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In 1973, fearing a Soviet nuclear strike, a UK government committee was formed to write a message to be played from the British Broadcasting Corporation’s secret bunker in Scotland during a worst-case-scenario attack. Irreverently constructed using declassified documents and scenes from the BBC’s drama-documentary The War Game (1965), Final Draft: Scripting the Apocalypse is a darkly comic, Kubrickian examination of the deep weirdness of modern warfare.
Director: Scott Calonico
Producer: Erin Osborne-Martin
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Art
‘If you’re creative, why can’t you create a solution?’ One artist’s imaginative activism
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The ancient world
An ancient Roman’s hilarious (and perhaps relatable) response to a social snub
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Death
A hunter’s lyrical reflection on the humbling business of being mortal
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Rituals and celebrations
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Human rights and justice
A reporter orphaned by night raids in Afghanistan investigates their cruel legacy
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Work
Does capitalism make ‘non-playable characters’ of us all? An uncanny exploration
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Architecture
‘I listen to the land’ – poetry and greenery intertwine in Emilio Ambasz’s architecture
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Design and fashion
The ornate, the aromatic, the cruel – Valentine’s cards before the age of Hallmark
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Medicine
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