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Rudolf Nureyev: Superstar Russian dancer
Exploring the life of a man who pushed the boundaries of ballet.

John Harvey Kellogg: The ‘wellness’ pioneer
How the co-inventor of cornflakes inspired a healthy living revolution

Indigo: the bluest blue
Blue Gold or Devil's Dye? The complex history of the precious blue dye

The Cat: In from the wild
Domesticated cats have been worshipped, vilified and revered throughout history

Manuela Sáenz: South America’s revolutionary heroine
The Ecuadorian woman who fought for South American independence in the 19th Century

Electric telegraph: the first worldwide web
The Morse code messaging network that changed the world forever

The history of opium
Opium’s journey from vital medicine to dangerously addictive drug

Albert Camus: Embracing life’s absurdity
The Stranger and other key works of Algeria’s great humanist Albert Camus

The submarine: Stealth machine
Exploring the silent and secretive world of underwater vessels

Fernando Pessoa: The man who multiplied himself
The great Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa who invented dozens of alter egos