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Being Bored: The Importance Of Doing Nothing

Phill Jupitus explores the importance of being bored.

Andrew Hussey on the history of the 'no platform' debates raging on university campuses.

David Bramwell sets out to prove that anyone can be a good public speaker.

Andrew Ross Sorkin traces the reputation of UK and USA bankers through history.

How the Singer sewing machine has whirred its way through history.

The rise and fall of the Black Panther Party and its legacy for American black insurgency.

Alexei Sayle on the cultural impact of the Dada movement, 100 years since it was founded.

Toby Jones celebrates the mercurial world of the villain.

Alan Dein takes a breakneck tour through the history of the public information film.

Steven Fielding on relations between upstairs and downstairs in dramas like Downton Abbey.