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History & The Arts
What is the evidence that King Edward VIII was a Nazi sympathiser?
Was Edward VIII a Nazi sympathiser? Damning evidence in the archives suggests he wanted England bombed to force an Anglo-German alliance?
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History & The Arts
Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?
Where being truly human means living like a dog.
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History & The Arts
Silent Invisible Women: Deaf and Muslim in Australia
Already feeling defined by their hijabs, deafness can add an extra layer of distance for some women. Ayah Wehbe has been exploring the experiences of deaf Muslim women in Australia.
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History & The Arts
How did Aretha Franklin inspire the civil rights movement?
Aretha Franklin's death in 2018 saw the loss not just of a sublime singer, but also one of key figures in the US Civil Rights movement. Leah Kardos pays tribute.
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History & The Arts
Do dogs want to go to heaven?
Have you ever wondered what happens to our pets when they die?
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History & The Arts
A reader's guide to Midnight's Children
Discover Salman Rushdie's 1981 Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight's Children.
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History & The Arts
English monsters
Dr Tim Hammond takes a look at dogs and the poor on the English Renaissance stage, particularly in Shakespeare's history plays.
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Society, Politics & Law
Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Lynn Sheridan has campaigned for social justice throughout her life. Here she shares with us how it all started, her personal journey and what continues to motivate her
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George Orwell and Nineteen Eighty-Four
This course will introduce you to the work and writings of George Orwell through a study of his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). By studying the book, well-known for its depiction of a totalitarian state, and the techniques, language and oppressive methods used by such states, you will gain a wider understanding of the meaning of ...
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History & The Arts
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
In the eighteenth century and into the early part of the nineteenth, considerable numbers of aristocratic men (and occasionally women) travelled across Europe in pursuit of education, social advancement and entertainment, on what was known as the Grand Tour. A central objective was to gain exposure to the cultures of classical antiquity, ...
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History & The Arts
The Dog of Alcibiades
Getting people to gossip about your dog can be a useful way of distracting them from talking about you!
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History & The Arts
Doctor Who and human history
In the Doctor Who historicals, the bad guys often won - no matter what the Doctor tried. Tony Keen looks at why the Doctor can not change the human history.