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Health, Sports & Psychology
I-Spy: Episode 4
Episode four of the five-part online infidelity drama I-SPY: Oliver believes Rhianna has ‘crossed the line’ and sets up a meeting with Minnie.
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History & The Arts
Researching Nirvana: Whatever, Nevermind
Nirvana's album Nevermind - and the subsequent suicide of Kurt Cobain - has turned a grunge statement into a cash machine. Can research tell us how?
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Money & Business
Theo on... getting celebrity endorsements
How can you get a bit of glamour help your sales?
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History & The Arts
Neil Gaiman on his inspirations as a fantasy author
Author, Neil Gaiman, discusses how P.L. Travers (author of Mary Poppins) and Enid Blyton were both a catalyst for his love of fantasy fiction.
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History & The Arts
Dame Stella Rimington on John le Carré
British author and former Director General of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, tells us why she thinks John le Carré is the master of the spy novel in Cold War times and draws on her own experience.
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History & The Arts
Bob Dylan as Nobel Laureate: Two reactions
In South Asia, delight. In Japan, dismay. Two writers explore how Asia reacted to Bob Dylan's Nobel prize.
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History & The Arts
Free course: Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World
OpenLearn is a great place to get an idea of what to expect from Open University study; trying one of our free courses, such as Health and Wellbeing in the Ancient World is an ideal starting point.
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History & The Arts
Disraeli on Munich
Writing in 1840, Benjamin Disraeli shared his passion for the Bavarian capital.
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History & The Arts
Swept away: Brighton's Chain Pier collapses during a storm
A winter storm in 1896 battered Brighton's first pier, finishing off the already condemned structure. But newer attractions also took a hammering.
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History & The Arts
Death on the tracks: A 19th century train crash
An 1853 inquest takes evidence about a fatal train crash at New Cross.
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History & The Arts
Building the London Underground
In 1853, Parliament gave permission for the world's first underground railway. It promised a short, cheap burst of luxury travel - and to run the buses out of business.
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History & The Arts
The Origins of the Idea of the Industrial Revolution
Dr Will Hardy traces the origins of our traditional account of Britain’s “Industrial Revolution”