Kate Plumtree is a dress designer and textile artist whose most recent touring exhibition, Worn to be Wild, is currently showing at London's artsdepot. Each creation has been inspired by a British bird or mammal as well as a specific period of fashion. Sideways News gives you a preview.
The BBC yesterday (22nd October) stoked an already brightly-burning argument about impartiality in the face of the rise of extreme right-wing politics in the UK by allowing Nick Griffin, current MEP and leader of the party, onto the show. Griffin's appearance on the show means that he is the latest in a long line of notable and high-profile guests, many of whom have caused controversies of their own.
Many stars like giving to charities, and a good deal more like to raise their profile through championing a cause: but in the last couple of weeks, these big names have impressed more than most with their dedication to doing good.
During the 19th century, the demand from medical students for human corpses to work on far outstripped supply. One solution for this came in the form of lifelike wax models.
