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The beloved broadcaster and actor brings the 19th-century Royal Navy ship and its crew to life as he relives the perilous expeditions it undertook, even if routine naval life did not always prove exciting

Written before both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin – the last of the much-loved fantasy author’s three ‘Great Tales’ – has finally made it into print

Author Leta Hong Fincher considers whether China’s Feminist Five will be remembered as icons who advanced society or mere footnotes in a patriarchal state’s history

Race is everything in America, unless you are white. In her first book, writer and editor Sharmila Sen argues that to level the playing field, whiteness must be acknowledged and its ‘magic cloak of invisibility’ removed

Flawed prelude to The Three-Body Problem, the sci-fi maestro’s major hit, asks the big questions but labours over small details

Discover more than you ever wanted to know about the family occupying the White House