Getting the scoop.
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As the Cairncross Review looks into how high-quality journalism can be sustained into the future, a case for opening up funding streams to tackle a ‘democratic deficit’.
Awaiting revelation.
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The curious case of Bible #1, and how much we actually know about it.
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What is interesting about the true story is what Lee doesn’t have the time, or perhaps the inclination, to show.
The ruins of a church in Belchite, Zaragoza, which was devastated during the Spanish Civil War.
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Failure to deal with the wounds of the conflict has permeated society and culture in Spain.
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Expectations were high for the latest project from the creator of The Simpsons.
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Shakespeare can survive a little chipping away at his 400-year reputation.
Believe the hype.
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YouTube steps up to host its own live TV event, but where are the limits on its big stars’ behaviour?
Home theatre.
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Netflix and the like are already big business, but here’s why British film should focus more on Chinese subscription services
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The socially and ethnically diverse working classes are not being heard. A recent project aims to change that.
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A young black comedian just told the broadcasting community how it really is if you’re not part of the media establishment.
Abraham Ortelius’s 1570 world map.
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Humphrey Llwyd quite literally put Wales on the map.
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Having only recently been removed from their homelands, it’s remarkable that the tribe decided to send such a donation.
Emily Brontë published Wuthering Heights in 1847, at a time when writing was largely the preserve of men.
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Cast as some unworldly young woman who wrote a 19th-century romance, Emily Brontë is more powerful and relevant than she is given credit for.
Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps please.
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Seasoned pubgoers will know that there are some ways to get served more quickly than the other drinkers.
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Analysing the words used to place blame or give evidence can change how we see a situation.
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver in New York.
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The celebrity chef is being accused of cultural appropriation over his latest product. But what is ‘jerk’ food and why the uproar?
‘He definitely had a Devon accent … or was it Midlands?’
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Research reveals the flaws in earwitness testimony – and why better guidelines are needed.
Tall, dark and handsome: Idris Elba.
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Why can’t fiction’s most famous secret agent be played by Idris Elba? Just use your imagination.
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Long a repressed language, the Scots tongue is experiencing a cultural resurgence thanks to popular drama and storytelling.
Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria, painted overnight on February 24 2014 by unknown activists in solidarity with anti-Russian protests in Ukraine.
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The Soviet programme of building war memorials in Eastern Bloc countries was a bid to win the hearts and minds of future generations.
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Following in the thoughtful footsteps of Descartes and Voltaire.
Unseen from ground level, this Iron Age farmstead with recognisable round house near the Yorkshire Wolds is revealed in cropmarks. The lighter green shows it was carefully placed on a gravel rise surrounded by wetter land, shown here where the crop grows a darker green.
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A hot summer reveals hidden history beneath the dried-out fields - but only when seen from the air.
Helping make jokes racist again?
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Rowan Atkinson was part of a new wave of comedians who pushed racist comedy to the margins. So why is he defending Boris Johnson now?
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Aretha Franklin, the ‘Queen of Soul’, was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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What turns a seaside resort into something altogether more glamorous? One word can change the fortunes of a whole region.