Wednesday, August 19

Culture

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A Hockney print hidden in a book for 46 years sells for £41,000

  • A signed print by David Hockney, tucked inside a book donated to a Norwich charity shop and unnoticed for decades, has sold at auction for more than £41,000.
  • The chance find, weeks after the artist's death, has raised a windfall for charity.

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The preserved body of Dolly the sheep on display at the National Museum of Scotland
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On July 5: The NHS, a Cloned Sheep, the Bikini and a New Nation

  • The fifth of July is an unusually crowded date in modern history: it saw the birth of Britain's National Health Service, the independence of Cape Verde, the arrival of the bikini and, five decades later, the world's first cloned mammal.
  • Four anniversaries, on four very different fronts, that still shape the world today.

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In brief

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Culture news — arts, entertainment and ideas

The Culture section brings together the latest in arts and entertainment: film and television, music, books, streaming, theatre and the ideas shaping cultural life. Lighter but up-to-date reading for any part of the day — from the latest releases to the conversations people are really having.

We tell you what is worth watching, reading and listening to, and follow the trends across the arts, from new films and series to the stories behind them.

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