Doug Lambert

Midlands

Dual Editor for UK publication ATV Today, with Shaun Linden, Executive Producer Return to Crossroads documentary. Views my own, not ATV's.

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Articles

Sky Arts’ Access All Arts Week returns

1 week ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

Sky Arts’ Access All Arts Week, a free nationwide arts week for primary schools, returns for its fourth year this week, with over 20,000 teachers from almost 12,000 schools across the UK and Ireland already signed up to take part. In just 3 years, the initiative has already reached over 715,000 children.
Cast announced for ‘A Single Man’

1 week ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

Based on the Christopher Isherwood novel from 1964 this July, The Royal Ballet and Factory International will present the world premiere of a brand-new adaptation of Isherwood’s masterpiece playing at Aviva Studios 2-6 July. The production will then transfer to the Royal Opera House‘s Linbury Theatre from 8-20 September with general booking opening on 2 July at rbo.org.uk.
National Youth Theatre’s StoryFest Returns for 2025

2 weeks ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

The National Youth Theatre (NYT) has announced the return of StoryFest, its flagship new writing festival, set to run this July at the organisation’s award-winning headquarters in North London. Now in its second year, the 2025 edition comes with increased ambition, bolstered by sponsorship from leading European film studio STUDIOCANAL and its associated company, Urban Myth Films.
Stephen Mangan and Sky Arts go in search for more Landscape artist talent

2 weeks ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

The popular arts show, which continues to spotlight creative talent across the UK, will return with a brand-new expert as Eva Langret, Director of Frieze London, joins the judging panel for the first time. Eva Langret:“I’m honoured to join Landscape Artist of the Year, it’s a brilliant celebration of artistic practice and offers a unique lens on how we engage with our environment through creativity.
Johnny Vegas returns to Channel 4 with ‘public art for St. Helens’ series

2 weeks ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

In the two-part Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD and Me, viewers will see one of Britain’s best loved entertainers and trained potters take on the biggest artistic challenge of his career: to create a piece of public art for St. Helens in Merseyside. Johnny Vegas:“I used to sit at a potter’s wheel on stage. People thought it was a gimmick but I actually started out as a dedicated wannabe ceramicist. Art was my educational saviour.
The ‘Very best figurative art’ at the NEAC’s annual exhibition

2 weeks ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

In these uncertain times, work to be displayed in the NEAC (New English Art Club) Annual Exhibition, appears to return to the loose freedom, luminous colour and playful joy of Impressionism. This echoes the society’s inaugural exhibition in 1886, which saw artists including George Clausen, Walter Sickert and Stanhope Forbes, showcase work heavily influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism movements. The work is hopeful and lively, playing with colour, light and brushstrokes.
Picnic, performance and culture in the heart of Kew Gardens

2 weeks ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

Pack a picnic and head to Kew Gardens in London this September for a series of live, outdoor events, hosted by some of the UK’s favourite media and featuring well-known TV faces. Richard Osman, Mary Beard, Adam Frost and John Craven are just some of the household names that will be In Conversation at Kew Gardens from 4-7th September. With captivating chat, laughter and lively debate, these unique events are sure to offer plenty of memorable moments.
BBC to celebrate 20 years of ‘new’ Doctor Who

3 weeks ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

Doctor Who Unleashed is to mark the BBC’s 2005 return to the world of time and space travel. Host Steffan Powell is taking a journey through the time vortex alongside an intergalactic lineup of Doctors, companions, and showrunners, Ncuti Gatwa, David Tennant, Jodie Whittaker, Varada Sethu, Billie Piper, Karen Gillen, Arthur Darvill, Pearl Mackie, Mandip Gill, Steven Moffat, Chris Chibnall, and Russell T Davies.
Open air theatre returns to Chester’s Grosvenor Park

3 weeks ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

The 2025 Grosvenor Park Season, presented by Storyhouse, will run from 28 June to 31 August. Friday, 4 July marks a return to the park for Jane Austen’s beloved classic Pride and Prejudice, celebrating the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth. Adapted for the stage by Deborah McAndrew and directed by Conrad Nelson, the sparkling and witty Regency tale won acclaim from both critics and Grosvenor Park audiences when it was premiered in 2021 and is back by popular demand.
Claire Simpson appointed Executive Director of Paines Plough

3 weeks ago | atvtoday.co.uk | Doug Lambert

Paines Plough today announces the appointment of Claire Simpson who will take on the role of Executive Director in August this year, with Lilli Geissendorfer joining the company until then as Interim Executive Director. Geissendorfer and Simpson take over the role from Jodie Gilliam, who has been in post since 2022.