William Wallace News

Andrew Zimmern continues his epicurean exploration of the food that celebrates cultures and connects communities around the world in the new season of Travel Channel's “Bizarre Foods” with Andrew Zimmern, premiering on Tuesday, July 3 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The seven-episode season brings bold new adventures in Zimmern's global culinary quest along some of history's most iconic routes, revealing the food and cultural impact on each region. On this leg, he samples deer haggis while traveling in the footsteps of William Wallace in Scotland, chows down on squirrel and pond frogs along the escape route of the Underground Railroad in northern Kentucky and dines on authentic World War II rations on the Battle of the Bulge site in Belgium.

With stops in North America, Europe and Hawaii, Travel Channel's culinary explorer, Andrew Zimmern, will continue his epicurean road trip through history with seven new episodes of the popular series, 'Bizarre Foods.' Production begins this month with a shoot on Hawaii's Big Island. Throughout the new season, which will hit the air later this year, Zimmern will trace the path of the fabled Pony Express, learn more about Scotland's 'Braveheart,' William Wallace, and follow Appalachia's Great Wagon Road from Virginia through the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains.

Retiring President and Eloise W. Martin DirectorDouglas Druick announced today that The Grainger Foundationhas generously committed to the museum endowment funds of $10 million to realize the long-term vision and ambitions of the Art Institute's Department of Conservation. Founded with a single conservator nearly 60 years ago, the Art Institute's Department of Conservation has now grown to include specialists across all media who help to authenticate, identify, preserve, research, and store our collection, and conservation scientists who focus on materials research of unparalleled intellectual breadth. The department has assumed a central place in all of the museum's activities, contributing to scholarship on our holdings and informing special exhibitions, publications, and education offerings. 

The Pipes of Christmas, New York's beloved Celtic Christmas concert, celebrates its 17th season with performances on December 19th and 20th.

Netflix has shared the slate of movies and TV shows which will be available for streaming beginning January 2015. Check out the list below!

Finborough Theatre regrets that, due to funding issues, they have had to cancel the planned full production of The Wallace. Instead, Finborough will be presenting a staged reading of the play for one performance only on Monday, 15 September 2014 at 7.30pm.

For those who missed Barmy Britain - Part One! there is a final chance to see it from 7 August to 1 September at the Garrick Theatre and then book for Barmy Britain - Part Two! - the perfect follow up.

Discovery Channel announces today its order to development of the network's next scripted mini-series, UNTITLED WILLIAM WALLACE AND ROBERT THE BRUCE PROJECT (WT), based on Historical books by Nigel Tranter which includes The Wallace and The Bruce Trilogy.

Direct descendant of Portuguese American Patriot Peter Francisco, Travis Bowman, has launched a project to bring his ancestor to life on the big screen. The full-length feature movie will be based on his novel Hercules of the Revolution, first published in 2009 about his Revolutionary War ancestor. Bowman is writing the screenplay this summer with an experienced film team and production is slated to begin in 2014.

The writers of the sell-out kids' show 'Barmy Britain' have delved into the murky depths of history once more to bring a whole new set of grisly stories to the stage. Barmy Britain - Part Two! is a 100% brand new show which opens at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End on Thursday 26 September, with Lauryn Redding and Anthony Spargo, playing a cast of characters that are 'not so much 'barmy' as barbarous, bloodthirsty and stark raving bonkers.' Caroline McGinn, Time Out

The Smithsonian Channel original series, THE REAL STORY, which debuts its fourth season tonight, July 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, separates fact from fiction and real life from reel life.

The Smithsonian Channel original series, THE REAL STORY, which debuts its fourth season on Sunday, July 29 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, separates fact from fiction and real life from reel life.

The record-breaking West End show Horrible Histories - Barmy Britain is charging up to the Pleasance Courtyard for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. This special Edinburgh production introduces William Wallace and Burke and Hare into the horrible history of Britain and will run from 3rd - 26th August 2012.

DEADLIEST WARRIOR: ANCIENT COMBAT, the retail compilation of 'Deadliest Warrior: The Game' and 'Deadliest Warrior: Legends,' is available now at North American retailers for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system.