Tuesday 11 December 2012
Culture, Arts and Entertainment
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Hoppen: 'I never thought it would be a business'
The pioneering gallerist Michael Hoppen talks Gaby Wood through 20 years that changed photography – and transformed his life
The Hobbit: 'Gollum is entirely based on addiction'
Andy Serkis says addiction frames his Hobbit character, while Sir Ian McKellen calls Gandalf the White the 'most boring wizard ever created'.
Ellie Goulding: 'I do have a dark side’
Ellie Goulding found fame on a John Lewis advert - so why is she known in America as an 'electro goddess’ chart topper?
Briggs is right to tell children about death
Following Raymond Briggs's comment that his beloved book has been hijacked by Christmas, Serena Davies defends the grumpy children's author.
The year in radio: what Telegraph readers thought
Gillian Reynolds reveals the views of the Telegraph readers who rang our annual charity appeal.
Culture reviews
Privates on Parade, review
TheatreSimon Russell Beale is superbly entertaining in the play opening the Michael Grandage season.
Why B.B. King is 'King Of Blues'
DVDB.B. King is celebrated in a magnificent documentary and new collections of music.
Glengarry Glen Ross
TheatreSarah Crompton finds Al Pacino in David Mamet's play Glengarry Glen Ross in New York, deeply disappointing.
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead: review
BookRebecca Stead's witty children's mystery book Liar & Spy, set in Brooklyn, is full of clever touches.
Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty
DanceAs with Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, Matthew Bourne has now given Beauty a similarly bold makeover, writes Mark Monahan
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