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John Banville

A Memorable Meal

Novelist John Banville once went for lunch in an Umbrian tavern. He's remembered it for the past fifty years. He recounts it for us now.
Oct 3, 2024
Miles Ellingham & Cormac Kehoe

The Buddha of Siberia

Today, Evgeny Lebedev sees himself as London's media mogul du jour. Once, he was just the nepo baby of former KGB agent.
Sep 19, 2024
Orlando Whitfield

The White Whale

A failed art dealer recounts his dealings with one of the industry's trickiest and most enigmatic characters.
Sep 16, 2024
John Phipps

Life of Reilly

In the heart of Drogheda lives an Irish man on a peculiar crusade. We meet Tom Reilly, a historian hellbent on clearing the name of Oliver Cromwell.
Aug 9, 2024
Camilla Bell-Davies

Among the Russians

Around 30,0000 Russians fled to Serbia at the beginning of the Ukraine war. At a foggy banya in the middle of Belgrade, some of them tell us why.
Jul 30, 2024
Clive Martin

West End Confidential

A tour of the filthy and glamorous capital.
Jul 24, 2024
Fiona Mozley

Something in the Water

Why do people drink their own piss?
Jul 22, 2024
Róisín Lanigan

The Princess and the Pitta

Truly the people’s café.
Jul 17, 2024
The Fence

For Your Eyes Only

What does it mean to handle sensitive information? We spoke to a suite of nodes from across the pipeline to learn more about the power of confidential intel, in all of its forms. 
Jul 3, 2024
Olly Haynes

Houellebecq Honeypot

Jini van Rooijen is an OnlyFans model and a member of the experimental Dutch art collective KIRAC. She also honeypotted Michel Houellebecq, the world's horniest author.
Jun 25, 2024

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