Section: Culture
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Portrait of Britain 2025: faces of a dynamic yet uncertain nation
The annual photography competition captures the ever-evolving nature of the UK
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‘The diversity is so beautiful’: 25 years of the London Palestine Film Festival
Over the years, the LPFF has tracked the shifting political landscape in Palestine and Britain, revealing how the meanings of films change, reflecting the world around them
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Friday prayer and fish and chips: portraits of Babaji’s Britain
Photography series shows a Pakistani grandfather’s life in London
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Alpha: emotionally complex body horror about the loss of innocence
Julia Ducournau’s third feature is a mournful story about the futility of holding a damaged family together in the face of an illness that no one fully understands
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Sudan Retold: a rich blend of art and unheard stories
An immersive exhibition and accompanying book shed new light on the nation’s past, present and future
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The Muslim Panto returns with its latest fairytale remake: Snow Brown and her Seven Chachay
The seasonal theatre company brings its longest run of shows yet to venues across the UK
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Freewheeling Persian experimentation takes centre stage at London Jazz Festival
Artists from Iran, Japan, the US and Europe come together for the annual celebration of musical improvisation and innovation
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A poignant homecoming at Leeds Palestinian Film Festival
Documentary maker Juman Quneis’s The Loud Silence tells a story of powerful and unexpected solidarity in West Yorkshire
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We Are the Lions, Mr Manager is bringing the Grunwick strikes to the stage
Almost 50 years on, this theatre production remembers the women who stood up for their rights and changed the labour movement
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The Celebrity Traitors shows unspoken bias at work
Despite its politeness and popularity, the UK’s favourite reality TV show is based on kneejerk assumptions about who people really are
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‘Weaving as a way to think about the world’: the new generation of textile artists inspired by tradition
Raisa Kabir’s new exhibition — titled Tiger, Tiger. Silk Throat… — comes at a pivotal moment for textile art, as weavers bring historical techniques to gallery spaces
