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How nature is defending itself in court

The idea that nature has legal rights is increasingly being taken seriously, but who gets to speak for it? Isabella Kaminski asks how the non-human can be represented within a human-made system.

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Thalidomide, a bitter pill

Hear from some of the women who took the drug thalidomide over sixty years ago about the fear, isolation and grief that they experienced as the appalling pharmaceutical scandal unfolded around them.

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A virtual view of history

Step inside Anne Frank’s house or explore the galleries in a museum destroyed by fire. VR brings history and art satisfyingly close when we’re unable to get there in person.

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Raising a baby in prison

Gary’s second child spent much of her babyhood in a prison mother-and-baby unit, after his wife was given a custodial sentence. Here he explores the family’s experiences of that time.

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  • A king holding court. Ink drawing.
  • A ruler holding court. Gouache drawing.
  • A court in the Bank of England.
  • ‘A court for King Cholera’ - Illustration by John Leech.
  • Hairstyles through history. 4, Greece, ladies of a Cretan court.
  • Hairstyles through history. 4, Greece, ladies of a Cretan court.
  • A young man pays court to a young shepherdess. Engraving by West.
  • A skeletal man testifies at court. Lithograph by L. Crusius, 1897.
  • Unmarried mothers being brought before a court hearing and judged severely. Woodcut.
  • A messenger arrives at a Chinese court. Gouache painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.
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