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Reading an award-winning children’s book challenges Elizabeth Wainwright much more than expected - to imagine and hope.

Noticing that Tom Holland is the star of The Rest Is Politics Christmas special, Belle Tindall is remembering her conversation with the historian earlier this year.

Personal objects recovered from ocean depths tell a story of modern and ancient migrations. Jonathan Evens reviews Shezad Dawood’s multimedia Leviathan exhibition at Salisbury Cathedral

Need a little Christmas day recuperation? Sit back, relax and listen to a little Christmas compilation picked by senior editor Nick Jones.

Three reasons why everyone should watch It’s a Wonderful Life this Christmas.

Haunting, salving, teary, side-splitting and glorious - our recommended festive films.

Sitcoms rely on expectation and conventions. Here's the one rule that gets broken at Christmas time.

The Seen & Unseen Aloud team has put together Christmas compilations from the past year. This week's is chosen by narrator Natalie Garrett.

From Elizabeth Bennet to Emma, Jane Austen’s heroines often consider their own character then change. As the anniversary of the novelist’s birth approaches, Beatrice Scudeler explores their author's prayers.

Imagine a game upgrade that turns Fortnite upside down. What impact might a totally defenceless character make?

Moved by his songbook and his funeral, Belle Tindall considers the source, and sacrifice, of Shane MacGowan’s genius.

Listen to a curated selection of recent Seen & Unseen articles. This episode: de-coding carols, in a world of devastation, honest feelings of loss and hopeless in Advent, and the earth-shaking consequences of Christmas.