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IN 1938, Glasgow hosted the Empire Exhibition, an ambitious and bold event which celebrated and showcased industry, engineering, art and culture.

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: For her investigations on In The Footsteps Of Killers (C4) , Emilia and David even had an incident room with a whiteboard.

In the late 19th century, Coventry became Britains original MoTown. At its peak, there was a car factory on almost every corner where classics such as the Jaguar E-Type (pictured) were built.

Amazing new BBC documentary on Coventry Cathedral gets global premiere tonight Coventry Cathedral: Building for a New Britain is being shown on BBC4 (Image: Leicester Mercury / Chris Gordon) Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPr...

BBC Four's evocative documentary recounted how rebuilding the bombed Coventry Cathedral once divided the nation

Your guide to the guides: Forget downloads and internet tips, for the inside track on Britains cities book a tour with an officially trained Blue Badge Guide There are 1,400 Blue Badge Guides in England, Northern ­Ireland and Jersey and they all wear blue badges  To become a Blue requires accreditation from the Institute of ­Tourist Guiding in England or similar bodies Here Blue Badge Guides talk about seven cities close to their hearts, and why you should visit

Fiona McKenzie Johnston provides a thorough guide to what to see this summer in the UK, from exciting new exhibitions to longstanding favourites.

From historic bells to medieval paintings, Suffolk’s churches are home to some fascinating features

This year’s City of Culture has a long and distinguished history – though a string of post-war architects have done their worst

Words by John Jervis For better or worse, the visual arts haven’t featured large in Britain’s national mythologies of late. Yet, in September 2018, Theresa May launched what is now known as Festival UK* 2022, proclaiming: ‘Just as millions of Britons celebrated their nation’s great achievements in 1951, we want to showcase what makes our country great today.’ This ‘Festival of Brexit’ was met with scorn, hilarity and anger among artistic communities – followed, last year, by inf...