John Osborne
12 November 2025
Doris Lessing, the writer who filled her own world with stories just to survive
Lessing wrote not about poverty, but literary poverty – what happens when eager minds are deprived of books
Read the full article05 November 2025
Leonard Cohen, the poet laureate of gloom
His fans love his humour, his cheerful self-deprecation, his gritty gentleness, his ability to make sense of the brittleness of the world
Read the full article22 October 2025
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, the football club owner who made dreams come true
The Thai duty-free magnate bought Leicester City and brought it the most unlikely title in English football history
Read the full article15 October 2025
Junko Tabei, the first woman to conquer Everest
Discouraged by the sexism she’d suffered in mountain climbing circles, Tabei took matters into her own hands
Read the full article08 October 2025
Thomas Sankara, the hopeful leader whose country proved ungrateful
It was a dedication to nature and equality that led to Sankara’s bloody removal
Read the full article01 October 2025
Emilie Schindler, one half of a team of equals
It was Emilie who organised the move of their factory to Brünnlitz, Czechoslovakia, one which would lead to the saving of 1,200 lives
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