CULTURE

The earl who vanished after murdering his children’s nanny

It also reveals much about the British attitude to class. Richard John Bingham, the seventh Earl of Lucan, married Veronica,…

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Why David Hockney’s 1967 masterpiece is newly poignant after his death

Though A Bigger Splash appears, on its surface, to be a meticulously observed moment in time, it was, in fact,…

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Steven Spielberg’s ‘flimsy’ alien drama is like ‘a drab X-Files episode’

Josh O'Connor stars as Daniel, a cyber-security boffin who works for a powerful organisation called Wardex. The organisation was set…

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The groundbreaking audio series that explored world history through objects

At 09:45 on January 18, 2010, the first episode of this ambitious series began on BBC Radio 4, presented by…

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Why Close Encounters has never been more relevant

Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic tapped into ever-present anxieties about UFOs Source link

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The weatherman crucial to D-Day victory

On his inauguration day, in 1961, John F Kennedy asked the outgoing president, Dwight D Eisenhower, what had given him…

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The new biopic revealing the secrets of enigmatic supermodel Kate Moss

"I pondered what two cultural titans may have talked about," he explains of what drew him to the premise,"and what…

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‘I believe Mr Nixon knew all along’: The tragic story of Martha Mitchell

John and Martha Mitchell were in California for fund-raising engagements at the time of the arrests. Realising she would easily…

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As the official search for the new James Bond begins, here are five things the new 007 needs to be

But while an actor from Ireland or the Antipodes would be acceptable, the consensus seems to be than an American…

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This ‘wild South Korean blockbuster’ is ‘2026’s must-see monster movie’ ★★★★☆

I won't give away what's revealed when the policeman tracks the monster into a forest, with the help of his…

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