Nuclear annihilation might not seem the obvious choice for comedy, yet Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie Dr Strangelove somehow turned Cold War terror into brilliantly silly satire. Happily, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley’s explosively funny new stage adaptation also pulls off that near-impossible high-wire act, with Steve Coogan succeeding Peter Sellers in bouncing between multiple outlandish roles.

And this time, we got the answer we’ve all been waiting to hear. The feature-length "Gavin & Stacey" finale ended in wedding bells... or at least, karaoke down the pub.

This Christmas saw the triumphant return of Wallace and Gromit in a new and lovingly crafted feature-length film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.

Dame Joan Plowright, one of Britain's most celebrated stage and screen stars and the widow of Sir Laurence Olivier, has died at the age of 95.

Denis Law is one of the greatest footballers to ever come out of Scotland. An instinctive finisher, capable of scoring all types of goals; an excellent team player, who was as unselfish as he was deadly inside the penalty box; and with the heart of a lion as bold as the rampant on the Scotland crest.

David Lynch once said he was inspired to become a filmmaker when, while painting, he inexplicably heard a gust of wind and saw the artwork move on canvas. The moment defined his obsession with "seeing paintings move", but also his flair for the bizarre - twisting realities on the small and big screen for almost 40 years.

Garth Hudson, the last remaining founder member of the Band, has died aged 87.

John Sykes, a beloved guitarist who performed with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake in the 1980s, has died at age 65 from cancer.

Hackman acted in about 80 movies. Many were dire, and Empire magazine once described him as “the master of the art of rotten career moves”

Furiozo: Man Looking for Trouble at The Wardrobe Theatre is an absurd punk-rock clown show that paints an intriguing portrait of toxic masculinity.

The former frontman of neo-prog rock outfit Marillion, who answers to the nickname Fish, was on rousing form as he delivered power ballads and intricate rock anthems spanning a career of more than four decades as part of his farewell tour at the Bristol Beacon.

Roadside is billed as an original theatre production to celebrate the New Traveller community. Maddie Wakeling, a van dweller and actor from Glastonbury, Somerset, performs the one-hour, one-woman show inspired by her own experiences of searching for autonomy and a different kind of life.

Blackbird Hour is a poignant and striking piece of theatre. Part poetry, part play, the piece follows Eshe, a grieving and powerful Black woman, as she feels her pain, muddles through love, and how to be loved...

A Good House focuses on a series of social gatherings in which bad faith hangs in the air like persistent damp. First up is a brittle soirée hosted by Sihle (Sifiso Mazibuko) and Bonolo (Mimî M Khayisa), an affluent Black couple who moved into their chic suburban neighbourhood several years previously but are only now enjoying the company of their white neighbours Chris (Scott Sparrow) and Lynette (Olivia Darnley)...

Home Ground follows the story of a local football team that find out their historic football pitch is getting demolished and decide to take matters into their own hands to save it. ..

Playfight is a three-woman drama following a group of friends over the course of 10 years, through their GSCEs to navigating their first sexual experiences and working out what they want to do with their lives...

Bristol Old Vic theatre hosted a modern take on Romeo and Juliet that breathes new life into Shakespeare’s classic tragedy with the bold addition of rap and R&B...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee John Lodge is out playing the seminal Moody Blues album, Days of Future Passed in its entirety, along with a selection of their classic songs...

“Music has always been my driving force. Being on stage and feeling the energy from the audience – it’s magical. I hope people leave with a sense of joy and the spirit of the Moodys alive in their hearts.”...

Heavy-hitting, Blues-rock trio Zac Shulze Gang are pushing the Blues forward with unrelenting passion. They showed at their sell-out Louisiana gig in Bristol that the genre’s raw emotion and virtuosity are alive and kicking...