Harry Houdini and the Art of Escape
A profile of the most famous magician of them all.
Keir Starmer: The sensible radical
A profile of Kier Starmer and his journey from human rights barrister to head of the Crown Prosecution Service, and now to Leader of the Labour Party.
The Strange and Dangerous World of America’s Big Cat People
A look at the extraordinary prevalence of big cat breeding and ownership in the United States, an industry filled with strange stories and unscrupulous characters (warning: for those watching the Netflix documentary Tiger King, spoilers abound).
Works in progress – the turbulent tales of William Hogarth
An examination of the work of the great painter and printmaker William Hogarth, a lively chronicler of 18th Century Britain.
The Coder and the Dictator
The story of a software developer who ended up creating a cryptocurrency for Venezuela, the “petro”, but who deeply disagreed with President Nicolás Maduro’s policies, and suffered for it.