Category: Arts
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Monsters vs Aliens | Immigration, Space Travel and Becoming Syrian
Through a discussion club I run at school I got to thinking about the coincidence of two recent major news threads: immigration and space travel. I know, never a dull day in teaching. In the back of my mind were good friends in a sea-side village about 200 miles from London who have been getting…
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Hockney at Tate Britain
Excellent exhibition. Get there if you can. Find a Tate Member if possible 😉
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Steve Hewlett | Dealing with Cancer
Steve Hewlett, long-time host of the excellent Media Show on BBC Radio 4, was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus a few months ago. In typical style, he decided to record regular interviews with new anchor Eddie Mair about his treatment, and how he and his family were dealing with the disease. They have been…
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Loyle Carner | Isle of Arran
Loving this local lad Loyle Carner’s new album, and this track in particular. Lyrically smart and emotionally raw. Great background piece on him here, from the normally ‘orrible Evading Standards.
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Don’t Be First, Be True
Excellent from Denzel Washington, calling on journalists to step up to their responsibility not to be first, but to be true:
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In Our Time | The Best Free Education on the Planet | Welcoming Caitlin Moran
Have said it too many times I know, but the BBC Radio 4 show In Our Time is, I’m convinced, the single best free education available on the planet. Expert discussions on art, philosophy, history, mathematics, science and religion… Hence no surprise to read Caitlin Moran’s confession of her IoT addiction in The Times this…