Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
The fourth Bridget Jones movie hits our screens on February 14. In it, our hapless heroin is a widowed mother of two who can’t believe that true love is once again around the corner. All of our old friends are there, including Renee Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth and Jim Broadbent, but the great news is that dreamy Leo Woodall (of One Day fame) has joined the team as well.
Oasis Live 25
Don’t get too excited because every date on the Gallagher Brothers’ tour is already sold out, with people proclaiming these some of the hottest tickets of the decade. There is, however, a certain frisson even to knowing that the sworn enemies will be performing live across the globe from July to November, kicking off in Cardiff.
UK City Of Culture: Bradford
Art, history, music and literature will all be feted in Bradford’s packed programme of events for its year as the UK’s City of Culture. The West Yorkshire town, the former wool capital of the world, has much to be proud of in its past and present. Highlights include The National Science and Media Museum and local talent that ranges from The Bronte Sisters to David Hockney.
Cartier At The V&A
Opening in April is a major exhibition showcasing 350 jewels, gemstones, watches and clocks that combine to tell Cartier’s story. The luxury French jewellery brand has been adorning the great and the good since 1847. The craftsmanship and sheer number of diamonds displayed in this collection will wow the greatest cynic. Book it.
Image: Bandeau in Tutti Frutti style, English Art Works for Cartier London, 1928. Emeralds, rubies, sapphires, diamonds and platinum © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Here We Are
The reviews for the New York production of this Stephen Sondheim musical (his last) were electric. A satire about a group of wealthy friends who meet for brunch, the show promises to be just as good when it transfers to the National Theatre in April. Starring Rory Kinnear, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Harry Hadden-Paton. Book it.
Ikea, Oxford Street
Ikea has landed in the iconic Grade II listed building that used to house Topshop on Oxford Street. The Swedish giant has painstakingly renovated the old building to bring us three floors (82,000 square feet) of stylish homewares. The project has been beset by obstacles and delays but is now on track to open in the spring, eighteen months later than planned. Discover more.
Jane Austen 250th Anniversary
It’s not every day that the nation’s best-loved author (or one of them, at least) turns 250, as Jane Austen does on December 16, 2025. Throughout the year, in Hampshire, where she was born and Bath, where she lived, and London, an extraordinary number of celebrations are in the offing. Take your pick. Discover more.
