An earless baby bunny that was a rising star on Germany's celebrity animal scene had his 15 minutes of fame brought to an abrupt end when he was accidentally stepped on by a television cameraman.
Great Works: The Ruins of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden after the Prussian Invasion, 1765 (80cm x 110cm), Bernardo Bellotto
Friday 02 March 2012
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden
Great Works: Die Stickerin, 2008 (300cm x 420cm), Neo Rauch
Friday 26 August 2011
Early women had to go forth and multiply, while men stayed home
Thursday 02 June 2011
Some 90 per cent of men seem to have lived and died in the place where they were born compared to half of women
Rifleman: A Front-Line Life, By Victor Gregg with Rick Stroud
Wednesday 23 March 2011
King of Saxony's family win payout from state
Friday 04 February 2011
The east German state of Saxony was obliged yesterday to pay millions in compensation to descendants of the 17th century king "August the Strong" for hundreds of valuable porcelain artefacts confiscated by the communist authorities after the Second World War.
Great Works: The Big Night Down the Drain 1962-3 (250 x 180cm), Georg Baselitz
Friday 14 January 2011
Album: Bach, Weihnachts-Oratorium (Decca)
Sunday 19 December 2010
The Leipzig Gewandhausorchester's brilliant sound dances in Riccardo Chailly's jubilant recording of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
Volodos/Chailly/Leipzig Gewandhaus, Barbican
Friday 03 December 2010
As the concerto that everyone knows – put to a myriad showbiz uses, including the Olympic torch relay in Moscow, and the credit sequence for ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ – Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No 1 might be thought to have been worked to death, but its allure stays evergreen.
Battle of Britain heroes saluted in service
Tuesday 07 September 2010
The courage and sacrifice of those who fought off the Nazis to win the Battle of Britain was remembered today.
HP accused of paying bribes to seal deal in Russia
Friday 16 April 2010
Album: Bach, Matthäus Passion, (Decca)
Sunday 04 April 2010
Leipzig owns the St Matthew Passion.
Album: The Irrepressibles, Mirror Mirror (V2)
Sunday 10 January 2010
Fans of the Dresden Dolls and Antony and the Johnsons, pay attention: if you haven't investigated this London 10-piece already, your new favourite band is right here.
Travel By Numbers: Christmas markets
Saturday 14 November 2009
Bishop Werner Krusche: Bishop who played a crucial role in reconciling the two halves of Germany
Friday 13 November 2009
Werner Krusche was a bishop in the East German Protestant Church who clashed with the ruling SED, Communists as he sought to gain concessions for Christians in the German Democratic Republic, but was eventually credited for his part in advancing Germany's re-unification.








