For more than 100 years, the sign has been a Los Angeles landmark both in real life and on the silver screen. In 1978, Alice Cooper told the BBC why he was helping to restore an icon.

Returning to cinemas next week, the superhero may be known as the ultimate all-American Mr Nice Guy – but, back in the 1930s, he didn't begin that way.

"Life-changing" for some, hateable to others, Miranda July's wildly successful erotic novel All Fours about the female midlife experience has dominated the conversation.

No production has been as troubled as Apocalypse Now. As a documentary about Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 war epic is re-released, its director, and people who were on set, reveal all.

The Championships have begun, and the quintessentially British tennis tournament has some very particular codes for attendees to follow.

Starring Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey, the latest in the dinosaur blockbuster series follows the template created by the original Jurassic Park – but it's no match for it.

In July 1987, the "Butcher of Lyon" was sentenced to life in prison by a French court. Four years earlier, the BBC reported on how France felt about this reckoning with its dark past.

Almost 55 years ago, Michael Eavis hosted the first of his legendary music festivals. In 1970, the BBC visited his Somerset dairy farm to find out what made it unique.

In June 1982, the BBC reported on the murder of Italian banker Robert Calvi, whose body was found in strange circumstances in central London.

In June 1993, Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel brought prehistoric monsters to life. Crichton spoke to the BBC about why dinosaurs continue to fascinate us.

The Profumo affair led to a minister's resignation in June 1963. In 1983, Christine Keeler spoke to the BBC about her part in a story of sex, lies and Cold War paranoia.

Having reached Everest's summit for the first time in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shared, with elation and relief, their victory with the BBC.