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Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew
natural history

Mammals have a surprising secret history – forget everything you thought you knew

Antisemitism is something you get used to – but we shouldn’t have to
discrimination

Antisemitism is something you get used to – but we shouldn’t have to

Doug Johnstone: How a stroke led to my first contact with aliens
sci-fi

Doug Johnstone: How a stroke led to my first contact with aliens

Colonialism’s ghosts of the Caribbean
first person

Colonialism’s ghosts of the Caribbean

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?
Classical music

Behind the wild man of Vienna: Who was the real Beethoven?

Our ocean is in crisis, but here’s how we can turn the tide
environment

Our ocean is in crisis, but here’s how we can turn the tide

Deena Mohamed: How flipping the book opened a world of wishes
Graphic novels

Deena Mohamed: How flipping the book opened a world of wishes

When the Muppets went to Moscow: ‘It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous’
post-communism

When the Muppets went to Moscow: ‘It was incredibly difficult, but also dangerous’

Our Daily Bread: Father Alex Frost says it’s not just prayer we need to tackle poverty
poverty

Our Daily Bread: Father Alex Frost says it’s not just prayer we need to tackle poverty

Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Music can make dreams come true’
Books

Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Music can make dreams come true’

How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film
thriller

How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
exile

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands

Weird art, bizarre paintings and history’s strange fascinations
oddities

Weird art, bizarre paintings and history’s strange fascinations

Author Jonathan Melville: My trip behind the scenes of classic movie Local Hero
Books

Author Jonathan Melville: My trip behind the scenes of classic movie Local Hero

Tobias Hürter: How Heisenberg mastered the art of unlearning
Books

Tobias Hürter: How Heisenberg mastered the art of unlearning

Author Nicholas Reynolds: My life inside the CIA war machine
Books

Author Nicholas Reynolds: My life inside the CIA war machine

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John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
Books

John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?

Was JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit a historical novel?
Books

Was JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit a historical novel?

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
Books

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II

JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother’s childhood secret
Books

JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother’s childhood secret