Brit of a celebration
	3:09pm Thu 3 Jul 08
	It's a sure sign of summer when suddenly it becomes acceptable to wave Union Jacks in public.

	Jungle fever
	3:08pm Thu 3 Jul 08
	The minefield that is celebrity reality television has claimed some notable scalps over the years - Jade Goody's racist rumpus, Vanessa Feltz's chalkboard meltdown, even Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson's heart-breaking divorce.

	Guiding lights
	3:06pm Thu 3 Jul 08
	When director David Harradine started work on a new children's show about light, he did not know it would end up being about darkness. But that's a child's imagination for you. Think back to when you were three. Was there anything scarier than the moment your mum flicked that switch?

	Raise a glass
	3:05pm Thu 3 Jul 08
	A low-fi movie about two middle-aged men on a week-long roadtrip through California's wine country, Sideways never had the glam factor.

	Festival jazzes up shopping sorrow
	11:32am Thu 26 Jun 08
	Shopping in Croydon is not an experience many people look forward to. All they want to do is get in, get what they want and get out, particularly on a busy Saturday.

	Quaye looks forward to summer festival
	4:45pm Wed 25 Jun 08
	Reggae artist Finley Quaye is one of the top acts on the bill at this year's Summer Festival in Lloyd Park. Here the Edinburgh-born singer talks about collaborating with headliners Stereo MCs and recording his new album when living penniless in Clapham.

	Penguin fairytale flies to Fairfield
	11:55am Tue 24 Jun 08
	When composer Alla Sirenko met a wild blue penguin in New Zealand, it gave her an idea.

	Hawkes' eye on the future
	12:43pm Thu 19 Jun 08
	Mention the name Chesney Hawkes and you're likely to be immediately hit by a lung-bursting refrain of chart-topping cheese classic The One And Only'.

	Waves of laughter
	12:40pm Thu 19 Jun 08
	The N20 Comedy Festival has done it again. Each year it seems to attract the best comedians around for its month-long run and, ooooh mama, I'm rubbing my hands in anticipation about this one! In a neat twist, those nice people at Battersea Arts Centre have made all shows pay-what-you-can. Aww.

	Size is everything
	12:37pm Thu 19 Jun 08
	Aisha Khalid's paintings may be small, but she is big in Pakistan. One of her homeland's leading artists - which has an exciting new generation of younger artists breaking through - Aisha is now celebrating having her first solo show in the UK, at the Pump House Gallery in Battersea Park.

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