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Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: ‘There will be no future without peace’
Culture

Michael Morpurgo on War Horse turning 40: ‘There will be no future without peace’

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
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Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands

Sorry, I Didn’t Know: ‘This show is decorating Black history with humour’
TV

Sorry, I Didn’t Know: ‘This show is decorating Black history with humour’

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
Books

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II

Top 5 books on the Cuban revolution, chosen by Christopher Othen
Top 5 books

Top 5 books on the Cuban revolution, chosen by Christopher Othen

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

The secret Nazi camps of Finnish Lapland
Books

The secret Nazi camps of Finnish Lapland

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History is one of the most original queer history books of recent years
book reviews

Bad Gays: A Homosexual History is one of the most original queer history books of recent years

Chad Orzel: What happened to history’s missing 10 days?
Books

Chad Orzel: What happened to history’s missing 10 days?

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death
Book reviews

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele review: A post-Holocaust hunt for the Angel of Death

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage
Books

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage

How Herbert Ponting captured Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition
Books

How Herbert Ponting captured Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition

Glasgow’s historic buildings have been neglected – but we must not repeat the mistakes of the past
Paul Sweeney

Glasgow’s historic buildings have been neglected – but we must not repeat the mistakes of the past

Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War
Books

Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War

How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation
Books

How Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, staged his own rehabilitation

‘Evil’ or ‘planet struck’: How the curious ways we described deaths in the past shaped how we live now
Andrew Doig

‘Evil’ or ‘planet struck’: How the curious ways we described deaths in the past shaped how we live now

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Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert uses TikTok to make sure we never forget
Culture

Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert uses TikTok to make sure we never forget

The legacy of Dr David Livingstone: Problematic, I presume?
Politics

The legacy of Dr David Livingstone: Problematic, I presume?

Silver Pride pioneers in overdue celebration of older LGBTQ+ people
Culture

Silver Pride pioneers in overdue celebration of older LGBTQ+ people

‘Listening to Akala is a reminder of how ugly recent British history was’
Radio

‘Listening to Akala is a reminder of how ugly recent British history was’