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His songs struck a chord with millions and Lean on Me has become an anthem for the coronavirus pandemic.
The great walker and poet can give us much to ponder and marvel at on our daily jaunts
Written 60 years after the bubonic plague swept London, Defoe’s account may have been a hoax, but it still rings true today.
The British Anti-Apartheid Movement was founded 60 years ago. Here’s why it remains as relevant today as in its heyday.
Go on – you know you love a police procedural. Here are some of the best on offer.
From Fukushima to a stalkers visual diary, art can be confrontational whether it’s far away or uncomfortably close
Whether they are set in a country house or on the mean streets, detective novels tell us so much about human nature.
The BBC’s audiences have grown as it provides high quality news an information about the pandemic. But is it doing enough to hold the government to account?
In times of crisis, the role of art becomes more central to our lives, like it or not.
On your daily walk take in real people. It might make you kinder to your own body during the Coronavirus lockdown
Davis’s 1970 album Bitches Brew turned jazz on its head and paved the way for fusion. More recently, Radiohead cited it as a key influence.
And every one of them has a happy ending.
In times like these, sometimes having a good laugh is the only thing to do.
A poem by the Persian polymath Sa'adi helps us understand our shared vulnerability to coronavirus
Some medieval Christian women locked themselves away in the name of their faith. Here are their insights into self-isolation.
Can statistics work out who will win the various tournaments?
The pandemic makes it hard for the royal family to act as national figureheads as they have in past crises.
Clyde Stubblefield’s drumming has been sampled or imitated more than 1,000 times since it was recorded in 1970.
Shows are being broadcast to empty studios but audiences are fundamental to the quality of entertainment.
Multiplayer games can inspire creativity and sustain children’s friendships while sheltering at home
The virus has put life on hold for many around the world.
With his colleague René Goscinny, Uderzo told the story of the Gaulish nation.
It’s not enough to say the science has changed – now, more than ever, we need clear accountability and transparency about the government’s decisions
As people social distance, a new social life and community can be found online.