The Latest Breaking News from Eric Gill

Even if you’re not a person of faith, there are reasons to see Antoni Gaudí as a saint

The Catholic church has taken the first steps to canonise the architect of Barcelona’s extraordinary Sagrada Família

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025

‘His work needs to be seen’: the Eric Gill exhibition put together by abuse survivors

Ever since the artist’s repellent crimes were brought to light, the world has grappled with how to treat his work. Now a new exhibition at Ditchling, where he lived, is giving survivors a say

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2025

Should a paedophile’s sculpture grace BBC headquarters?

Letter: Dr Bernard Gallagher feels conflicted about the reinstatement of Eric Gill’s statue at Broadcasting House

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025

Controversial statue outside BBC headquarters now back on display

The statue has been on display at Broadcasting House since the early 1930s

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

The history of the sans serif

How the sans serif rose from obscurity to become the go-to font of the 21st century digital age.

Creative Bloq · Sep 19, 2024

Welsh monastery with controversial history for sale for £1.5 million

Looking to live like a hermit? Capel-Y-Ffin Monastery might be the place to do it

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2024

‘It’s what Princess Diana said off-camera, not on, in the Bashir interview that inspired my play’

Jonathan Maitland worked with Martin Bashir at the BBC and ITV for over six years. With the infamous Panorama programme essentially censored, he wanted to mark her ground-breaking comments about bulimia, postnatal depression and self-harm

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023

Man arrested after attack on statue at BBC HQ with hammer and chisel

The Metropolitan Police said a man was arrested on Saturday at just after 6pm on suspicion of criminal damage and going equipped.

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

'Spiderman' attacks statue at BBC HQ with hammer and chisel

A masked man has attacked a statue on the front of the BBC’s Broadcasting House in central London with a hammer and chisel.

The National (Scotland) · May 20, 2023

Man arrested after hammer attack on Eric Gill statue at BBC’s Broadcasting House

Man in Spider-Man mask scaled London headquarters in apparent protest against paedophile sculptor

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023