IF you’re an avid watcher of comedy-soaked panel shows like Mock The Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, then the face and/or name of Ben Norris will probably mean something to you.Read
A DARKENED gallery on Baltic’s ground floor promises a disorientating experience. You’ll enter hands first for fear of a close encounter with a wall or another member of the public.Read
THE clock is ticking down to The Journal Culture Awards 2009... and with that in mind, it’s time to tell you a little bit more about some more of our fabulous finalists.Read
IN THE age of text messaging and Twitter, communication has become fast and unspectacular – rapid little morsels of text zapping unseen between two people.Read
AS readers of Culture magazine will be aware, the full shortlist for The Journal Culture awards 2009, has been unveiled... and what a lovely collection of nominees we have.Read
CULTURE Club members can save £2 on tickets to attend an “open studio evening” as local chocolatier Jane Williams demonstrates the art of moulding Easter eggs.Read
TELEVISION used to be a simple matter of a big box in the corner of the living room and a dizzying choice between two channels, each in black and white.Read
THE Opus Gallery, Gosforth, which specialises in contemporary art, has a new exhibition devoted to the work of Scottish-born photographer Simon Jauncey.Read
A UKULELE may be forever associated with George Formby and his cleaning windows song, but a Newcastle festival is aiming to show this versatile instrument is capable of so much more.Read
AH, THE peaceful pleasures of village life! No traffic jams, no tower blocks, helpful and friendly neighbours, rolling green acres all around and a constant symphony of birdsong. What’s not to like?Read
IN JUST one line, Sunderland-born film producer David Parfitt reveals why he is the ideal person to be chairman of Bafta – that’s the British Academy of Film and Television Arts – on this biggest of big weekends.Read
STARDOM was different in Jackie Toaduff’s day, particularly if you were brought up in a County Durham village where gainful employment meant the pit.Read
A TALENTED designer who won a national competition will be on Tyneside on Monday to share her experiences with an audience at Northumbria University.Read
