大象传媒

Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles.

Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst, one of the original Young British Artists who shook the art establishment with work featuring a shark suspended in formaldehyde, flies feasting on a cow's head and a human skull covered in diamonds is launching major new work in Kiev. He tells the Strand why he's now more interested in painting now than in pickling animals.

Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel discusses her new novel Wolf Hall which re-examines the life and times of Thomas Cromwell, who, although the son of a blacksmith, became the 1st Earl of Essex and Chief Minister to King Henry VIII.

Bronte Goes Bollywood

A new musical production of Wuthering Heights transposes the classic Heathcliff - Cathy love story from the Yorkshire moors to the deserts of Rajastan.

Goodbye Solo

Every so often, in cinema, a fresh and intriguing new voice can be heard. And the latest belongs to the Iranian-American film-maker, Ramin Bahrani, whose "Goodbye Solo" is being hailed by critics as a masterpiece. Set in small-town North Carolina, the film brings-together a young Senegalese taxi-driver, Solo, and a crumpled, suicidal old-biker called William, whom Solo yearns to protect. Entertainment Weekly's Owen Gleiberman reviews the film.