In his new book, ‘And the Roots of Rhythm Remain,’ music impresario Joe Boyd traces the vast influence of global music. Here, ...

The 1950s were a golden period for romantic films, with beautiful sets, creative storylines, and intense chemistry between co ...

This 1950s modern house and time capsule in Camberley, Surrey, is one of the best projects I’ve seen in a long time. But it ...

French-language music took centre stage during the Paris Olympics, with giant karaokés, star-studded ceremonies and a medley of styles and sounds. Boosted also by TV series, online streaming and ...

Coming out of the depths of Stalinist influence, the decade’s music featured state-backed songs – quite exotic from today’s perspective – carrying communist messages about work, as well as rebellious ...

The 1950s was a pivotal time for country music. Some of the genre’s biggest artists got their start in the decade and are still loved by fans across the nation and beyond today. For instance ...

For every hotel spotlighting its historical bona fides, there are many that didn’t stand the test of time. Here, some of the ...

In the 1950s, images of the future were tightly interwoven with the social, political, and economic phenomena that defined the decade. From the space race that would grow out of the increasingly ...

Born in Paris to Italian parents and raised in Germany, she had her own show on television in the 1950s and was later a small ...

Press rewind on a century of the BBC with an epic, eight-hour soundscape. Listen on BBC Sounds now (UK only). The Archers, the longest running daily serial in the world, begins its national run on ...

After World War Two finished in 1945 life got better for children in Britain during the 1950s. The destruction of the war and evacuation had shown people how poor many children were. It was agreed ...

Christian Louboutin enlisted the French Olympic synchronized swimming team to introduce his new Miss Z stilettos at Paris ...