Why the Shipping Forecast endures
The treasured broadcast seems like a relic from the past, but fractious geopolitics may save it from irrelevance
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Who are you in Winnie-the-Pooh?
A cast of children’s authors answer this fundamental question on the enduring character’s centenary
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Let’s hear it for The Rest is History
Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland are defining our national story
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BBC Radio 4’s Small Boat reveals our lack of empathy
Inspired by real transcripts, the programme focuses on the French navy radio operator who failed to send help to drowning…
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The House at Number 48 is a gripping tale of real-life history
A suitcase found after the death of Anthony Easton’s father leads us down a path worthy of a bestselling Second…
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Reject X, embrace trains
Step aside “touching grass”: mindfulness has met the industrial revolution
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Armando Iannucci’s Strong Message Here can teach the government a lesson
With Labour reeling from Angela Rayner’s resignation and the rise of Reform, it’s going to need all the comms help…
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Radio 4’s literal guide to Animal Farm should have dug deeper
The BBC documentary might have focused less on barnyard noises and more on the interesting details of George Orwell’s rural…
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