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The return of the Bayeux Tapestry

The return of the Bayeux Tapestry

The Bayeux Tapestry looks set to return to the UK for the first time in 900 years, and Professor Leonie Hicks explains its history, significance and Canterbury connections. The Bayeux […]

09 Jul, 202509 Jul, 2025 History, Research
The evolution of cinematic horror: our enduring love for horror films

The evolution of cinematic horror: our enduring love for horror films

As we get ready to ‘trick or treat’ this Halloween, Thom Burgess discusses the evolution of horror and why audiences seek a thrill for being kept on the edge.

28 Oct, 202429 Oct, 2024 Film and TV
Oppenheimer, nuclear war and education

Oppenheimer, nuclear war and education

Zulfi Ali explains how the recent release of blockbuster Oppenheimer should remind academics to take the lead in teaching about the horrors of nuclear war.

31 Aug, 202331 Aug, 2023 Arts and Humanities, Education, Film and TV, Society
Celebrating 150 years of Charles Dickens

Celebrating 150 years of Charles Dickens

To mark the 150th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s death this year, Professor Carolyn Oulton discusses the writer’s connections with Kent.

10 Feb, 202015 Jun, 2021 Arts and Humanities, History, Research
Brexit: Mrs May receives advice from an 18th Century Prime Minister

Brexit: Mrs May receives advice from an 18th Century Prime Minister

Dr Keith McLay comments on the photograph of the Prime Minister signing the Article 50 letter below a painting of Sir Robert Walpole. 

29 Mar, 201730 Mar, 2017 History, Politics, Uncategorised

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