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The Appellation Way
We take a trip down the Companies House rabbit hole.
25 April 2021
Hounds of Love
Digging into the dark world of puppy breeding.
25 April 2021
Lockdown Culture with Werner Herzog
We recently had five minutes with the venerable German director, and used that time to ask him about his cultural pursuits during a year of lockdown.
25 April 2021
My Year in Somerset
A tender story of a quarantine shared with Gran.
25 April 2021
A Jesus Fish out of Water
Our investigation, in collaboration with the Guardian, looks back at the controversial politician’s year in south-west London.
25 April 2021
Are You Being Served?
The inside scoop from a personal shopper who slung beautiful garms to the stars.
22 April 2021
Fourth Estate or Fifth Column?
We asked a series of journalists and experts how they saw the relationships between patronage, print and power in Britain today.
22 April 2021
Chef Bites Back: Jay Rayner
The south London penman gets sliced and diced by our anonymous restaurateur.
19 April 2021
Exit, Pursued by a Bear
In the wake of London's post-pandemic reopening, our insider pondered the future of the necrotic British theatre industry.
13 April 2021
Shit Literary Siblings
With tales of forgotten literary siblings now in vogue, we are pleased to introduce you to some forgotten and frankly forgettable blood relations of the canon.
25 March 2021
Inside the Producer’s Studio
Factual television is one of the most influential arenas in British culture. But our insider has serious concerns about what is happening behind the camera.
5 March 2021
In Sickness and in Health
Pledging your life to another person is quite a big step. Doing it in a pandemic is something else altogether.
5 March 2021