Culture
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The pioneering photographer who captured the horror of World War Two
Miller’s headstrong creativity is evoked by her wry quotes; she once explained of her work: “It was a matter of…
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Why Britain loved Jilly Cooper’s raunchy books
Getty ImagesCooper’s books have been bestsellers since the 1980s (Credit: Getty Images) Daisy Buchanan, author of books including Insatiable and…
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The century-long search for the Loch Ness Monster
The most famous image appeared in 1934 at the height of Nessie-mania: a slender, serpent-like neck rising from the loch.…
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How The Social Network predicted the future of tech
Zuckerberg may have a point, but it’s hardly the first time that a film has twisted the truth for dramatic…
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The dog-centred horror led by a new canine acting ‘superstar’
“The idea started as a concept after watching Poltergeist [1982] for probably the 100th time,” Leonberg tells BBC Culture. “In…
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12 of the best films to watch this October
Released on 24 October in the US and Canada, and internationally from 30 October Disney Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere…
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Why Anna Magnani is the overlooked ‘goddess’ of Italian cinema
Less than a year earlier, Teresa Gullace, a six-month-pregnant mother of five had been shot in Rome by a Nazi…
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11 of the best TV shows to watch this October
Apple TV+ 10. Down Cemetery Road Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson team up in this suspense series based on…
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The office worker who became the first person ever to appear on TV
Enter William Taynton, a 20-year-old office boy who was working downstairs from Baird’s makeshift laboratory. He told the BBC 40…
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The 100-year-old books salvaged from Venice’s floods
Wearing rubber boots, Zelano waded from the train station through Strada Nova, which was still about 40cm (1ft 3in) underwater.…
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