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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction

Guy Stagg takes us on a brief history of rehab centres and their approaches to addiction and recovery.

  • Interview

Inside the minds of A R Hopwood and Honor Beddard

The curators of ‘Smoke and Mirrors’ reveal the stories behind the exhibits, and the intriguing truths the show confronts us with.

  • Article

In celebration of LGBTQ+ comedy

At school, homophobic jokes made Ella Braidwood feel uncomfortable and ashamed. Fast-forward to today’s inclusive comedy scene, and her very different feelings of hope and happiness.

  • Article

How to play in secret

In secret games the strangers around you are playing too. They just don’t know it. Read on for some great ideas for undercover fun at work, school – or almost anywhere.

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  • Thomas Guy. Wood engraving, 1834.
  • Thomas Guy. Line engraving after P. Scheemaeckers, 1731.
  • Admittance card to Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals, 1823.
  • Thomas Guy. Line engraving by P. Grave after D. Heins.
  • Thomas Guy. Line engraving by P. Grave after D. Heins.
  • Thomas Guy. Stipple engraving after a wax model by F. Le Pipre.
  • Thomas Guy. Line engraving by F. Bartolozzi after J. Bacon, senior, 1779.
  • Thomas Guy. Line engraving by M. H. Middleton after J. Bacon, senior, 1779.
  • Thomas Guy. Line engraving by Cook, 1784, after F. Bartolozzi after J. Bacon, senior, 1779.
  • Rabbi Dr. Philipp and Reverend Lipschitz addressing a group of spectators, in the rain, adjacent to a memorial in Israel to Thomas Guy, founder of Guy's Hospital. Photograph.
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