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Saturday 29 August 2026
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Undisputed Winners? The Roots’ Game Theory at 20
It was their greatest work to date, but when Game Theory floundered, it left The Roots staring down the barrel. Twenty years later, this masterpiece stands revealed as a pivotal turning point, says Angus Batey At its simplest, the story of The Roots is about music, musicians and determination. But at the same time – without widening the field of regard substantially – it's also a story of the col…
'We don't all breathe the same air': How London's pollution gap persists
London's air has improved substantially over the past decade - but why do inequalities persist?
Nudism, Children’s Games & Racist Tories: Britain Through the Eyes of Daniel Farson
As the BFI releases it's second volume of films by broadcaster Daniel Farson, Juliet Jacques looks back to a mid-century UK at once start startlingly different and also, perhaps, disturbingly similar to our own The British Film Institute’s two volumes of ITV programmes ask us to spend a lot of time with Daniel Farson. The broadcaster built a reputation in the late 1950s as a fearless interviewer…