Society
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Thinkers and theories
Is simulation theory a way to shirk responsibility for the world we’ve created?
13 minutes
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Dance and theatre
Leaf through Shakespeare’s First Folio for a riveting journey into theatre history
13 minutes
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Information and communication
Mapping data visualisation’s meteoric rise from Victorian London to today
6 minutes
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Philosophy of mind
An enigmatic ‘story of consciousness’ told through 19th-century engravings
7 minutes
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History of technology
Who owns history? How remarkable historical footage is hidden and monetised
18 minutes
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History of technology
The long-awaited arrival of TV to Shetland sparks debate in this vintage clip
9 minutes
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Design and fashion
Refined towards imperfection – a ceramic artist recreates a rare Korean treasure
15 minutes
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Global history
The famed medieval map that stretched beyond Earth to heaven, history and myth
5 minutes
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Design and fashion
Household items are reborn in a ‘visual symphony of everyday objects’
11 minutes
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Human rights and justice
Meet the man who uncovered the scandal of nuclear testing in South Australia
13 minutes
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Film and visual culture
The old-time cinema experience endures in a quiet corner of Japan
5 minutes
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Architecture
The radically impractical 18th-century architect whose ideas on beauty endure
19 minutes
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History of technology
We’ve always been distracted
Worried that technology is ‘breaking your brain’? Fears about attention spans and focus are as old as writing itself
Joe Stadolnik
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Archaeology
From Roman pots to glass eyes, the shore of the river Thames teems with surprises
8 minutes
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Art
Edward Hopper came of age with cinema. As an artist, he left a lasting mark on it
12 minutes
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Biography and memoir
What Akiko saw at the centre of the Hiroshima blast, and the indelible mark it left
15 minutes
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History of technology
Care from afar
For over a century telemedicine has promised healthcare for all. But will it ever replace seeing a human being in person?
Jeremy A Greene
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The ancient world
Why did the Romans create a massive, entirely impractical map of their empire?
7 minutes
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War and peace
A peace activist’s harrowing account of nuclear war is a visceral case for disarmament
26 minutes
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Environmental history
Dancing with water
As storms, droughts and floods become more intense, what can the world learn from Japan’s profoundly wet history?
Giulio Boccaletti
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History of technology
Master cartography and mythical creatures – the world according to the Catalan Atlas
8 minutes
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Music
Before the Beatles dropped acid, a BBC workshop was creating far-out sounds
6 minutes
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Making
Ceramic designs spin to life in a tactile meditation on the art of pottery
9 minutes
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History of technology
A rare glimpse inside a samurai sword workshop, where ritual meets mastery
24 minutes