Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)In 1988, World Aids Day began with the aim of raising awareness and understanding of a disease that had struck fear in communities around the globe. That same year, US tennis legend Arthur Ashe learned of his...
Universal PicturesBefore it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995 novel. Author Gregory Maguire tells the BBC about the inspiration behind Wicked.When author Gregory Maguire was a child, he and his...
Aidan Monaghan(Credit: Aidan Monaghan)Ridley Scott's epic sequel starring Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington has been widely criticised for its historical inaccuracies. The BBC asks Roman history experts to separate fact from fiction.You might joke that for his work on Gladiator...
Getty ImagesWhen it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple – but 30 years on, it is a track that reigns supreme over the holiday season. What is the secret of its success?There are now three things...
The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection TrustRaphael's The Three Graces (c1517-18) (Credit: The Royal Collection Enterprises Limited 2024/ Royal Collection Trust)How a rarely-seen drawing of the Three Graces by Raphael reveals the era's ideas about nudity, modesty, shame...
Universal PicturesThere are decent performances from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande – but this flat opening instalment of The Wizard of Oz prequel may not convert those who aren't already super-fans.One of the key things to know about Wicked, the...
Getty ImagesMalala Yousafzai and Jennifer Lawrence tell the BBC about their new documentary Bread & Roses, which highlights the stories and voices of Afghan women resisting the Taliban.It's being called "gender apartheid" by the UN. In August 2021, the Taliban retook...
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)When John Stonehouse's clothes were found in a pile on Miami Beach on 20 November 1974, many people presumed that the UK Member of Parliament had drowned while swimming – until he turned up alive and well...
Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)The dopamine-spiking effects of ultra-fast fashion are far outweighed by the wellbeing rewards of a capsule wardrobe, according to these less-is-more experts.In his 1994 book Weniger, Aber Besser, the German industrial designer Dieter Rams famously wrote that...
AlamyFirst released in November 1969, Ken Loach's social-realist tale of a boy who adopts a kestrel still resonates and has become a timeless classic of British cinema.When director Ken Loach and producer Tony Garnett first screened Kes for British film...
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