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They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Turkey is famous for its handmade carpets but the tradition is under threat from machine-made pieces.

This film goes in search of the legendary mythical creature. Why do they fascinate us so?

As the cult of the mother of Jesus intensifies, Mary becomes a leader of armies and a politician calling for change.

Classic Car Week in Sweden attracts thousands to the small town of Rättvik in central Sweden.

The cultural buildings of the future are not being built in London, Paris or New York but rather in up-and-coming metropolises like Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen.

The writer and environmental activist Edward Abbey was one of the most imaginative minds of US counterculture.

Spectacular architecture for new museums and opera houses is now commonplace. But is the often eye-watering price tag worth the investment?

Smaller towns and cities have made bold architectural statements that have brought them international renown.

More and more cities are building iconic buildings by star architects to boost their international profile. But does it work?

In Thomas Harris’s novel Hannibal, psychopathic serial killer Hannibal Lecter escapes from prison in the USA and goes to live in Florence.

The real Pinocchio by Tuscan author Carlo Collodi has little in common with the Walt Disney version.

The jungle of Madhya Pradesh was the setting for Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, later adapted into the famous Disney animation.

In February 1996, a creature arrived out of nowhere that would become the world's most profitable franchise.

It was in Sicily that Odysseus, the mythical hero of the Odyssey, also known as Ulysses, experienced his worst torments from the gods.

Jack Kerouac brought a new vigour to American literature in works that are spontaneous, erratic, and restless. 

In Japan, Osamu Tezuka is nicknamed "the god of manga". 

She was shocking, subversive, and irreverent: Designer Vivienne Westwood ruled over British counter-culture for decades.

Virginie Despentes left the Paris literary scene behind to live her queer life fully in free-spirited Barcelona.

With almost 12,000 beekeepers, apiculture is a way of life for Slovenians and protecting bees is a national campaign.