacket. Behind her is a Scottish hill and a stone tower with a grey slate roof

The Traitors: 'I'll act dumb, but not too dumb'

Maia is one of one of 22 participants hoping to win £120,000 in the latest series of the TV show.

1 Jan 2025

England

6 Dec 2024

Visitors wear masks as they walk in front of India Gate in Delhi

Why there's no song and dance around India's killer air

The country's pollution levels are startling but the problem is rarely represented in popular culture.

6 Dec 2024

Asia