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The Picts, their practices and their fate are supposedly shrouded in mystery. The truth is somewhat different

Loaded fries are divisive, uncool and unsophisticated, says JOSH BARRIE - but perfect for watching rugby with

Kurt Zouma's animal cruelty is just the latest wretched revelation for football, says ROB HUGHES

When is the right time for a literary response to the Covid pandemic?

A duo from Sweden are providing an escapist look back to the past of European pop

Why Brexit travel restrictions threaten the very future of European tours for British musicians

The remarkable animated movie that broke Oscar nomination records

KIRSTY LANG discovers regeneration in Lithuania's historic second city

What is the best way to portray the Holocaust to children? The film struggles to find an answer to this but it's a reminder that Anne Frank's diaries have

The author’s debut novel was born out of rage against the way mothers are expected to do it all. It’s about two characters battling pressure, trauma and grief. But, ultimately, it could be anyone’s story - and it is

The production is an example of a writer who is overcome by the sheer enormity of trying to put Emily Bronte on stage, says TIM WALKER

WILL SELF was leery of the government's Prevent programme - until he took the training himself

CHARLIE CONNELLY on the committed revolutionary behind a scene which endures as one of the major turning points in the history of film

The Grand Tour offered the privileged a taste of Europe’s treasures, yet they failed to embrace foreign languages

Rabbit is sustainable, says JOSH BARRIE - we should all be eating more of it

Exploring the tiny village the world's most powerful man chose to make his home (briefly)

From inhaling rotten apples to lying in an open coffin, the bizarre rituals of great writers

A rediscovered diary charts an abandoned baby’s journey to Trafalgar and beyond

This play's stars do their best with a chatty, speculative and somewhat credulous script, says TIM WALKER

Africa is finally getting something back from the long, long money trail that has procured its talents for the rich Europeans

An accidental boat trip to a remote island monastery saved the composer and gave birth to his First Symphony

The band who soundtracked the fall of the Berlin Wall are back with a post-Covid anthem

JASON SOLOMONS on one of European cinema's most glamorous stars - and an unlikely affair with his own grandfather

TIM WALKER is impressed by Lia Williams' taut and efficient production

Sea Power vocalist Yan on changing the band's name and facing a backlash from Dan Wootton

With Briton Dave Ryding going for gold in Beijing, now's the perfect time to celebrate the 44 years of a BBC institution

The anticipated crash of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is humankind’s first act of celestial littering, says WILL SELF

CHARLIE CONNELLY on the Viennese artist who shocked the laissez-faire populace of his native city

PETER TRUDGILL on how people with no common native language once communicated, and how that gave birth to the secret slang Polari

Given we’re still in the depths of winter pie is the keenest way to mark the end of Veganuary, says JOSH BARRIE

Long deemed "unmanageable", Mario Balotelli might be the man to rescue Italy's World Cup qualification

How the story of a plane full of doppelgängers became a literary sensation in France. By CHARLIE CONNELLY