Van Morrison: 'Lord Byron learned to love despair. I wish I could' by Martin Chilton

Van Morrison talked to Ian Rankin about songwriting at London's Lyric Theatre

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:04am on November 18, 2014[SHARE]

Charles Manson: The Musical by Martin Chilton

Hamburg musical explores the life of cult leader and 'failed musician' Charles Manson

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 3:40am on November 18, 2014[SHARE]

Desert Island Discs: 15 guests you must hear by Martin Chilton

As Desert Island Discs celebrates its 3,000th editon, we pick 15 great episodes, featuring guests from Les Dawson to Morrissey, that are worth downloading

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:30am on November 14, 2014[SHARE]

Timothy Spall celebrates the great in Britain by Martin Chilton

Timothy Spall and his wife discuss circumnavigating Britain in a flat-bottomed barge

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 5:43am on November 10, 2014[SHARE]

Harry Belafonte: What counts is your legacy by Martin Chilton

Harry Belafonte is to receive an honorary Oscar. In 2012, he talked to Martin Chilton about some of the great artists he has met including Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, John Steinbeck and…

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:42am on November 7, 2014[SHARE]

Alvin Stardust: the great reinventor by Martin Chilton

Alvin Stardust, who has died aged 72, changed his image to have the hit song My Coo Ca Choo and reinvented himself for a career in TV and theatre

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 8:35am on October 23, 2014[SHARE]

Kafka's The Metamorphosis, robot style by Martin Chilton

The lead role in a stage production of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis goes to a Japanese robot

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:59am on October 8, 2014[SHARE]

Charles Manson: The Musical opens in Germany by Martin Chilton

Hamburg musical explores the life of cult leader and 'failed musician' Charles Manson

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:31am on September 29, 2014[SHARE]

Charles Addams: Master of black humour by Martin Chilton

Charles Addams created The Addams Family in the Thirties and the TV adaptation started in 1964

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 1:00pm on September 17, 2014[SHARE]

Sherlock Holmes and the battle over literary rights by Martin Chilton

Setback for Arthur Conan Doyle's heirs over use of characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 3:32am on July 18, 2014[SHARE]

Mark Twain one-man show celebrated in film by Martin Chilton

Documentary film Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey celebrates Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain one-man show, which has been running for a record 60 years

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 6:56am on June 19, 2014[SHARE]

True Blood: The Musical being planned by Martin Chilton

Singing and dancing vampires could be on their way

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 5:15am on June 18, 2014[SHARE]

Bert Berns: the man behind 51 pop hits by Martin Chilton

Musical Piece of my Heart shines spotlight onthe man behind Twist and Shout and Brown Eyed Girl

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 4:07am on June 17, 2014[SHARE]

Audra McDonald dedicates Tony award to Billie Holiday by Martin Chilton

Audra McDonald makes history with a record sixth Tony award for playing jazz singer

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:48am on June 9, 2014[SHARE]

Benedict Cumberbatch to appear at Hay Festival by Martin Chilton

Sherlock star and Lee Mack new acts at Hay Festival

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 7:01pm on May 9, 2014[SHARE]

Oscars: Robert Lopez breaks an EGOT record with best song win by Martin Chilton

Robert Lopez, who becomes the first Filipino-American to win an Academy Award for best song, after triumphing with his wife Kristin Anderson-Lopez for Let It Go from Frozen, becomes fastest …

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 3:16am on March 3, 2014[SHARE]

Back to the Future musical coming to London in 2015 by Martin Chilton

Robert Zemeckis will direct a West End musical of the iconic 1985 Michael J Fox film Back to the Future for 2015, the 30th anniversary of the movie    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 4:46am on January 31, 2014[SHARE]

Dick Emery: the neglected superstar of TV comedy by Martin Chilton

A new BBC documentary pays tribute to Dick Emery who was rated 'one of the comedy greats' by David Walliams. But is he still funny?    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 3:30am on January 25, 2014[SHARE]

Dave Allen - God's Own Comedian, BBC2, review by Martin Chilton

The wonderful wit and creativity of comedian Dave Allen is remembered in a fine BBC Two tribute programme    

SOURCE: The Telegraph at 4:58pm on January 4, 2014[SHARE]