James (Jimmy) Ellis was an actor with an unmistakeable voice. He was also a bridge builder. On what would be his 90th birthday his life and work are celebrated in his native Belfast.

A new play by David Ireland is always an eagerly awaited event, but filming it live in Covid conditions, even with a trusted team on board, proved to be a challenging logistical exercise.

The mysterious, watery world of Strangford Lough in County Down hides all kinds of dark secrets. Detective Tom Brannick (James Nesbitt) has his own personal reason for investigating one of them in the BBC’s new network
drama series.

In times of Covid, the Old Vic adds A Christmas Carol to its In Camera series, applying 21st century digital technology to the Dickens classic.

Irish singer songwriter Dani Larkin releases a new single off her first album, which celebrates Ulster, the warrior province.

Belfast Cathedral launches an online Book of Remembrance for lives lost during the year 2020.

The 2020 Belfast International Arts Festival goes entirely online for the first time in its 58 year history.

Brian Friel’s towering quartet of monologues is given powerful, persuasive voice by Michael Sheen in the title role of the dissembling faith healer, with
intelligent support by Indira Varma and David Threlfall.

This major international festival has escaped the plague of Covid 19. Festival Photo La Gacilly is open-air, brimming with green energy, free to all and full of images that remain long in the memory and the conscience.

Fondation Marguerite and Aimé Maeght is one of the world’s great private collections of modern art, standing tall among the medieval hilltop towns and vineyards of Provence.