Culture

Culture

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Secrets, lies and mile-high trees — I could spend hours poring over these maps

These highlights from the British Library’s collection are fascinating

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The Ridge — a compelling BBC thriller with sublime writing

Lauren Lyle is a Scottish anaesthetist investigating her sister’s death: a drama to grip you to the end


LPO/Canellakis — an inspired tribute to a lost female composer

Lili Boulanger died at 24 and could have been a great, as this double bill with Stravinsky proved



Katerina Tannenbaum as Esther and Eddie Toll as Schmuli in The Wanderers.



Philip Pullman at 79: ‘When I write, nothing bad can happen’

After 30 years the author has completed his bestselling epic series The Book of Dust with The Rose Field. He talks politics, endings and his next chapter


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Sophy Ridge: I didn’t have a TV growing up — I felt sorry for myself

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Philip Pullman at 79: ‘When I write, nothing bad can happen’





John Adams conducting "The Gospel According to the Other Mary" with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.
Composer John Adams: ‘Wealthy tech people have no interest in culture’


Get Britain Reading


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Donate, volunteer, pledge: join the Get Britain Reading campaign

Reading for fun transforms lives, but we’re losing the habit. A stellar group of authors — from Ian McEwan to Marian Keyes — agree with us: it’s time to act

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Donate, volunteer, pledge: join the Get Britain Reading campaign


The joy of Bookbanks, the charity bringing books to food banks


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Gallery’s pulsating exhibit turns your heartbeat into art

British Museum ‘pink ball’ risked safety of Elgin Marbles, says Greece




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