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Zazie Beetz and Jonathan Majors in the Netflix film The Harder They Fall (2021), directed by Jeymes Samuel. (Photo by Netflix–Overbrook Entertainment–Alamy)

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6th August 1965: A scene from 'Mission to the Unknown', an episode of the popular British television sci-fi series 'Doctor Who', shows a meeting in the Dalek city on Kembel, 6th August 1965. Representatives of the seven galaxies meet and approve the Daleks' plan to conquer Earth.(Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Doctor Who through the ages

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Sylvia Plath seated in front of a bookshelf.

The tragic story behind Sylvia Plath’s writing

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Christina Ezrahi shares the story of Nina Anisimova, a premier Soviet ballerina arrested for supposed counter-revolutionary activity. (Image by Getty Images)

How a ballerina survived the Gulag . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Anna Whitelock's Talking Points A history of violence . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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A panel of expert historians discuss how history can help make sense of current events in Afghanistan. (Image by Getty Images)

Afghanistan: a history of instability . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Workers package Chicken Ramen, the first mass-produced instant noodles, in a factory in Japan, c1960

The age of noodles: Momofuku Ando and the rise of ramen in post-war Japan

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Chris Pearson discusses his latest book, Dogopolis, which explores how human-canine relationships shaped New York, Paris and London. (Image by Getty Images)

How dogs shaped city life . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Gulielma Lister became the world's leading expert on slime moulds (Illustration by Rachel Dickins)

Gulielma Lister: the female botanist who became the queen of slime moulds

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Alanbrooke Hall has long since been demolished, but memories of the alleged poltergeist activity on the sixth floor still trouble Ken, a former resident. (Image by Getty Images)

Danny Robins' paranormal cold cases Alanbrooke Hall, Belfast . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Martha S Jones charts African-American women’s long and determined pursuit of the vote, and of broader political power

African-American women’s battle for the vote . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Tim Harper reveals how clandestine networks of anti-colonialist rebels operated across Asia in the early 20th century

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Saul David “It was astonishing bravery – and cold-blooded bravery, too” . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Suffragettes photographed in a dispute with the police

Jujitsu suffragettes: how women fought for the vote with an ancient martial art