River of the godsIn the 19th century, there was a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. Burton spoke 29 languages, and was a decorated soldier. He was also mercurial, subtle and an iconoclastic atheist. Speke was a young aristocrat and Army officer determined to make his mark, passionate about hunting, Burton's opposite in temperament and beliefs. 'River of

Suzannah settled down with a cup of tea to read the papers

quantum physics

and Anka each passed through its infamous gates with a secret

Ash and cinder

she revisits the gender agenda and shows how history has treated powerful women

It had been her 'soul place' as a child

and adapted into a major TV series

humans have been using the natural world as inspiration for everything from fashion to architecture

Will Harris complicates and experiments with the lyric in a way that urges it forward

by fading traditions

Dan's interviews lead him on a 500-mile walk across the Negev Desert to find their source of hope first-hand

various ethnic groups have passed through Samarkand