The New Culture Forum — a think-tank run by Standpoint columnist Peter Whittle — is hosting a lecture by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on philanthropy and the recession. Standpoint readers are invited to this free event. Det

As the argument about Jeremy Hunt's plan to abolish the Film Council continues, with actors and industry types weighing in everyday, perhaps the best and most clear-sighted contribution comes today from Julian Fellowes. Fellowes is the Oscar-win

Yvonne Loriod, aka Mme Messiaen, has died in France aged 86. Lots of good obits around - here is Tim Bullamore's from the Telegrap