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How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film

How Lisa Gray found magic in forgotten spools of mystery film
Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands

Fighting the shameful legacy of colonialism in the Chagos Islands
Weird art, bizarre paintings and history's strange fascinations

Weird art, bizarre paintings and history's strange fascinations
Author Jonathan Melville: My trip behind the scenes of classic movie Local Hero

Author Jonathan Melville: My trip behind the scenes of classic movie Local Hero
Tobias Hürter: How Heisenberg mastered the art of unlearning

Tobias Hürter: How Heisenberg mastered the art of unlearning
Author Nicholas Reynolds: My life inside the CIA war machine

Author Nicholas Reynolds: My life inside the CIA war machine
Manni Coe: Repairing my brother, one drawing at a time

Manni Coe: Repairing my brother, one drawing at a time
John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?

John Vercher: We now know contact sports are dangerous – so is it ethical to watch them?
JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother's childhood secret

JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother's childhood secret
Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams

Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams
Sinead Gleeson interview: 'Music has often been regarded as men's work'

Sinead Gleeson interview: 'Music has often been regarded as men's work'
Sir Ken Robinson gave us a masterclass in how to live

Sir Ken Robinson gave us a masterclass in how to live
Explorer Benedict Allen: The day I became a 'crocodile man'

Explorer Benedict Allen: The day I became a 'crocodile man'
Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport

Head trauma: The dark shadow looming at the heart of contact sport
Jon Ransom's letter to his 16-year-old self: 'It's about to get rough. There's no way around it'
