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There are plenty of interesting 4K discs up for release in January 2026, but I've picked my 4 most anticipated ones.

Letters: Dr Selby Whittingham considers the ill-treatment of Turner’s mother, while Paul Collins recalls taking one artist to see another’s work. Plus letters from Martin Argles and John Caperon

In William Blake’s painting The Ghost of a Flea (1820) a huge muscled figure fills the frame. He steps forward, the left side of his body towards the viewer. In one outstretched hand he holds a bleeding bowl (used to catch the blood released during bloodletting) made from an acorn.…

Burbage, Derbyshire: National parks and the countless marvels they contain should be as they were originally intended – free to all

Explore poison tree tattoo ideas: symbolism of suppressed anger, resentment, and consequence. Discover styles, placement, and culturally rich meaning.

Brief letters: Slow Horses | Tyger musical | Losing a dog | Americanisms | Humorous Word Wheel

How did an ancient poet and painter who died in obscurity come to obsess everyone from Oscar Wilde to David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Derek Jarman and David Bowie? The writer of a new book explains his glorious allure

Other lives: Printmaker, painter, wood engraver and writer who lived and worked in Jedburgh

Tom Odell is firmly in a hot new creative phase with viral hits, a flurry of albums and huge shows supporting Billie Eilish