‘It was a young, exciting, emerging technology – it felt like it could go anywhere’

’Trane spotting: celebrating John Coltrane’s centenary

A stitch in time: how Bayeux Tapestry offers an important reminder of the nuances of history

Review: You and It, at King’s Head Theatre

Review: A Slow Fire, at Jermyn Street Theatre

Review: Electra/Persona, at Lyttelton, National Theatre

Dip into free open air film event at street party

True modern icon

Michael White’s classical news: Eight Days; Don Giovanni; Proms; Will Harmer

‘Two sitting MPs called for my resignation’

‘A camera gives you a reason to interact with people’

We Out Here… a joyous event for discerning festival-goers

Wizard from Oz: how newcomer has made his mark in London’s jazz scene

Review: Who Killed Marilyn?, at Emerald Theatre

Review: Abigail’s Party, at Harold Pinter Theatre

Ridley Scott’s cliché-riddled take on a civilisation crumbling is silly, but watchable

Grooves: Notting Hill Carnival; Dennis Bovell; Toots & The Maytals

Michael White’s classical news: Berlin Philharmonic; Steve Reich; Oslo Philharmonic; The Damnation of Faust

How Bob helped bring down apartheid rule

‘For a few years, I wasn’t able to write – I was so annoyed with how I had been treated’