What do your hands reveal about you? Historian Alison Bashford joins Elinor Evans to explore the extraordinary history of how people have interpreted the human hand. From ancient divination to…
by Randon Billings Noble | From the window to the wall.
Perfect Blue (Japanese: パーフェクトブルー, Hepburn: Pāfekuto Burū) is a 1997 Japanese animated psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon. It is loosely based on the novel Perfect Blue: Complete Metamorphosis…
This session features Just Allan, widely associated with Palace Vinyl and known for his deep-rooted connection to record culture and London’s underground scene. Allan’s selections reflect a genuine record-digger’s sensibility…
A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz.You don’t have to eat food to know the…
Queen Victoria was – so legend has it – famously 'not amused'. But, as Dr Bob Nicholson reveals in this episode of the HistoryExtra podcast, the long-lived queen did have…
TrYb takes us on a wander across the African continent. Celebrating the depth and variety of music found on the continent, this set moves from folk traditions to afrobeat, and…
Rock structure which served as backdrop to countless proposals disappears into the Adriatic after storm
Somewhere in Detroit is a new short film about Detroit’s greatest musical collective since Motown, the cooperative and record label dubbed Submerge and UR (Underground Resistance). The mini-documentary reveals intimate…