Culture
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11 of the best TV shows to watch this October
Apple TV+ 10. Down Cemetery Road Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson team up in this suspense series based on…
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The office worker who became the first person ever to appear on TV
Enter William Taynton, a 20-year-old office boy who was working downstairs from Baird’s makeshift laboratory. He told the BBC 40…
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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.…
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The ‘glitch’ in Super Mario Bros that obsessed gamers
This coding error occurred in World 1 level 2, which was introduced on screen as “World 1-2”. After Mario had…
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The real-life family drama behind new Netflix show House of Guinness
Eldest son Arthur expected that the role to be given to him, and that he’d enjoy a free hand with…
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How ‘shocking’ musical Hair escaped UK censorship
The formal innovations might not have worried the Lord Chamberlain too much, but some of the songs’ lyrics would definitely…
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The hidden meanings in a US masterpiece
Marshall also scatters mirrors across School of Beauty, School of Culture, a nod to Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait(1434) and…
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The best culture to look forward to this autumn
Elsewhere, if you’re a fan of domestic thrillers featuring expensive furnishings, then two shows should be for you: Netflix’s The…
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Why ‘the most controversial queen in history’ was so hated
Presented to the French court as a peace offering after years of hostility with Austria, Marie Antoinette had split allegiances that mired…
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Leonardo DiCaprio stars in a ‘dazzler’ of a comedy-action-drama
At the immigrant centre, Perfidia encounters the sinister Captain Steven Lockjaw, a character as broadly drawn as his name. Sean…
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