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A crisis of confidence: what future for the West?
(8 minutes) Seeing the Western world’s Christian heritage as ‘unwanted baggage’ only puts at risk our future, argues Toby Lees.
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“The Remains of a Negro”: Edward Lamb Parsons and his mysterious companion in death
(14 minutes) Adam Brocklehurst went digging to discover some of the human faces involved in the transatlantic slave trade.
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Learning history’s lessons: how martial law was resisted in South Korea
(4 minutes) Hanseul Lee describes the dramatic role of young people in defending the nation’s democratic institutions.
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The Italian presepe: history and meaning of an ancient Christmas tradition
(6 minutes) Monica Sharp explains why the comforting presence of the crèche persists.
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We must learn from Frankenstein’s monster
(8 minutes) We need the humanities more than ever in the 21st century, believes Mary Ann MacDonald.
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What’s in a coronation?
(4 minute read) Alex Osborn examines just some of the many considerations which need to be thought about when Charles is crowned king this Saturday.
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The bricks of prejudice: a temple to health and inequality in Edwardian England
(6 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst takes a trip to the baths to discover what makes a building great.
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A French woman’s take on la Reine Elizabeth
Lisa Fraser offers a Gallic perspective on the death of the British monarch.
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Portraits of beauty and corruption: the danse macabre of the Countess of Castiglione
(3 minute read) Adam Brocklehurst comes face to face with the disfiguring power of time.
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The triumph of the playboy: how the sexual revolution has turned against women
(4 minute read) Two leading feminist authors talk about sex and ask whether changes from the 1960s onwards have helped or harmed women. Michael Kirke listened in.
