Her family said: “It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she ...

Today in Music History for July 8: In 1792, Lowell Mason, Presbyterian pioneer of congregational singing, was born. He composed over 1,000 hymn tunes, including "Nearer, My God," "To Thee, Blest Be ...

Following the recent reissue of her landmark album Broken English, and in advance of her 50th anniversary as a performer next year, Marianne Faithfull tells Joel McIver about her 13 favourite LPs As ...