David Lister
A founder member of The Independent David Lister joined the paper in 1986 as Assistant Home Editor. He became the paper's arts correspondent in 1988 and is now Arts Editor and writes a column each Saturday. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
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The Turner Prize and its judges have painted themselves into a corner
08 December 2012 12:01 AM
Plus: Sky TV can take some credit and the spy who loved Connery less
Mick and Sonny are still rockin' on, but will Madonna and Robbie last as long?
01 December 2012 12:01 AM
When it comes to age expectations, why do we have different rules for musicians in rock, jazz and blues?
Danny Boyle says Government cuts are ruining the arts, but where are the statistics to prove it?
24 November 2012 12:01 AM
A Week in Arts: We need solid statistics when it comes to arts cuts. Plus, The Evening Standards Theatre Awards and a Casablanca sequel? Has Hollywood no shame?
With Tony Hall appointed Director-General of the BBC, who will the ROH replace him with?
22 November 2012 06:41 PM
The Royal Opera House has lost a respected leader
Sir Paul McCartney: 'There was something a little bit suspect about Jimmy Savile'
22 November 2012 05:22 PM
The Beatle speaks to The Independent's arts editor David Lister about his friendship with the disgraced DJ
A female Captain Mainwaring in the Dad's Army remake? It may be time to panic
17 November 2012 01:01 AM
The Week in Arts: Has gender-blind casting gone too far? Plus the Mahler moaner and opera for students (bring your own crisps)
Let councils sell our great works of art – just don't let them vanish
10 November 2012 12:01 AM
A week in arts: Are cuts justification enough to ignore an artist's wish? Plus: the cultural attractions of train stations and how the Indy's arts desk became a star
If Ed Sheeran gets a Mobo nomination, it's high time to kill them off
03 November 2012 12:01 AM
The week in arts: The pointlessness of Mobo, an embarrassing encounter with Marc Quinn and Margaret Thatcher by moonlight
We may as well face it, tweet seats are the future
27 October 2012 12:01 AM
In the rush to be the first to react to a new performance, audiences are drawing the curtain on traditional theatre etiquette
We don't need more films for old people. We just need more good films
20 October 2012 12:01 AM
A week in arts: Why Dame Maggie Smith is wrong about Hollywood, it's not about the economy stupid and anonymous art at the Frieze Art Fair
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Exclusive: Woolwich attack suspect attended meetings of banned Islamist group - and were known by security services
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'Sickening, deluded and unforgivable': Horrific attack brings terror to London’s streets
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Grace Dent: I’m not sure how these people can avoid being called ‘bigots’. And the more ‘civilised’, the worse they are
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Woolwich murder: They killed, then they performed - these men should be starved of our attention
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Woolwich attack: The EDL will seek to exploit this evil crime for their own evil ends
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Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them
Sent down at the Old Bailey
Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness
British football scores an own goal
James Lawton
Dylan Hartley talks tough
Watch out Watford: Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group
'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system'
Plenty of sleaze
The Freemasons’ Code
Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last
How to say ‘I’m a sellout’
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