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The Ministry of Quizzes by David Gentle features an irresistible mixture of over 200 quizzes and puzzles to play solo...
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Gerie Herbert finds some wintery reading reading classics that are as popular today as they ever were – from Winnie the...
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Bath Abbey will reopen its shop to the public on Monday 15 November revealing a totally refurbished interior and a range of new displays designed to appeal to visitors and local shoppers alike. Located in the 1920s Jackson extension on the south-side of the Abbey, the newly renovated shop has...
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Geoff Ellis thinks back to his time as a photographer at The Bath Evening Chronicle from 1957 to 1968 and...
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In her debut book, Amy Jeffs reimagines the myths of Britain that once served a more profound purpose in ancient...
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On the centenary of the publication of Women in Love, Gerie Herbert takes on the literary defence of author and writer D.H. Lawrence who endured a searing critique and censorship in his lifetime and beyond – can his work be considered anew as a relevant voice? Love, love: why do...
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As technology takes a major leap forward, archaeology and genetics have been set on a collision course. Bearing messages from...
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Editor in Chief of British Vogue for a quarter of a century, Alexandra Shulman has a few stories to tell....
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Here is a selection of books that are taking centre stage at The Bath Festival from 17–24 May. From Napoleon and Elizabeth Barrett Browning to palliative care and teenage memoir, go along (booking advised), and consider your next read Breathtaking: Inside the NHS in a time of pandemic by Dr...
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It’s a real pleasure for us to showcase the work of young writers who love language. Here Isobel Smith, a...
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Peter Davenport has spent 40 years working as an archaeologist in and around Bath and has been involved in some...
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William Smith,‘the father of geology’ and one of England’s great unsung heroes, developed his observations into a national geographical map that even today supports mineral prospecting and land improvement. Smith’s observation that certain fossils were unique to particular strata and that those strata always occurred in the same sequence, enabled...