The Guide: Pantos & Christmas shows
The festive guide to pantomimes and Christmas shows taking place across North Yorkshire.

Putting on the 'Ritz'
The Ritz cinema in Thirsk proves what can be achieved by local people working together.

Harrogate's brilliant sculpture
A Christmas sculpture designed by students at Harrogate College will take pride of place in the town.

Dancing home to Scarborough
Director of the UK Foundation for Dance, Tim Tubbs reflects on returning to his home town.

The Dickens connection in Malton
How was Charles Dickens inspired by a solicitor’s office in Malton to create Scrooge's counting room?

Whitby's Dracula connections
Dracula fan, Alan Moore, reveals the true links between Whitby and Dracula creator Bram Stoker.

Exhibition puts names to faces
Scarborough Art Gallery is inviting visitors to discover the real stories behind the faces in the paintings.

Windows of Opportunity in York
Empty shop windows in York's city centre are being transformed into works of art in an unusual project.

From silly billy to Billy Elliot!
Twelve year old Jake Pratt from Scarborough is starring on the West End stage.

Japanese textiles on show
Textiles which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima are part of a major exhibition at York Art Gallery.

Coastal talent is encouraged
Scarborough's YMCA theatre has a fine reputation for nurturing and developing young talent.

The world of James Herriot
To family and friends he was Alf Wight but to millions he was the Yorkshire vet, James Herriot