Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sir Ian McKellen opens up on challenges of playing LS Lowry for new BBC documentary Sir Ian McKellen has described the ...

The programme stands as an ‘epitaph’ to the ‘vanished North’ of ‘industrial Manchester obliterated by the slum clearances’ ...

Actor Sir Ian McKellen will portray the acclaimed English artist LS Lowry “through his own voice” using unheard recordings from his final days in a new BBC documentary. The Lord Of The Rings star, 86, ...

Sir Ian McKellen will portray LS Lowry "through his own voice" in a new BBC documentary by drawing upon previously unbroadcast material recorded by the celebrated artist near the end of his life. The ...

In 1957, the painter showed the BBC how he built up his pictures of industrial urban life from his imagination, and described the loneliness that informed them.

Ian McKellen stars as LS Lowry in a revealing new BBC show, using unheard tapes to shed light on the artist's life. The programme, LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes, is a unique exploration into the life of ...

Signed LS Lowry works led the results at Tennants Auctioneers’ Modern and Contemporary Art Sale in Leyburn on 28 February, ...

Sir Ian McKellen has described the "challenging" experience of lip-syncing the voice of acclaimed English artist LS Lowry for a new immersive BBC documentary, admitting the process was "not easy". The ...