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A Fishy Tale

Sat 29 Mar 2014

An animation from Notts born Tom Rourke, made for the BBC's comedy sketch show Two Episodes Of Mash

Don't Flop Raise the Bar in Nottingham

Fri 21 Mar 2014

Don’t Flop have gone from strength to strength in the last five years to emerge as the UK’s biggest battle rap league. A forthcoming year of madness is on the cards for them and they’re dragging Nottingham into it with their newest event, Raise the Bar. Be there or be square...

NG83 - Rock City Crew

Wed 19 Mar 2014

Nottingham was pretty ace at breaking back in the day, so we're chuffed there's a documentary being made about it

The Lord of Milan - Herbert Kilpin

Tue 18 Mar 2014

Did you know that a Lacemaker from Nottingham co-founded AC Milan? Read all about it...

Interview: Pippa Hennessy

Thu 13 Mar 2014

Pippa Hennessy is a one woman whirling dervish of creativity whose diary alone is enough to make a busy person’s head spin. She lets us in on the
secrets of her success...

Em-Con

Tue 11 Mar 2014

Sci-fi and fantasy convention Em-Con is just around the corner. We chatted to the Red Dwarf favourite who will be there on the day, among others

Richard III: Rise To Power

Tue 11 Mar 2014

McGibney Productions take on a Shakespeare classic

Art Works: Jamie Gibson

Mon 10 Mar 2014

"I find that interesting people, from whichever field of work they are in, make better subjects"

Switch Studio Billboards

Fri 07 Mar 2014

It's time to wave goodbye to the artwork that's brightened up Huntingdon Street for the past three years

Made By Apprentices

Thu 06 Mar 2014

A set of artworks have sprung up around the Creative Quarter to celebrate National Apprenticeships Week

Interview: Nicola L Robinson

Wed 05 Mar 2014

Nicola L Robinson spends her days drawing dragons, monsters, machines that don’t conform to health and safety standards, and scenes from beloved children’s stories. The Monster Machine, a book she both wrote and illustrated, was shortlisted for the Cambridge Children’s Picture Book Award. We dragged her away from claw and tooth littered desk to talk about her work.

Authors Favourite Kids Books

Tue 04 Mar 2014

"Which books rocked your world growing up?"

A History of Women and Feminism in Nottingham 1903-2014

Fri 28 Feb 2014

In Celebration of International Women's Day 2014, WoLAN take us through the history of women's rights in the 20th and 21st century and Nottingham's part in the movement...

Lamar Francois

Tue 25 Feb 2014

Feast your eyes on a collection from the Young Creative Awards 2012 Photography winner

In Focus: Arse Full of Chips

Thu 20 Feb 2014

The rudest named band in town are hanging up their instruments in an attempt to grow up. But not before having one last night of mayhem

Interview: Karl Hilton of Crytek UK

Tue 18 Feb 2014

Minding its own business on Canal Street is a games studio so inconspicuous that we had to stick our heads in to believe it. While we were there, Crytek UK’s Managing Director Karl Hilton talked to us about the industry, surprising uses for games development, and his work on some of the best-selling and most highly regarded first-person-shooters ever.

Retrograde

Mon 17 Feb 2014

A new short film from Nottingham filmmaker Jason Croxall about a young man struggling with amnesia

Major Oak Chorus

Wed 12 Feb 2014

"There is an amazing raw power in hearing a song come together by sixty or so enthusiastic blokes all singing their hearts out"

Art Works: Ethan-Carrick Maguire

Tue 11 Feb 2014

"As a twelve-year old from St Ann’s, living in the hood equips me with a passion to do well in life"

Interview: Airheads Inflatable Crowds

Thu 06 Feb 2014

What to do when you’re making a film and you need a few thousand people for a crowd scene. It’s a logistical nightmare that has plagued directors since the dawn of cinema. But not any more thanks to Airheads who have inflatable extras by the dozen and none of them will let you down…hopefully.

Paul Kaye on his love for Sid Vicious

Wed 05 Feb 2014

Sid Vicious was a sneering, violent, charismatic icon of an era of music that spoke to a disaffected generation. One of those he shouted loudly at was Paul Kaye, an actor and comedian who has graced our screens with his own alter-egos, including Dennis Pennis and Mike Strutter, as well as in dramas such as Game of Thrones and Waking The Dead. As the 35th anniversary of Vicious’ death approaches, he muses on the man and the legend...