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Georg Baselitz: The Heroes – Savage Paintings Confront Germany's Nazi Legacy

Georg Baselitz's final exhibition, The Heroes, presents colossal paintings from 1965–66 that confront Nazi Germany's legacy with savage irony. Assembled from major museum loans, the series depicts exhausted soldiers and complicit artists in blood-soaked landscapes, rejecting any notion of redempt...

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Mobeen Azhar's Muslim Documentary Tackles Islamophobia With Unflinching Honesty

Mobeen Azhar's new documentary examines 25 years of rising Islamophobia in Britain, confronting his own role as a journalist while exploring how the post-9/11 era transformed Muslim life. The film airs on BBC Two on 12 October 2026.

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'Andy Burnham handed us the award': Inside Courteeners' Not Nineteen Forever

Liam Fray wrote Not Nineteen Forever before Courteeners existed, inspired by Manchester nightlife. Producer Stephen Street captured their raw energy at Olympic Studios. Two decades later, the anthem resonates across generations as parents and their teenage children sing together.

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Gabrielle Goliath's Elegy: Censored artwork becomes powerful act of resistance

Gabrielle Goliath's Elegy, a haunting sonic memorial to murder and genocide, was censored by South Africa's arts minister and excluded from Venice. Now showing at London's Ibraaz, the work stands as a powerful act of artistic resistance.

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Lenepveu Descendant Threatens Legal Action Over Chagall's Opera House Ceiling

A descendant of 19th-century artist Jules-Eugène Lenepveu is threatening legal action to uncover the original ceiling of Paris's opera house, hidden beneath Marc Chagall's modernist canvasses since 1962. Arnaud Carayon has proposed alternating the two works during the theatre's 2027-2032 renovation.

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Wildwood: Laika's Enchanting Stop-Motion Forest Quest

Laika's new stop-motion fantasy Wildwood follows a girl who ventures into a magical forest to rescue her brother. Featuring an all-star voice cast and stunning practical animation, the film opens October 23, 2026.

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David Tennant returns in Time: a raw prison drama that cuts deep

Jimmy McGovern's Time returns with David Tennant as a prison officer confronting institutional darkness. Also tonight: The Party, a five-part drama based on Elizabeth Day's novel, plus comedy, travel, and live sport.

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Strictly Come Dancing week three: 14 couples return for theme-free night

Strictly Come Dancing returns for week three on 10 October with 14 couples competing in a theme-free show. The lineup features the series' first rumba and Argentine tango, while former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips faces elimination danger.

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Your complete entertainment guide: films, gigs, art and more this week

Jeremy Strong plays Zuckerberg in Sorkin's Social Network sequel, Harriet Kemsley explores post-divorce dating on stage, and there's cinema, gigs, theatre, art and streaming across the week.

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Celebrity Traitors Episode 4: Game Heats Up After Richard's Fall

The Celebrity Traitors episode four arrives after Richard E Grant's dramatic banishment and Myha'la's shock elimination. With three Traitors now in play and suspicion running high, the competition has finally found its rhythm.

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Seven must-watch films on TV this week: from Matchbox to Poor Things

Seven films worth watching this week include Matchbox the Movie, a toy-based action adventure starring John Cena; Animals, Ben Affleck's kidnapping thriller; and Poor Things, Emma Stone's bold performance in Yorgos Lanthimos' unconventional comedy.

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De Kooning's Lifelong Rebellion: A Century After His Escape to New York

The Rijksmuseum's landmark retrospective of Willem de Kooning traces his lifelong rebellion against the classical academic training that shaped him, from meticulously rendered student drawings to revolutionary abstract works that dissolved the boundary between drawing and painting.

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