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Self-obsessing in the age of selfies

The tiny, joyful spark of a social media ‘like’ can lead to a damaging obsession. Find out how far people will go when their phone addiction gets the upper hand.

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Confession as therapy in the Middle Ages

The line between confession and counselling has been blurred for centuries.

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Dynamo on the past, present and future of magic

The magician takes a tour and shares stories of history and inspiration.

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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.

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  • An elderly couple are advised to try artificial insemination. Process print after J.-A. Faivre, 1902.
  • An elderly couple are advised to try artificial insemination. Process print after J.-A. Faivre, 1902.
  • A pack-horse carrying bribes is sent by Robert Walpole from Westminster to Edinburgh. Etching by Charles Mosley, 1740.
  • Cathedral Church of Osnabrück: allegory and calendar. Engraving by J. & J. Klauber, ca. 1764, after J.W. Baumgartner, and letterpress, ca 1799.
  • Cathedral Church of Osnabrück: allegory and calendar. Engraving by J. & J. Klauber, ca. 1764, after J.W. Baumgartner, and letterpress, ca 1799.
  • A medicine vendor kneeling and praying. Coloured etching by
  • A medicine vendor kneeling and praying. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1801, after G. Woodward.
  • The last moments of HRH the Prince Consort. Oil painting by Oakley under the pseudonym Le Port, ca. 1861.
  • The last moments of HRH the Prince Consort. Oil painting by Oakley under the pseudonym Le Port, ca. 1861.
  • Two men in a graveyard, one of them pointing to an ornate stone tomb, possibly to indicate the whereabouts of a third man to the second one. Etching attributed to J.W. Meil, 17--.
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