Four top tips for tracing your ancestry from a family historian
Studying the stories of our ancestors, whatever their background, is a deeply enriching experience.
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Complicity and conspiracy in Rotherham should teach us how to handle future cases
The confirmation that 1,400 children were subjected to sexual exploitation over a 16 year period in Rotherham forms part of a wider picture of similar events. The Catholic Church has still not worked out…
Time’s up: the ‘pale, male and stale’ Hollywood of Harvey Weinstein is over
Hollywood has long had a problem with diversity. But thanks to services like Netflix women have found a place for their stories, compelling Tinseltown to change.
Five books to read if you fell in love with One Day
If you fell in love with Dexter and Emma you are sure to do the same with the characters in these funny and moving tales of love.
Horses at 50: three reasons why Patti Smith still cuts to the bone
Even if you’ve never heard of Horses or indeed Patti Smith, this is an album that you should listen to.
Philip Schofield scolds Ofcom but there’s more to this than bondage
Sex isn’t the issue – we should object when TV programmes try to sell us anything.
BBC’s The Traitors: how unconscious biases can impact who you think is guilty
You might think someone is guilty because of unconscious opinions you hold regarding certain traits.
Life in Squares: how the radical Bloomsbury Group fares on screen
A new BBC drama follows the life and loves of Vanessa Bell, sister of Virginia Woolf and centre of the famous Bloomsbury group.
BBC’s adaptation of Malory Towers reveals more about the period and its diversity than Blyton’s book
It might seem like nostalgic escapism, but the show has a revisionist impulse at its heart.
Ramadan: a dietitian offers tips for healthy fasting
During fasting, meal schedules, fluid intake, and sleep and wake times are altered.