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Rediscovering a love of the game

Sexism and homophobia in football prompted Lara Goodwin to stop playing the sport at 19. Today, while discrimination in the game is still rife, Lara has found hope – and like-minded players – in an inclusive east London club.

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How to stay together while keeping apart

Vivek Murthy explores how we can keep physically distant while staying emotionally connected.

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How the magician’s assistant creates the illusion

Without breaking the spell, performer Naomi Paxton reveals the subtle ways the magician’s assistant helps the audience to keep believing.

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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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  • Two scenes of people in mediaeval costume playing games with a bat and ball. Etching.
  • A cricket ball has hit a batsman in the face as he plays a game on the cricket field. Colour lithograph after G. Finch Mason, 1898.
  • A group of men playing a game outside with a ball and nine pins, a woman watches from a doorway. Engraving by A. Laurent, 1743, after David Teniers.
  • A doctor reading the 'Lancet' in a gentleman's club: another member states it is boring, and suggests they play billiards which the doctor would find more boring. Wood engraving by C. Keene, 1883.
  • St Pancras Wells, King's Cross, London: aerial view showing the "trap ball" ground, with men playing, St Pancras Church in the background. Etching.
  • People engaged in pleasures (dancing, drinking, gaming, flirting) to counteract the pains of illness and old age. Line engraving attributed to O. van Veen (Vaenius).
  • Papers of Charles McMoran Wilson, Lord Moran
  • Troops attending a muster in Scotland play the game of popinjay, watched by crowds of local people. Engraving by J. Carter, 1836, after R.B. Davis.
  • A man, half human and half skeleton. Coloured etching after R. Dighton, 17--.
  • A man, half human and half skeleton. Coloured etching after R. Dighton, 17--.
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