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History & The Arts
Tory Trades Unionism: 19th Century Style
The Conservatives have announced plans for their own Trades Union movement, hoping to steal support from a traditionally left-leaning grouping. It has echoes of the late 19th Century...
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History & The Arts
Colour in Byzantine Art
What purpose do different colours serve in religious paintings? Dr Angeliki Lymberopoulou explores...
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History & The Arts
How can the Hajj be made safer?
After a second tragedy at the 2015 Hajj, could understanding the psychology of crowds help to make future pilgrimages safer for everyone?
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Society, Politics & Law
The working-class garden
Thinking Allowed ranges across the history of gardening amongst the lower classes - the role of women, and how programmes like Ground Force threw working class traditions out to make way for all that decking.
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Society, Politics & Law
Were most women overlooked from the Ascent of Woman?
The BBC/OU series The Ascent of Woman set out to restore women missing from the official histories. In a personal view on the series, Leeds University's Jessica Meyer asks if the series left too many tales untold.
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Languages
Catalan resurgent: how a language has gone from ban to boom
Cruelly supressed during the Franco regime, the Catalan language is experiencing a revival - and bringing a sense of pride with it.
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History & The Arts
Hajj 2015: Balancing pilgrimage with consumerism
The accident at this year's Hajj is a reminder of the tensions between the devout and the consumerist being played out at the pilgrimage.
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Science, Maths & Technology
On-screen graphic design: The early years of television
With the birth of television as a mass medium, suddenly a whole new visual language was needed. One that would work on tiny, flickering, monochromatic screeens. The work of pioneering TV graphic designers set the standards that still influence what is shown on TV today.
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Money & Business
The five billion dollar franchise: How much will Disney make from Star Wars merchandise
The launch of the toys from the forthcoming Star Wars film was an event in its own right. How much money are Disney going to make from all this stuff?
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History & The Arts
A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial
Although her contribution to computing was far from being acknowledged at the time of her death, Ada Lovelace's family, and her inclusion in Byron's poetry, was enough to make her a subject of fascination. In 1853, The Leicester Chronicle sent a reporter to visit the memorial erected in her honour. This is his report.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Match report: The first England v Wales rugby international
The first England v Wales rugby match took place on Saturday 19th February, 1881. This match report suggests that Wales' skills on the pitch had yet to show themselves.
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History & The Arts
Darwin on hunting with bolas
Written in the language of his time, Darwin records attempts to hunt using a traditional Spanish weapon.