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Culture24 Listings Pick: The Battle of Britain Airshow at Imperial War Museum Duxford

The historic airfield's flagship annual airshow returns to light up the skies this weekend.

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Doors Open Days celebrates 20 years of historic Scottish buildings with packed 2010 programme

Month-long heritage festival Doors Open Days returns across Scotland this September, as organiser Abigail Daly tells us.

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White Horses and Hill Figures gallop into 2011 as Wiltshire Heritage Museum extends show

The public have been given an extended chance to find out about some of the country's most mysterious hill carvings.

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Battle of Britain 70th anniversary: Inside the Ops Room at the Imperial War Museum Duxford

As IWM Duxford prepares for its Battle of Britain weekend, Richard Moss takes a look inside the base's fascinating former nerve centre.

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Newcastle prodigies enjoy illustration masterclass with Children's Laureate

Children's Laureate Anthony Browne has held an inspirational illustration session at the Seven Stories centre in Newcastle.

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RAF Museum unveils plans to recover preserved German bomber from the Channel

The RAF Museum and Wessex Archaeology are to recover a remarkably preserved WWII German bomber from the seabed off the Kent coast.

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Highland cattle save butterflies as nature fans celebrate breakthrough year in Scottish reserve

Officials at a Scottish nature reserve have deployed Highland cattle stock to save one of the country's rarest butterfly types.

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Chairs, tables and concepts stack up for Martin Creed at The Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh

Steps and stacks provide the major motifs in a new show of sculpture, paintings and interventions made by Martin Creed.

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Art must-sees: September

Another monthly glimpse of what gallery-goers can expect at six exciting venues and events nationwide. From Edinburgh to Cardiff, we pick some favourites

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Road movie without end: Stuart Croft takes a voyage of discovery to Nottingham Wasp Room

Stuart Croft's forthcoming film installation at Nottingham's Wasp Room offers no resolutions to the Road Movie format.

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