Now playing Next Culture news Indian holy city lights 1.5m lamps to retain Diwali world record As dusk fell on Sunday, over 1.5 million oil lamps were lit and kept burning for 45 minutes on the banks of Saryu River in the northern city of Ayodhya, India 24/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news "Music as a weapon": Paris honours Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti The Paris Philharmonic is devoting an immersive exhibition to the Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, inventor of Afrobeat in the 1970s, who "had a real love affair with France." 21/10/2022
Now playing Next Food and Drink Climate change could result in the UK becoming a major wine producer In England, climate change is modifying the wine landscape. According to a study published in July, over the next 20 years rising temperatures will allow the cultivation of grape varieties that were usually grown in Burgundy or Alsace 21/10/2022
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Now playing Next Culture news Little Simz wins prestigious Mercury Prize 2022 Little Simz took the top honor at the 2022 Mercury Prize for Album of the Year for her fourth album, "Sometimes I Might Be Introvert." 19/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Why did Norway's Queen Sonja visit this church in Minneapolis? Queen Sonja of Norway made a special visit to celebrate the 100th year anniversary of the Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church, also known as Mindekirken 18/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news David Beckham mentors underdog football team in upcoming series A new trailer for an upcoming Disney+ mini series, 'Save Our Squad' has been released. The series follows David Beckham as a he mentors an underdog football youth team in East London. 17/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news 10 years on: Felix Baumgartner - the man who skydived from space It's been 10 long years since Felix Baumgartner, jumped from a capsule 40km above the New Mexico desert, on the very edge of space. Red Bull has released a 10th-anniversary documentary on the death-defying plunge. 14/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Protestors throw soup over Van Gogh's Sunflowers Just Stop Oil climate activists have thrown soup at a Van Gogh painting at the National Gallery in their latest demonstration 14/10/2022
Now playing Next Design 'Objects of Desire': How did Surrealism influence design? For the first time in a major UK exhibition, Surrealism’s relationship to the design world is told up to the present day. 14/10/2022
Now playing Next Design How is the FIFA World Cup trophy made? Do Italians do it better? Take a sneak peek inside the Italian factory on the outskirts of Milan, which manufactures the FIFA World Cup trophy 13/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news When Coco met Pablo - How did Chanel and Picasso influence each other? A new exhibition in Spain reveals the close relationship between the Cubist art superstar Pablo Picasso and grande dame of fashion Gabrielle "Coco"Chanel. 13/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Take a sneak peek inside Japan's upcoming Studio Ghibli theme park Japan's highly anticipated new theme park from Studio Ghibli, creator of beloved titles like "My Neighbour Totoro" and Oscar-winning "Spirited Away", is set to open on 1 November. 12/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Demand soars in US for children's books dealing with trauma and grief Sales of books for young readers on violence, grief, and emotions have increased for nine straight years in the US, according to NPD BookScan 12/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Claude Monet and Joan Mitchell: when artistic giants meet The Louis Vuitton Foundation is putting the spotlight on two great figures of 20th century painting: Claude Monet, a founding member of Impressionism, and the American abstract expressionist Joan Mitchell 11/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Frieze Sculpture: Merging art with nature at London's Regent's Park London's Regent's Park has been transformed into an outdoor gallery, thanks to the return of the Frieze Sculpture Park. But what's on display? 11/10/2022
Now playing Next Design Danish museum lets loose with giant balls What might appear to be a bouncy game of giant-sized billiards is actually the recreation of a playful 1970s art installation, on display at a museum on the outskirts of Copenhagen. 10/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news How much would you pay for a Spider-Man comic book? More than 2,000 Spider-Man comics are hitting the auction block. The existing record sale for a comic book at a public auction belongs to Heritage Auctions, who sold a first edition Spider-Man "Amazing Fantasy #15" issue for $3.6 million in 2021. 07/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Easter Island fire causes "irreparable" damage to sacred moai statues A fire on Easter Island has damaged many of its sacred moai statues, with some of the charring said to be "irreparable". 07/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in Paris for the first time since the war "I can't just sit and be silent and do my job whatever it is. I need to speak to people. I need to speak to them with music or with words." 06/10/2022