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Introducing The Close Up: the new culture show from Guardian Studios hosted by Carys Afoko and Lanre Bakare

Coming soon: the first release from Guardian Studios, The Close Up zooms in on the big cultural questions

The Guardian - UK · 14h ago

The Jason Arday controversy: Explaining the University of Cambridge scandal rocking British academia

A high-profile plagiarism row has led to one of the biggest academic scandals in the UK's history. It centers on Professor Jason Arday, the new poster boy in an ongoing culture war centered around "wokeness" and DEI. His controversial memoir is set to published later this month.

Euronews · Aug 10

Friday briefing: Is Black British history finally being remembered?

In today’s newsletter: Black History Month was first celebrated in the UK in 1987 – but the learning of moments in Britain’s own civil rights struggle has been a long time coming

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025

We don’t have the swagger of Manchester or the sheen of Leeds, but Bradford has a radical culture all its own

The city of culture celebrations will show the truth breadth of our community, from the Brontës to the working-class plays of Andrea Dunbar, says Lanre Bakare, Guardian arts correspondent

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025

Monday briefing: Why is Arts Council England clamping down on political statements?

In today’s newsletter: Artists reacted with fury to the warning that ‘overtly political or activist’ statements could lead to a withdrawal of funding. But it is just the latest example of the paucity of support for the arts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2024