The Sunday Times Style: Lucy Abel Smith
When the historian and author Lucy Abel Smith moved into her husband's family home, she was determined to make it their own. Over 40 years later, the Cotswolds pile includes…
Greenfingers
Greenfingers is a 2000 British comedy film directed and written by Joel Hershman. It is loosely based on the true story about the award-winning prisoners of HMP Leyhill, a minimum-security…
The Sunday Times Style: Peter Mikic
Interior designer Peter Mikic is known for his 5 star hotels and luxury yachts but he has also created a home in the Oxfordshire countryside that is full of experiences…
1966: Night People | Man Alive | BBC Archive
Jeremy James reports on the 'night people', those people who work night shifts. From the steel industry to computer operators, printers, cleaners, nurses, doctors and strippers.
Edwardian Farm
Edwardian Farm is a British historical documentary TV series in twelve parts, first shown on BBC Two from November 2010 to January 2011. As the third series on the BBC…
Allusionist 228. Draculae part 2: Surprises in the Vaults
This is the second episode of the Draculae miniseries, about a literary mystery which came to me via a meme: “Someone translated Dracula into Icelandic, and it took over 100 years for…
The history behind your favourite William Morris designs
At a time when factories were reshaping society, Morris and his contemporaries believed mass production was damaging not only the lives of workers, but also the beauty and meaning of…
Allusionist 227. Draculae part 1: Enter the Castle
In this first instalment of a short series about three versions of Dracula, we familiarise ourselves with the plots of Dracula published by Bram Stoker in 1897; the Icelandic version…
HistoryExtra podcast: How to pull off a Georgian dinner party
A dinner party in a beautifully decorated Georgian dining room might sound sophisticated, even romantic – but planning such events was not for the faint-hearted. Amy Boyington advises Lauren Good…
HistoryExtra podcast: George Orwell’s final chapter
Did you know that George Orwell only found national acclaim as an author in the final years of his life, as his health was worsening? Or that, with the growing…