"Universal history...is at bottom the History of the Great Men who have worked here," wrote Carlyle.

Hundreds flock to theatre for a part in a new musical, reports Charlie Cooper

They should have stuck a scratch'n'sniff card of rich Norwegian earth in with this intensely bucolic album fronted by composers Tore Brunborg on reeds and Rhodes, and vocalist Kirsti Huke.

Moray – with his bleeps and beats approach to trad folk – has never been afraid to attract attention.

In the mid-1960s, the emergence of the powerful Marshall amplifiers enabled musicians to turn up the volume – and effectively transformed pop music into rock.

Having gained overdue reward in the Champion Hurdle last month, one of the most respected veterans on the circuit has now been given the chance to complete his fulfilment in the John Smith's Grand National itself. If Noel Fehily happens to win on State Of Play at Aintree on Saturday week, however, it would be no less a triumph of patience for the owners and trainer of his mount.

Sir Paul McCartney has warned chart sensations One Direction about the "pressure" of being the next big thing.

You have to applaud the restlessness and drive of a talent such as JTE's. At its best (see Harlem River Blues), the results are a beguiling blend of demon-driven countryfied rock-gospel and Earle could easily have stuck in that groove/rut.

As the 75-year-old crooner steps up as this year's hopeful, we take a look at the UK's hits and misses

Cheering news for fans of elaborate eye makeup who are shaky of hand or just butter-fingered.

Why, Paul, why? The flinch-inducing title, lifted from Fats Waller's "I'm Going to Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter", suggests that McCartney lacks anyone to tell him when he's had a terrible idea.

Some of music's biggest rebels eat their words and graduate as OAPs this year

On 23 February 1964 The Beatles returned from the US to to UK to be greated by what the press dubbed 'Beatlemania'.

The son of Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour has apologised for climbing on to the Cenotaph during Thursday's tuition fees demonstration.