Culture


The first Christmas tree

The first Christmas tree

ByStuart ButlerDec 7, 2023
Discover who really intorduced the Christmas tree to the UK. We'll let you into a secret. It's not who you think it is!
A nurse’s aide checks Arop Alore in the MSF-run hospital in Abyei

Abyei: A land stuck in the middle

ByKatie BurtonDec 7, 2023
In Abyei, a land sandwiched between Sudan and South Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières are working hard to bring life-saving treatment to desperate communities 
The iconic cranes outside the former warehouse in Bristol Harbour

Discovering Britain: exploring historic Bristol Harbour

ByRory WalshNov 29, 2023
Rory Walsh visits a historic harbour and discovers the source of the term 'ship shape and Bristol fashion'
Tobacco industry interference in public health policy is growing

Tobacco industry interference in public health policy is growing

ByBryony CottamNov 17, 2023
Tobacco industry interference in government tobacco control policies has increased in 43 countries over the past two years
Peter Sommer Travels: Multi-award-winning expert-led tours

Peter Sommer Travels: Multi-award-winning expert-led tours

ByGeographical StaffNov 13, 2023
Peter Sommer Travels are six-time winners of the Tour Operator of the Year Award and 2024 marks their 22nd anniversary
Lewis-Jones (in red) drives a zodiac off the west coast of Greenland

Huw Lewis-Jones: Antarctic Tourism

ByBryony CottamNov 12, 2023
Polar expert Huw Lewis-Jones talks about travelling to the world’s geographical extremes and the importance of citizen science
A farmer’s child sits on a tobacco bale on the floor of a tobacco auction house in Periyapatna, India.

Tobacco: the world’s most deadly industry

ByGeographical StaffNov 9, 2023
The global impacts of the tobacco industry on the young, on workers, on the economy, on health services and one crime
The Parallel Roads of Glen Roy

Glen Roy: the high road and the low road

ByRory WalshNov 1, 2023
Rory Walsh investigates a trio of strange ‘roads’ in the Scottish Highlands
Geo Explainer: The many Chinas

Geo Explainer: The many Chinas

ByGraeme GourlayOct 18, 2023
A primer to the physical and cultural diversity of the second-most populous country in the world
The Greek beach towel revolution

The Greek beach towel revolution

ByStuart ButlerOct 16, 2023
As mass tourism crowds out Greek beaches a Beach Towel Revolution takes hold as locals demand their beaches back
The route of Julian Sayarer’s 4,000-kilometre bike journey

Pedalling through Türkiye’s history into the future

Julian Sayarer has travelled across and reported on vast swathes of the world by bike. For his latest epic journey he tackles a country close to his heart - Türkiye, the land of his father and his second home
A mans feet on bike pedals on grass

Equipment matters: what you should have on any long bike ride

ByLogan GourlayOct 8, 2023

A bike ride through the Mendip Hills teaches Tristan Kennedy some hard-earned kit wisdom When it comes to long-distance bike…

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