The notoriously private Manchester painter agreed in 1972 to be recorded by a young fan. The results, broadcast here for the first time, are tender, revealing – and desperately moving ...

Ian McKellen stars as LS Lowry in a revealing new BBC show, using unheard tapes to shed light on the artist's life. The programme, LS Lowry: The Unheard Tapes, is a unique exploration into the life of ...

In 1957, the painter showed the BBC how he built up his pictures of industrial urban life from his imagination, and described the loneliness that informed them.

Exclusive: Sir Ian McKellen portrays artist in BBC documentary that draws on trove of previously unheard recordings ...

From the comfort of his own living room and inner sanctuary, we’ll hear from Lowry himself, his real voice lip-synced by one ...

The untold story of Lowry and why he wasn’t the working-class hero you think he was - IN FOCUS: Fifty years after Lowry’s ...

Burnley actor Sir Ian McKellen said he was "attracted to playing a northerner who liked living in the north" as he opened up about his ...

Sir Ian McKellen said bringing LS Lowry's words back to life was a unique privilege [BBC] Sir Ian McKellen portrays LS Lowry ...

A sketch by LS Lowry that was raffled off for charity 55 years ago is to go under the hammer next month. Drawn in 1970, A Harassed Mother is one of the more than 8,000 drawings the Salford artist ...

The Lord Of The Rings star will play the painter using recordings from his final days.

"Humble Decade: The Art of Humble Donkey" is Out Now HOUSTON, Feb. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Acclaimed Texas artist John R. Lowery is dabbling in a new medium: the printed word. In his first book, ...