Books
Fracture
Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris, presenter of Great Lives on BBC Radio 4, explores the surprising connection between trauma and greatness through vivid case histories.
Great State
Timothy Brook
The last eight centuries of China's relationship with the world told through the eyes of traders, invaders, civil servants, visionaries, and trait…
The Medal Factory
Kenny Pryde
The full story of the most successful organisation in the history of sport
Dancing with the Octopus
Debora Harding
A fierce, strikingly redemptive exploration of the impact of traumatic violence on victim, perpetrator and society
Imperial Tragedy
Michael Kulikowski
Two hundred years of Roman imperial politics and power brought to life in an action-packed narrative
How to Tell Stories to Children
Silke Rose West
A delightful parents' and teachers' guide to creating and telling stories to children
Brainscapes
Rebecca Schwarzlose
A trailblazing journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action all depend on 'maps' etched into your gray matter – and how…
The Web of Meaning
Jeremy Lent
A compelling foundation for a new story of interconnectedness, showing how, as our civilization unravels, another world is possible.
All In It Together
Alwyn Turner
A biting and original history which places culture front and centre to explain how our country went to pieces
The Confidence Men
Margalit Fox
The astonishing true story of two First World War prisoners who pulled off one of the most ingenious escapes of all time.
An Extra Pair of Hands
Kate Mosse
A deeply moving story of what it means to care for those we love by bestselling author Kate Mosse
Britain at Bay
Alan Allport
Power. Glory. Death. Courage. How well do we know the story of the Second World War?
Rummage
Emily Cockayne
An original exploration of all the ordinary, extraordinary and totally mad things we've thrown out and redeemed through the ages
Escape from Earth
Fraser MacDonald
Lies, spies, sex-magic and socialism: the secret history of the first American rocket in space
Reef Life
Callum Roberts
A life working on coral reefs by Britain's foremost marine scientist and pioneering conservationist