Friday 10 December
After almost 30 years and weeks of heavy-duty PR, press junkets, special trailer screenings and a soundtrack launch, Tron: Legacy – the sequel of the 1982 cutting-edge sci-fi Tron, is being released.
We ask if 3D printing is the future, visit the only wasabi farm in Europe, and a pen company in Japan that’s obsessed with heritage.
Why Nigerian jihadists are attacking churches, we cover Ukraine’s kick-off to the Euro 2012 football championship, and check out the world of 3D printing.
Media expert Ian Burrell tells us the latest about 3D televisions and we discuss the waistlines of politicians both in the UK and US.
School textbooks have come a long way since the dry and fusty tomes of yesteryear. Innovations such as digital editions, 3D simulations and role-playing adventure books are making learning easier – and more fun.
Bloomberg Businessweek creative director Richard Turley joins us with Debbi Evans – editor of new women’s magazine, Libertine. Plus, we look at new 3D-printing publication Print Shift with its editor Marcus Fairs.
We investigate the future of 3D printing in New York, talk to the founders of e-commerce community Bespoke Global, and find out how to commission a piece of furniture in the shape of your own DNA.
Cairo's new satellite cities, the migration from Mumbai to Bandra, and Asia's frantic competition to build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Saturday 30 March
His weekend seek out film talent in Okinawa, catch some great theatre and performances in Philadelphia, and enjoy the new album from Hamburg’s DJ Koze.
Sunday 26 August
Scattered around the cities, towns, villages and hamlets of Great Britain and most of Europe, sit memorials to those who gave their lives in the First and Second World Wars.
Saturday 4 December
New technology may have changed the film and music industries beyond recognition in recent years, but the gatekeepers of visual art have remained more resistant.
Wednesday 9 March
Japanese “gyaru” (gal) fashion works to a different set of rules.
Tuesday 30 March
After almost 90 years, the BBC is talking about putting its lucrative weather forecasting contract out to tender, possibly as early as this month (April).
Every spring, the world’s watchmakers and horology enthusiasts descend on Basel for the industry’s key fair, where the latest innovations in timekeeping are unveiled. We went along to gauge the mood and pick our favourite…
Books, technology and a magazine on Chinese contemporary art. And an interview with the founder of Love Art.
The world has been using typefaces for hundreds of years – but only now has the first bricks and mortar shop started selling fonts. e-Types, the Copenhagen branding company behind the move, is hoping it’s the start of…
Pelican Products was founded by a diver who wanted to keep his equipment safe and now it makes protective cases for everyone from the military to the iPhone user. It’s expanded into ingenious lighting systems – and is…
Sennheiser is a company of obsessives that have spent decades perfecting headphone and microphone technology to produce the most authentic sound. This nerdish persistence has paid off, as the loyalty of its customer base…
Netherlands shipbuilder Damen manufactures the boats that keep navies and coast guards up-to-speed worldwide. A near-century old success story, theirs is a contribution to a local tradition stretching back even further.
Brands, sectors and players that will set the business agenda in the near future.
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