Warner Bros Discovery(Credit: Warner Bros Discovery)Full-frontal male nudity in all three series of The White Lotus has provoked waves of reaction and comment. Why does showing a penis on screen still have the ability to shock?Episode four of The White...
Getty ImagesStylish and experimental, Breathless heralded a new era of film-making when it was released 65 years ago. In 1964, its director told the BBC why he broke every rule he could.Jean-Luc Godard was crystal clear about what he planned...
Natassja EbertWynton Marsalis says his approach to performing was influenced by his father (Credit: Natassja Ebert)Wynton Marsalis made history when he became the first musician to win classical and jazz Grammy Awards in the same year. He tells the BBC's...
Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty ImagesFrom the catwalk to the red carpet, the jacket-and-necktie combo is back for women – it's a statement of power and authority, say fans of the look.The jacket-and-necktie combination has been a staple of male dress...
Natassja Ebert(Credit: Natassja Ebert)From making history as Vogue's youngest-ever fashion editor to creating a gown fit for a Kennedy wedding – which would end up covered in grass stains – Vera Wang chronicles her career's surprising trajectory and shares some...
Lucia Iuorio/ Netflix(Credit: Lucia Iuorio/ Netflix)Lampedusa's mid-20th-Century novel The Leopard became a bestseller, then a revered film – and is now a lavish Netflix series. Its withering takedown of society's flaws and hypocrisies still hits home today."Dying for somebody or...
Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix(Credit: Alamy/ Getty Images/ Netflix)Meghan's new Netflix series in which she offers cooking and home tips arrives next week. She's just the latest high-profile woman to present herself as a lifestyle guru – and divide opinion in...
AlamyA new revival of Christopher Marlowe's pioneering play about the 14th-Century King of England puts the spotlight back on his relationship with his male "favourite" Piers Gaveston.This week, at its base in Stratford-upon Avon, the world-famous Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)...
Sydney Opera House (Getty Images)The building of the Sydney Opera House began on 2 March 1959. But when BBC Tonight visited the construction site in 1965, it was plagued by technical problems, soaring costs, vacillating public opinion and political infighting.In...
Natassja Ebert(Credit: Natassja Ebert)In the new series of Influential with Katty Kay, actress and model Brooke Shields opens up about spending nearly six decades in the spotlight and how she finally overcame her imposter syndrome.More than 40 years after Time...
