Art and Culture

Neither Art nor Culture is your editors strong point, so for high highfalutin stuff like paintings, sculpture, ballet and classical music or opera, it's up to you, so get cracking and write us a piece. Otherwise look below for book reviews and popular (with your editor) music.

The Music of Nini, Rock, Pop and Classical Played on Traditional Chinese Instruments.

And now for something different – a musician using traditional Chinese instruments to play Western rock songs and orchestral music.

The Black Sea

An excellent eight-part series, based on a true story set around the Russian, or rather Soviet, Black Sea port of Novorossiysk and German-occupied Crimea.

Above Us The Stars

It tells the story of young Jack Clyde, who joined Bomber Command after his hometown of Seaham, Co. Durham, was heavily bombed by the Germans, and follows his service as a wireless operator in 10 Squadron’s Halifax bombers.