Do we want a West End walk of fame? | Michael Billington

A Hollywood-style walk of fame has been proposed for London. But who would we honour? And how would anyone admire it without being mown down?Now here's an odd thing. The Performing Right Society for Music, which does an admirable job of collecting artists' royalties, is advocating a walk of fame be established in Piccadilly: a set of indelible footprints of leading lights in the entertainment industry. What staggers me is their claim that 76% of the UK backs the idea. It somehow beggars belief t...

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15:54 on February 2 2010

Do we want a West End walk of fame? | Michael Billington

Guardian Music — A Hollywood-style walk of fame has been proposed for London. But who would we honour? And how would anyone admire it without being mown down?Now here's an odd thing. The ... more info