CULTURE

The new Game of Thrones prequel is ‘very funny’ and a ‘total delight’

Ser Duncan is poorly trained, lacks experience and is dressed in little better than rags, with a rope for a…

10 months ago

Hero or brutal tyrant? The controversy over 16th-Century explorer Magellan

Although solid facts about Magellan's life are limited, the narrative that often prevails is about his heroism. Diaz's Magellan, on…

10 months ago

The 40 most exciting books to look forward to in 2026

Social media comes under the spotlight in Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear – which is already being turned into a film…

10 months ago

16 of the most exciting films coming up in 2026

12. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingWith or without Jennifer Lawrence's heroic archer, Katniss Everdeen, audiences can't get their fill…

10 months ago

A secret history of gay people in the US military

A unique depiction of military lifeNow Boots shines a spotlight on the courage and resilience of service members, who sublimated…

1 year ago

Eight UK thatched cottages that define ‘cosycore’

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)Blackhouse thatched cottage in the Hebrides, ScotlandMany thatched cottages in the Hebrides are simple, single-storey structures called blackhouses or…

1 year ago

The century-long search for the Loch Ness Monster

The most famous image appeared in 1934 at the height of Nessie-mania: a slender, serpent-like neck rising from the loch.…

1 year ago

The dog-centred horror led by a new canine acting ‘superstar’

"The idea started as a concept after watching Poltergeist [1982] for probably the 100th time," Leonberg tells BBC Culture. "In…

1 year ago

11 of the best TV shows to watch this October

 Apple TV+10. Down Cemetery RoadEmma Thompson and Ruth Wilson team up in this suspense series based on one of Mick…

1 year ago

The 100-year-old books salvaged from Venice’s floods

Wearing rubber boots, Zelano waded from the train station through Strada Nova, which was still about 40cm (1ft 3in) underwater.…

1 year ago