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Professor Turi King is no ordinary scientist. From uncovering royal remains to revealing life-changing family secrets on national TV, she’s...
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This month’s walk by Andrew Swift follows the river through Bath and includes a celebratory stroll across the city’s newest...
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Bath’s long-standing passion for tennis takes centre stage this summer in a new exhibition at the Museum of Bath at...
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It was the biggest gold bullion robbery in British history. Central to the Brink’s Mat heist of 1983, John ’Goldfinger’...
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When Alistair Cooke visited Bath in 1961, many of the city’s most celebrated buildings had only recently begun to emerge...
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Celebrated for her romantic plots and social satire, Jane Austen’s novels largely avoid direct engagement with the turbulent political issues...
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When the first Horrible Histories book was published in 1993, writer Terry Deary and illustrator Martin Brown couldn’t have imagined...
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Think of Jane Austen and you might imagine a solitary literary icon writing her books and penning letters in her...
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Nailsworth, only a 45-minute drive from Bath, is one of Gloucestershire’s best-kept secrets. Andrew Swift uncovers a succession of fascinating...
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ÂÂThis month marks 62 years since The Beatles came to Bath. Just as Beatlemania was reaching its peak, John, Paul,...
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Why is everyone so obsessed with Jane Austen? She only wrote six books, after all, so what’s the big deal?...
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As Halloween approaches, we thought it apt to explore Bath’s darker side. From chilling crimes to stories of early deaths,...