23 November 2011 Last updated at 10:27 GMT
Will Gompertz Article written by Will Gompertz Arts editor

Sex Pistols' graffiti hailed by academics

Vandalism or art?

Here's my report about recently discovered graffiti by Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten which may be of greater significance than the discovery of early Beatles recordings, academics have said.

Rotten, born John Lydon, drew on the walls of the band's London flat in 1975 after disliking a recent redecoration. Now, a paper in the journal Antiquity is suggesting the flat is an important historical and archaeological site.

Will Gompertz Article written by Will Gompertz Will Gompertz Arts editor

What is your word (or expression) of the year?

13:12 UK time, Wednesday, 23 November 2011

With terms like Arab Spring and fracking on offer, wordsmiths plumped for an odd choice of expression of the year.

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