On my radar: Clive Myrie’s cultural highlights
The News at Ten presenter on reimagining Dickens, his love of opera and catching up with Gilles Peterson on a Saturday afternoon
‘Black resistance endured’: paying tribute to civil war soldiers of color
In a new book, the often under-appreciated contribution that black soldiers made during the civil war is brought to light with a trove of unseen photos
Phil Rogers obituary
Welsh studio potter, tutor and author in the anglo-oriental tradition whose work is found in museums worldwide
Francis Bacon: Revelations by Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan review – a captivating triumph
This magnificent biography gets to the heart of Bacon as an artist and a man
Tintin cover art sells for record-breaking €3.2m
Hergé’s original artwork for Le Lotus Bleu was rejected as too expensive to reproduce in 1936 and given to editor’s son, who kept it in a drawer for decades
Agatha Christie cinema in Devon to be restored to former glory
Paignton Picture House on the English Riviera awarded £200k grant from Historic England
On my radar: Chantal Joffe’s cultural highlights
The artist on the bright lights of Tate Britain, a TV teen drama, and why Artemisia Gentileschi makes her want to scream
‘They adored each other’: book casts new light on Francis Bacon’s lover
Exclusive: Peter Lacy was not the sadistic fighter pilot and drunk he has been described as, authors say
David Larkin obituary
Other lives: Art director in the book publishing trade who was committed to nurturing new talent
Italy begins year of Dante anniversary events with virtual Uffizi exhibition
Gallery puts seldom-seen Divine Comedy sketches on display online to mark 700 years since poet’s death
Patti Smith: ‘As a writer, you can be a pacifist or a murderer’
As she prepares to ring in 2021 with a performance on screens at Piccadilly Circus, the punk poet explains why she’s optimistic amid the ‘debris’ of Trump’s years in office
The Death of Francis Bacon by Max Porter review – last rites for a great artist
A fragmentary, poetic reimagining of Bacon’s last days in Madrid reads like a private communion with the painter
Albrecht Dürer may not have written Lament on Luther, finds study
Research suggests elegy on arrest of Protestant reformer was the work not of the German artist but of a monk
Guarding the apocalypse: inside the fortress of the new Lambeth Palace Library
The 800-year old palace now has a refined bunker to house its magnificent religious archive including lavish illuminated texts and the execution warrant of Mary Queen of Scots
Lady Gaga wellies and an inflatable Scream? Perfect! It’s the culture Xmas gift guide 2020
Need present ideas? We have 25 cultural crackers, including the Martin Parr breakfast tray, a guide to real-life Wes Anderson locations – plus socks inspired by Europe’s most popular brick-laying pattern