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Jane Austen’s world ran on gossip – and she revelled in it

Jane Austen’s world ran on gossip – and she revelled in it

In the first episode of Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, a new podcast marking 250 years since the author’s birth, we speak to Austen experts about her...

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Anna Walker

Introducing Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation

Introducing Jane Austen’s Paper Trail – a new podcast from The Conversation

Listen to the trailer for a new podcast series marking 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth.

14.10.2025 5

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Anna Walker

#MeToo in the movies – what to watch, see and play this week

It’s been almost a decade since the #MeToo movement promised to bring abusers in Hollywood to account. I’ve watched with interest as films have...

23.08.2025 9

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Anna Walker

Killer dolls and Brexit zombies – what to watch and do this week

M3gan is back and camper than ever. And Danny Boyle returns with a Brexit-inspired zombie film.

30.06.2025 7

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Anna Walker

The women who shaped Sigmund Freud and a hero who can’t feel pain – what to watch, read and do this week

This week we recommend a new exhibition in the home of Sigmund Freud, an action comedy about a man who feels no pain and the high-octane White Lotus...

04.04.2025 5

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Anna Walker

Chaotic cosmic clones and the Joker reinvented – what to watch and read this week

This week we recommend Bong Joon-ho’s dystopian social satire, a queer superhero romp and a gripping Netflix drama.

07.03.2025 4

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Anna Walker

The pope’s memoir, Oscar nominees and a mafia exhibition – what to read, see and do this week

The Brutalist now has ten Oscar nominations. We asked a real architect to review the film.

24.01.2025 10

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Anna Walker

A feminist fertility film, sci-fi nuns and a sonic gothic masterpiece – what you should watch and listen to this week

“Women presume we can have children. There is a biological and social expectation. Nothing can make that absence worse. But we have the possibility...

29.11.2024 3

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Anna Walker

Scents of the Middle Ages and emo nostalgia – what you should read, watch and do this week

I’ve always been a history nerd, but it wasn’t until I started working at The Conversation that I really caught the medieval bug. Inspired by our...

04.11.2024 2

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Anna Walker

Irish hip-hop , British K-pop and the best end-of -summer novels – what you should watch and read this week

This article was first published in our email newsletter Something Good, which every fortnight brings you a summary of the best things to watch,...

23.08.2024 5

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Anna Walker