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Walk with Amal

Milk of the World, by Sema Kaygusuz

Sema Kaygusuz writes in response to puppet refugee Little Amal's walk across Europe.

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Walk with Amal

Of Girls and Gulls, by Auguste Corteau

Auguste Corteau writes in response to puppet refugee Little Amal's walk across Europe.

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Walk with Amal

Hide and Seek, by Lorenza Pieri

Lorenza Pieri re-imagines puppet refugee Little Amal's visit to Italy.

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Walk with Amal

A Piece of Cake, by Nicolas Ancion

Nicolas Ancion's story finds puppet refugee Little Amal facing kidnap in Belgium.

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Walk with Amal

A Day at the Beach, by Emilienne Malfatto

Emilienne Malfatto's story centres on the plight of a Syrian girl in France.

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The Lost Hours

Elevenses

Novelist Andrew Martin makes the case for cherishing our endangered mid-morning ritual.

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The Lost Hours

Lunch

Novelist Andrew Martin chews over the importance of lunching well.

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The Lost Hours

Afternoon Tea

Novelist Andrew Martin considers the whys and wherefores of a much-loved ritual, tea-time.

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The Lost Hours

The Lost Hours of the Afternoon

Novelist Andrew Martin wryly ponders what has become of afternoons.

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The Lost Hours

The Cocktail Hour

Novelist Andrew Martin considers cocktail parties and other evening social events.

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Sounds of Isolation

The Great White Silence

Chris Watson vividly recalls how he captured the sounds of 'The Great White Silence'.

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Sounds of Isolation

Island Isolation

A quest for nocturnal sounds at the pinnacle of an isolated sea rock as sirens sing below.

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Sounds of Isolation

The Wake

The songs of invisible birds are captured in the isolation of a lake in Finland.

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Sounds of Isolation

Voices in the Dark

As wreathes of mist lift from a moorland, birdsong is captured in the darkness.

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Sounds of Isolation

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

From sea level to volcanic crater in search of the entrance to the centre of the earth.

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Our Fathers' War

A Death in My Family

Michael Goldfarb's cousin Frank was killed in the conflict.

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Our Fathers' War

Obligations

Teddy Reinhart produced shows he hoped would lead to a career in Hollywood.

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Our Fathers' War

Conscientious Objector

Meredith Dallas was an actor and teacher imprisoned as a conscientious objector.

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Our Fathers' War

The Worst Possible War

Bernhard and Dora Holland spent the war in Auschwitz and survived.

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Our Fathers' War

Enough About the War, Dad

Dr Howard Shevrin was a psychoanalyst whose war story influenced his later career.

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Into the Wild

Bird Song and Resonance

Raymond Antrobus remembers his time spent living in Oklahoma City during the pandemic.

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Into the Wild

Meditation on Landscape, Bodies and Writing

Alycia Pirmohamed explores ecological poetry in the context of brown women鈥檚 bodies.

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Into the Wild

When The Birds Sing We Are Safe

Are we a part of nature鈥檚 orchestra? Hanan Issa listens to a world of poetry and birdsong.

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Into the Wild

The Colour of Your Mind

Will Harris asks how dreams and poems can teach us to look at the world differently.

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Into the Wild

The Hidden Valley

Alinah Azadeh takes us on a walk from the edge of the South Downs towards the sea.

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The Meaning of Ritual

The End of Ritual?

Madeleine Bunting explores whether public and private ritual has outlived its usefulness.

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The Meaning of Ritual

Shaping Time

Madeleine Bunting reflects on how ritual marks the passage of time.

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The Meaning of Ritual

Rituals of State

Madeleine Bunting considers the benefits and pitfalls of state and military ritual.

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The Meaning of Ritual

Rituals and the Life Cycle

Madeline Bunting explores the decline of rituals marking key life events.

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The Meaning of Ritual

The Reinvention of Ritual

Madeleine Bunting asks whether it鈥檚 time to value ritual afresh.

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