Culture writer Erin Osgood criticises the government campaign that tells people in the arts to retrain and stresses why it is necessary to protect the arts, which are so fundamental to our everyday life

Culture writer Emilia Hope recommends Stephen King's The Shining as a gripping horror story that combines the supernatural with the psychotic to create a terrifying read

Life&Style Editor Frankie Rhodes recounts the webinar Culture in Quarantine, a talk and Q&A by BBC Arts director Jonty Claypole, explaining how, as culture venues remain closed, the BBC is adapting to offer the arts via online platforms

Culture editor Emily Gulbis praises the webinar on Joseph Chamberlain run by the University of Birmingham for beginning discussions about the University's founder and his lesser-known actions as Colonial Secretary

Culture writer Harvey Eaton recommends some of the best books by black female authors to read, not only in Black History Month, but all year round, celebrating 'the enormous contribution to literature made by people of colour'

In honour of Black History Month, culture writer Leah Renz takes a close look at Kara Walker's most recent work, Fons Americanas, which directly addresses the traumas of black history

Culture writer Liv Jones takes a close look at Bernadine Evaristo's most well known novel: Girl, Woman, Other - stressing the importance of broadening one's perspective through literature

Culture writer Lucy Perrior reviews Van Gogh Alive at the Birmingham Hippodrome, praising this new digital format for displaying artwork as offering a deeper and more immersive experience

Culture Editor Nadia Sommella reviews the latest exhibition at IKON gallery which 'tackles serious and relevant issues such as the climate crisis and consumerism' all with a sense of humour

Culture Editor Nadia Sommella reviews the weird and wonderful worlds created in two exhibitions at Eastside Projects in Digbeth, calling it 'strange art for strange times'

Culture Writer Francesca Herring looks at the popular new true-crime drama Des, questioning why we are obsessed with the world of serial killers and how healthy this fascination is

TV Editor Sam Wait gives us a sneak preview of Savannah Brown's latest poetry anthology Sweetdark, ensuring us her collection posits some of life's biggest questions in a frank and accessible way