Arts & Entertainment

Every day, The Independent's Arts & Entertainment channel is packed full of news, features and reviews in its film, music, classical, visual arts, architecture, television & radio, theatre & dance, comedy and books sections. As you'd expect from such a wide-range of coverage, the 12 most read articles in 2011 are a particularly diverse bunch, featuring four articles on film, one on television, two on stand-up comedy, two from the world of visual arts, two on books and one on celebrity in general. The list also suggests The Independent's arts readers have a greater interest in lengthy features articles than straight news, interviews or pop reviews. While this list contains the 12 'most read' articles of 2011, The Independent's Deputy Arts Editor Alice Jones has also provided what she feels is the most important story of the year. Leave your thoughts on the list in the comments section below.